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Stories from this author
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In fine Air Force tradition, a retiring buddy makes his “fini flight.”
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R/C airplanes can teach a valuable lesson: learn from your mistakes.
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Among the Ghosts at Pearl Harbor, 70 Years After V-J Day
A visit to where America’s World War II began, and ended.
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The battle for the soul of an airline
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“Re-Blued” at the U.S. Air Force Academy
A quick, inspiring visit to the Academy’s campus in Colorado Springs
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The aircraft retirement home in Arizona is well worth a visit.
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How U.S. intelligence services solved the mystery of a cold war killer.
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Tucson’s famous air and space museum was well worth a stop on my western tour.
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The Fighter Pilot’s Survival Guide
Today’s manual of fighter tactics was written 100 years ago, in World War I.
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Memorial Park: A Walk Through History
On the way from the parking lot at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, take a detour and honor some brave veterans
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Forget the Quilting Hall of Fame. Plan that next road trip around some aviation pit stops.
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In 1962 Cuba, MiG Pilots Posed as Tractor Operators
In the tense days before the U.S.-Soviet missile crisis, secrecy was everything.
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How to keep our balsa wood airplane from being nose- or tail-heavy requires some careful planning
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The tiltrotor begins White House duty
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Tales from an Aircraft Dispatcher
A simple spiral notebook brings back my father’s career with the airlines
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The Bonanza could only take three passengers at a time, so the kids discussed who would go first with all the seriousness of the U.N. debating a resolution
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Rare WWII Bomber Raised from English Channel
After more than 70 years, a Dornier 17 is on dry land again
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The last A-10 “Warthog” permanently stationed in Europe recently packed up and flew home.
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A New Dawn, Partially Realized
In 1969, Pan Am was promising both the jumbo jet and the SST. In the end, we only got one of them
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A former B-47 crew chief looks back at one of the great airplanes of the 20th century
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