Warbirds Aircraft

EAA's Attic - 16 mm Gun Sight Aiming Point Camera

In this month's episode of EAA Attic, we take a look at a gun sight aiming point (GSAP) camera, which was responsible for taking many of the images and film clips that we still have today from WWII aerial combat.

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Valiant Genealogy - Jim Irwin's BT-13

The Irwin family’s BT-13 Valiant has come full circle for new caretaker Jim Irwin.

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Steven Hinton Speaks at EAA Museum

Steven Hinton, a seven-time national air racing champion and pilot of the world’s fastest propeller-driven, piston-powered aircraft, recently talked about his career at the EAA Aviation Museum as part of the Aviation Adventure Speaker Series.

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Sole Survivor - B-26K/A-26A Special Kay

One of the warbird highlights at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 was Special Kay, the only flying Douglas B-26K/A-26A Invader in the world. This twin-engine medium bomber/attack aircraft has been recently restored to its mid-’60s.

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Webinar- History of the B-17 Memphis Belle

EAA’s B-17 historian Chris Henry talks about the iconic B-17 Memphis Belle. This must-see presentation will cover not only the combat career of this famous bomber, but also what happened to it after the war, and how it got to where it is now.

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Aviation Adventure Speaker Series: Dr. Harry Friedman Discusses Restoring the Memphis Belle

Dr. Harry Friedman, one of the foremost experts on B-17 Memphis Belle, discussed the restoration. Harry is a director on the Memphis Belle Memorial Association board and co-author of the book Memphis Belle: Dispelling the Myths.

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TCC Webinar - The North American Trainer Association

In the Q4 TCC webinar, the North American Trainer Association’s Larry Lumpkin and Bruce Mayes cove their type club business and membership practices, safety programs and other key efficacy items making them one of the strongest clubs today.

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Jack Roush - Warbirds of America 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee

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Chino!

If you love warbirds, and if you appreciate seeing rare or, in many cases, truly unique airplanes doing what they were meant to do — fly — then you owe yourself a visit to Chino and the Planes of Fame Air Museum.

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History Lives with Warbirds at Airventure 2018

The Warbirds area is always one of the most popular places to visit during AirVenture. Take a look back at some of the ex-military heavy iron that made EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 one of the best yet.

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XP-82 - Fate, Circumstance, & Necessity

The XP-82 Twin Mustang has been one of the most highly anticipated warbird restorations in recent memory. After 10 years of perseverance and more than 200,000 man-hours of work, Tom Reilly, EAA 802376, has this rare prototype close to flying again.

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Memphis Belle Unveiling

Recently EAA staff attended the opening of the B-17F Memphis Belle exhibit, which honored the first heavy bomber aircraft and crew to complete 25 missions during WWII. It was acquired by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in 2005.

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