The Soviet Union’s First Jet Bomber: The Ilyushin Il-28 ‘Beagle’
Making a flyover appearance at the 1950 Soviet May Day parade, the…
Germany’s Renaissance Fighter: The Heinkel He 51
Kept under a veil of civilian airlines, glider clubs, and civil aviation…
Ford’s Trimotor ‘Tin Goose’: The Story of the 4-AT and 5-AT
Henry Ford claimed the all-metal, three-engine airliner was “the safest airliner around”,…
The Avia S-199: Israel’s Unlikely Deliverer
The newly formed State of Israel made use of the only thing…
Sweden’s Flying Dragon: The Saab J 35 Draken
One of the most aesthetically pleasing and most recognizable aircraft to the…
A Parasitic Goblin: The Story of the XF-85
Looking more like a flying egg than a jet fighter, the XF-85…