Steve Hinton is at the controls of this beautifully restored, ultra-rare P-40B over the San Gabriel Peak in California. This warbird is now owned by the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts. It is the only surviving combat aircraft from the Pearl Harbor attack and is similar to the P-40E Jack Donalson was flying in the Philippines, facing the same insurmountable odds a thousand miles away. (Photo by John Dibbs/Facebook.âcom/theplanepicturecompany)
When we departed San Francisco on November 1, 1941, there was little doubt in any of our minds that we would soon be at war with the Japanese. Aboard the SS Coolidge, I was one of 14 pilots, together with members of the 21st Pursuit Squadron ground crew. The remainder of the squadron was expected to follow on the next convoy out of San Francisco.
The 21st Pursuit Squadron was under the command of a gent who we knew would turn out to be one of the great air commanders in the Pacific. He was 1st Lt. William "Ed" Dyess, a 6-foot, blond Texan who commanded respect by his outstanding leadership and flying ability, a man who would never ask anybody to do anything that he wouldn't do himself. Ed was a natural pilot. He had first flown at the age of four with his father, also an aviation enthusiast, and from that time on, he wanted to be an aviator. When Ed issued orders, it might have been in a slow Southern drawl, but you only had to look into his steel blue eyes if there was any doubt they would be carried out. Ed had all the characteristics one expects in a professional American military officer. He had married shortly before we sailed, and I am certain it was their mutual love that carried Ed through his darkest days during the Bataan Death March.
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A-26 BRIDGE BUSTER
Courage under fire in North Vietnam
Spitfire FIGHTER-BOMBERS
The iconic fighter was surprisingly effective in other roles
"BAT WING" LIGHTNING
The Charlie-Model F-35
Wichita Wonder
Cessnaâs I-50 proves to be astonishingly necessary for RCAF trainees
WARRIORS REMEMBERED
Families gather in England to pay tribute to a fallen WW II aircrew
Lockheed XP-49: Trying to Do the P-38 One Better
IT MADE NUMEROUS TEST FLIGHTS and at least one cross-country journey, yet no air-to-air picture of it appears to have survived.
Keeping 'em Flying!- The new generation of warbird pilots, restorers and mechanics
The new generation of warbird pilots, restorers and mechanics. Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, the fighters, bombers, and trainers that defended freedom continue to enthrall and inspire audiences at airshows, thanks to generations of warbird pilots, maintainers, restoration specialists and collectors. In our September, 2022 issue we introduced you to the young warbird pilots, maintainers and restorers who are already beginning to displace more "experienced" warbird fliers and fixers.
The Corsair Maker- Bringing the Vought Corsair to the fleet was a daunting challenge that spanned nearly three years.
When the first production Corsairs exited the Stratford factory in June 1942, Guyton, as seen here, was tapped to manage the flight and production test program. Armament was improved to six wing-mounted .50s, displacing the wing fuel tanks now placed forward of the cockpit which necessarily was moved rearward by 32 inches. Overall length was increased, armor plate added, landing, arresting and tail gear improved, aileron control enhanced, and a new version of the R2800 engine was incorporated. But those significant improvements unearthed numerous idiosyncrasies that would take an extended period to make the Corsair acceptable for carrier operations
STARFIRES Over Korea
F-94 pilots tangle with MiGs
