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The latest survivor census maintained by the enthusiast site MustangsMustangs pegs overall numbers at 311 complete airframes. Of these, 29 are in long-term storage, 54 are in active restoration hangars, 159 are still airworthy, 66 are on static museum displays, and nine are difficult to categorize with public information. Continue reading →

Lieutenant Colonel John C. Meyer’s P-51 Mustang zips down the runway at Y-29 airfield, the first of twelve from the 352nd Fighter Group heading out on patrol. Their noses – painted a very special colour – contrast starkly with the gray Belgian winter. Continue reading →

The Paris Air Show, the industry’s largest international event, is a showcase for the aerospace industry – innovative and cutting-edge technology with dual applications in both the civil and defence sectors. It embodies the excellence and expertise in research and development (R&D) of a high-value-added, strategic sector that drives employment. Continue reading →

The Cold War threatened the world with nuclear annihilation. Amid escalating tensions, the Soviet Union faced an espionage nightmare that could cost them the atomic race.  The Soviets needed a clandestine method to transport 25-ton nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles across their sprawling landscapes without leaving the faintest trail for their American adversaries to find. Continue reading →

Over the churning waters of the Pacific in 1944, a new kind of warfare was unfolding. Armed with cutting-edge technology, the US Navy unleashed its secret weapon: the Interstate TDR, a fleet of unmanned drones, each a harbinger of destruction. These mechanical birds of prey, laden with explosives, soared towards their target. Continue reading →

The F4U Corsair is one of the most iconic fighter planes in history, and for good reason! With its distinctive bent wing design and powerful engine, this aircraft was a game-changer in World War II and the Korean War. Continue reading →

November 2015. Chinese pilots flying Russian Su-27 fighters took to the skies to face something strange in a joint military exercise – a bizarre, lightweight aircraft with an unconventional wing design that they had never encountered before in combat. Continue reading →

Harold Brown watched his P-51 Mustang spiral toward the snow-covered field below, trailing smoke and debris. Only moments earlier, he’d been celebrating with his squadron mates as they decimated German WW2 supply trains: “I had that locomotive lit up like a Christmas tree.” Now, he hung suspended from his parachute, floating down into enemy territory. Continue reading →