Jumat, 20 Oktober 2017

Restored: Corky’s Avenger

A legendary test pilot brings a long-abandoned TBM back to life. Restoring a World War II aircraft is such a major undertaking that few but fanatical hobbyists or professional mechanics are willing to take it  on. Pilot Corwin H. “Corky” Meyer not only tackled such a project, he picked an Eastern Aircraft TBM Avenger, a …

The post Restored: Corky’s Avenger appeared first on HistoryNet.



Related Posts:

  • Daily Quiz for April 3, 2018This U.S. president, an orphan, lived most of his teen years in Oregon. The post Daily Quiz for April 3, 2018 appeared first on HistoryNet. … Read More
  • Where did American Patriots get their Canons?Where did the American patriots acquire cannons for their fledgling navy besides re-purposing cannons from captured British ships? The French? Or were captured cannons their only s… Read More
  • Aviation History Review: X-Plane 9This scrappy alternative to Microsoft Flight Simulator favors veterans. In most endeavors, practice and experience can take you from novice to expert, and where you stand in that c… Read More
  • War Stories | Swing ShiftOn June 23, 1942, Captain Robert Tyre Jones Jr. reported for duty at Mitchel Field in Long Island, New York, to Brigadier General John K. Cannon The post War Stories | Swing Shift … Read More
  • Aviation History Book Review: Flying FuryFlying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps by Major James T.B. McCudden World War I produced a remarkable trove of literature from airmen whose writing talents often equaled… Read More

0 komentar:

Posting Komentar