A new movie based on the exploits of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron during the Battle of Britain will make its way to theaters in September.
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Category: Heritage
Yekaterina Budanova – Soviet Union’s fighter ace
Lorraine Boissoneault examines the life of Soviet woman fighter ace Yekaterina Budanova and explores the issue of gender inequality in the Soviet and Russian military in this piece for Smithsonian.
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Former USS Tripoli (LPH-10) arrives in Brownsville for dismantling
The former USS Tripoli (LPH-10) has been towed to Brownsville, Texas where it will dismantled by International Ship Breaking LLC.
By Realbigtaco [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons
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Chance to fly ex-RSAF S.211
Warbirds News says Victory Aviation has been cleared by the FAA to conduct flight training in the company’s ex-Singapore Air Force S.211 jet trainers.
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YMC-130H going to museum
One of the three YMC-130H that was modified for the Iran hostage crisis is going to the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in New York.
By US Dept. of Defense (US Dept. of Defense) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons