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Pilot Profile: Lydia Litvyak, the World's First Female Fighter Ace
Aviation Oil Outlet on Apr 13th 2018

When the Third Reich invaded Russia on June 22, 1941, they brought with them more than 3 million sol…

Pilot Profile

Leslie Jones: the Camera-man
Aviation Oil Outlet on Mar 28th 2018

Take yourself back to the early days of aviation. Just how far back you go is really up to you. Mank…

Aviation History

Plane of the Week: Hawker Hurricane
Aviation Oil Outlet on Mar 23rd 2018

The British Hawker Hurricane was one of the most important fighters for the Royal Air Force early on…

Plane Of The Week

A Look at WASPs: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII
Aviation Oil Outlet on Mar 13th 2018

The U.S. was experiencing a shortage of pilots during World War II. In efforts to find a way to fill…

Aviation History

Jimmy Doolittle: Pioneering Pilot, Aeronautical Engineer, and Military Strategist
Aviation Oil Outlet on Mar 2nd 2018

Some people do little. But this Doolittle did a lot.   James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle …

General Aviation

Plane of the Week: Aichi D3A
Aviation Oil Outlet on Feb 23rd 2018

The Aichi D3A was a carrier dive bomber primarily used in WWII that played a role in almost every Im…

Plane Of The Week

Plane of the Week: Grumman F6F Hellcat
Aviation Oil Outlet on Feb 9th 2018

Designed as a successor to the Grumman F4F Wildcat, the F6F Hellcat became America's dominant fighte…

Plane Of The Week

Eddie Rickenbacker: Ace of Aces, Race Car Driver, Air Transportation Pioneer
Aviation Oil Outlet on Jan 19th 2018

Not every fighter pilot was considered an ace during World War I, let alone the ace of aces. But …

Pilot Profile

Plane of the Week: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aviation Oil Outlet on Nov 24th 2017

The MiG-21 is flown by over 50 nations and is the most produced supersonic jet fighter. 11,600 MiG-2…

Plane Of The Week