U.S. Navy Aircraft History

One of the discrepancies that I couldn't resolve before my F7U-1 monograph went to press was the frequently reported first flight dat...

Once upon a time, when I was a preteen, I lived with my mother and stepfather in the Philippine Islands. He was assigned as the Assistant Pu...

One of the many interesting presentations at the Joint Fighter Conference held at NAS Patuxent River, MD in October 1944 concerned the Navy’...

It's hard to believe that it has been more than two years since I last updated the status of the A-12 Avenger II program and its termina...

Dana Bell has teamed up with Classic Warships to produce a series of Aircraft Pictorials on U.S. Navy Airplanes. Three have been published s...

I've written a couple of posts on the F8U-3 and a monograph for Steve Ginter. http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2008/12/f8u-3-best-airpl...

10 September 2022: Also see  https://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2013/06/a3d-1q-notes.html 26 May 2013: Updated with additional information ...