KB-29 Superfortress – Warbird Wednesday #157
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we will begin our journey looking at air refueling aircraft starting with the KB-29 Superfortress. The need for aerial refueling aircraft was driven at […]
An-225 Mriya – Warbird Wednesday Episode #156
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are looking at the last of the heavy-lift aircraft in our series, the An-225 Mriya. It first flew in 1988 and was a […]
C-17 Globemaster III – Warbird Wednesday Episode #155
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are looking at a more modern cargo plane, the C-17 Globemaster III. This aircraft carries the legacy name of the Globemaster name from […]
Training over Tuskegee
Primary training at Tuskegee was at Moton Field, just three nautical miles north of town. This was accomplished in an airplane built by Boeing Stearman. The early models were the […]
C-5 Galaxy – Warbird Wednesday Episode #154
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are looking at the BIG BOY of the airlift world, the C-5 Galaxy built by Lockheed. This aircraft is incredible because it can carry […]
James Harvey
James Harvey attempted to enlist with the United States Army Air Corps in January 1943; however, he was turned down because of his race. Drafted into the U.S. Army in […]
Albert Manning
Albert Manning graduated from Tuskegee Army Airfield on May 28th, 1943 in Class 43-E-SE. He was now a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army Air Forces and trained to be […]
C-123 Provider – Warbird Wednesday Episode #152
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are looking at another short-field bird, the C-123 Provider. The C-123 is a very unique airplane with an interesting lineage. It started production in […]
Lee Archer
While flying with the 302nd Fighter Squadron as a fighter pilot, Lee Archer was given the nickname “Buddy”. Archer flew 169 combat missions in the European Theatre of World War […]
DHC-4 Caribou – Warbird Wednesday Episode #151
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we looking at another big cargo transport aircraft, the DHC-4 Caribou. The Caribou was known as the CV-2 and the C-7 in Army service. It […]
2023 Gala Honoree – Lourie DeBoer
Lourie A. DeBoer A native of Sacramento, California, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Lourie DeBoer graduated from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in […]
2023 Gala Honoree – Elizabeth Somerville
CAPT Elizabeth M. Somerville Captain Elizabeth Somerville attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and receiving her […]