MQ-25 Stingray – Warbird Wednesday Episode #162
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we will be discussing the MQ-25 Stingray drone. This drone has been in development since 2006 and was originally designed to be a lethal strike […]
KC-10 Extender – Warbird Wednesday Episode #161
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we will discuss the KC-10 Extender. This aircraft is a derivative of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and is primarily used for refueling. The US Air […]
KC-46 Pegasus – Warbird Wednesday Episode #160
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we will discuss the KC-46 Pegasus, a new aircraft designed to replace the aging KC-135 fleet for the US Air Force’s air refueling needs. The […]
KC-135 Stratotanker – Warbird Wednesday Episode #159
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we will continue with refueling aircraft like this KC-135 Stratotanker, a purpose-built refueler that first flew in 1956 and was introduced in 1957. The aircraft […]
Warbird Wednesday: KC-97 Stratotanker
Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are visiting the KC-97 Stratotanker aircraft, which was used as both a tanker and cargo plane. It was a larger version of the B-29 […]
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 […]
