Friday, March 20, 2026

McDonnell F-88 Penetration Fighter Report

A copy of the McDonnell Aircraft Company Model 36 Report No. 1215. Dated  May 1 1949.

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Grumman F-14B Tomcat Flight Manual (Reblog)

A copy of the NAVAIR-01-F14AAP-1 Flight Manual for the Grumman F-14B Tomcat aircraft, dated 1 August 2001. Credit: Irfan S. Hokan

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

English Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik Flight Manual

An English translation of the original Russian manual for the Ilyushin IL-2 aircraft. Dated 1942.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Original Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik Flight Manual

A copy of the original Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik Flight Manual in Russian.

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Monday, March 16, 2026

Sikorsky CH-3E & HH-3E USAF Flight Manual

A  copy of the Sikorsky CH-3E & HH-3E USAF Flight Manual (TO 1H-3(C0E-1).

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Friday, March 13, 2026

McDonnell V-1 Jeep/120 Flying Crane Helicopter Photos and Info

McDonnell V-1 Jeep//Model 120, a flying crane-type utility helicopter of the 1950s. massing just over a ton, it was powered by an unusual triple gas turbine assembly driving a tip jet system. this provided exceptional per-pound lift capability and eliminated the tail rotor at the cost of range. Copies of photos, info and a video on this helicopter.

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

McDonnell GAM-72 Quail Missile Photos and Info

Copies of photos and other info on the McDonnell McDonnell GAM-72 Quail missile.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

McDonnell FH-1 Phantom Photos and Info

Copies of photos and other info on the McDonnell FH-1 Phantom. Note: this is a large 376 Meg file as it contains many photos, pdf’s and other info on this aircraft!

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

North American QF-100 Super Sabre Drones Photos

Copies of (17) photos of the North American QF-100 Super Sabre Drones.

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Monday, March 9, 2026

Boeing Bomarc Missile Photos and Info

Copies of the Boeing Bomarc Missile Photos and Info.

From Wikipedia: “The Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc ("Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center") (IM-99 Weapon System prior to September 1962) was a supersonic ramjet powered long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) used during the Cold War for the air defense of North America. In addition to being the first operational long-range SAM and the first operational pulse doppler aviation radar,[7] it was the only SAM deployed by the United States Air Force."

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Friday, March 6, 2026

Aircraft of the Air and Space Museum Booklet

A copy of a very nice booklet on the Aircraft of the Air and Space Museum. Lots of good photos, drawings and facts! Dated 1976.

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Blog Award!

Aviation Archives was selected by FeedSpot as one of the Top Aviation Blogs on the web (2026 Edition). If you haven’t, try it now!

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Ron

Grumman A-6E Intruder and EA-6B Growler Article

A copy of the Grumman A-6E Intruder and EA-6B Growler Article called “The All Weather Tacticians”. From the Air International Vol.10 Magazine dated 1976.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Bachem Ba 349B-1 Natter Replica Walk Around and Info

Copies of the Bachem Ba 349B-1 Natter Replica Walk Around photos and Info.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

U. S. Navy Phantom II History

A copy of a great article on the U. S. Navy Phantom II History. Has LOTS of photos!

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Monday, March 2, 2026

McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Photos

Copies of (50) photos of the McDonnell Douglas/ Boeing C-17 aircraft.

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