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Wing windows serve crucial functions on Corsair fighter plane
One was for a gun camera and the other helps with aircraft carrier landings at night.
Cory Graff
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Wood from around the globe made the de Havilland Mosquito
We all know the de Havilland Mosquito was made mostly of wood, but the whittler in me wants…
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Many of Everett museum’s displays took part in real combat
A large number of the aircraft in the Flying Heritage Combat Armor Museum’s collection are combat vets. More…
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Spoiler alert: Corsair’s contraption solved lift loss problem
There were all sorts of problems with getting the Corsair ready for carrier operations.
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Seattle-built two-ton winch used in WWII boat
We were met with a pleasant surprise when examining Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s latest artifact.
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How Disney artists came to create cigar-smoking plane toon
Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s Corsair was assigned to Marine Squadron VMF-115. Famous Marine ace Joe Foss…
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New name, new military history on display at Flying Heritage
We’re excited to announce we’re changing our name to the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum!
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Flying Heritage Collection plane’s painted markings tell tales
The Flying Heritage Collection’s Mosquito is back from the paint shop and nearly finished.
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Does this plane make us look fat?
As the de Havilland Mosquito inches toward completion, it gets bigger and bigger.
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Digging in for the M55 howitzer’s booming shot
The M55 self-propelled howitzer has what looks like a toothy bulldozer blade going the wrong way, mounted at…
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They’re not whiskers, they’re Huey helicopter FM antennae
How do you know if your Huey is “old school?” It has a pair of “cat’s whisker” antenna…
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Origins of the 1st Cavalry Division’s insignia
The 1st Cavalry Division’s insignia is one of the most recognizable in the world.
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American-made M48 ‘Patton’ tank back home from Jordan
The Flying Heritage Collection’s new M48A1 Patton tank has taken the long way around to its final destination.
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Assembling the de Havilland Mosquito at Flying Heritage Center
The de Havilland Mosquito is mostly made out of wood, so putting it back together should be no…
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Spare Cadillac engines found second life after Stuart tanks
The line hardly ever stopped at the Cadillac engine factory during wartime. Hundreds of new, big V8 engines…
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Lots of work in the paint booth to make the F105G authentic
Painting the FHC’s F-105G Thunderchief was a challenge. Beyond all the “big stuff,” like the national insignia, camouflage,…
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What’s the F-105 tail hook for?
That’s odd, the F-105 has a tail hook. It’s not for carrier operations though.
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Identifying helicopter battalions a matter of color and shape
Similar to Navy planes during World War II, the helicopters of the 1st Cavalry had a distinctive but…
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F-15 belly lumps hold electronic countermeasures
The Flying Heritage Collection’s “Wild Weasel” F-105G has distinctive lumps on its belly that set it apart from…