Cory Graff

Slow it down: F-105 engine’s rear panels aren’t for style

Slow it down: F-105 engine’s rear panels aren’t for style

Many think that the “clover leaf” panels at the rear of the F-105 are part of its engine. However, they are there for another, actually… Continue reading

Slow it down: F-105 engine’s rear panels aren’t for style
Colors of war as seen on vehicles, artillery

Colors of war as seen on vehicles, artillery

The base color of the Flying Heritage Collection’s M55 self-propelled gun is quite different from the Shermans and Jeeps of World War II. After the… Continue reading

Colors of war as seen on vehicles, artillery
German Kettenkrad a popular pilfered item during World War II

German Kettenkrad a popular pilfered item during World War II

The Germans’ Kettenkrad (SdKfz 2) was so useful on the battlefield that everyone wanted to use it, even the Allies. The scene in “Saving Private… Continue reading

German Kettenkrad a popular pilfered item during World War II
The many lives of F-105 Number 336

The many lives of F-105 Number 336

Quite often, when we talk to F-105 pilots, they dig into their log books and discover they flew the FHC’s Thunderchief, number 336, in combat.… Continue reading

The many lives of F-105 Number 336
Tanks, cannon fire and flying at SkyFair

Tanks, cannon fire and flying at SkyFair

The Flying Heritage Collection puts on many events over each summer, but the next one is the biggest. This Saturday, July 30, is SkyFair at… Continue reading

Tanks, cannon fire and flying at SkyFair
What’s in a self-propelled cannon’s name? A 1960s song.

What’s in a self-propelled cannon’s name? A 1960s song.

The apparently aggressive moniker U.S. Marines of the 1st 8-inch Howitzer Battery gave to their M55 self-propelled cannon probably has a much deeper meaning. Before… Continue reading

What’s in a self-propelled cannon’s name? A 1960s song.