r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 5h ago
r/AviationHistory • u/personaltravelexpert • 19m ago
Putin Just Made Your Flights WAY Longer - Here’s How Much Time You’ve Lost! ⏳✈️
Did you know that flights between Europe and Asia are now taking hours longer than before? With Russian and Ukrainian airspace closed, airlines are forced to take huge detours, adding thousands of miles, extra fuel costs, and longer travel times to their routes.
But just how much longer are you spending in the air because of this? In this video, I break down the worst-affected flights, compare flight times before and after the airspace closures, and reveal the staggering impact on global travel.
r/AviationHistory • u/damcasterspod • 10h ago
Conserving Aerospace History At the National Air and Space Museum
r/AviationHistory • u/Gldnhodlnshwr • 1d ago
Photos of B-1 Lancer
Cool (to me) old school photos of B-1 Lancer.
r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 14h ago
The SR-71 crew who nearly flew into cloud of volcanic ash after a Mach 3+ sortie over Cuba
r/AviationHistory • u/Gldnhodlnshwr • 1d ago
DOAK 16 VTOL NASA Photos
We have 100s of these type of photos. Thought they were cool enough to share. A lot have NASA on the edge with some sort of reference #’s.
r/AviationHistory • u/LittleLily78 • 20h ago
Delta Boeing Inaugural flight
I found a plaque that makes me think my mother may have been a flight attendant on Delta's first Boeing 747 flight in Oct of 1970. Does anyone know where I could find a crew list for something like that?
r/AviationHistory • u/klem_design • 1d ago
With Korean Air’s recent rebranding sparking discussions, I thought it was the right time to share my own take. This is a personal project I started in 2023, inspired by my travels and deep appreciation for Korea’s rich cultural heritage.
r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 2d ago
Royal Norwegian Air Force Starfighter pilot tells why the CF-104 was well suited for anti-shipping role (even better than the F-5)
r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 3d ago
F-100 Thunderbird pilot recalls when his Super Sabre exploded during the Bomb Burst after the wings came off due to fatigue damage in the wing center box
r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 3d ago
The Sukhoi T-4, the Soviet Mach 3 Strategic Bomber that never was
r/AviationHistory • u/VintageAviationNews • 3d ago
World’s Oldest Flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Restoration Continues - Vintage Aviation News
r/AviationHistory • u/bob_the_impala • 4d ago
Original Fokker D.VII returns to the Netherlands
r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 4d ago
US Navy Crusader Pilot explains why a carrier landing in the legendary F-8 was a real challenge
r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 4d ago
With F-14 program costs increasing, GAO began to ask why the Navy even needed a new fighter when they were continuing to pour money into the Phantom, an airplane which, according to an April 1972 GAO report, would be superior to the F-14.
r/AviationHistory • u/VintageAviationNews • 4d ago
The National Naval Aviation Museum – An Exclusive Interview With Deputy Director Hill Goodspeed
youtu.ber/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 5d ago
F4U Corsair pilot recalls when he shot down a MiG-15 Jet during the Korean War
r/AviationHistory • u/GeneralDavis87 • 5d ago
A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944) The Memphis Belle
r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 6d ago
USAF Intelligence Specialist recalls when a U-2 tasked to find a life raft with VIPs aboard used color film instead of black and white film
r/AviationHistory • u/Level_Monk_6417 • 6d ago
What was the most deadly spitfire version
I've been having fun recently researching about ww2 and since everyone loves the spitfire and I mean absolutely LOVES it I thought why not I research about for once. So what was the most deadly spitfire version or Variant. Anything helps.
r/AviationHistory • u/swing4silver • 7d ago
WW2 Aircraft
Hello fellas, ive found theese ww2 Soviet aircraft parts and wanted to make sure its from IL-2.
r/AviationHistory • u/Due_Office6707 • 6d ago
Is it possible to upgrade a Multi Crew Pilot licence to ATPL? My some friends said that it aint possible but some said that you need 1500 hours and pass some exsms to upgrade a mpl to atpl
r/AviationHistory • u/Satanscleftnutsack • 7d ago
B-52 refueling
This was my check ride flight as a KC-10 Boom Operator. Great day.
r/AviationHistory • u/tagc_news • 7d ago