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Bomarc:
Missile Masquerading as a Fighter
The
Lindberghs
Fly north to
the Orient
The
Boeing
Century
How a Seattle
seaplane shop
grew into the
world’s largest
aerospace
company
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town:
First Eighth Air Force B-17 Raid
Timeless Trainer:
What Made
the Stearman Such a Classic?
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SEPTEMBER 2017
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AMERICAN HISTORY
TURBINE PILOT
Manufacture caliber. Turbine Technology.
48 mm stainless steel case. Screw-down crown at 3 o’clock.
Bidirectional inner dial ring, circular aviation slide rule.
Black 12-blades revolving Turbine. Black calfskin strap.
Ref. A1085/1A
APRIL
2017
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september 2017
DEPARTMENTS
5 MAILBAG
6 BRIEFING
12 AVIATORS
U.S. Air Force pilot Ron
Williams made 141
white-knuckle carrier
landings during a two-
year stint with the Navy.
By Chester Peterson Jr.
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58
features
14
cargo carrier
Boeing workers roll out
a Korean Air 777K from
the Everett, Wash., plant.
14 RESTORED
After traveling through
four countries and three
hemispheres, a Hanriot
HD.1 has found a home
in New Zealand.
By Jon Guttman
16 EXTREMES
The U.S. Air Force’s
Bomarc looked like a
supersonic airplane
but acted like a surface-
to-air missile.
By Robert Guttman
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THE BOEING CENTURY
Starting with a simple floatplane 100 years ago, Boeing
went on the design some of the most influential aircraft
of the 20th century.
By Stephan Wilkinson
18 STYLE
Showcasing products
of interest to aviation
enthusiasts and pilots.
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YANKEE DOODLE
GOES TO TOWN
On August 17, 1942, a dozen B-17s took off on a raid
that would determine the future of the American daylight
bombing campaign over Europe.
By Michael D. Hull
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FIFTY YEARS IN THE AIR
After piloting B-29s over Japan, WB-47s into hurricanes
and C-130s in Vietnam, John Hug wasn’t finished—he
still had another two decades of flying to go.
By Lance Thompson
24 LETTER FROM
AVIATION HISTORY
66 REVIEWS
71 FLIGHT TEST
72 AERO ARTIFACT
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THE TIMELESS BOEING 75
The classic Stearman trainer may be an octogenarian,
but it continues to thrill pilots looking for open-cockpit
adventure.
By W.M. Tarrant
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THE LINDBERGHS’
FORGOTTEN FLIGHT
TO THE ORIENT
In 1931 the celebrated aviator and his wife set out on a
trailblazing aerial adventure across the frigid Canadian
north.
By James Trautman
ON THE COVER:
Returned to the air in July 2016 after a 16-year restoration, the B-29
Doc
flies near its Wichita, Kan., home base in early 2017. Boeing’s war-winning
Superfortress is just one of the iconic air- and spacecraft that have made the company the world’s preeminent aerospace manufacturer. Cover: Paul Bowen Photography.
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