Blogs about: Warbirds
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Boys Dream of Warbirds
thegreatflight wrote 1 day ago: FlyBoy and FlyDad have a lot of dreams but THE biggest is to ride on the B-17G Flying Fortress … more →
Download Walt Shiel's Aviation Articles
Walt Shiel wrote 2 days ago: I just added an Articles page to this site, on which I have made available free downloads of several … more →
Irish Air Corps Cessna 172s
Walt Shiel wrote 1 month ago: The Irish Air Corps was established in 1922 and, over the decades, has operated a variety of combat, … more →
Warbirds Art - Lockheed T-33s In Flight
Walt Shiel wrote 1 month ago: From the Aviation Art Collection by Kerrie Shiel (my wife) Lockheed T-33s In Flight. Click to buy a … more →
Meme, me Ms. von Marx! Tagged, I'm it.
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Dr. Jim wrote 1 month ago: A few days ago Missives from Marx tagged me in a post called You Would Never Guess Meme. I’m i … more →
Cessna O-2 Scares Up Pack Elephants
Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: The O-2A “Fighting Skymaster” (aka Oscar Deuce, Mixmaster, etc.) served long and faithfu … more →
Cessna Warbirds Art - U-17 Skywagon
Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: From the Cessna Warbirds Collection by Kerrie Shiel (my wife) Cessna U-17. Click to buy a print for … more →
High Flight, Bird Dog Style
Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: In 1955, two Army lieutenants assigned to Fort Kobbe, Panama Canal Zone, received an unusual tasking … more →
T-33 Knife Fights With F-4s
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Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: NOTE: If you missed the first installment in my reminiscences about flying the venerable Lockheed T- … more →
100 Feet Over Hell - Interview with Jim Hooper
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Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: I recently finished reading an outstanding new book by war correspondent Jim Hooper. It’s an e … more →
Warbirds Art - Lockheed T-33s
Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: From the Aviation Art Collection by Kerrie Shiel (my wife) Lockheed T-33s Over Mt McKinley. Click to … more →
T-33 Shooting Star Memories
Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: You want me to fly what, where? That was my reaction when my assignments officer at the USAF Militar … more →
WW II Cessna Prototypes
Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: During World War II, Cessna expended its own funds to develop several trainer and cargo aircraft pro … more →
Spoilers on the T-37 Tweet
Walt Shiel wrote 2 months ago: The following is excerpted from my book Cessna Warbirds: A Detailed and Personal History of Cessna … more →
Cessna Warbirds Down Under
Walt Shiel wrote 3 months ago: NOTE: This article was originally published in Cessna Flyer magazine back in December 2007. I have n … more →
Cessna Warbirds Art - T-41 Mescalero
Walt Shiel wrote 3 months ago: Another from the Cessna Warbirds Collection by Kerrie Shiel (my wife) T-41A Mescalero. Click to buy … more →
Cessna T-41s Continue to Serve at USAF Academy
Walt Shiel wrote 3 months ago: Note: For the complete story of the T-41 and other military Cessna 172s, get a copy of T-41 Mescaler … more →
Cessna Warbirds Art - T-37 Tweet
Walt Shiel wrote 3 months ago: Another from the Cessna Warbirds Collection by Kerrie Shiel (my wife) T-37 "Tweet." Click … more →
Geocaching and Bluegrass!!
thetenderloinconnoisseur wrote 3 months ago: Last Saturday, Holly and I were invited up to Thorntown, Indiana, to play some music, and we decided … more →
