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Belleville, MI - Yankee Air Museum will be flying its UH-1 Huey Greyhound helicopter on Saturday, May 29th and Hairless Joe, the C-47 troop transport on Sunday,

The aircraft saw combat in Vietnam. Here's What You Need to Know: The T-28 practice aircraft became very useful in counter-insurgency. When it entered service as a trainer in the early 1950s, few would have likely expected the North American Aviation T-28 Trojan to see use in a combat role. However, the piston-engine T-28—which was designed to replace the World War II era T-6 Texan trainer—possessed such higher performance than its forerunner that it was employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft. In its training role, the Trojan’s tricycle landing gear helped teach pilots to take o...

Warbird Profiles: COMMANDO BARBIE Edited By: Stephen Chapis Designed in 1939 by the North American Aviation Company (NAA) and baptized in honor of Major Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell (1879-1936), one of the first and most prominent supporters of American air power, the B-25 production run ran from 1940 and 1945. The two facilities, that produced the B-25, Inglewood, California and Kansas City, Kansas, turned out over 10,000 aircraft. Amongst the many versions produced, without doubt the most significant were the G and H-models. The G-model featured a 75mm M4 cannon from the Sherman tank a...

The Air Force Dressed Up This A-29 in Vintage Air Commando Colors Kyle Mizokami © Sierra Nevada Corp. The U.S. Air Force dressed up this A-29 in vintage livery. The paint scheme is a throwback to the Air Force’s World War II-era“Air Commando” colors. The U.S. Air Force is adding three new A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft to its global inventory. The Air Force will use the aircraft to train foreign pilots. The paint scheme is a throwback to the Air Force’s World War II-era“Air Commando” colors. The U.S. Air Force’s newest light-attack aircraft is spor...

This practice aircraft became very useful in counter-insurgency. When it entered service as a trainer in the early 1950s, few would have likely expected the North American Aviation T-28 Trojan to see use in a combat role. However, the piston-engine T-28—which was designed to replace the World War II era T-6 Texan trainer—possessed such higher performance than its forerunner that it was employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft. In its training role, the Trojan’s tricycle landing gear helped teach pilots to take off and land in the same fashion as the high-performance aircraft they w...