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While we rarely cover serving military aircraft here at Vintage Aviation News, there are occasional exceptions to this rule. Indeed, how could we resist featuring one of NASA's most fascinating aircraft, the Lockheed ER-2 Dragon Lady, when one of them just happened to visit our home field near Atlanta, Georgia? NASA employs two examples of the ER-2, a variant of the legendary U-2 spy plane, in upper atmosphere research programs. Last week, ER-2 NASA 806 (formerly TR-1A 80-1063 of the US Air Force) landed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia. This visit inspired us to look in...

Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) will host its Good Neighbor Day Air Show and Open House May 14, 2022, at 2000 Airport Rd, Atlanta, GA 30341. The focus of this year's show will be the 80th anniversary of the Naval Air Station and its history with PDK.

CAF Dedicates P-63 Kingcobra to Real Rosie The Riveter CAF Dedicates P-63 Kingcobra to Real Rosie The Riveter By Steve Forsyth, CAF Dixie Wing Public Information Officer Betty Bishop could never have known that her WWII aircraft factory work when she was 18 would bring her a hero’s honor in 2020. Surrounded by a small crowd and numerous cameras, Betty watched in November as the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing unveiled the nose of its restored P-63 Kingcobra, with yellow paint exclaiming the aircraft’s new name, “Miss Betty.” Betty’s story started in 1943 when she joined the rank...