IN ISSUE:

DAUNTLESS FOREVER
Judged "a decidedly prewar aeroplane of obsolescent design" by famed test pilot Eric Brown, the little Douglas SBD dive bomber nevertheless had an oversized impact on the Pacific War.

FLYING THE WORLD IN PAN AM'S CLIPPERS
Juan Trippe's aviation empire grew from a single-engine Fokker to a fleet of luxurious flying boats that opened up the world to speedy international travel.

R RED DEVIL'S ODYSSEY
A Harvard student became one of the first Americans to complete combat pilot training in France after the U.S. entered World War I, but fate dealt very different hands to his three buddies.

AERIAL MINESWEEPERS OF WORLD WAR II
The British developed an ingenious method to safely and quickly detonate hundreds of magnetic mines laid by Nazi Germany in European waters.

EARNING MY GOLD WINGS
A U.S. Navy helicopter pilot recounts the ups and downs of his flight training as America entered the turbulent 1960s.