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The article addresses false claims about Tuskegee Airmen, who were black pilots in the American military in combat during World War II. Claims include that Tuskegee Airmen led by General Benjamin O. Davis have never lost a bomber to enemy aircraft, an Tuskegee Airman Aced with five aerial victory credits, and Airmen were First American Pilots were first to shoot down German jets.

The article talks about the first successful attempts at air-to-air refueling that took place at the Naval Air Station North Island on San Diego Bay in California. Topics discussed include a portion of the air station being known as Rockwell Field until 1938, and other notable events that took place at Rockwell including the U.S. army's non-stop, coast-to-coast flights.

A reprint of the article "Men and Planes of World War I and the History of the Lafayette Escadrille" by Juliette A. Hennessy, originally printed in the journal "The Air Power Historian" in 1956 and 1957, is presented. It discusses the development of U.S. military air power during the early 20th century, the significance of former U.S. representative James Hay to U.S. military aviation, and the U.S. Signal Corp Aviation School in Dan Diego, California. It also discusses the U.S. piloting organization the Lafayette Escadrille and pilots such as Edward Rickenbacker, Norman Prince, and William Thaw II.

The article discusses the performance of U.S. C-47 military troop carrier airplanes prior to the invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, by Allied forces. According to the article, the C-47 carriers delivered over 13,000 U.S. paratroopers on the Cotentin Peninsula, France in order to capture Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. It examines why the paratroopers drops were scattered, the performance of troop carrier pilots, and several factors impacting the performance of the operations including weather, fatigue, and communications equipment.

The article discusses the role that the training of the Army Air Forces (AAF) pilots played in U.S. air power over the German Air Force (GAF), or Luftwaffe, during World War II. An overview of the training AAF pilots in aerial gunnery, including AAF Training Command's perspective that it was the weakest dimension of its training program, is provided.

The article discusses the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) aerial reconnaissance forces during the 1950s, including the role they played in the Korean War. An overview of the SAC commander Lieutenant General Curtis E. LeMay, including his impact on SAC culture and military missions, is provided. An overview of military aircraft that the SAC used, including the RB-29 Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft and RB-36 aircraft, is also provided.

Then article discusses the U.S.'s first testing of the atomic bomb, known as the Trinity Project, by the U.S. 216th Army Air Force (AAF) Base Unit (Special) B-29 bomber pilots in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. An overview of the U.S. Manhattan Project, including in regard to the role the scientific director of Los Alamos Laboratory (LAL), New Mexico J. Robert Oppenheimer played, is provided. The B-29 bomber test crew member of the AAF Clyde S. "Stan" Shields is discussed.

The article focuses on the role of the U.S. Army Air Force 31st Fighter Group in World War II. The author discusses the history and formation of the Group as it moved throughout Europe, explains that in 1944 the Group was transferred to the U.S. Air Force mobility command of the Fifteenth Air Force as to escort heavy bombers and assist on strategic missions, and explores the Group's role in ground operations in northern Italy. Additionally, tables are presented with listed information of pilots, aircraft markings, and victory missions fought by the Group.

The article discusses the U.S. airmen detained as prisoners of war (POWs) by the Soviet Union in Far East Russia during World War II. An overview of the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's role in the capture of U.S. POWs, including his fear of a Japanese attack on the Soviet Union, his desire to maintain neutrality with Japan and the U.S.'s diplomatic efforts to convince him to release the American POWs, is discussed. An overview of the U.S. POW fighter pilots' missions in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of Operations, including their use of B-29 bombers to attack Japanese military and industrial targets, is provided.

The article discusses the role that the U.S. Army Air Force unit known as the Bamboo Fleet played in providing support to the U.S. forces besieged in Bataan, Philippines and Corregidor, Philippines during World War II. An overview of the U.S. Army Air Force's use of fighter planes to transport supplies and military personnel passengers, which was due to the lack of availability of conventional airlift aircraft, is provided. An overview of the pilots of the Bamboo Fleet, including Captain William "Jitter Bill" R. Bradford, is also provided.

The article discusses the military strategic concept known as the Observe-Orient-Decide-Act loop, or the OODA loop, also called the Boyd Cycle, developed by United States Air Force (USAF) Colonel John Boyd. It examines the influence of Boyd's experience in the Korean War, particularly in area known as MiG Alley. The author comments on the performance of the fighter planes the MiG-15 and the F-86 Sabre in the war. He also reflects on aircraft maneuvering and closure speeds. The continued relevance of the OODA loop concept is explored.

The article examines the deployment of Thor intermediate range ballistic missiles (IRBM) by the U.S. Air Force in eastern England during the Cold War period, known as Project Emily. Particular attention is paid to the perspective of U.S. engineers and the process of activating and operating unprecedented weapons by Western allies prompted by fear of aggression by the Soviet Union. The roots of Thor development are traced through meetings at the Office of Defense Mobilization's Scientific Advisory Committee in 1955. Details of the conception of the Emily Project and construction of the launch complex for deployment of the IRBMs in Yorkshire and East Anglia, England are provided.

Recounts the history of the testing of military flyer from 1908&1909 at Fort Myer in Florida. Advertisement for a heavier-than-air flying machine; Transformations of the features of flyer from the Wright brothers; Documentation of the first flight in September 1908.

The article offers information on Lucky Lady II B-50A military airplane flown by U.S. Air Force Captain James Gallagher on February 26 to March 2, 1949 from Carswell Air Force Base, Texas.

The article discusses the military aircraft the Douglas D5D Skylancer and states that it was the mystery aircraft in the journal's previous edition. The article states that the plane was manufactured by the U.S. airplane company Douglas Aircraft Co. The article also invites readers to decide whether to continue the mystery aircraft feature in the journal and to submit entries identifying the mystery plane pictured in the article.