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Exploring the development of air power from the earliest days of flight to now and the future. Editors: Dr Ross Mahoney, Dr Maria Burczynska, Dr Mike Hankins, Dr Brian Laslie, Abby Whitlock and Luca Chadwick. https://balloonstodrones.com

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From Balloons to Drones@balloons2drones.bsky.social · 18h ago

#fromthearchive - Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 2 – 1930-1937 balloonstodrones.com/2017/08/29/b... #airpowerhistory #WW2

Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 2 – 1930-1937

By Justin Pyke Editorial Note: In the second part of a three-part article, Justin Pyke examines American intelligence assessments of Japanese air power during the inter-war years. This second part …

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From Balloons to Drones@balloons2drones.bsky.social · 5d ago

Clearing the Skies for the Red Army – Part 2: The Destruction of Luftflotte IV balloonstodrones.com/2021/08/25/c... #airpowerhistory #plsRT

Clearing the Skies for the Red Army – Part 2: The Destruction of Luftflotte IV

By Dr Luke Truxal Editorial Note: In the conclusion of a two-part series on the contribution of US air power to the conduct of the Second Iași-Chișinău Offensive, Dr Luke Truxal examines the role o…

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From Balloons to Drones@balloons2drones.bsky.social · 6d ago

Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 1 – The 1920s balloonstodrones.com/2017/08/24/b... #airpowerhistory #plsRT

Blinded by the Rising Sun? American Intelligence Assessments of Japanese Air Power, 1920-41: Part 1 – The 1920s

By Justin Pyke Editorial Note: In the first of a three-part article, Justin Pyke examines American intelligence assessments of Japanese air power during the inter-war years. This first part examine…

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From Balloons to Drones@balloons2drones.bsky.social · 7d ago

#ResearchNote - Project Suntan: The Huge Hydrogen Aircraft That Might Have Blown Up Southern California balloonstodrones.com/2023/08/23/r... #airpowerhistory #plsRT

#ResearchNote – Project Suntan: The Huge Hydrogen Aircraft That Might Have Blown Up Southern California

By Dr Michael W. Hankins I am fascinated by aircraft designs that ‘could have been.’ Maybe it’s just my nostalgia for childhood drawings of imaginary aeroplanes, but I love looking at the concept f…

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From Balloons to Drones@balloons2drones.bsky.social · last wk.

#Commentary – How Iran’s Missiles Exposed the Achilles’ Heel of American Power balloonstodrones.com/2026/08/20/c... #airpower

#Commentary – How Iran’s Missiles Exposed the Achilles’ Heel of American Power

By Ayeza Areej On 28 February 2026, Iran launched Operation True Promise-4, a wave of ballistic missiles and drones into Israeli airspace. The strikes were launched in response to US and Israeli at…

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The Aviation Show@theaviation.show · last mo.

I keep looking at the footage and images of the Blue Angel buzzing the beach at Pensacola and am left wondering, who is the more stupid? The pilot or the hundreds/thousands of commenters saying, "Do it again!" And of course, no action will be taken against the pilot. www.cbsnews.com/news/navys-b...

Navy's elite Blue Angels won't be reprimanded after video shows low flyover at Florida beach

The Blue Angels said an aircraft "flew lower than standard profiles, resulting in a disturbance on the beach that affected civilian chairs and umbrellas."

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Dr Ross Mahoney@airpowerhistory.bsky.social · last mo.

At the first RAF Pageant at Hendon in 1920, the then Squadron Leader Sholto Douglas led a formation of 3 Handley-Page V/1500 four-engined bombers directly over the Royal Box. One of the aircraft was flown by Squadron Leader Keith Park. 2/

Dr Ross Mahoney@airpowerhistory.bsky.social · last mo.

With all the furore over the Blue Angels display (and rightly so), I am reminded that mistakes of a technical or judgemental nature in formation flying are not new, and this is why stringent rules for their control exist. 1/

From Balloons to Drones@balloons2drones.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#New #article - Learning Lessons: The Development of US Tactical Air Power and Air-to-Ground Coordination during the North African Campaign, 1942-1943 balloonstodrones.com/2026/07/02/l... #airpowerhistory #WW2 #plsRT

Learning Lessons: The Development of US Tactical Air Power and Air-to-Ground Coordination during the North African Campaign, 1942-1943

By Major Darren Johnson During the Second World War, the United States (US) achieved success on the battlefield, largely due to its effective coordination of air and ground forces. The integration …

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Dr Ross Mahoney@airpowerhistory.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Well, my latest article on the deployment of the RAAF to Vietnam in the 1960s has just been published in French in 'Vortex,' the professional journal of the French Air and Space Force. The English version will be out shortly. Pleased to see this come to fruition! www.calameo.com/cesa/books/0...

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N° 10 Vietnam : la guerre aérienne Études sur la puissance militaire aérospatiale N°10 - JUIN 2026 Vietnam : la guerre aérienne

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From Balloons to Drones@balloons2drones.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Got something to say about #airpower? Consider writing something for @balloons2drones.bsky.social! balloonstodrones.com/2023/02/04/c... #airpowerhistory #warstudies #MilHist #plsRT

Call for Submissions – From Balloons to Drones

Established in 2016, From Balloons to Drones is an online scholarly platform that analyses and debates air power history (including aviation history), theory, and contemporary operations in their b…

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