The AAHS Journal

Our peer-reviewed quarterly — 150 glossy pages of original aviation history research, first-person accounts, and rare photography, published continuously since 1956 and mailed to members in print and digital editions.

Forgotten footnotes and remarkable stories drawn from the depths of the AAHS collection — more than two million photographs and counting.

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Vol. 71, No. 1 — Spring 2026

In This Issue · 11 Features

Acquisition of the Douglas DB-7B and DB-7C for the Netherlands East Indies Navy

Scott A. Thompson

p. 4

The 1923 Puerto Rican Flight: A Forgotten Epic of Air Force History

C. Vance Haynes, Jr.

p. 18

Recapturing the 1923 Puerto Rico Flight in Aviation History

Joe Martin

p. 32

The Real Story of the B-17 “All American”

Adam Estes

p. 46

Thomas Wesley Benoist and His Planes

Hayden Hamilton

p. 60

The USAF and the Post-WWII Rebirth of the German Luftwaffe, 1953–1958

Michael P. Hoffman, Lt. Col. (USAF-Ret.)

p. 78

The Air Corps and the Army Housing Program of 1926

Arnold Swanberg

p. 96

Stewart International Airport: Military to Commercial Transition

Robert G. Waldvogel

p. 112

News & Comments

Reader letters, errata, and discussion

p. 130

CEO’s Message

Jerri Bergen

p. 148

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