Aviation History & the Air and Space Museum
Cuts · 2026-10-25 · 22 candidates
Every candidate the editor considered for this edition, by the stage it left at. Flag anything you would have run; the editor reads flags at the start of its next run.
Read, not kept 1
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EAA’s Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet to Honor Historic PBY Catalina read; December banquet listing around a restored PBY-5A; an event notice that ranks below three histories
Not shortlisted 7
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Randy’s Vintage Profiles: Beechcraft Model E18S “Kilroy’s Cadets” profile of a privately owned Twin Beech; ranked fifth in heritage
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Doug Matthews to Join International Air & Space Hall of Fame hall-of-fame induction announcement for November; process news, ranked below the histories
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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to Host Free “Troops and Treats” Halloween Event on Oct. 31 museum Halloween event listing; scope ranks listings last
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25 October 1994: The “Dog Ship” 25 Oct 1994 Bell 430 first flight; ranked below four anniversaries with stronger collection, record or era claims
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24–25 October 1928 24–25 Oct 1928 Collyer and Tucker Vega transcontinental; second Vega record of the day, ranked fifth behind Nichols
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25 October 1923 25 Oct 1923 DH-4B Sumas–Tijuana non-stop; ranked sixth, shortlist capped at four
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Today In Aviation History: Orville Wright Sets a Soaring Record in the 1911 Wright Glider 24 October anniversary; out of scope for the 25 October edition
Deprioritized 5
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Starfighters Space Targets December Captive-Carry Flight for STARLAUNCH 1 deprioritize: current spaceflight business news, F-104 used as a launch aircraft, no heritage angle
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USAF Needs ‘1,509 Combat-Ready Jets’ by 2035, According to Service Report to Congress deprioritize: current force structure and budgets
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Global PHP Security Scare Highlights Why Stealth Matters in Cyberspace deprioritize: cybersecurity commentary, no heritage angle
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Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Reach 10-Year Framework Agreement for 850 F-35s deprioritize: F-35 procurement
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The Largest Planetariums In The United States - WorldAtlas deprioritize: listicle (largest planetariums)
Collapsed into another candidate 1
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Today In Aviation History: Hanna Reitsch Sets World Record for Helicopter Distance Flown same item in Vintage Aviation News / Today In Aviation History (vintage-aviation-news:today-in-aviation-history:0)
Kept 8
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Hiller: The Tale of Developer of First Civilian Helicopter to Cross the US read; company history of substance
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Heavy Photographic Squadron 61: The Two-Decade Pacific Mapping Legacy Of The World Recorders read; squadron history of substance
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Bruce Peterson and the Real Story Behind The Six Million Dollar Man read; NASA lifting-body history
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Overachiever: The Only F-117 To Fly Combat In 4 Conflicts Finally Reaches The Smithsonian - Simple Flying read via WJLA; Simple Flying feature on the 6 Oct F-117 arrival, only museum item in window
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25 October 1979 read; last of 5,057 Phantoms built, end of a production line
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25–26 October 1944: The Divine Wind read; first kamikaze mission, Leyte Gulf
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24–25 October 1931 read; FAI straight-line distance record, Lockheed Vega
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Today In Aviation History: Hanna Reitsch Sets World Record for Helicopter Distance Flown read; first helicopter distance record, adds a non-U.S. and rotorcraft entry
Sources 5
| Source | Items | Duplicates | Kept | Sole source |
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| Vintage Aviation News / All | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| This Day in Aviation / All | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Google News / National Air and Space Museum | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vintage Aviation News / Today In Aviation History | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| The Aviationist / All | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |