Aviation History & the Air and Space Museum
Cuts · 2026-10-30 · 50 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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Tactical Aerial Refueling Squadron 308: The Cold War Skywarrior Legacy Of The Griffins read; evergreen squadron history, fourth heritage item on a day with three stronger, and a Skywarrior squadron history ran 10-28
Not shortlisted 12
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New Barnstormers USA Retail Display 2025 post from the dated archive, not current news; this-day takes only the column
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Profile of the Harold Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum 2025 museum profile from the dated archive, not current news
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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Messerschmitt Me 262A-1c W.Nr. 50124 2024 warbird profile from the dated archive, not current news
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Norwegian CF-104D Starfighter Undergoes Engine Testing 2024 restoration update from the dated archive, not current news
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‘Rosie the Riveter: A Spectacular Experience’ Opens at the Military Aviation Museum 2024 exhibit listing from the dated archive, not current news
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Exploring the Antique Aircraft Collection at Pioneer Village 2024 collection profile from the dated archive, not current news
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Schumacher’s Ferrari Meets Italian Aviation History at Vigna di Valle Italian museum car-and-aircraft exhibit; ranked below four stronger heritage candidates
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Grounded Dreams: Breguet G.111 – The Twin Rotor Pioneer Defeated by the Economy Grounded Dreams history of a minor French helicopter; four stronger candidates
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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Ryan PT-22 Recruit s/n 41-15735 warbird profile of a PT-22 in a museum, no news; four stronger candidates
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Grounded Dreams: Kawasaki Ki-66 – The Heavy Gun Dive Bomber Canceled In Flight Testing Grounded Dreams history of the Ki-66; four stronger candidates
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What Kind of Experiments Are Conducted on the ISS? - National Air and Space Museum museum explainer on ISS research, not news; two stronger museum candidates
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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Antonov An-24 anniversary is 29 October, the day before the edition date
Deprioritized 23
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From a Black Limo With a Silken Armchair to a Bulletproof 'Sardine Can,' the Vatican Looks Back at the Evolution of the Popemobile out of scope: Vatican papal vehicles
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'Gulliver's Travels' Turns 300 This Week. Jonathan Swift's 'Profound Satire of Human Nature' Is Still Just as Bitingly Relevant out of scope: literature anniversary
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Drug-Resistant Germs Now Kill More Than 50,000 Americans Each Year, According to a New CDC Report out of scope: public health
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A Rare Nanotyrannus Skeleton Sells for $47.3 Million, Becoming the Second Most Valuable Dinosaur Ever Auctioned out of scope: dinosaur auction
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Readers Respond to the September/October 2026 Issue out of scope: reader letters
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First M-346 For Frecce Tricolori Takes Flight deprioritize: current military aviation without a heritage angle
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Developing: Italian CH-47F Chinook Crashes in Bosnia deprioritize: current military operations (Chinook crash)
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Heads to Kennedy Space Center deprioritize: current NASA flight test without a museum or history angle
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GA-ASI and Saab Test AEW Payload on MQ-9B deprioritize: defense procurement
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British and Norwegian F-35s Escort B-52 Taking Part in Exercise Global Thunder deprioritize: current military exercise
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New Analysis: Air Force Should Buy 250 Blended-Wing Tankers, as 2027 Demo Looms deprioritize: defense procurement
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AFRL Plans to Award $30M for Cislunar Project Starting Next Spring deprioritize: defense research funding
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When Will US Transfer Operational Control to South Korea? Debate Rages deprioritize: current defense policy
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Your Program Needs Outcomes, Not Outputs deprioritize: defense acquisition opinion
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China Developing More On-Orbit Space Weapons: New Report deprioritize: current space policy
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F-22s, F-15s Rotate in at Kadena to Bolster Pacific Airpower deprioritize: current military deployment
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ULA says Vulcan Rocket Will Launch Again in November After Monthslong Pause deprioritize: current spaceflight without a history angle
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12 things to do in D.C. over Halloween weekend - The 51st deprioritize: listicle; names the museum among Halloween events
Repeats 4
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Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center’s star Space Shuttle, Endeavour - Larchmont Chronicle repeat of 2026-10-29-california-science-center-unveils-oschin-air-and-space-center, no new fact
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CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER UNVEILS SAMUEL OSCHIN AIR AND SPACE CENTER WITH 100 INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND RARE ARTIFACTS - Yahoo Finance repeat of 2026-10-29-california-science-center-unveils-oschin-air-and-space-center, no new fact
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Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Constructs New Hangar and Restores More Aircraft repeat of 2026-10-29-flying-leatherneck-museum-tops-out-el-toro-hangar, no new fact
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Smithsonian Museum Finishes Decade-Long Revamp - Design News repeat of 2026-10-28-nasm-final-two-galleries-transformation-complete, no new fact
Collapsed into another candidate 3
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What Kind of Experiments Are Conducted on the ISS? - National Air and Space Museum same item in Google News / National Air and Space Museum (google-news:national-air-and-space-museum:0)
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Remembering Margaret Hamilton Through Her Own Words - National Air and Space Museum same item in Google News / National Air and Space Museum (google-news:national-air-and-space-museum:5)
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Gulf War Air Campaign Map Featured in New Smithsonian Exhibit - Air & Space Forces Magazine same event as the Air & Space Forces Magazine feed item, which carries the direct link (air-space-forces-magazine:all:2)
Kept 7
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Interstate: The History of the Cadet S-1 Maker read; Forgotten Factories history of Interstate and the Cadet
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Historic B-17E “Yankee Doodle Jr.” Wreckage Recovered After More Than 80 Years in Vanuatu read; South Pacific WWII Museum recovers B-17E wreckage after 80+ years
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Old Rhinebeck’s Spirit of St. Louis to Fly to Florida for SUN ’n FUN Centennial Tribute read; Spirit of St. Louis replica ferry flight ahead of the Lindbergh centennial
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Remembering Margaret Hamilton Through Her Own Words - National Air and Space Museum read; museum publishes Hamilton's 1992 oral history after her death
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Gulf War Air Campaign Map Featured in New Smithsonian Exhibit read; Deptula's Desert Storm target map to feature in the Modern Military Aviation gallery
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30 October 1909 read; 30 October 1909 Moore-Brabazon circular mile, British first, only TDIA post out at 05:06 ET
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Today In Aviation History Eddie Rickenbacker’s Last Aerial Victory read; Today In Aviation History column, anniversary matches 30 October
Sources 9
| Source | Items | Duplicates | Kept | Sole source |
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| Vintage Aviation News / All | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Air & Space Forces Magazine / All | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Google News / National Air and Space Museum | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vintage Aviation News / Posts this date, one year earlier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| This Day in Aviation / Posts for this date, this year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Smithsonian Magazine / Latest | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Aviationist / All | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vintage Aviation News / Posts this date, two years earlier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Google News / Udvar-Hazy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |