The oldest surviving ex-TWA aircraft, a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior, made a coast-to-coast round […]
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Daily Quiz for April 2, 2018
In 1971, this U.S. state became the first to introduce a bottle bill for recycling.
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The Navy’s Flying Cannon
Built to counter the German U-boat threat in World War I, the Naval Aircraft Factory N-1 never fulfilled its purpose.
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James McCudden: The Perfect Soldier
“Shooting genius” James McCudden owed his success in aerial combat to precision, patience and […]
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Daily Quiz for April 1, 2018
When Michelle Kwan won her ninth U.S. ladies figure skating title in 2005, she tied this legendary skater.
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Daily Quiz for March 31, 2018
This child star’s juvenile Academy Award was stolen only to reappear at a 1995 flea market.
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Aviation History Review: Hard and Soft Ware
CH’s new flight yoke and a gunship sim. CH Products is one of the […]
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Aviation History Book Review: War Birds
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator by John MacGavock Grider and Elliott White Springs […]
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Aviation History Book Review: Facing the Heat Barrier
Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics by T.A. Heppenheimer, NASA History Series, […]
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Conquistadors of the Sky: Review
Conquistadors of the Sky: A History of Aviation in Latin America by Dan Hagedorn, University […]