Long-festering intrigues surface as a group challenges the first-flight claims of the Wright brothers, contending that Gustave Whitehead beat them to the punch.
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World War II: Eyewitness to the Raid on Ploesti
A pilot’s detailed firsthand account describes the mission to bomb Romania’s oil refineries in August 1943.
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Anita “Neta” Snook
Anita “Neta” Snook had many “firsts” as a female aviator, but she is best remembered as the woman who taught Amelia Earhart how to fly.
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F2G Racer Returns
Once in a junkyard, a Navy Corsair is now restored and ready to race.
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Dornier’s VTOL Jet Transport
The Do-31 broke records, but changing requirements and lack of funds brought it to a premature end
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Deadly Sabre Dance
How film footage of a spectacular crash saved lives and spawned a legend.
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Martin M-130 Flying Boat: China Clipper‘s Trans-Pacific Flights
The world became a little smaller when the China Clipper blazed an aerial pathway across the Pacific and inaugurated practical commercial air routes during a 60-hour flight.
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The Triplane Fighter Craze of 1917
First the British, then the Germans believed that three wings would give them a fighter with good pilot visibility, tight maneuverability and a better climb rate. But one other issue remained to be addressed: speed.
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Fairey Gannet Revival
Two Fairey Gannets are being restored to flying status, and, when complete, will be the only ones aloft.
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Australian Spitfire Recovered
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Henry Lacy Smith’s Spitfire MkIXb has been recovered from a tidal flat off the Orne River near Caen, having been shot down during a mission over Normandy in 1944.