Used primarily for search and rescue in the Korean War’s early days, choppers had become an essential battlefield tool by the conflict’s end.
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SR-71 Blackbird Sets London-to-LA Speed Record
On September 13, 1974, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird set a world speed record that remains standing today.
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60th Anniversary of Korean War – First American Dies on Korean Soil
Kenneth Shadrick, the first American solider killed on the ground in the Korean War 50 years ago, was there because someone stole his football uniform.
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The Shuttleworth Collection Keeps ’em Flying
The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden in England preserves an invaluable array of vintage RAF airplanes.
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America’s First Women Aviators
Amelia Earhart followed a trail blazed by several daring women aviators.
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The Unconventional Burt Rutan
In a career that has flouted convention, Burt Rutan made advances to the stall-resistant canard wing and designed SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded aircraft to achieve suborbital flight.
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Interview: Edward Zwick / “Defiance”
Ed Zwick, director of the movie Defiance, talks in an exclusive interview with History Net about the film, the history behind its story, and why he is drawn to films about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, such as the Bielski brothers.
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The Mighty Mars
Who’d have guessed that the Mars JRM, a giant flying boat designed 70 years ago, would still serve a vital role in the 21st century?
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The Other Richthofen
Wolfram von Richthofen, the Red Baron’s ruthless, brilliant cousin, built the Luftwaffe into the world’s most lethal air force.
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Dale Haberman and the Bite of the Black Widow
Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow was the first aircraft designed from the ground up as a night fighter. In just a single year of combat, it carved out a widely feared reputation among Japanese and Luftwaffe aircrews that flew night missions.