Despite what we’ve been told, this famous photograph doesn’t show the first powered, controlled flight.
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B-17 Pilot Colin Kelly: Remembering a Fallen American WWII Hero
Eighty years ago, B-17 pilot Colin Kelly made the ultimate sacrifice so that his crew could live, and in the process spawned a legend.
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First Planes Down at Pearl
Three National Guardsmen on a morning sightseeing flight were among the first casualties on December 7, 1941
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Bringing Charles Home: A P-51 Pilot’s War and Ultimate Sacrifice
The story of P-51 pilot Charles Lee’s World War II service is a reminder of the sacrifices made by countless young men in the defense of freedom.
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Wilderness Workhorse: Canada’s Rugged, Reliable Noorduyn Norseman Bush Plane
Designed and built in Canada in 1935, the Noorduyn Norseman set the standard for all subsequent bush planes to follow
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From Fame to Obscurity: Story of the “Mexican Lindbergh”
Emilio Carranza’s historic 1928 goodwill flight from Mexico to the United States and back ended in tragedy in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens.
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‘Gabby’ Gabreski: America’s Top Gun in Europe and First Two-War Ace
Gabby Gabreski nearly failed out of his Army Air Corps flight training, but went on to become the top American fighter ace in Europe during World War II and a jet ace in Korea.
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This Amazing Sky-Cycle Blimp was Among the First Maneuverable Aircraft
By attaching a bicycle apparatus, propeller and rudder to a hydrogen-filled balloon, Carl Myers created one of the first maneuverable powered aircraft.
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Broken Arrow: B-52 Down With Two H-Bombs in California’s Central Valley
During a Cold War airborne alert mission, a combination of mechanical malfunctions and human errors led to the crash of a B-52 with two H-bombs onboard.
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Bell X-1: Dropping the Orange Beast That Broke the Sound Barrier
Numerous books, articles, documentaries and movies have told the story of how famed pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. Here’s the story behind the team and aircraft that made that possible