Hollywood actress Susan Oliver conquered her fear of flying to become the second woman to pilot a single-engine airplane solo from New York to Europe.
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Aerial Minesweeping: Ingenious Solution to a Hidden Undersea Menace
When Germany deployed magnetic mines early in the war, Britain countered with aircraft that could explode them by mimicking a ship’s magnetic signature.
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X-Plane Pilot Scott Crossfield: First to Reach Mach 2
Test pilot Scott Crossfield made dozens of dangerous X-plane flights and set supersonic records, but he always remained humble about his accomplishments.
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This Hinged Biplane Could Fold to Save Space on Aircraft Carriers
One of the first carrier-based aircraft featured a space-saving folding fuselage and inflatable flotation devices in the event the pilot had to ditch.
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Into Cold Air: Was an Airship the First to Reach the North Pole?
Of the multiple early explorers who claimed to have reached the North Pole, only the crew of the airship Norge definitively achieved their goal
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Sitting Ducks Over Normandy: A C-47 Pilot Remembers D-Day
A C-47 pilot gives his son a firsthand look at the dangerous missions he flew in flak-filled skies on D-Day and beyond.
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Dauntless Forever: The Dive Bomber That Changed the Course of World War II
The ‘slow but deadly’ Douglas SBD dive bomber employed 1930s technology and tactics to turn the tide in the Pacific War
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The Greatest Flight: Schlee and Brock’s 1927 Around-the-World Attempt
In 1927, on the heels of Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic success, two Midwesterners attempted to fly around the world in a single-engine Stinson.
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Was This Strange Jet the Best Fighter the U.S. Air Force Never Bought?
North American Aviation had high hopes for the F-107’s future. Before it flew, however, the fate of the jet had already been sealed.
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Angels From Above: Pioneering Air Evacuation of Wounded in World War II
Allied special forces units in far-flung theaters pioneered air evacuation of wounded in World War II, providing a needed boost to the men’s morale.