Before computers generated images of aircraft soaring through the sky, aviation films had real planes and real aviators at the controls.
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Before Gene Roddenberry Created Star Trek, He Cheated Death as a WWII Pilot in the Pacific
As a B-17 pilot, Gene Roddenberry survived tropical storms, flak and crash that tore his plane apart and left two dead.
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Movie Messerschmitts Return to the Air
Spanish-built versions of the Me-109 lend an air of authenticity to World War II feature films.
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It Was the Most Powerful Engine Ever Created. Rocketdyne Engineers Just Had to Ensure It Didn’t Blow Up
The Rocketdyne F-1 was a vast leap forward in size and power from anything before it. But it was unstable. The solution? Put a bomb inside it.
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Flight of the Polar Eagle: Journey to the North Pole
In 1897 three Swedish aeronauts set out for the North Pole in a balloon, only to disappear in the vast Arctic. Their fate would remain a mystery for 33 years
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The Birth, Life and Death of a B-24 Liberator
The saga of Two Ton Tessie typified the stellar service of countless Allied bombers in the European theater.
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Weird Airliner Turned Movie Star
Capelis XC-12 Founded by Socrates H. Capelis, the Capelis Safety Airplane Company was one […]
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Secrets Behind the Surprising Rise of Drones
From inauspicious biplane beginnings to near mastery of the skies above combat zones, UAVs have a rich history.
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D-Day Heroes Braved Flak to Secure Allied Victory
Troop Carrier Command played a vital role in Normandy and beyond, rapidly putting boots on the ground behind enemy lines with massive airlifts
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The Luftwaffe’s High-Flying Diesel-Powered Bomber
A Russian prince piloting a modified Spitfire for the RAF targeted a Junkers JU-86R during World War II’s highest aerial combat