A tomboy who defied early-20th-century conventions, Earhart successfully crusaded for women pilots’ place in the sky.
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The Search for a Roadable Airplane
The Gwinn Aircar came tantalizingly close to fulfilling the dream of a roadable airplane.
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Daughter of the Skies: Jean Batten
Jean Batten put New Zealand on the map during aviation’s Golden Age, then faded into obscurity.
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Harriet Quimby: First Licensed U.S. Woman Pilot
Harriet Quimby invaded man’s domain as the country’s first licensed woman pilot and gained fame for her aerial feats, only to die prematurely in a puzzling air crash.
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MiG Kill on the Fourth of July
The author of The Hunters drew from personal experience when writing his celebrated Korean […]
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A Ghost in the Machine
An airline pilot working to rebuild a Grumman Widgeon says he was assisted by […]
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Curtiss-Wright XP-55: Strange-Looking but Ahead of Its Time
An Ascender prototype made its way to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where it’s one of the rarest and most unusual aircraft in the world.
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Who Shot Down This American Korean War Ace?
Controversy still surrounds the death of a top American Korean War ace, but recent revelations from Chinese records have brought us closer to the truth.
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The Saab J21
Saab’s J21 was among the few aircraft produced in both piston engine and turbojet […]
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‘Patton in a P-51’
Don Blakeslee’s grit, guts and guidance helped make the “Fighting 4th” one of the finest combat air groups in Europe.