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In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earhart's disappearance.
Published: September 23, 2001 at 1:01 am
From the Editor Aviation History
We salute those in aviation who have earned well-deserved recognition.
Every year the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) honors a handful of those who have contributed to the advancement and history of aviation in the United …
Published: September 23, 2001 at 1:01 am
From the Editor Aviation History
Let us remember the Korean War.
Though often called "the forgotten war," the terrible Korean War has not been forgotten for a minute by the men who fought it nor by the men and women …
Published: September 23, 2001 at 1:01 am
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Leaking, Not Leaping
There are a couple of errors in your November 2000 story on the photographic B-24 Peeping Tom (see "People and Planes"). While in St. Joseph, Mo., the B-24 was not called Leaping …
Published: September 23, 2001 at 1:01 am
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10th Anniversary
I wholeheartedly agree with Carroll Glines' congratulatory editorial (in the September issue) on your 10th anniversary. I have subscribed for about two years and am continually impressed by the breadth and depth of …
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
Aviation History celebrates a decade of chronicling the miracle of human flight.
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
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Increase your involvement in a field that never grows boring–aviation history.
This may be the first issue of Aviation History you are reading–or the 57th if you have been with us since our first issue …
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
From the Editor Aviation History
We tip our hat to those who have shaped aviationthrough word and deed.
We all have heard about the most famous individuals associated with flying, but there are many whosework has greatly benefited aviation but …
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
Bernt Balchen's career and image were impaired by a vicious smear campaign.
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
From the Editor Aviation History
The century's last great aeronautical milestone was reached with the vehicle that first got us 'up there.'
Among the many aviation records set in the last century, the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean …
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
From the Editor Aviation History
Aviators and astronauts earn deserved recognition for expanding the envelope.
Recently, I was privileged to attend the annual aviation awards ceremony sponsored by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and the National Air and Space Museum …
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
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Princess' Pilot
Our dear family friend, Curt McAtee, who is 81 years old, piloted the Consolidated B-24 Liberator named Princess shown on Aviation History's March 2000 cover. He called to tell us his plane was …
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
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Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
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Goodyear Duck Facts
Regarding the query in the "Letters" department of your January 2000 issue, the Goodyear GA-2 Duck was built by the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation at Akron, Ohio. The prototype, known as the GA-1, …
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
Biplane Oversight
In the "Enduring Heritage" article in the July 1999 issue, the author describes the Boeing Model 226/P-26A Peashooter as the only fighter built by Boeing. That is not true. It was the only monoplane fighter, and the last …
Published: September 23, 2000 at 1:01 am
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Correction
The painting used on the cover of the July 2000 issue of Aviation History, Robert Taylor's Home Run, was incorrectly credited in the table of contents. The cover credit should have read: The Military …
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