Aviation History
C.V. Glines |
Published: January 09, 2009 at 3:40 pm
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.
E.R. Johnson |
Published: November 18, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Who'd have guessed that the Mars JRM, a giant flying boat designed 70 years ago, would still serve a vital role in the 21st century?
Warren E. Thompson |
Published: September 03, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Northrup's P-61 Black Widow was the first aircraft designed from the ground up as a night fighter. In just a single year of combat, it carved out a widely feared reputation among Japanese and Luftwaffe aircrews that flew night missions.
Published: September 03, 2008 at 10:05 am
Germany's top World War II fighter ace was credited with 352 victories. The leading Allied ace had 62. Online discussion: What do you think accounts for the disparity between Axis and Allied fighter victory tallies?
E.R. Johnson |
Published: July 03, 2008 at 12:45 pm
The Douglas AD Skyraider wasn't pretty, but its pilots and maintenance crews dubbed it the Able Dog because of its handling and dependability. Some still regard it as "the best airplane ever made for close-in attack."
John Geoghegan; research assistance by Takuji Ozasayama |
Published: March 21, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Japan's I-400 class special submarines, known as Sen-Toku, weren't just the largest subs of their time. They were the world's first underwater aircraft carriers, intended to attack the Panama Canal with Seiran bombers.
Published: January 03, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart flew an autogiro plane cross-country to demonstrate its capabilities.
Lt. Col. Lawrence Spinetta |
Published: January 03, 2008 at 3:58 pm
In the Korean War's air battles between Sabre and MiG jets, American pilots often crossed a forbdden line, the Yalu River.
Michele May |
Published: October 29, 2007 at 11:35 am
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son, died as a fighter pilot with the 95th “Kicking Mule” Aero Squadron in World War I.
Alan Foster |
Published: October 29, 2007 at 10:15 am
The crew of the B-24 bomber Belle Starr found themselves in the thick of aerial combat over the strongly defended city of Hankow in Japanese-occupied China, without the training in local tactics they'd expected.
John J. Geoghegan |
Published: September 04, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Volunteers from the BentProp project hunt for downed aircraft of World War II's Pacific Theater, to bring closure to the families of missing airmen on both sides.
Stephen H. King |
Published: September 04, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Hubert Latham's attempt to become the first to cross the English Channel in an airplane ended in failure but made the pilot into an international star of aviation.
Derek O'Connor |
Published: July 03, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Royal Air Force pilots flew combat missions in support of the anti-Bolshevik White Russian forces during the Russian Civil War as part of the British interventionist force.
Jon Guttman |
Published: June 26, 2007 at 1:39 pm
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, Marine pilot Archie Donahue established his reputation as a combat ace.
O'Brien Browne |
Published: May 17, 2007 at 11:04 am
Edward “Mick” Mannock, the Irish-born RAF ace of World War I, proved he was a man of extraordinary gifts with his leadership and combat skills.
Patti Marshall |
Published: March 12, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Anita “Neta” Snook had many "firsts" as a female aviator, but she is best remembered as the woman who taught Amelia Earhart how to fly.
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