Three Balloonists Threw Caution to the Wind in 1970 and Paid the Price
Fifty years ago a British balloonist and a husband-and-wife team disappeared without a trace as they attempted to fly the Atlantic in a balloon dubbed 'The Free Life'
How Convair’s Big B-36 Kept the Peace By Not Dropping the Bomb
Convair’s giant B-36 bomber fulfilled its primary mission by never serving in combat
Flying the World in Pan Am’s Clippers: When Airline Travel Was an Adventure
The big flying boats of the 1930s and ’40s offered passengers more timely international travel without sacrificing the comforts of a cruise ship
The Story Behind One of the Oddest Airplanes of World War II
The Luftwaffe’s first jet-propelled medium bomber test-bed featured forward-swept wings
Mystery Ship: What Is This Forward-Swept-Wing X-Plane?
Can you guess the model of this plane?
Air War Over A Green Hell: Biplanes Battle for Supremacy in South America
A mixed bag of aircraft imported from the United States and Europe played an outsized role in the 1930s war between Bolivia and Paraguay.
July 4, 1942: The Mighty Eighth’s First Bombing Raid
The joint American-British Independence Day 1942 air raid was a costly start to the Eighth Air Force’s European bombing campaign…but it was a start
Flying and Dying in World War I France: A Red Devil’s Odyssey
Of four friends who were among the first Americans to train as combat pilots in France, only one completed his training and survived the war.
Earning My Gold Wings: A U.S. Navy Pilot at the Dawn of the Sixties
A U.S. Navy helicopter pilot recounts the ups and downs of his flight training at the dawn of the Sixties.
How a Hollywood Actress Became an Aerial Emissary
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.
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.
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.
