Long-festering intrigues surface as a group challenges the first-flight claims of the Wright brothers, contending that Gustave Whitehead beat them to the punch.
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World War II: Eyewitness to the Raid on Ploesti
A pilot’s detailed firsthand account describes the mission to bomb Romania’s oil refineries in August 1943.
Anita “Neta” Snook
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.
F2G Racer Returns
Once in a junkyard, a Navy Corsair is now restored and ready to race.
Dornier’s VTOL Jet Transport
The Do-31 broke records, but changing requirements and lack of funds brought it to a premature end
Deadly Sabre Dance
How film footage of a spectacular crash saved lives and spawned a legend.
Martin M-130 Flying Boat: China Clipper‘s Trans-Pacific Flights
The world became a little smaller when the China Clipper blazed an aerial pathway across the Pacific and inaugurated practical commercial air routes during a 60-hour flight.
The Triplane Fighter Craze of 1917
First the British, then the Germans believed that three wings would give them a fighter with good pilot visibility, tight maneuverability and a better climb rate. But one other issue remained to be addressed: speed.
Fairey Gannet Revival
Two Fairey Gannets are being restored to flying status, and, when complete, will be the only ones aloft.
Australian Spitfire Recovered
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Henry Lacy Smith’s Spitfire MkIXb has been recovered from a tidal flat off the Orne River near Caen, having been shot down during a mission over Normandy in 1944.