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Photo of Lincoln Beachey piloting his Beachey Airship, mid to late 1900s.

Men Typically Have a Shorter Life Span Than Women—These Dirigible Daredevils Prove Why

by Bruce W. Dearstyne8/23/20236/14/2024

Daring young men in fragile flying machines created a nationwide sensation.

Painting of Napoléon crossing the Alps on horse back.

Precision vs. Propaganda: Some Painters Meticulously Researched Their Masterworks—Others Not So Much

by Jon Guttman6/23/20234/26/2024

Photo of Operation Linebacker was the title of a U. S. Seventh Air Force and U. S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 9 May to 23 October 1972, during the Vietnam War. Its purpose was to halt or slow the transportation of supplies and materials for the Nguyen Hue Offensive (known in the West as the Easter Offensive), an invasion of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), by forces of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), that had been launched on 30 March. Linebacker was the first continuous bombing effort conducted against North Vietnam since the bombing halt instituted by President Lyndon B. Johnson in November 1968.

Army and Navy Pilots Joined Together in a Day of Duels Over Vietnam

by Jon Guttman3/15/20234/14/2023

Meet America’s Highest Scoring Living Fighter Ace

by Jon Guttman2/17/202311/30/2023

SA-2 surface to air missile F-105 trailing smoke just after interception by an SA-2. The SA-2 did not actually hit an aircraft—the fuse automatically went off when it neared the target, throwing deadly fragments over a wide area. (U.S. Air Force photo)

How White House Interference And Enemy Intelligence Cost American Airmen Their Lives In Vietnam

by Mark Carlson10/11/202211/22/2022