When America’s WWI Ace of Aces Edward Rickenbacker became president of Eastern Air Lines, he said: ‘I will always keep in mind that I am in the greatest business in the world … and I can serve humanity more completely in my line of endeavor than in any other.’
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World War II: Operation Matterhorn
In an effort to assure Chiang Kai-shek that the United States was ready to stop Japan from taking all of China, the U.S. Army Air Forces deployed the first Boeing B-29 in that theater of operations.
Bill Piper and the Piper Cubs
The ubiquitous yellow two-seater that spawned an industry lived to become a misnomer.
Roald Amundsen and the 1925 North Pole Expedition
To the six aviators stranded on the Arctic ice, the future looked bleak but not hopeless. Engine trouble had forced their pair of Dornier-Wal flying boats to put down on the shifting ice.
56th Fighter Group in World War II
After ‘Hub’ Zemke whipped them into shape, the P-47 pilots of the 56th Fighter Group went on to score 992 1/2 confirmed kills.
Swedish-Led Artic Expedition in a Balloon Led to a Tragic End
It took 30 years to learn the fate of the first expedition to fly across the North Pole.
The Women’s Air Raid Defense: Protecting the Hawaiian Islands
In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, many of the islands’ young women joined the Women’s Air Raid Defense to help prevent another disaster.
Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett: First to Fly over the North Pole
The Fokker Trimotor Josephine Ford survived mishaps and beat fierce competition to be the first aircraft to fly over the top of the world, carrying Richard E. Byrd into history.
“The Four Horsemen” Demonstrated the Power of the C-130 Hercules
Soon after the introduction of the Lockheed C-130, four U.S. Air Force pilots came up with a great way to demonstrate just how maneuverable and powerful the new transport was.
World War I: Cuxhaven Raid — Britain’s Bold Strike From the Sea
On Christmas Day 1914, an audacious British air attack on a Zeppelin base in northern Germany caught the Germans with their defenses down.