The Berlin Airlift: Flying Over the Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Airlift: over 200,000 flights and 8,893 tons of supplies a day. The weather was far from ideal as Major General Tunner approached …
The Berlin Airlift: over 200,000 flights and 8,893 tons of supplies a day. The weather was far from ideal as Major General Tunner approached …
The Inspiring Otto Lilienthal Few technologies have had such a big impact on our culture as air travel. Before the age of aviation, few …
Scott Crossfield and the XLR-99 Rocket Engine Explosion Scott Crossfield was optimistic. After months of setbacks, the XLR-99 rocket engine was performing perfectly. The …
Jackie Cochran Takes to the Sky As she taxied towards the runway, some of her competitors doubted Jacqueline Cochran’s plane would make it into …
The B-17 All American The Truth Behind the Tall Tale Wings ablaze with gunfire, the Messerschmitts pilot aimed his fighter directly at the nose …
Amelia Earhart – Lost But Not Forgotten Long after the summer sunset had bled into the horizon, the Electra 10E left the Earth behind …
Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis Cross the Atlantic Hanging between the cloud-dashed sky and churning dark waves, Charles Lindbergh fought his …
Chuck Yeager was a decorated combat pilot and celebrated test pilot with the right stuff to break the sound barrier. In 1947, when Chuck …
Despite his daredevil stunts and record-breaking accomplishments, Noel Wien always considered himself to be a cautious pilot. History always has a place for the …
Bob Hoover was a living legend of aviation, and one of the greatest aerobatic pilots we’ve seen. “Bob Hoover is the greatest stick-and-rudder man …