Aviation history

Many history buffs will be familiar with the B-29 Superfortress, which is perhaps best known as the aircraft which carried the atomic bomb during the

Try And Try Again. The outcome of World War II was based on what side owned the skies. Air superiority was key as bombing raids were vastly important in hindering the other side's supplies. For this reason, this period of time saw a massive increase in aviation technologies. To be fair, every pu

A ceremonial flyover with only female jet pilots — a first in naval history — will honor her at her funeral service on Saturday.

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Abraham Lincoln noted that America will never be destroyed from the outside. Likewise the most serious threats to the US aircraft industry have always come from within, as demonstrated by the follo…

Image Size: 29.25″ x 19.5″ Paper Size: 35″ x 24″ Early on the morning of June 4, 1942, the Japanese Combined Fleet, with four aircraft carriers, was approaching Midway Island in the Central Pacific with the intention of seizing the island. They expected to surprise the Allied base, but due to a broken Japanese code the Allies had advance warning, and sent every available bomber in Hawaii to Midway’s defense. Among this eclectic mix were four B-26 Martin Marauder fast medium bombers, now…

The legendary Concorde will always be remembered as one of the greatest supersonic aircraft in history and now you can own a piece of this history with this Leg

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Robert Ballard has found the Titanic and other famous shipwrecks. This month his crew started trying to solve one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries.