Learn how Wilbur Wright achieved the first controlled turn in powered flight on September 15, 1904, a milestone that helped ...

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A look inside a historic aircraft, exploring its design, condition, and the legacy it represents in aviation history ...

The U.S. military-industrial complex has developed hundreds of planes since the start of World War II. As aviation engineers pushed the boundaries of known science and engineering, they occasionally ...

The aviation pioneer had studied engineering at the University of Illinois, but left his studies to fight in the 370th Illinois Infantry Regiment in France during World War I. After being gravely ...

The former Wichita Municipal Airport terminal, completed in 1935 with New Deal funding, was one of the nation's busiest airports in the 1940s, hosting figures like Amelia Earhart and serving as a key ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This collection consists of duplicate ...

The sixties saw a number of aviation records, with A Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan making the first non-stop flight from England to Australia on June 21, 1961. Boeing rolled out its first Boeing 727 ...

Modern aircraft are testaments to engineering progress since the dawn of commercial aviation last century. However, there are some puzzling circumstances of planes that have gone missing. With ...

Each pin is a miniature work of art, bearing the brand logo and rich with symbolism in engraved detail. We would not have believed that so much history could be stuffed into so small a package, but ...

Aviation stunts have a long and varied history, dating back to early barnstorming and wing walking, well before the advent of social media or modern regulatory bodies like the FAA. Early aerial stunts ...