Amelia Earhart stands in front of her Lockheed Vega flanked by two men in 1932 Dick Whittington Studio / Corbis via Getty Images Amelia Earhart’s red Lockheed 5B Vega wasn’t just a plane. It was the ...
For decades, the "Miss Pittsburgh" airplane hung over the security check-in at the old landslide terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport.
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The old hangar still stands along New Highway, south of the American Airpower Museum, on the grounds of Republic Airport in East Farmingdale. A gigantic, Quonset hut-style building, now pained by rust ...
Delving into the annals of aviation history, we uncover the story of a remarkable aircraft that proved indomitable against adversaries, yet eventually succumbed to the relentless march of time and ...
From experimental rocket planes to Cold War spy jets, the fastest aircraft in history pushed far beyond what engineers once thought possible. I focus here on ten record-setters whose top speeds, ...
COMING UP IN FIRST WARNING WEATHER AND A SOMBER DAY IN LOUISIANA HISTORY DEREK. BECAUSE TODAY MARKS 43 YEARS SINCE THE PAN AM FLIGHT 759 CRASHED IN KENNER AFTER TAKING OFF FROM LOUIS ARMSTRONG ...