The last of the American biplane airliners.
Designed by incarcerated Soviet engineers, the Tu-2 would go on to have one of the…
The reproduction of Howard Hughes Jr.'s multiple-record-setting aircraft is currently under construction at the museum's…
The world's first all-metal combat airplane.
One of the most successful fighters of WWII, the P-38 Lightning had a bumpy start…
The first purely jet-powered aircraft flown off of American aircraft carriers, and the first jet…
Originally built as a biplane, the Stinson Detroiter launched one of the largest aviation companies…
In placing the aircraft back on display, the museum seeks to highlight its role during…
Although never deployed into operational service, the YF-93 was still useful as a concept, and…
The Blériot XI remains one of the most important aircraft in the history of aviation,…
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