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On May 16, 1986, Top Gun soared into theaters, launching a cultural phenomenon that inspired…
On the same day the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945, Major Richard…
On May 6, 1941, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt made its first flight, launching the legacy…
A sweeping drone shot reveals a powerful tribute unfolding across the grounds of the International…
One of the most pristine and actively flown Grumman Albatross aircraft in the world made…
On May 5, 1950, the Supermarine Attacker F.1 took its first flight, becoming the first…
The evolution of the disastrous Avro Manchester to legendary Avro Lancaster that defined the RAF…
At the Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots (Chiran Tokko Heiwa Kaikan) in Kagoshima Prefecture,…
On May 4, 1950, the Northrop YRB-49A—a reconnaissance variant of the experimental YB-49 flying wing—took…
Project for a flying memorial for Tuskegee Airman Leland Pennington continues
More than 80 years after her heroic stand at the Battle of Midway, the USS…
In the early 1950s, as aircraft designs pushed the limits of speed and range, the…
On May 2, 1977, First Lieutenant Christine E. Schott became the first woman to solo…
A restoration effort goes up in smoke in the Arctic.
Eighty-five years ago today, the Douglas SBD Dauntless made its first flight—ushering in an era…
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