On February 2, 1944, the Republic XP-72 made its first flight, showcasing extreme piston-engine performance before changing ...

On January 30, 1933, the Curtiss T-32 Condor II took to the air for the first time, marking the debut of a luxury sleeper ...

A legendary AH-64A Apache helicopter that fired the opening shots of the Gulf War has returned to the Home of Army Aviation, ...

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) — Take in decades of aviation history up close and personal at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks. Rows and rows of aircraft meet attendees as they walk through ...

Flying Over Time revives Donald A. Hall’s Spirit of St. Louis legacy, bringing artifacts, hands-on engineering to ...

From the myth of Icarus to the sketches of Leonardo Da Vinci's ornithopter, humanity has looked to the sky since first watching birds take wing. History is dotted with ill-advised attempts to achieve ...

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 ...

You’ve heard of the Wright Brothers and Charles Lindbergh. But what about the first aviators to successfully complete a flight around the globe? That honor goes to six U.S. Army Air Corps fliers who ...

So, learn all about the innovative spirit of North Carolina's people and how their pride and ambition led to a bold legacy today. Why North Carolina remains the 'Cradle of Flight' It is no coincidence ...

The helicopter has been designed to conduct a range of missions, including anti-submarine warfare and patrolling the seas.