Classic Wings: The P-38 Lightning
The P-38 Lightning was the classic of its era. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, every kid who wanted …
Aerospace
The P-40 Warhawk Looked Great, But Fell Just Short of Greatness
The P-40 Warhawk was among the most widely seen and used fighters of World War II, yet it’s often overshadowed …
The Few Who Got Up
At 7:55 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, six aircraft carriers and 360 aircraft of the Japanese 1st Air Fleet led …
Illuminating History: F-4 Phantom II Restoration
Story by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales The 86th Maintenance Group, 86th Civil Engineer Group and the 435th Construction and …
Tuskegee Airmen
One of the great and tragic ironies of World War II was that while America claimed to be a champion …
Air Force Pilot Training Evolves Over the Years
Pilot training is constantly changing to ensure students have an environment where they not only learn to fly, but to …
Apollo’s Amazing Spacecraft – Apollo 11: 50 Years
Well before President John F. Kennedy called for a manned lunar landing, key Apollo hardware elements, especially the engines for …
The Odyssey of Apollo 11 – Apollo 11: 50 Years
By the summer of 1969, almost every element of the Apollo program had been tested and proven. The massive Saturn …
Project Apollo – Apollo 11: 50 Years
In 1961, the United States was in a position of weakness in spaceflight by comparison to the Soviet Union. However, …
Project Gemini – Apollo 11: 50 Years
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By the time Gordon Cooper’s final Mercury mission splashed down on March 15, 1963, the U.S. …