The Last American to Die in World War II
Almost everyone remembers that fighting in World War II ended on Aug. 15, 1945, and that a formal surrender ceremony …
Aerospace
From NACA to NASA: Blessed from Birth
It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the NACA to the United States, and for that matter, to …
Book Review – 365 Aircraft You Must Fly
Robert F. Dorr’s 365 Aircraft You Must Fly is a great introduction to the fascinating variety of civilian and …
NACA: The Jet Age and Beyond
For survivors of the greatest conflict in history, the brave new post-World War II landscape could not have been …
NACA Beginnings
In hindsight, one of the strangest things about the Wright Brothers’ 1903 flight of a powered, pilot-controlled aircraft over …
NACA: Helping to Win World War II
A few months after the D-Day invasion, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and his son John – …
V-E Day Commemorated by Warbird Flyover
Today, on Victory in Europe, or V-E Day, beginning just after 12:00 PM, a massive flyover of 15 successive formations …
Commemorative Air Force Squadron Honors Military Heritage
If you’ve never seen a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber belching smoke, revving up to full power and getting ready to …
NASA Begins Celebrating NACA Centenary | A Century of Innovation, Exploration, and Discovery in Flight and Space
Today, NASA and the global aerospace community will commence celebrating the centennial of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), …
Germany’s First Jet Fighter: The He 280
Could Nazi Germany have gotten a jet fighter into combat much earlier than it did? What if the Reich …