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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules – "Spruce Goose"
On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes flew the H-4 Hercules-known as the "Spruce Goose"-for the first and only time. Built ...
Over the past 80 years, the air forces of the world have ripped through the skies in five generations of jet fighters. The common denominator of all five generations is the jet engine, an invention so ...
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Today In Aviation History: First Bomb Drop from Airplane in War
On November 1, 1911, Italian aviator Lt. Giulio Gavotti made history by conducting the first aerial bombing during the Italo-Turkish War, using an Etrich Taube monoplane to drop grenades on Ottoman ...
Image Credit: James K. F. Dung - Public Domain/Wiki Commons. From the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, helicopters have done more than just transport troops; they have reshaped the very way ...
"The famed, and dangerous Northwest Frontier of India was a rocky, mountainous land between Afghanistan and the settled districts of the Punjab. A land of hardened Pashtun warriors, fervent clerics ...
With cell phones and cameras in hand, a crowd in June of enthusiastic people cheered and took photos and video of a Harrier AV-8B landing at Falcon Field, the latest addition to a museum celebrating ...
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The Miramar Air Show returned Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, celebrating 250 years of the Marine Corps. The iconic San Diego base showcases more than a century of ...
The National Museum of the US Air Force is the largest military aviation museum in the world. I visited Dayton, Ohio, to tour the museum, which features more than 350 aircraft and missiles. Highlights ...
Teachers will get an education in how to connect their student lessons to aviation on Aug. 19, when the Selfridge Military Air Museum hosts National Aviation Day activities. The museum, located on ...
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