On November 4, 1932, the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing made its first flight. Designed by Walter Beech and Ted Wells, this ...

On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes flew the H-4 Hercules-known as the "Spruce Goose"-for the first and only time. Built ...

The museum’s newest exhibit is about Columbia Air Center, the nation’s first licensed Black-owned and operated airport and ...

She was a groundbreaking aviator who learned to fly after hearing tall tales from a pilot who’d crash-landed on her grandfather’s golf course in Warren Township, New Jersey. Later, she was one of the ...

The National Aviation Hall of Fame's 61st Enshrinement Dinner & Ceremony is scheduled for September 19 in Wichita, Kansas, to celebrate aviation legends. The event will enshrine six individuals as the ...

A devastating plane crash that took the lives of more than 60 people this week has drawn Wichita — known globally as the "air capital of the world" — and its aviation roots into the national spotlight ...

TROY — This weekend, aviation enthusiasts will gather in Miami County for the annual WACO Fly-In, celebrating the rich history of 1930s-style aircraft. The event, held at the WACO Education Center and ...

Gerald “Jerry” Yagen, founder of the Aviation Institute of Maintenance and Centura College, has made a $100 million gift to Virginia Beach‘s Military Aviation Museum, including his private collection ...

At about 7 p.m. Nov. 8, 1965, American Airlines Flight 383 was traveling nonstop from New York City to Cincinnati when it crashed and burned near the Greater Cincinnati Airport. Fifty-eight of 62 ...

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