This article was originally published April 10, 1958. WASHINGTON — A C-119 cargo plane took off from here Wednesday groaning under the weight of an 11,000-pound war ...

In her book "Small Town, Big Secrets," historian Sally J. Ling shares how 28 Black cadets came to Boca Raton to be trained on radar, some of whom would become Tuskegee Airmen.

From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around ...

On this day in aviation history, February 21, 1919, the Thomas-Morse MB-3 fighter made its first flight. This aircraft was ...

McKeesport native Helen Richey became the first woman to fly a commercial airliner to deliver mail and transport passengers. She was part of what was known as the “air-minded movement.” Richey and ...

Once one of 130 British fighter planes, the Red Devil is the only surviving Bristol M.1 Monoplane Scout. On Whidbey Island, a ...

In 1941, the formation of the first group of Black military pilots and mechanics was underway in Tuskegee, Alabama where ...

Lieutenant Colonel Walter M. Drake was a centenarian who lived an exceptional life, from countless combat missions to educating others about aviation. After serving as an expert pilot, he later became ...

“The unit will conduct at least one of ... that most airfields at home don’t face. It is a great opportunity for our Soldiers to do what they are trained for in a real-world scenario ...

“That we are very near to really ending this war by a just and lasting peace, but (it’s) necessary to be together… Not to give Russia an opportunity to divide the world, to divide partners.