A team of volunteers has completed the construction of a World War I biplane after more than 20 years—and they are now preparing to fly it. The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was built from scratch by the ...

MARTIN COUNTY — Eighty years ago, Walter Alesi and four of his brothers saw the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor and they were inspired to enlist. Saturday, that decision was honored by a veterans ...

A nearly-forgotten yet significant artifact of Ithaca’s history — one of the last remaining Thomas-Morse S-4 Scout biplanes from World War I — will make a return to its hometown when it flies in the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A group of Wichita veterans and retired aircraft workers is bringing a piece of World War I history back to life. The group is restoring a 1918 biplane like the one flown by Lt.

A replica World War I-era biplane took to the skies Tuesday, preparing to mark 100 years since the military’s aerial deployment to war. The yellow recreation of a BE-2 biplane from the Royal Flying ...

WEST JORDAN — As the bright sun rose over the mountains Friday, 10 veterans wearing sweatshirts with the names of their living facility — The Ridge Senior Living — sat in a hangar, waiting to do ...

Some of them once were pilots, but all had served their country in the military, either on the ground or in the air. On Wednesday, they all got to soar. Eight seniors, residents of Seashore Highlands ...

There's a simple way to make a veteran grin -- give him or her a ride in a World War II-era biplane. For the second consecutive year, Veterans United Home Loans hosted a Fly Into the '40s event ...

Clambering out of the cockpit in brilliant sunshine, 94-year-old John Smith exited the yellow biplane and used a black marker to autograph the tail, adding his signature alongside dozens from fellow ...

Gutsy training session: Adjusting her goggles, Vania Costa buckled a black safety harness around her waist before clambering atop the upper wing of a World War II-era Super Stearman biplane. Then she ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WLUK) -- Paul Baldridge served two years in Korea in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He'll be celebrating his 95th birthday this month. On Wednesday, he was given the opportunity to ...