The United States delivered more than 100 Phantoms to Iran before the Islamic Revolution. P erhaps surprisingly, Iran’s Air ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

BMW is best known for cars, but during World War II, the company was tasked with making airplane engines for the German ...

June 6, 1944, was the day that changed the direction of World War II in the Allies’ favor. On that … Continue reading "30+ ...

A World War II seaplane was spotted flying over the San Francisco skyline and landing in the bay, marking the first leg of ...

In the three-point attitude and descending straight ahead, you are utterly ignorant of anything that lies in front of you.

Peering out the hangar doors at the Chico Air Museum is a bright yellow 1943 Fairchild PT-26, the kind of plane that gave ...

The Westland Wessex was the first helicopter in the world with a gas turbine propulsion system to be produced in large numbers. “Get some! Get some! Get some, baby! Haha, get some! Anyone who runs is ...

The history of military aviation is filled with powerful and deadly aircraft that have played significant roles in warfare.

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

Germany is known for its engineering expertise, and this resulted in some of the most impressive fighter planes in history.

Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...