In 1941, Royal Navy pilot Eric “Winkle” Brown barely survived when a shell smashed through his windshield, driving glass into his mouth and leaving him drifting in and out of consciousness. Only the ...
ZHUHAI – A dozen young children descended upon an airplane factory one recent Sunday afternoon, filling the cavernous space with rapid, high-pitched chatter. They snapped pictures of rows of sleek ...
In the season of giving, the community has the opportunity to fund repairs for a vintage World War II-era airplane based in Conroe. The Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing announced earlier this ...
ARANSAS COUNTY, Texas — Restored World War II aircraft are taking flight once again for War Birds Over South Texas, an annual event that brings history to life while inspiring the next generation of ...
An A-26 Invader, nicknamed Million Airess, will participate in a flyover for the U.S. Air Force Academy vs. Army football game. Because of the government shutdown, the Academy Association of Graduates ...
Vultee Aircraft first appeared in The Tennessean more than 90 years ago, on Dec. 4, 1934, but merely as an afterthought. The business article centered on American Airlines’ purchase of Douglas ...
Metro area residents will be able to ride inside not just one, but two World War II-era planes. On Tuesday and Wednesday, people can go on a flight in the historic B-29 “Doc” and/or the P-51 ...
FOR SALE. WELL, THE POPULAR AIR SHOW RETURNING TO NEW CENTURY AIRPORT THIS WEEKEND. IT FEATURES SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT PLANES FROM WORLD WAR TWO AND EVEN EARLIER KMBC NINE’S ALAN SHOPE HAS MORE. THIS ...
A 95°F Los Angeles is much more palatable at 4,500 feet—a 20-minute flight in a sleek new Cirrus piston engine four-seater, from the Burbank to Camarillo airports, above a smog-laden urban sprawl that ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A powerful piece of history touched down in the “Air Capital of the World” this weekend. Visitors at the Kansas Aviation Museum got a close-up look at a restored C-47 aircraft ...