Aviation is a captivating journey that transcends mere mechanics and machinery - it's where human aspiration meets ...

As one female pilot wrote, "A woman who can find fulfillment in the skies will never again need to live her life in some man's spare moments." Known as la femme-oiseau (the bird woman) in the French ...

France has been called the cradle of aviation by many - a fact that cannot be disputed, although some have tried. By the end of the 19th century, she led the world in lighter-than-air flight. Any ...

On October 14, 1938, the Curtiss P-40 made its first flight. Known as the Warhawk, Tomahawk, and Kittyhawk, this iconic ...

This column originally ran in the Oct. 25 edition of the Banner Press. Early pilots in Southeast Missouri had their eyes on the skies, and earned a place in aviation history. Dr. Frank Nickell, ...

The triplane will forever be remembered as an icon of early aviation—thanks in large part to Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the “Red Baron.” Today, more than a century after ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of a scrapbook covering the International Aviation Meet at Belmont Park, Long Island, New York in October 1910, the Aero ...

Two early aviation pioneers from Central Louisiana are now honored at Alexandria International Airport. Charles Frederick Page of Pineville invented and patented an airship in the early 1900s. Paul ...