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Military, commercial and experimental vehicles designed for flight in the Earth’s atmosphere
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Museum volunteer Tom Momiyama with the last remaining Ohka K2 at the Museum’s restoration facility.

In the Museum: The Mysterious Second Seat

September 2010 | By Rebecca Maksel

In the 86-foot-long cargo bay, former crewmen recall the hardware a C-133 could lift.

The Curse of the Cargomaster

Readied to transport the first U.S. ICBMs, the Douglas C-133 had a peculiar habit. It kept crashing.
September 2010 | By John Sotham

Reconstruction of a South African Airways Boeing 747 has failed to reveal what started an onboard fire, which led to the loss of 19 crew members and 140 passengers.

Cause Unknown

What brought down these five airplanes?
September 2010 | By Lester A. Reingold

The dapper Edgar Mix (1905 self-portrait) avidly documented aeronautical events around Paris.

The Curious Case of Edgar Mix

The celebrated aeronaut found Earth-bound life difficult to navigate.
September 2010 | By Rebecca Maksel

In 2003, a 727 that once flew for American Airlines disappeared from Angola.

The 727 that Vanished

A case pursued by the FBI, the CIA, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, CENTCOM, and the sister of Ben Padilla.
September 2010 | By Tim Wright

The "Texaco 13," the most famous Mystery Ship, set more than 200 speed records in the early 1930s.

Moments and Milestones: Travel Air’s Mystery Ship

September 2010 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

Carl Schahrer, commander of the B-29 Boomerang, shows off the talisman, on which his crew carved their missions.

One More For The Checklist

For some pilots, a good-luck charm is standard equipment.
September 2010 | By Michael Klesius

The Gosh of Oshkosh

Scenes from aviation's annual pilgrimage.
August 16, 2010 | By Caroline Sheen

Thirty-eight WASPs died in service. Mary Hartson (left, with Hardman, center) was killed in a BT-13 crash in 1944.

Flying Bombers in World War II

Stories my mother told me.
August 2010 | By Melissa Jordan

On his signature final pass in his 1943 Stearman, John Mohr shows what sets him apart from the rest.

Barnstorming in the Blood

One of the world's most inventive pilots makes everything old look new again.
August 2010 | By Debbie Gary

Kit-copter pioneer B.J. Schramm gives Homer Bell tips on the blade grips on Bell’s Helicycle in 2003.

Build-It-Yourself Helicopters

If you have 700 hours to spare and can shim a rotor assembly to within .001 of an inch, here's a hobby for you.
August 2010 | By James R. Chiles

John, Joe, George, and Matt Savidge (from left) with one of their biplanes, ca. 1912.

In the Museum: Life Among the Savidges

August 2010 | By Tom Crouch

An Air Force EC-130H gasses up from a KC-135R tanker’s boom while flying over the Colorado River in western Arizona.

Then and Now: Fill ’er Up

August 2010 | By Roger A. Mola

The Flying Lions on a lake near Johannesburg in February 2006.

Sightings: Water Striders

South African pilots go lake-skiing in their AT-6s.
August 2010 | By Frans Dely

Jonathan Trappe over North Carolina, dangling from what looks like a bunch of birthday balloons on a cluster flight, one of four he made before crossing the English Channel in May.

The Drifters

Of wind, helium, and hope — plus the occasional disaster.
August 2010 | By Mark Karpel

Purists point out that the present incarnation of B-36J no. 52-2827 isn’t 100 percent accurate.

Monster Bomber

At the Pima Air and Space Museum, the B-36 is the largest U.S. warplane ever rebuilt.
August 2010 | By The Editors

What Does An Emergency Flight Nurse Fear Most?

This summer, the Boy Scouts of America celebrate their 100th anniversary, and the U.S. Postal Service has unveiled a spiffy new stamp to honor the organization.One of my favorite Scouting quotes comes from Janice Hudson's Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse. Hudson worked for many y...
July 23, 2010 | By Rebecca Maksel

Snodgrass’ repertoire extends beyond modern jets; here, Snort flies a World War II SNJ trainer at a 1999 airshow.

The Real Top Gun

Nobody handled a Tomcat like Snort.
July 2010 | By Debbie Gary

The 609th Air Commando Squadron flew out of Nakhon Phanom airfield in eastern Thailand.

Truck Killer

For one mission in Vietnam, the best aircraft for the job was a bomber from World War II.
July 2010 | By David Lande

Over its 35-year career, the F-15C (here on a training mission over the Pacific Ocean) remains the air combat champ, with 104 victories and no losses.

The Last Gunslinger

The F-15C is the only dedicated dogfighter left in the U.S. military fleet. Why isn't the Air Force replacing it?
July 2010 | By Michael Behar


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