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When seven men got stuck in a grim patch of Greenland in 1948, the Air Force sent a B-17 to rescue them, but it got mired in soft snow (top of montage), only worsening the predicament. The Air Force kept the men from starving by parachuting food and stove

Stranded

Four aircraft, 12 airmen, 25 days, 40 below zero, in the middle of nowhere.
September 2011 | By Edward Farmer

The World War II transports were considered stealthy in audio signature only

That Old Crate

From Minnesota cratemakers, a new CG-4 glider like the ones they built in World War II.
July 2011 | By Lynn Keillor

A historically accurate reproduction of the Wright Model B, built by the Wright Experience, is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Premier Performer

For their first airshows, the Wright exhibition team relied on the Model B.
March 19, 2008 | By Paul Glenshaw

A Little Lift

Gliders so responsive they can stay up on a breath of fresh air.
May 2005 | By Paul Ciotti

Dashing in color and full of character, vintage sailplanes show up a nondescript modern white counterpart at a vintage meet-and-glide.

Vintage Charmers

Visit Mountain Valley Airport and soar with the wood-and-fabric fans of the Vintage Sailplane Association.
March 2005 | By Chad Slattery

FM0303B

The Original

How the 1903 Flyer got where it is today.
March 2003 | By Peter L. Jakab

In 1902 the brothers took turns: When Orville flew, Wilbur launched, aided by friend Bill Tate (at right).

I Have Today Seen Wilbur Wright and his Great White Bird

The airplane debuted to rave reviews.
March 2003 | By Mary Collins

Occupying the exalted position reserved for research aircraft, Ken Hyde’s 1902 glider replica undergoes tests in a wind tunnel at NASA’s Langley center in Virginia.

In Search of the Real Wright Flyer

Building a replica of the first airplane requires a certain resourcefulness. Anybody got any horsehide glue?
January 2003 | By Phaedra Hise

Images of the glider in flight (here, a CG-4 prototype) don’t capture the human drama of a CG-4 mission, as the museum’s finished display does.

A Waco's Happy Ending

How an abandoned World War II glider found love in Long Island.
September 2002 | By Joshua Stoff

In the Pacific theater of World War II, naval bombers like the Privateer carried the little airplane-like Bat aloft, then released it to find its way, via radar, to its target.

Restoration: The Bat

ASM-N-2 Guided Missle
January 2002 | By Jim Sweeney

Soaring on Silk

Dixon White teaches students how to use parachutes to go up as well as down.
January 2001 | By Tom Harpole

The Thrill of Invention

A dedicated craftsman explores the invention of the airplane by recreating its predecessors.
May 1998 | By Tom Crouch


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