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Marlon Green in the cockpit of one of Continental

Aviation's Jackie Robinson

It took a Supreme Court decision, but in 1963 Marlon Green finally broke into the majors.
March 2007 | By Tony Reichhardt

In March 1945, Colonel Benjamin O. Davis was commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (better known as the Tuskegee airmen) in Italy. Pilots of the 332nd flew North American P-51 Mustangs as fighter escorts for Allied bombers. After the war, Davis would become the first black general in the U.S. Air Force.

A Quarter Century of "Black Wings"

A talk with the curator of the National Air and Space Museum's soon-to-be-updated exhibit on African-Americans in aviation.
March 2007 | By Diane Tedeschi

Alberto Santos-Dumont’s 14 Bis had three distinctly different sets of controls, which provided the aircraft’s stability.

In the Museum

The Spirit of Santos-Dumont
November 2006 | By Bettina H. Chavanne

Passenger Thomas Selfridge (left) and Orville Wright prepare to take off at Fort Myer, Virginia on September 17, 1908. They crashed soon after, and Selfridge became the first air fatality.

Under the Hood of a Wright Flyer

Aviation historians and restorers get a rare peek at a 98-year-old engine.
November 2006 | By Linda Shiner

How much is my Lindbergh photo worth?

Some Lindys are luckier than others.
November 01, 2006 | By Joe Pappalardo

Tales of the F-14

More recollections of the fabled fighter.
September 2006 | By airspacemag.com

In the Museum: Lindbergh for Sale

Stanley King's memorabilia collection.
September 2006 | By Diane Tedeschi

Cold war B-52s flew an icy northern route on alert for a Soviet missile strike.

A Hard Day's Night

Cold war B-52s flew an icy northern route on alert for a Soviet missile strike.
September 2006 | By Bill Robinson

The 1912 Model F flying boat, which Curtiss sold to the U.S. Army.

Glenn Curtiss Slept Here

Has Hammondsport, New York, done right by its most famous citizen?
July 2006 | By Phil Scott

To boost launch, crews loaded B-47s with jet-assisted takeoff bottles.

A Full Retaliatory Response

When President John Kennedy contemplated nuclear war, what went through the minds of the U.S. bomber crews?
November 2005 | By Thomas Jones

All hail the Raptor: The first new Air Force fighter in 30 years debuted at Nellis Air Force Base to rave reviews.

The Raptor Arrives

Debriefing the pilots who got the first crack at the F-22.
November 2005 | By Carl Hoffman

The Notorious Flight of Mathias Rust

Ronald Reagan was president, there was still a Soviet Union, and a 19-year-old pilot set out to change the world.
July 2005 | By Tom LeCompte

Confessions of a Spaceship Pilot

If you fall off your horse...
July 2005 | By Brian Binnie

Jugs in fearsome formation.

Cold Front

Meet the men who kept the Thunderbolts flying.
July 2005 | By Thomas D. Jones and Robert F. Dorr

Hughes’ first record-setter was a Boeing 100A, a civilian version of the Army’s P-12B pursuit aircraft. In January 1934 Hughes won the Sportsman Pilot Free-For-All at the Miami, Florida All- American Air Meet, averaging 185.7 mph over a 20-mile course.

Howard Hughes' Top Ten

Wealthy beyond measure and weird beyond belief, Howard Hughes was an aerospace leviathan.
November 2004 | By Preston Lerner

Pointers and illuminators that project infrared light, invisible to the human eye, enable ground commanders and combat controllers in Iraq and Afghanistan to identify targets and designate them for pilots with NVGs.

Dancing in the Dark

Night vision goggles can save a pilot's life or, if he hasn't had adequate training, take it.
November 2004 | By John Croft

I Got Shot Down

Seven airmen talk about the event none wants to experience.
May 2004 | By Phil Scott

Instructor Herbert Cain introduces his French students to their new trainer.

French Lessons

With their own country occupied by Germany, French air cadets came to Alabama to learn to fly. Vive la Dixie!
March 2004 | By Janelle Dupont

CH-46Es glow in a view through night-vision goggles aboard the flight deck of the USS Saipan.

Through Darkest Iraq with Gun and Cobra

A month of war through the night-vision goggles of a Marine AH-1W SuperCobra pilot.
January 2004 | By Story and photographs by James Cox

A NASA technician awaits permission to drop a radio-controlled model of an X-31; as it plummets, a ground crew will monitor its behavior in a spin.

The Spin Debate

If spins can kill, why aren't pilots trained to handle them?
November 2003 | By Joseph Bourque


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