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AVIATION HISTORY The Adventures of Wrong-Way Corrigan Douglas Corrigan had long dreamed of being the first man to fly nonstop from New York to Dublin. When officials denied him permission for a transoceanic attempt, he was determined not to let red tape get in his way. View more Aviation History				AIRCRAFT Memphis Belle: Famous World War II Eighth Air Force B-17 Bomber America's most famous Flying Fortress found a permanent place in the hearts of Americans after her hazardous career in the European theater. View more Aircraft

FLIGHT TECHNOLOGY Captain John Miller: Test Pilot of the Autogiro and the Grumman J2F Duck Captain John Miller had what it took to fly the weird ones -- the autogiro and the Grumman J2F Duck. View more Flight Technology				SPACECRAFT Space Shuttles Shuttles are the highest, fastest airplanes, but they can't break the image barrier back on the ground. View more Spacecraft

ACES Rudolf von Eschwege: German World War I Ace Fighter Pilot Rudolf von Eschwege was the only German fighter pilot on World War I's Macedonian Front, but in a little more than a year the intrepid and resourceful flier achieved 20 victories. View more Aces				AERIAL COMBAT Jimmy Doolittle and the Tokyo Raiders Strike Japan During World War II Led by legendary flier Jimmy Doolittle, 16 U.S. Army B-25 bombers broke through Japanese defenses on April 18, 1942, to strike Tokyo and other cities in broad daylight. The daring and dramatic raid stunned Japan, revived American morale, and signaled a new course for the Pacific War. View more Aerial Combat

AIRBORNE OPERATIONS Operation Market Garden: History's Greatest Airborne Assault It was hoped that Operation Market Garden would shorten the war, but the largest airborne operation of World War II failed in its main objectives. View more Airborne Operations				SEA-AIR OPERATIONS USS Franklin: Struck by a Japanese Dive Bomber During World War II Franklin's fire marshal, Lieutenant Stanley Graham, spoke for her whole crew: 'Boys, we got pressure in the lines, we got hoses. Let's get in there and save her.' View more Sea-Air Operations

AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS Battle of Okinawa: Operation Iceberg The American invasion of Okinawa was the largest amphibious assault of World War II. It was also the last. View more Amphibious Operations				NAVAL BATTLES Spanish-American War: Battle of Manila Bay -- Commodore Dewey's Victory The Battle of Manila Bay went by a plan devised days earlier in Hong Kong. Commodore George Dewey anticipated the day, hour and position of the battle. View more Naval Battles

SHIPS & BOATS USS Monitor: A Cheesebox on a Raft The U.S. Navy bureaucracy wanted an ironclad "rigged with two masts" for sails. John Ericsson bucked orthodoxy to create a ship that changed the world. View more Ships & Boats				NAVAL WEAPONRY Naval Weaponry: Italy's MAS Torpedo Boats Mosquitoes with a deadly sting, Italy's tiny MAS torpedo boats cut enemy battleships down to size. View more Naval Weaponry

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