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Grumman F4F Wildcat: U.S. Navy Fighter in World War II

An obscure U.S. Navy fighter did yeoman duty when times were toughest early in World War II.

Zeppelin World Cruise: Globe Trotting Leviathan

USS Shenandoah's Last Flight

AIR PLANES

Grumman F4F Wildcat: U.S. Navy Fighter in World War II
An obscure U.S. Navy fighter did yeoman duty when times were toughest early in World War II.

	Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes: World War II Aircraft
	Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: One of WW II's Most Famous Fighters
	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: The Last Dive Bomber
	Boeing P-26 Peashooter
	DC-3 Airliner
	IAR 80: Romania's Indigenous Fighter Plane
	B-26B Marauder: American Bomber in World War II
	F-117 Nighthawk
	McDonnell F-4 Phantom: Essential Aircraft in the Air Warfare in the Middle East

PEOPLE

Wright Brothers: A Promise of Flight Fulfilled
Far from being hailed as successful innovators for their aviation achievements at Kitty Hawk, Orville and Wilbur Wright initially faced the widespread disbelief of the public.

	Jean Pierre Blanchard: Made First U.S. Aerial Voyage in 1793
	Aviation History: Interview with Frank K. "Pete" Everest Who Flew A Bell X-2 To Record Speed of Mach 3
	B.F. Mahoney: The Mystery Man Behind the Spirit of St. Louis
	Bill Piper and the Piper Cubs
	Captain John Miller: Test Pilot of the Autogiro and the Grumman J2F Duck
	Lawrence Sperry: Autopilot Inventor and Aviation Innovator

OTHER TYPES OF AIRCRAFT

British Aerospace Harrier
The road to wedding helicopter ascents with fixed-wing speed was paved with bizarre flying contraptions.

	Martin M-130 Flying Boat: China Clipper's Trans-Pacific Flights
	Zeppelin World Cruise: Globe Trotting Leviathan
	Fairey Rotodyne: An Ingenious Blend of Airplane and Helicopter
	Gas Balloons: View From Above the Civil War Battlefield

EARLY PLANES

Aviation History: Three U.S. Flying Boats Were the First to Fly Across the Atlantic in 1919
In the spring of 1919, three Navy-Curtiss flying boats set out to beat the competition and be the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

	R.34: A 1919 Atlantic Airship Exploit
	The Triplane Fighter Craze of 1917
	Old Glory's Final Ill-fated Flight: New York to Rome in 1927

AIRCRAFT IN WAR

The Rise of the Helicopter During the Korean War
Used primarily for search and rescue in the Korean War’s early days, choppers had become an essential battlefield tool by the conflict’s end.

	Memphis Belle: Famous World War II Eighth Air Force B-17 Bomber
	Korean War: The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Served Throughout the Air War
	Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes: World War II Aircraft
	Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: One of WW II's Most Famous Fighters
	Douglas A-4 Skyhawks: Provided Support For Vietnam War
	McDonnell F-4 Phantom: Essential Aircraft in the Air Warfare in the Middle East

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