The Supermarine Southampton was a flying boat that would become one of the most successful of its time, with 83 different ...
The last Martin JRM Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, retired after a career of almost 80 years, with its final flight taking the plane to Arizona for ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN16h
Today in Aviation History: Operation Jericho
On this day in aviation history, February 18, 1944, the Royal Air Force launched a daring mission to liberate imprisoned French resistance fighters through a low-level precision bombing mission that ...
When you have a client as big as the United States government, it might be a good idea to be accommodating. Particularly when ...
The Red Tails’ most significant mission was the escort of B-17 bombers on a bombing run over Berlin in March 1945. They flew ...
A senior administration official indicated that the timeline could be extended further, possibly until 2029 or later, due to supply chain disruptions and evolving requirements.
It can attain altitudes of 45,100 feet, speeds of up to 630 mph, and a range of up to 6,800 nautical miles – if no refueling ...
On January 11, 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first sitting president to travel on official business by airplane. He flew to a WWII strategy meeting with Winston Churchill at Casablanca in ...
Nicknamed the "flying Oval Office," modern Air Force One planes are equipped with everything the president might need.
President Donald Trump toured a Boeing plane on Saturday to highlight delays in delivering new Air Force One aircraft, said ...
Being a test pilot isn’t always the healthiest business in the world. [In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the ...