On this day in aviation history, February 21, 1919, the Thomas-Morse MB-3 fighter made its first flight. This aircraft was ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories amid a WWII turning point.

(U.S Marine Corps) “Ace in a day” is a rare distinction among fighter pilots ... British task forces. On May 11, 1945, Swett received Corsair Bureau No.82280. The F4U-1C was armed with four ...

Radio contact was lost with the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser about halfway through the flight, with no distress call having been ...

Thank you for choosing Air France,” said Daniel Harding, the flight’s first officer. “And remember: Rehearsal is at 6 p.m.” The cabin erupted into whistles and cheers. Harding, an Air France pilot, ...

On this day in aviation history, February 20, 1939, the Douglas DC-5 made its first flight. Less remembered than its cousins, ...

Humans (well, at least some of us) have turned their gaze skyward and envied the birds since time immemorial. From the mythical attempts of Icarus to take to the skies to DaVinci’s fanciful designs, ...

IT ALL began with a tennis dinner. The year was 1981, and 47-year-old Captain Brian Walpole was flying high. As one of the ...

The pilot was taken to a nearby medical facility and was deemed to be in a "safe and stable condition." The last F-35 crash took place in May 2024, when the pilot also ejected. According to Col. Paul ...