The history of aviation is wild. The world went from the first powered flight in 1903 to the Moon just 66 years later. We can now travel (almost) anywhere we wish at enormous speeds and with ...

So, learn all about the innovative spirit of North Carolina's people and how their pride and ambition led to a bold legacy today. Why North Carolina remains the 'Cradle of Flight' It is no coincidence ...

On January 8, 1944, the first prototype of the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star made its first flight. This was the first jet aircraft to enter operational service with the United States Army Air Force ...

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On this day in aviation history, January 28, 1917, the Junkers J.I made its first flight. Developed as the J 4 by the Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works, the aircraft was accepted into the Imperial ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO/Gray News) - National Aviation Day is an annual holiday that’s been around since 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt first signed a presidential proclamation making ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Visitors line up to get photos of an A-10 Thunderbolt during Aviation Day at the Columbus Municipal Airport in Columbus, Ind., Saturday, June 3, 2023. See the history of ...

The old hangar still stands along New Highway, south of the American Airpower Museum, on the grounds of Republic Airport in East Farmingdale. A gigantic, Quonset hut-style building, now pained by rust ...