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The bomber that ended WWII also paved the way for a more modern U.S. Air Force.

Oregon-native Art Lacey bought a decommission WWII B-17 bomber in 1947 and parked it above his gas station.

Douglas Aircraft Company began development of the Douglas Commercial Series with the DC-1 and the DC-2 prior to evolving the model into the DC-3—which would arguably become the greatest airplane of its time, and possibly the greatest commercial airplane of all time.

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is history's most iconic naval jet fighter. There, we said it. But there would be no Tomcat, and no Top Gun, if not for an a...

Every car enthusiast knows that Ford’s Tin Lizzie put the world on wheels, but what about the Tri-Motor that hoped to give it wings?

Seven decades after the Wisconsin farm boys last combat mission, Ernest "Hod" Hutson says, "I feel like a kid again."

A long-lost North American B-25 Mitchell heavy bomber has been uncovered in Sicily. Human remains were also found that could belong to airmen who went missing on July 10, 1943.

Amphibian Aerospace Industries has selected the P&WC PT6A-67F engine for its modernized version of the Albatross amphibious twin.

They were shot at twice, narrowly escaped getting blown up and otherwise avoided disaster while piloting the first commercial flight to circumnavigate the globe. They flew more than 30,000 miles over vast expanses of empty oceans and remote landscapes on five continents while crossing the equator four times.

When the Japanese attacked 80 years ago, a Pan Am flying boat was diverted to avoid capture, enduring a harrowing 48,280km journey home.