More than 175 aircraft and spacecraft are housed at The Museum of Flight, but one plane’s history is being kept alive by a man who once flew it into combat.Nine ...
SAN ANTONIO – B.L. Craighead Jr., a World War II veteran from San Antonio, turned 101 years old on Tuesday. Craighead celebrated his birthday flying on a restored World War II airplane. He trained as ...
World War II was marked by intense, lengthy, bombing campaigns such as the Blitz, the German offensive against the city of London. Famously, one British response was the blackout, a defensive campaign ...
The Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” was one of WWII’s strangest aircraft experiments. Discover why the U.S. Navy tested this circular-wing plane.