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Voices in Flight (2)
Vietnam War Pilots and the Planes They Flew
Jerry Coy and Jay Fontaine served during the Vietnam War and flew the O-2A and the F-4. Their...
3 minute read
Stories of a B-17 Pilot
The B-17 has seen its fair share of stories during its illustrious history. At The Museum of...
3 minute read
The Women Who Served During Vietnam
Darlene Jevne remembers the sweltering heat. “When we landed, what I really remember is that it was...
4 minute read
The Couple Behind the Seattle World Cruiser Project
Bob Dempster calls himself an average taildragger pilot, but this is a gross understatement. Bob...
2 minute read
Who Are The Night Witches?
Besides having what just might be the coolest name in aviation history, the Night Witches were a...
3 minute read
Dispelling Myths About Alaskan Bush Pilots
Romantic images of the Alaskan wild are inextricably tied to daredevil bush pilots known for flying...
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Stories from an HC-130 Pilot
The Lockheed C-130 (and its variant, the KC-130, pictured above) is an amazing craft that takes a...
5 minute read
Who Was the First Stewardess?
Commercial aviation as we know it today owes a lot to Ellen Church—America’s first stewardess and...
2 minute read
Top Ten Quotes From Yuri Gagarin's Biography
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go to space. His...
3 minute read
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