Topic: U.S. Army Air Forces

ROTC cadets to see 'Red Tails' free

Sixty ROTC cadets from Detroit Public Schools will be treated to a free viewing of the new George Lucas film "Red Tails" on Saturday in Birmingham...

Retired Tuskegee Airman Buried at Arlington

On the same day that retired Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. took his resting place among other war and military heroes, his real-life story...
From The Arizona Republic:. . Retired Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers Jr., a member of World War II's famed Tuskegee Airmen and a humble combat hero, has...
From Britain's Ministry of Defence: British Army Apache helicopters have recently fired Hellfire missiles for the first time whilst flying from a...
When the royal couple returns home from their honeymoon they will temporarily take up residence at a sweet of rooms in Clarence House in London...

French Lessons

THE STUDENT PILOT KNEW HE HADN'T PERFORMED WELL, and back on the ground he waited for a chewing out by his flight instructor. When the Germans took over France in 1940, they devastated the country's air force, destroying hundreds of ...

Post-World War II Flight

Both Great Britain and the United States began World War II convinced that a tight formation of heavily armed bombers could fight their way through enemy fighters and deposit bombs precisely on key enemy targets. Despite the British experience, the United States ...

Post-World War II Flight Timeline

January 8,? 1944 The Lockheed XP-80 makes its first flight. July 28, 1944 The de Havilland Hornet, the fastest twin-engine fighter yet, makes its first flight. January 26, 1945 The McDonnell XFD-1 makes its first flight. August 7, 1945 The first Japanese ...

Flight in the Depression Timeline

January 10-11, 1934 Six Consolidated P2Y-1 flying boats make a nonstop formation flight f?rom San Francisco to Honolulu. April 17, 1934 The de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide makes its first flight. April 17, 1934 The Fairey Swordfish, the immortal ...

Bell 1 - Fighters of World War 2

Bell Aircraft Corporation is generally associated with helicopter development; with the firm's first example, the Bell Model 30, flying in 1941. Its creator, Larry Bell had previously been manager of Consolidated Aircraft, also of Buffalo, and with their move to San ...