NIKUMARORO PERSON? KENNEWICK MAN?
WITHOUT SCIENCE, the weekly magazine of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, I wouldn’t know the latest in the search for Amelia Earhart. Nor would I know who … Continue reading
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN—75TH ANNIVERSARY
JULY 10 THROUGH October 31, 1940, marked one of the most valiant defenses in the history of human conflict, the Battle of Britain. Hitler sought air superiority in advance of … Continue reading
THE STINSONS—HIGH FAMILY VALUES
BACK IN 1910, Katherine Stinson, age 19, had a great idea for financing lessons toward her career as a concert pianist: She’d learn to fly and earn the money from … Continue reading
SOARING WITH ADMIRAL BYRD
POOR ADMIRAL Byrd! Here’s a guy with a real knack for exploration. He had a chance of beating Lindbergh across the Atlantic in 1927. He may have been the first to … Continue reading
HELLCAT SURVIVES SCORPIONS’ ATTACK OVER SOCAL
MY FAVORITE World War II fighter aircraft is the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Though I certainly respect this carrier-based stalwart’s record number of kills over the Pacific, my favorite tale involves … Continue reading
TRANSPACIFIC AIR LOCALES
INTERESTING ISLAND history lives in the tale of transpacific air travel. In the Golden Years of Aviation, 1919 – 1939, airliners lacked sufficient range for the vastness of the Pacific. … Continue reading
CHURCHILL’S FLIGHTS, PART 2
WINSTON CHURCHILL had aviation adventures galore, including those occurring not long after the dawn of flight. Here, we pick up his air travels during World War II in 1942. Playing … Continue reading
CHURCHILL’S FLIGHTS, PART 1
WINSTON CHURCHILL was successful at a great many things, wartime leader, historian, Nobel Laureate in literature, artist in oils, raconteur, bon mot specialist. However, despite having an enthusiasm for aviation, … Continue reading
CLARA ADAMS—PERSISTENT FIRST FLIGHTER
IN 1914, CLARA Adams née Grabau first flew in an airplane, a Thomas flying boat on Lake Eustis, Florida. In 1917, she followed this with a Wright Flyer piloted by … Continue reading
SIKORSKY’S FLYING CLIPPERS
IGOR SIKORSKY thought big. His 1914 Bolshoi Baltisky was the world’s first four-engine airplane, with a huge wingspan for its time, 88 ft. 7 in. (a modern Boeing 737’s is … Continue reading
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