Aviation History

The "Skunk Works"

In the past, the U.S. military has called upon companies to design and test the most advanced aircraft in the world. Who Do You Call? During World War II there were a number of aircraft manufacture...

Jackie Moggridge, Spitfire Girl

On March 1, 1922, in Pretoria, South Africa, a young girl named Dolores Theresa Sorour was born. During her childhood, she was taken by the performance of a female hockey player named Jackie Rissik...

How To Tame A Hellcat

The Hellcat was an important Navy fighter aircraft designed to outfight the Japanese Zero, but all the male pilots were already overseas flying. Grumman needed test pilots to test fly these new air...