Aviation History

Unsung Heroes: Ferry Pilots During World War II

During World War II the U.S. Army Air Force needed pilots to ferry airplanes around the world for the military. Not the most rewarding work, but at times it became very interesting when their lives...

Clark Gable in Uniform: Glamour Meets Grit at 30,000 Feet

It is WWII and everyone wanted to enlist to help win the war, including Hollywood star Clark Gable. This is the story of how even the elite in our country wanted to help win the war.

Who Made The First Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight

Are you sure that you know who made the first nonstop crossing of the Atlantic in an aeroplane? It's not who you probably think. Read about the adventures of the first non-stop flight from America ...

Did He or Didn't He? That is the question.

Richard Evelyn Byrd the 4th was an aviation pioneer with a desire to make a name for himself through flying adventures. One of his early goals was to be the first to fly over the North Pole. After ...

Meet A Great Test Pilot You Never Heard Of

Very few Air Force test pilots every gain much notoriety, yet many of them are exceptional pilots. Fitz Fulton was one of them, and those who knew him called him the "Dean of Test Pilots."

Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape

Follow the experience of U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Klusmann as the first American shot down during the Vietnam War, and his incredible escape to freedom.

The MAF Charity Foundation

As World War II pilots performed their duties all over the world, many became aware of so many remote places were populated with people who had little to no access to the outside world. Determined ...

The Ambitious Flying Housewife

In 1964 a frustrated housewife and mother decided she needed to do "something" to break the monotony of raising a family. He husband jokingly suggested that she use her pilot's license and fly arou...

The role of FACs at the battle at Kham Duc Vietnam

This is the story of the Forward Air Contollers and their role in the Battle of Kham Duc in Vietnam on May 12, 1968. Without FACs the Battle of Kham Duc would have turned out much differently than ...

The Battle of Kham Duc

The Battle of Kham Duc in Vietnam is an example of the extraordinary heroism displayed by ordinary military personnel of the United States Military. Read about ordinary men performing extraordinary...

Lt. Fleming and the Green Hornets

On 11-26-68, Lt. James P. Fleming, flying a Bell UH-1F helicopter, managed to save a Green Baret team who were under attack by a large NVM force. Risking his helicopter, crew, and himself, Lt. Flem...

Against All Odds

On September 1, 1968, an A-1I pilot by the name of William A. Jones III, risked his very life and being in order to rescue a downed Phantom Pilot in Southeast Asia. Read the incredible story "Again...