Aviation History

A serendipitous discovery uncovers priceless aeronautical memorabilia.

The wide stretches of sand that comprise the beaches of Normandy normally fill now with sunbathers and people en vacances on a June day. But for the 78th anniversary of what we know as D-Day, those same boundaries between ocean and land fill with those who honor the memory of soldiers and civilians who perished […]

Women in Aviation International, and family and friends of the World War II pilots honored them for their service alongside their fellow military aviators.

For a warbird enthusiast, pilot, and student of aviation history, the trip around Seattle in the restored aircraft pushes all the buttons.

The massive airship hangar from the 1930s at Moffett Federal Airfield will be restored by Google Planetary Ventures.

A look at nine decades of aviation innovation through our eyes.

Almost from the start of aviation, well before the advent social media, people have been pushing the boundaries of aircraft.

Walt Disney was too old to be drafted during World War II but that didn’t stop him—and Disney Studios—from contributing to the war effort. Disney’s animation studios played a crucial role in the development of military unit patches used during World War II.  The designs were handpainted on leather, and then the patches sewn onto […]

They’re practical, collectible, a fashion statement, an artist’s canvas, part of family traditions, and more.

The former Wichita Municipal Airport terminal building got new life a little more than 30 years ago.