Aviation History

This Korean War hero broke the color barrier, paving the way for Black aviators for years to come.

Amelia Earhart wasn’t the only woman to test her mettle in an airplane. She also wasn’t the only one to find a watery grave.

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a month-long series celebrating Black History Month through aviation: Feb. 1: African American Pioneers in Flight and Space | Feb. 4: Legacy Flying Academy | Feb. 10: Why Aren’t There More Black Pilots in the Air Force? | Feb. 11: Jesse L. Brown | Feb. 15: Meet Four African Americans Making a Difference in Aviation | […]

Jerrie Mock’s name should be spoken in the same breath as Charles Lindbergh and other aviation legends. Her circumnavigation remains an enduring achievement.

A quartet of good aviation books resonated with FLYING’s editor-in-chief.

On December 20, 1941, a bunch of volunteer American mercenary pilots faced a squad of Japanese bombers to protect China. Here’s a photographical look back at that amazing group.

On December 20, 1941, an all-volunteer group of American mercenary pilots took on Japanese bombers in their first air combat mission to protect China.  By day’s end, the American Volunteer Group (AVG)—better known as the “Flying Tigers”—would go on to down nine out of 10 Japanese bombers in the first of many air battles in […]

The Wright brothers’ first flight isn’t the only aviation happening that occurred on December 17.

Five of aviation’s most honored names will be inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame next September.

Building used by the siblings as a bike shop in Dayton, Ohio, to be torn down in 2022.