The DC two and a half and the impossible ferry flight out of China
The legendary story of the DC-2½, a Douglas DC-3 flown out of wartime China in 1941 with a mismatched DC-2 wing bolted to its fuselage.
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Old Six Sixty-Six and the Buka mission, two Medals of Honor in a single airplane
The story of Old 666, the patched-together B-17 whose June 1943 Buka mission earned two Medals of Honor in a single flight.
TaildraggerBurt Rutan and the Voyager non-stop around the world flight
In 1986, Burt Rutan's homebuilt Voyager completed the first nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world in nine days.
TaildraggerThe Reno Air Races - pylon racing at four hundred miles per hour
The Reno Air Races pushed warbirds to 500+ mph at 50 feet off the desert floor for six decades of speed, engineering brilliance, and profound risk.
TaildraggerAmelia Earhart - separating the myth from the real pilot
Amelia Earhart was a skilled, courageous pilot whose real legacy is her flying, not her disappearance.
TaildraggerWomen Airforce Service Pilots of World War Two
The Women Airforce Service Pilots flew 77 military aircraft types in WWII, yet waited 33 years for veterans' status.
TaildraggerBob Hoover and the greatest airshow performances ever flown
Bob Hoover's extraordinary career spanned a WWII prison escape, test flying, and airshow performances that redefined precision aerobatics.
TaildraggerThe Berlin Airlift and the candy bombers
The Berlin Airlift sustained a city of 2.5 million by air for 15 months - and one pilot's act of kindness became its most enduring legacy.
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