The first woman to flies over Great Britain, the Tupolev ANT-14 makes her maiden flight, World War II air combat begins, the crash of Helios Flight 522 and more...
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died in California on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her office said in a statement. She was 61. Ride was born and raised in Encino, California, and ...
Boeing's newest passenger jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental was displayed to the public for the first time at a ceremony at the plane builder's Everett, Wash. factory on Sunday morning.
The TSA takes over airport security from the FAA, the Soviets start using Cuba as a base for US spy missions, the F-4 Corsair makes its operational debut and more...