Vintage Aviation News on MSN

Today in aviation history: First flight of the Curtiss T-32 Condor II

On January 30, 1933, the Curtiss T-32 Condor II took to the air for the first time, marking the debut of a luxury sleeper ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN

Today in aviation history: First flight of the Tupolev Tu-2

On January 29, 1941, the Tupolev Tu-2 made its first flight, introducing a fast, hard-hitting Soviet frontline bomber that ...
insider.si.edu

A calendar of significant events in the growth and development of United States naval aviation / by Aviation History Unit, USN-DCNO-Air

Includes entries dating between March 25, 1898 and December 17, 1952. siris_sil_1062803 ...

Historic Archive Discovery Unlocks Missing Chapter of Aviation’s Greatest Achievement

Flying Over Time revives Donald A. Hall’s Spirit of St. Louis legacy, bringing artifacts, hands-on engineering to ...
Newsday

Long Island aviation history: Republic Airport housed plane that 'set the stage' for high-altitude spy reconnaissance

The old hangar still stands along New Highway, south of the American Airpower Museum, on the grounds of Republic Airport in East Farmingdale. A gigantic, Quonset hut-style building, now pained by rust ...