When an Aeroflot Pilot Landed Blind and Killed 70 People
Winning a bet cost 70 people their lives. In what has to be one of aviation’s most reckless decisions, an Aeroflot pilot decided to prove...
Chuck Yeager First to Break the Sound Barrier
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, and that alone would’ve secured his place in aviation history. But here’s something most people don’t know:...
NASA 601 and the Very Last S-3A Viking
NASA 601 holds a unique distinction: it’s the very last S-3A Viking still flying. While the Navy retired its entire Viking fleet years ago, this...
Northrop F-5 and the Skoshi Tiger Project
The Northrop F-5 might be best known today as an aggressor aircraft—or if you’re a Top Gun fan, as the “MiG-28.” But before all that,...
Stargazer and the Last Flying L-1011 TriStar
Out of 250 L-1011 TriStars ever built, exactly one remains airworthy today. But Stargazer isn’t hauling passengers anymore—she’s launching rockets into space from 40,000 feet....
Enola Gay and the Most Historic Boeing B-29
Every aviation enthusiast knows the name Enola Gay. The B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb is probably the most historically significant aircraft ever built....
The Stunning Deception of Fraud Pilot Thomas Salme
Fake it till you make it, they say. Thomas Salme took that advice to a terrifying extreme—logging over 10,000 flight hours for three different airlines...
The Day Tex Johnston Rolled a Boeing 707
Picture this: Boeing’s chief test pilot takes a brand-new 707 prototype—the company’s entire future riding on its success—and rolls it. Twice. In front of thousands...
When Air Force One Used a Jet Bridge in the UAE
Air Force One using a jet bridge? If you know anything about presidential security protocols, you’re probably already raising an eyebrow. The sight of that...
Rare Russian Il-96 Touches Down in Anchorage
Seeing a Russian airliner at an American airport isn’t something that happens every day. When an Ilyushin Il-96 touched down in Anchorage, it turned heads—and...