Dean Pogreba was born in Three Forks, MT in 1922. He graduated from flying school in 1944 and was sent to the China/Burma/India area flying "the hump." Dean flew the Sabre Jets in the Korean war. From ...
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. The ...
The A7L pressure suits worn by Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin when they took the first steps on the Moon in July 1969 were a remarkable piece of engineering A suit that allowed an astronaut to ...
Some aircraft are remembered for the large number produced, others for their length of time in service, and others for their ability to perform their mission. When one aircraft is known to be one of ...
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. The F ...
Born in Philippines, grew up in Los Angeles. B.A. (magna cum laude), International Relations, University of Southern California. Currently in enrolled in Masters in Intelligence Studies program at ...
Japan's J7W1 Shinden was the only World War II aircraft of canard configuration that any combatant ordered into production. Canard is a French term. The original meaning is obscure but aircraft ...
The Saturn V Rocket, which carried astronauts to the Moon, used inertial guidance. The booster had its own inertial system, separate from the guidance systems on the Command and Lunar Modules. This ...
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
Henry J. Louch was born in London, England in 1920 and completed the equivalent of an M.S. degree in electrical and mechanical engineering over the period of 1937-1949. Henry was a member of the ...
Connie J. Engel was the class leader, a Distinguished Graduate, and was awarded the ATC Commander's Trophy of Class 77-08, the first U.S. Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training class to include women.