Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt entered the U.S. Air Force in 1992, earning her commission as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program. Leavitt was initially denied her request to fly the ...

D2.His.16.6-8. Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.

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 Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

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.

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 ...

When the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center was being planned and money was being raised (before and after its dedication), when the National Air and Space Society was growing its membership, and when ...

William John Heaslip (1898--1970) was a prominent artist whose aviation-themed work, especially during World War II, was known for its accuracy and detail. This collection consists of approximately ...

The first supersonic airliner to enter service, the Concorde flew thousands of passengers across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound for over 25 years. Designed and built by Aérospatiale of ...

Born: May 22, 1922. Married: 5 children. B.S. Physics, City College, N.Y., ’42; M.S. Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, ’55; U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Office ...

Forty-two helium-filled weather balloons lifted Larry Walters in this aluminum lawn chair from San Pedro, California, on July 2, 1982. Walters reached 16,000 feet (4,880 meters), drifting into the ...

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 ...