In the summer and fall of 1942, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Farris Franklin Conner found himself on the island of Guadalcanal, […]
When you think of artifacts at the museum, airplanes and flight jackets come to mind, but probably not chairs. Yet, […]
Traditionally, the Navy has named its aircraft carriers after famous warships in naval history (Enterprise and Hornet), battles (Lexington and […]
The crews of the two modified PB4Y-1 Liberators steeled themselves for what lay ahead as they flew towards the island […]
Washington D.C. has been a bustling place ever since it became the nation’s capital, the course of U.S. history determined […]
During the interwar years transoceanic flight was a focus of attention in both military and civilian aviation circles, the epic […]
In December 1945, newspapers that just one year before had brought news of the bitter fighting in the Ardennes, the […]
