The fast and rugged Spad XIII was among the most successful fighters of World War I, in a class with the legendary Fokker D.VII and Sopwith Camel. It was flown by some of the most famous air heroes of ...

While the German Luftwaffe demonstrated early successes in the use of airpower during World War II, and spurred many technological advancements, faulty military strategy and mismanagement of aircraft ...

Enjoy an original story, about Amelia Earhart, Ruth Nichols, and Louise Thaden. They competed to fly the highest, farthest, and fastest.

Physical Description Davis recoilless gun consisting of rifled steel tube barrel with hand grip and tiggers for firing both main round and Lewis gun, shoulder rest, and U-shaped support for post mount ...

Discover how computers help us navigate our world—from smart homes to space shuttles.

White arm band or pennant worn by a competitor at the Harvard-Boston Aviation Meet, 1911. This one identifies the wearer as an aviator, meaning pilot.

Fuselage of a captured German WWII FockeWulf Ta-152 H-0 advanced fighter, currently stored at the Paul E. Garber Restoration and Storage Facility. This aircraft was surrendered to an RAF intelligence ...

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) has captured dramatic landscapes of the Moon since it was first launched in 2009. A New Moon Rises showcased those breathtaking images from Apollo ...

Step outside of the Air and Space Museum and into the Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Collection in San Francisco, California to explore the symbolism of tattoo body art during World War II.

The distribution and character of lobate scarps on the Moon indicate that the most likely reason for their formation is global contraction of the Moon caused by interior cooling.

Who were the first American women to fly? To earn their pilot’s licenses? What are their stories? Meet the determined women who took to skies at a time when opportunities for women were severely ...

In May 2017, a team of eight 3D scanning experts from the Smithsonian’s Digitization Program Office and collections staff from the National Air and Space Museum set out to capture a comprehensive 3D ...