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.

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 ...

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.

The moonquakes resulted from formation and subsequent activity along a relatively young thrust fault crossing the Taurus-Littrow Valley floor, the site of the last Apollo mission in 1972. The fault ...

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 ...

Postcards of German aviators like this one of Rittmeister (Captain) Manfred von Richthofen—the Red Baron—promoted a romanticized image of heroic aviators. The Red Baron is credited with shooting down ...

Physical Description Colt manufactured Vickers 11 mm aircraft machine gun with rectangular riveted box receiver with sheet metal fussee spring cover on left side and cocking handle on right side; ...

The exhibition, "Aerospace and Our Changing Environment" in the Allan and Shelley Holt Innovations Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.