On July 18, 1943, the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet prototype made its first flight, marking a turning point in aviation as the world's first operational jet fighter took to the skies.

In the stark, unforgiving skies of North Africa, Hans-Joachim Marseille, revered as the Star of Africa, engaged French ace pilot James Denis in their first of two aerial duels. Piloting his ...

July 10 marks the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. While it was far away from Australia, as a lad growing up in ...

Object Details Author Aviation Publications, Inc Rice, M. S (Michael S.) Van Wart, F. D ME-262 A-1 pilot's handbook Notes Preface signed Michael S. Rice.

The Italian Stipa-Caproni experimental aircraft featured a tube-shaped fuselage similar in design to modern turbofans.

The City of Livermore is set to host its second annual Fourth of July Celebration at the Livermore Municipal Airport from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July ...

Fighter aircraft have always been the cutting edge of air combat. Whether ripping through the skies of Europe in World ...

The European Union’s aviation safety organization says more research and new technology will be needed before it can recommend moving forward with a framework permitting single pilots to operate ...

On a cloudless morning last May, a pilot took off from the Niagara Falls International Airport, heading for restricted military airspace over Lake Ontario. The plane, which bore the insignia of ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Two student pilots died on Tuesday morning when their single-engine planes crashed in midair south of Steinbach, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Adam ...

Inside $2 billion B-2 bomber: How two pilots managed 37 hours of covert strike Spirit stealth bomber has a chemical toilet, mini refrigerator and microwave ...

A former US combat fighter pilot claims a UFO encounter he had while zipping around in the sky at 30,000 feet was one of the “wildest experiences” he’s had in his seasoned military career.