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An author's journey recounting the first single-day transcontinental flight across the United States in 1924.

Americans with disabilities have made history flying almost since the airplane was invented.

In 1923, the U.S. Army Air Service announced it was going to attempt a flight around the globe.  

Charles Alfred Anderson most accomplished aviators in the country and a ground-breaking advocate for Black pilots.

U.S. Army Air Service pilots Lt. John A. Macready and Lt. Oakley G. Kelly made the first nonstop transcontinental flight.

How Calbraith Perry Rodgers became the first person to fly across America.

Fifty years after his death, and nearly 100 since he was thrust into the global spotlight, Charles Lindbergh’s legacy remains complicated.

The mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance somewhere over the Pacific Ocean in July 1937 persists to the present day.  

Beginning in the late 1920s, spaceflight enthusiasts banded together into groups known as "rocket societies" to advance their cause. 

Laura Bromwell’s determined spirit and career as a member of the NYPD Aviation Reserves marked the beginning of women serving as invaluable members of the combined aviation and law enforcement communities.