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Turns out the best way to understand a hurricane is . . . to fly directly through it. We talk to members of the Air Force and NOAA Corps who take to the skies to gather vital weather data. 

Learn about the development of the Piper J-3 "Cub" and its intersecting stories with workers who manufactured the planes and new pilots who used them during WWII. 

A report on the National Air and Space Museum’s team's experience at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 

Spotting U-Boats, search and rescue, medical flights, and dropping the occasional bomb - the Civil Air Patrol was busy during World War II. 

Pancho Barnes was an air racer, stunt pilot, entrepreneur, and even party instigator—a woman who knew no bounds.

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

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Aviator Pancho Barnes was larger than life. Born at the turn of the century, she spent the next 75 years defying every societal norm she found stuffy, boring, or just plain stupid. 

Aviator Pancho Barnes was larger than life. Born at the turn of the century, she spent the next 75 years defying every societal norm she found stuffy, boring, or just plain stupid. 

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