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A rendering of a museum gallery that features modern military aviation technology such as drones and helicopters.

March 20, 2025

Modern Military Aviation

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

A new National Air and Space museum gallery explores how American military aviation evolved, grew, and shaped our world in the years since World War II.

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Five aircraft in a V-formation shot from below.

March 20, 2025

A Military Airplane Flies Into the Sunset

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

Aviation and space in the news.

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Inside an hangar, a craftsman sanding an archival aircraft wing

March 20, 2025

An Expert Craftsman Rebuilds a Vintage Airplane

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

In depth story of Jay Flanagan, a restoration specialist and master woodworker at the National Air and Space Museum, and his restoration of the Lincoln-Standard H.S. at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

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Front view of a four engine military aircraft at night.

December 18, 2024

The P-3 Orion Was Made for Hunting Submarines

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

Wherever Soviet submarines went during the Cold War, they were likely being watched by P-3 Orions. 

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A gray, twin-engine military airplane with a twin-boom tail flies low over a dark ocean.

December 18, 2024

One Man's Tale of Courage Flying Fighters in the Dark

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

An interview with Paul Hendrickson, the son of a P-61 World War II night-fighter pilot.

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Group of ten men stand in a semi-circle with a large prop aircraft in the background.

December 18, 2024

The U.S. Military Finds a Way to Complete Challenging Missions

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

Over its long career, the P-3 Orion's superior engineering has allowed the U.S. military to achieve its goals.

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A rendering of a museum gallery featuring different planes from world war one suspended from the ceiling and in display.

September 23, 2024

The Birth of Military Aviation

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

The National Air and Space Museum’s World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation gallery will highlight the war's central role in defining the nature of military aviation and the remarkable experiences of World War I aviators.

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Photo illustration WWI-era Kettering Aerial Torpedo

September 23, 2024

The Secret History of Drones

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

A short history of early 20th-century drones.

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A woman in her 40s wearing pilot gear sits in the cockpit of a German bomber, flying the aircraft with an airman by her side.

June 20, 2024

The Countess Who Crossed Hitler

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

The mystery surrounding the shoot-down of Melitta von Stauffenberg aircraft over the skies of Germany has finally been solved.

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Three men sit under the shade of a massive airplane wing; one of the men is wearing an officer's hat. Two huge aircraft are parked in the background, both are painted black. Behind thems is a lush island landscape. The photo has been given a green tint.

June 20, 2024

Bombs, Beer, and Black Cats

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

This 100-year-old Navy veteran flew PBYs in World War II.

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