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In February 2019, the National Air and Space Museum launched the Military Women Aviators Oral History Initiative (MWAOHI) to record histories of some of the groundbreaking women who led incremental change in the military that resulted in women becoming fully vested (combat) military pilots.
Discover the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
In the upcoming new World War I in the Air gallery, two artifacts, wooden propellers manufactured for the American aviation production program will be on display. The propellers were treated by the Museum's Conservation team in preparation for the exhibition.
As a cub in the 1930s, Gilmore made aviation history when he traveled around the United States with the flamboyant and colorful aviator Roscoe Turner as a mascot for the Gilmore Oil Company. This is the final piece in a three-part blog series about the conservation treatment of Gilmore the Flying Lion. Explore how the Museum balanced caring for the original taxidermy with the goal to present Gilmore as lifelike as possible.
A new online interactive experience from the National Air and Space Museum explores the history of the USS Shenandoah
Fifty years ago, when the destruction of Israel appeared imminent, Operation Nickel grass helped turn the tide.
One hundred years after the first U.S. Navy airship took to the skies, zeppelins and blimps are poised to make a comeback
The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center turns 20.
When an aerobatic pilot wanted to fly right up to the limit, she chose an aircraft that proved to be a model of instability
A ribbon bar in the Museum's collection offers a timeline of the famed aviator’s illustrious military career