On January 4, 1936, the Vought SB2U Vindicator made its first flight, becoming the U.S. Navy's first monoplane dive bomber ...

Naval Air Station Oceana serves as the Navy’s primary East Coast master jet base. It hosts multiple F/A-18 Super Hornet ...

Preface -- Introduction: The First Canadian Naval Airmen -- The Royal Canadian Naval Air Service of 1918 -- The "Back Seat" Years -- The Second Canadian Naval Air Arm -- Formation of Air Squadrons -- ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Looking for a place where history literally takes off? The National Naval Aviation Museum is filled with aircrafts, exhibits, and many stories. Vanessa steps into history and ...

Retired Navy. Capt. Royce Williams' aerial derring-do during the Korean War is perhaps one of the greatest solo achievements in U.S. combat aviation history. Yet, for a half-century, it was erased ...

FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — You might say the 1941 Navy N3N biplane has returned home. The Navy aircraft was heavily used during World War II at Barin Field in Foley to train young aviators. Bought from a ...

In a contraption of his own making, Glenn Curtiss took to the skies in 1911, boldly becoming the first American to fly a seaplane in a quick trip from Coronado’s North Island to San Diego Bay. The ...

National Naval Aviation Museum Honors Vietnam POWs with Emotional Exhibit Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), delivers remarks during NETC’s change of ...

Dr. William Mapes spent six years in the Air Force and 28 years in the Navy Reserves. When the Cape Girardeau dentist retired and sold his practice in 2004, he bought a condo near Pensacola, Fla., ...