Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed this year on 2007-05-28). It was formerly known as Decoration Day. […]
Month: May 2007
Jimmy Doolittle – Aviation Star
Jimmy Doolittle excelled at every aspect of aviation. A daredevil pilot, aeronautical engineer, combat leader, and record-holder, Doolittle was a multi-talented pioneer. […]
Dick Rutan, Jeana Yeager, and the Flight of the Voyager
Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager embody the very spirit and character of the word “pioneers.” In December 1986, they became the first people to circumnavigate the world, nonstop, without refueling their plane, the Voyager. […]
United States Strategic Command
United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense. […]
Chuck Yeager
Throughout his career, Yeager displayed distinguished courage and performed several extraordinarily brave deeds. […]
Boeing History: B-9 Bomber
The Boeing B-9 bomber was the earliest plane based on the Monomail design. […]
Walter J. Boyne – Aviation Pioneer Lesson Plan
Walter Boyne aviation lesson plan. […]
Armed Forces Day
President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. […]
Walter Schirra, 1923-2007
Wally Schirra, the only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, has died. He was 84 years old. […]
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LONG RANGE FIGHTER, P-51 MUSTANG
A book review by Walter J. Boyne […]