More than 1,000 women who had bravely volunteered to serve their country were about to be out of jobs. The disbandment of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was coming in less than a month in December 1944. Katherine “Kay” Applegate...
While most of us today know the “Red Baron” mainly as Snoopy’s arch nemesis in the lighthearted Peanuts world, during the days of World War I, the sight of a red triplane was sure to strike fear into any pilot’s heart....
There are few names quite so synonymous with pilot training than Embry-Riddle. What started as a couple of airplanes and a desk in a hotel lobby has now become one of the biggest powerhouses of the aviation world. And it all...
During the early days of space exploration in the height of the Cold War era, an idea was floated to put an American woman in space. The idea resulted in the famous “Mercury 13,” led by Jerrie Cobb and formed in...
There are countless stories of heroics stemming from World War II. The “Greatest Generation” fought battles both in the Pacific and Europe. Many never came home. But thanks to one man with a crazy idea, many men who would have otherwise...
