As a child I remember hearing that he'd been shot down over France by the Red Baron in 1918 ... an obsolete and primitive plane, but by the spring he would be flying a brand-new, 180-horsepower ...

A replica WWI aircraft, the Fokker D.VIII, was involved in a fatal crash at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on Oct. 5. Here's ...

It's a symbol of cutting-edge military might from 100-plus years ago — propeller-driven, wind-in-your-face, fabric-covered ...

On May 20, 1997, its registration was changed from N166TB to N104RB, named after Rick and his wife, Brenda, rather than in ...

Like many, flying has never been my favorite activity, but my discomfort in a cramped coach seat pales in comparison to ...

Subsequent research has suggested that Franklyn probably confused the Red Baron's demise with his battery's downing of a German airplane the day after the Baron's death in a slightly different ...

The first official victory during aerial combat between two airplanes took place during World War I on October 5, 1914 over ...

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has a long and storied history, today it is a logistical center and platform for power ...

Fighter pilots have long been romanticized in popular culture, embodying the spirit of adventure, bravery, and skill. Their ...

Yemen's Houthi rebels, which are supported by Iran, reportedly nearly hit a United States aircraft carrier in the Red Sea with a missile earlier this year. The incident was reported in the October ...

How will the world see what has unfolded in Gaza (and beyond) in 20 or 100 years? As yet has an artwork such as Guernica been ...

Fokker's designs had started with E.III, a monoplane — a plane with a single wing — and then went on to biplanes, along with the Fokker TriPlane or Dr.I, — think "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron." ...