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Elizabeth Taylor Flew Shotgun With Howard Hughes in This WW2 Twin-Engined Bomber
Elizabeth Taylor Flew Shotgun With Howard Hughes in This WW2 Twin-Engined Bomber

1 Jan 2022, 20:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's said that Howard Hughes, a bit of an Elon Musk-like figure in his day, used Miss Hap to fly the actress Elizabeth Taylor after her husband's death.

 
This Set of Cameras Racked Up More Days in Space Than Armstrong and Aldrin Combined
This Set of Cameras Racked Up More Days in Space Than Armstrong and Aldrin Combined

12 Dec 2021, 10:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / These cameras served as reliable photo archivists of the daily lives of Space Shuttle astronauts. Everything from their experiments to their daily activities

 
Spotlight USA: This Hangar Built the A-10 and P-47, Now It's Full of Airworthy Warbirds
Spotlight USA: This Hangar Built the A-10 and P-47, Now It's Full of Airworthy Warbirds

5 Dec 2021, 09:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On these hallowed grounds, famous planes like the P-47 Thunderbolt and the A-10 Thunderbolt II rolled off production lines.

 
This is a Suit Bomber Pilots in World War II Actually Flew Wearing
This is a Suit Bomber Pilots in World War II Actually Flew Wearing

1 Dec 2021, 22:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Having to be consistently connected to 1940s power outlets in rickety aluminum-skinned bombers must not have been much fun

 
This Awesome War Exhibit is Part Albatross Sea-Plane, Part B-17 Bomber
This Awesome War Exhibit is Part Albatross Sea-Plane, Part B-17 Bomber

28 Nov 2021, 21:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Believe it or not, the first thing that strikes you when you take your first step into the crew compartment isn't how it look, but how it smells.

 
A-10 Warthog Sits Guarding the Factory It Was Born In. 30mm Gun Hidden Behind Cover
A-10 Warthog Sits Guarding the Factory It Was Born In. 30mm Gun Hidden Behind Cover

28 Nov 2021, 15:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The strip of tarmac this particular A-10 finds itself isn't just any old stretch. It stands on the former site of the Republic Aviation production facility