James Herman Banning was born on November 5, 1899, just four years before the Wright Brothers achieved their first flight in 1903. The aviation pioneer pursued his dream despite significant barriers, ...

The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center is now displaying a new permanent exhibit, “On the Wings of Freedom: Black Leaders in Aviation.” It honors Juneteenth and its June opening was ...

It felt like a homecoming. Thousands of onlookers cheered wildly as daredevil pilot Bessie Coleman arced her Curtiss Jenny biplane into a spiral above a Houston field. The weather was scorching, but ...

The four gold strips of fabric on his sleeves swished back and forth, constantly stopping and exploding back into motion as he fielded hellos, handshakes, hugs and other greetings from colleagues who ...

HEMPSTEAD, Nassau County (WABC) -- A memorial on Long Island honoring famous pilots from the early 20th century prompted scrutiny about whether the area historical society had failed to recognize an ...

NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. The purpose of this research is to explore the social context (the nature and cultural environment) of the aeronautical training ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dr. Kamin Samuel, the first African American ...

The legendary flight school that trained the first African American pilots during World War II is taking off with a new generation after 80 years. VONTASIA SMITH: We haven't had any flying activity ...