On November 21, 1916, pilot and inventor Lawrence Sperry was flying over Long Island’s Great South Bay with his student ...

On Nov. 6, 1918, William Vail engaged nine German fighters alone and saved the life of a fellow aviator. He shot down one ...

When we think about World War I, images of muddy trenches and barbed wire usually come to mind. High above the chaos, a completely different kind of warfare was taking shape. Aviation was barely a ...

Retired Air Force flight surgeon Russell Turner created Aerodrome Les Noyers, a WWI-themed airfield in Ohio, complete with period-appropriate buildings and a turf runway. The airfield hosts regular ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Up to $5,000 is being offered for tips leading to an arrest in connection to the theft of World War I aircraft artifacts from a Northland hotel. A black, 2006 Ford truck was stolen ...

The replica, Sophie, pays homage to the original Sopwith 1½ Strutter, a versatile British biplane introduced during the First World War. This pioneering aircraft was notable for being the first ...

A team of volunteers has completed the construction of a World War I biplane after more than 20 years – and they are now preparing to fly it. The Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter was built from scratch by the ...

There's a big expansion afoot, and it promises to double the existing space of the National Museum of World War II ...

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York canceled its remaining air shows for the season after a World War I replica plane crashed on Oct. 5, killing 60-year-old pilot and board member Brian Coughlin.

ON FIVE. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. AT SIX, A HISTORIC PLANE IS BADLY DAMAGED AFTER IT FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED WHILE LANDING IN HUDSON. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. I’M JENNIFER A.R.T.