Air & Space Magazine

Pan Am 103’s casualties included 11 victims in the Scottish town of Lockerbie, who were struck by falling wreckage. As many as 25 homes were destroyed.

A News Reporter at Lockerbie

In 1988, I went to the scene of one of the worst air disasters in history.

The Martin P5M Marlin flying boat entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1952. The aircraft excelled at low-level patrols, looking for Soviet submarines and other threats. Door gunners were part of the Marlin’s defense.

Sub Hunts in a Seaplane

On cold war missions, in any weather, Martin Marlins prowled the globe.

Away they go: Six quadrotors zip down a 300-foot straightaway at a Drone Racing League event in Ohio. The drones are small, but they hit 80 mph.

Racing Drones

With 40 million fans, $100,000 purses, and crashes galore, drones take the track.

Lincoln Ellsworth (1926)

Lincoln Ellsworth’s <i>Polar Star</i>

Surveying Antarctica by air in 1935.

Heritage Flight Museum’s Interstate Cadet and replica Zero will reenact a 1941 encounter.

A Pilot Rediscovers a Pearl Harbor Hero

The Heritage Flight Museum pays tribute to a civilian flight instructor who went on to serve her country.

While flying his own P-40, Smith took this image of his squadron mates lined up over the Salween River Gorge.

Kunming Remembers the Flying Tigers

A photography exhibit based on the work of R.T. Smith honors the legendary fighter group that saved a Chinese city.

Tony Kern writes and lectures frequently on human factors issues in the aviation industry.

Complacency in the Cockpit

A human factors expert discusses the subtle dangers facing today’s airline pilots.

When a pilot suffered an eye injury while flying a Hawker Hurricane Mk. I, Harold Ridley treated him and made a discovery that would benefit people afflicted with cataracts.

How a WW2 Combat Injury Led to a Treatment for Cataracts, 40 Years Later

WW2 ace Gordon Cleaver’s doctor came up with a technique that has saved the sight of millions of people.

A-10Cs from what was then the 188th Fighter Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard fly formation maneuvers over Fort Smith in 2013. The A-10 is slowly disappearing. The 188th divested itself of its last Warthogs (and its “Fighter” designation) in June 2014.

Call in the A-10

Why a Ground-Attack classic has so far survived Air Force efforts to kill it.

The USS Arizona Memorial floats above the ship’s sunken hull. Battleships burn in the aftermath of the attack; the Arizona is at far right.

On the <i>Arizona</i> and After

Navy Quartermaster Lou Conter survived the attack on Pearl Harbor to fly and fight another day.

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Hawaiian Commando

An MC-130J Commando II flies over Hawaii last July during exercises.

An artistic rendition of the Lunar Prospector rover, exploring the lunar surface in the polar regions.

Favorable Signs for a Lunar Return

The Moon may once again play a significant role in the U.S. space program.

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Fighting Falcon Pitstop

An F-16C Fighting Falcon gets a routine phase inspection at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Phase inspections are performed every 300 flight hours and involve a meticulous look at the aircraft.

Cratered Ceres

NASA's Dawn spacecraft is flying low over asteroid Ceres and took this image in May, showing incredible detail from the large craters on its surface.

A drone and a keyboard -- it doesn't take much more.

Drone Hacking Made Easy

Nice drone...shame if something were to happen to it.

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Cockpit Glow

Airman prepare a C-17 Globemaster III for an airdrop mission in South Carolina last May.

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Feathering Desert

Belgium satellite PROBA-V, run by the ESA, took this image of the Ténéré region in Niger, one of the most extreme regions of the Sahara desert. The feather-like structures are created as the southwest wind shifts the sand.

A Taliban drone captures a car bomb explosion

The Taliban Discovers Drones

What does one slick-looking propaganda video mean?

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Memorial Flyover

Two U.S. A-10C Thunderbolt IIs and a Slovak MiG-29 fly in formation at a memorial service for a Slovakian war hero, Capt. Edward Baranski, last July.

Moloch horridus: No drinks for me, thanks.

The Thorny Devil, an Alien in Our Midst

This lizard could teach us about survival on dry planets.

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