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January 2017

Features

Veterans of NASA’s moon program referred to it simply as The Fire. Did it have to happen?

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

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

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

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

Colonel/Congresswoman Martha McSally wants proof before she sends the Warthog to the boneyard.

When all your water is in the snowpack, you better keep your eyes on the mountaintops.

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

Soundings

The 500-meter telescope will be dedicated to astronomical research and SETI.

Soundings

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

Interview

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

Above & Beyond

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

Oldies and Oddities

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

In the Museum

Surveying Antarctica by air in 1935.