The Vintage Aviation Museum exists to preserve historic aircraft and just as importantly, the stories behind them.

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

Museum Manager Ron Whetstone of Horsham, a retired 32-year Navy veteran, enjoys seeing wide-eyed expressions as he shares ...

Few collections in the American West match what Wings Over the Rockies has assembled when it comes to genuine WWII aircraft.

The fastest military aircraft ever built—from the SR-71 Blackbird to the MiG-25 Foxbat—were designed during the Cold War to outrun missiles, evade defenses, and intercept threats at extreme speeds ...

When you think about military aviation, what comes to mind? Stealth bombers, fighter jets, and maybe even those heart-stopping aerial displays at airshows? But behind the glamor of sleek machines lies ...

Discover some prominent but rare aircraft, which small fleets has played vital roles.

Surface-to-air missiles invalidated speed and altitude as reliable survivability strategies faster than planners anticipated. Interceptor missions vanished as strategic threats shifted from bombers to ...

Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf ...