On this day in aviation history, 88 years ago (July 26, 1937), pioneering aviator Jacqueline Cochran set a new speed record for women pilots in the United States. Flying a Beechcraft D17 Staggerwing ...
Let us paint the scene for you. The year is 1944, and you're fresh back at home in the U.S. after a tour in the Pacific theater of World War II as an F4F Wildcat pilot during the Battles of the Coral ...
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. That “1939 airplane” is a Beech Model 17 “Staggerwing” biplane, and I ...
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