World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

Ninety years ago today, on March 28, 1935, Robert H. Goddard launched the first gyroscopically-stabilized liquid-fueled ...

The National Air and Space Museum is located between 6th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C., the capital of ...

Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless dive bomber sank 6 Japanese carriers during WWII, including at the Battle of Coral Sea and Midway. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was US' first operational jet fighter ...

NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM Transforming the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery Pioneers of Flight was one of many galleries that showcased aviation pioneers, but it focused on its own ...

Aeronautics curator Dorothy Cochrane explores the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and their fight for recognition for their contributions to World War II. Dorothy Cochrane ...