While visiting the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in September 2022, I came across this autogiro aircraft. The olive drab paint and the star and bar indicated this was a World War Two era aircraft. This was new to me and I wanted to learn more about the aircraft and...
Airplanes + Kids = Learning: World War II Aviation Museum Helps the CauseSymmetrical round pegs on an old airplane wing became an awesomemath lesson Wednesday for...Kelley, Debbie
I knew about rationing, but who knew people used to save used cooking fats for the war effort? Would be a great place to take kids since so much was interactive. An old fashioned pay phone an, two different computer simulations of shooting d...
The $17,000,000 "Airplane Parts" contract was for the B-29 engine cowls which never went into production due to the war's end.Table 2 - Republic Aviation Corporation Indiana Division's Monthly and Yearly P-47 Acceptances The information below is from "Official Munitions Production of the Un...
Imperial War Museum/British Government More than any conflict in history, World War II was a “war of technology; a war of science,” says John Curatola, senior historian at the National WWII Museum. “In the Second World War, all sides were looking for new and innovative ways to get ...
13. Which of the following tours will you choose if you are interested in US National Historic Landmark and military airplanes? A. Empire State Building& the Metropolitan Museum of Art. B. One World Trade Center& Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. C. Empire State Building& Intrepid Sea, Air, and...
A V-J Day rally in New York City's Little Italy on September 2, 1945. Local residents set fire to a heap of crates to celebrate the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. Joyous American soldiers and WACS fresh from bed parade through the London night celebrating V-J Day and...
World War Two, U.S. - Quick Battle Timeline 1941 USA and World War II, January to November 1941 The early months of 1941 saw increased fighting in the various theaters of World War II as the United States continued its role to provide military assistance, but no troops. January saw fight...
as the United States avoided most of its destruction while significantly enhancing the country’s geopolitical reach. Aviation played a central role in the international partnerships that made this possible. Many of the more than 300,000 airplanes built in the United States during the war went to...
Among the events scheduled to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, is agathering this weekendat theConnecticut Air & Space Center. A World War 2-era warbird, a recently renovated Chance Vought Corsair, dominates the main room, on the property...