The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York canceled its remaining air shows for the season after a World War I replica plane crashed on Oct. 5, killing 60-year-old pilot and board member Brian Coughlin.
The Great War was a fascinating time for airplanes – the Wright brothers had just recently invented the airplane in 1903, and militaries found out mounting machine guns (only after figuring out how ...
When we think about World War I, images of muddy trenches and barbed wire usually come to mind. High above the chaos, a completely different kind of warfare was taking shape. Aviation was barely a ...
Retired Air Force flight surgeon Russell Turner created Aerodrome Les Noyers, a WWI-themed airfield in Ohio, complete with period-appropriate buildings and a turf runway. The airfield hosts regular ...