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Clara Adams was known as the "first flighter" and the "maiden of maiden voyages," and she became a good luck charm to pilots and passengers alike.
aviation

The Woman Who Taught the World How to Fly

Clara Adams was one of the first frequent flyers—a role as important to aviation history as the first pilots.
April White March 25, 2022
List

25 Places Where Planes Are Right at Home on the Ground

The afterlives of aviation wonders.
Jonathan Carey March 25, 2022
Antonov An-24
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Antonov An-24

This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.
R34 Memorial
East Lothian, Scotland

R34 Memorial

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.
Góbé glider in KÖKI Terminál.
Budapest, Hungary

Rubik R-26 Góbé

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.
Wreckage of Beautiful Betsy - B-24D Liberator bomber that crashed at Kroombit Tops in 1945
Valentine Plains, Australia

Beautiful Betsy Crash Site

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.
Munich, Germany

Smokey Joe's

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.
Aluminum Airplane
Oviedo, Florida

Aluminum Airplane

This aluminum airplane pays homage to the Flying Tigers of World War II.
Volleyball on the airstrip.
Vaiaku, Tuvalu

Funafuti Airport Airstrip

With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.
Permanently Closed
Knoxville, Tennessee

Airplane Filling Station

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.
Permanently Closed
The stylized No. 21 plane on top of the fountain.
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Gustave Whitehead Fountain

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.
Derbent, Russia

Ekranoplan Lun

An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.
The "Welcome To Cleveland" sign
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

‘Welcome to Cleveland’ Sign

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.
Zelenikovo MiG-21
Zelenikovo, Bulgaria

MiG-21 Monument

A supersonic jet stands on a pedestal in this rural village as a monument to military aviation.
Monument to Flight
space exploration

How We Got Our Wings

Tracing the history of air travel in North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Herne Bay, England

Amy Johnson Statue

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Remnants.
Bedford, Virginia

Sharp Top Crash Site

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.
Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial
Arlington, Virginia

Lockerbie Memorial Cairn

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.