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Airplanes

Found: 20,000 World War Two Aircraft Blueprints

They might be used to rebuild and launch a Mosquito plane for the first time since 1949.

August 09, 2017

Arlington, Virginia

Reagan National Airport Bird Cannon

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

Added by Elliot Carter

A Boeing Test Flight Drew an Airplane in the Sky

Airplanes drawing airplanes.

August 04, 2017

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

EAA's AirVenture Oshkosh

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

Added by bmooretified

Sweetwater, Texas

National WASP WWII Museum

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

Added by ricklopez82

Explore the Seafloor With Data Collected During the Search for MH370

The Australian government has released the results of a survey of the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

Hammondsport, New York

Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum

Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.

Sarah Laskow

Added by Sarah Laskow

Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Buitenschot Land Art Park

An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.

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Added by lewblank

Found: A Giant, 20-Pound Lobster on a Journey

The TSA screened this surprisingly large specimen.

Anchorage, Alaska

Neighborhood Airplane Hangars

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

Ike Allen

Added by Ike Allen

Two WWII Bombers Have Officially Been Found Off the Coast of Papua New Guinea

The B-25 is an icon of the war years.

Galway, Ireland

Landing Site of the First Transatlantic Flight

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

Added by JenPenguin

The King of the Netherlands Secretly Pilots Passenger Planes in His Spare Time

He is an enthusiast of the sky.

This Plane Crash Is Both Spectacular and, Thankfully, Injury-Free

The 1957 Rikers Island Plane Crash That Made Inmates Heroes

It was a frightening time for air travel.

Bees Delay Flight

"Obviously, you don't want the bees in the air."

College Park, Maryland

College Park Airport and Aviation Museum

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

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Added by WhiskeyBristles

Found, By a Danish Schoolboy: A Crashed WWII Plane in His Family's Field

As a joke, his father had suggested he look for it.