Browsing: New York Aviation History
Many probably remember the once-proud airline that bore the name of its founder, Braniff. There may be fewer, however, who…
About six or seven years ago, while working for the Cradle of Aviation Museum as the curatorial assistant and collections…
A slip through the covered entrance to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is like the passage through a time portal to an…
It was one of the first carriers to be established after passage of the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act (ACA), but…
It was colossal, awe-inspiring, and luxurious. It was a symbol of intercontinental airship travel, but also of Nazi Germany. And…
In 1985, Thomas Betti’s father took him to the Cleveland Airshow. At five years old, Tom was fascinated with two…
Berthed at Manhattan’s Pier 86 in the Hudson River is a superstructure that floated, moved, and accommodated the population of…
The Pan Am Museum Foundation and Holt International celebrated the 47th anniversary of Operation Babylift on April 24, 1975, at…
If the Atlantic could be considered a vast aquatic race track, then the US and the UK were the countries…
There are several New York area airports, including those on Long Island, in Westchester County, and New Jersey, but few…