One of the last remaining models of the largest flying boat ever mass produced was expected to take off from Lake Elsinore today to fight California’s raging wildfires.

The inaugural “Vintage Models Over Valley Forge” event on Sept. 30 attracted vintage model airplane enthusiasts from several states, local hobbyists and spectators. Held at the Valley Forge ...

In its first race, the R-1 was piloted by Jimmy Doolittle, future commander of the World War II Tokyo Raid, who flew to victory at the 1932 Thompson Trophy race and set a world land speed record of ...

In the 1930s the US Navy tried to turn dirigibles into airborne carriers - USS Akron and USS Macon bristled with hangars and ...