History in the Headlines » Aviation http://www.history.com/news Catch up on new discoveries, explore important anniversaries and get the history behind today's headlines. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Connecticut, Wright Brothers No Longer “First in Flight” http://www.history.com/news/in-connecticut-wright-brothers-no-longer-first-in-flight Joe Kittinger’s Death-Defying Leap From the Edge of Space http://www.history.com/news/joe-kittingers-death-defying-leap-from-the-edge-of-space What Happened to Amelia?: 9 Tantalizing Theories About the Earhart Disappearance http://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-amelia-9-tantalizing-theories-about-the-earhart-disappearance Amelia Earhart’s Navigator: The Life and Loss of Fred Noonan http://www.history.com/news/amelia-earharts-navigator-the-life-and-loss-of-fred-noonan The Akutan Zero: How a Captured Japanese Fighter Plane Helped Win World War II http://www.history.com/news/the-akutan-zero-how-a-captured-japanese-fighter-plane-helped-win-world-war-ii Amelia Earhart’s Historic Landing, 80 Years Ago http://www.history.com/news/amelia-earharts-historic-landing-80-years-ago The Hindenburg Disaster: 9 Surprising Facts http://www.history.com/news/the-hindenburg-disaster-9-surprising-facts Missing World War II Ace Located After 71 Years http://www.history.com/news/missing-wwii-ace-located-after-71-years Last of Polish Pilots Who Defended England During Battle of Britain Dies http://www.history.com/news/last-of-polish-pilots-who-defended-england-during-battle-of-britain-dies U-2 Spy Plane’s Retirement Signals the End of an Era http://www.history.com/news/u-2-spy-planes-retirement-signals-the-end-of-an-era Amazing Rescues http://www.history.com/news/amazing-rescues