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Dealing with the Aftermath of the Hindenburg Disaster

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. After the crash, the U.S. Navy reacted quickly to rescue survivors, treat the wounded, and secure the site, even as the wreckage ...
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Grumman A-6E Intruder

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG 21F-13 FISHBED-C

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Capt. Francis Gary Powers

The Cold War Museum's Biography on U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers. Francis Gary Powers was born to Oliver and Ida Powers on August 17, 1929 in Burdine, Kentucky and raised in Pound, Virginia during the ...
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The Moon's Real Color

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Daimler-Benz DB 605 Inverted V-12 Engine

Developed from the DB-600 engine first produced in November 1937, the DB-600 series was used primarily in Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters. In 1939, a Messerschmitt 209V1, using a DB-605ARJ ...
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Martin PBM-5A Mariner

The PBM (Patrol Bomber, Martin) Mariner is one of the least known patrol aircraft of World War Two, yet it was also one of the most successful. While the Consolidated PBY Catalina (see NASM collection ...
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Power and Control in the Air

While wings proved to be a successful way to lift an aircraft, what would power and propel it into the sky? And once up there, how could a pilot control its movement in three-dimensional space? Early ...
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Bomb, General Purpose, AN-M57, 250 lb.

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Model, Static, Douglas DC-3

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Collection Highlights at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia

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Supermarine Spitfire HF. Mk. VIIc

The Supermarine Spitfire is a legend in British air history. With the Hawker Hurricane, it successfully defended England against the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, and throughout the war it saw ...