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In 1861, Erin’s sons and daughters embraced the Union war effort; but by 1863 their disgust with the draft and emancipation caused them to riot in New York. New York attorney George Templeton Strong remembered the morning of July 13, 1863, as “deadly muggy” with “a muddy sky and lifeless air.” Through this heat he …
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Aviators: Flyboy FaulknerWilliam Faulkner’s love of aviation comes through in his writing. In the summer of 1918, when he was 20, William Faulkner traveled to Canada a Force. He spent six months in flight … Read MoreExtremes: Amerika BombersGermany tried to develop airplanes capable of bombing the United States, but they couldn’t go the distance. Before World War II, Adolf Hitler and his advisers built a tactical air … Read MoreValor: Hero at the ControlsArthur Aaron Royal Air Force Victoria Cross Turin, Italy Aug. 12–13, 1943 In 2001 the citizens of Leeds, England, erected a bronze statue in honor of Acting Flight Sergeant Arthur … Read MoreMilestones: Da Vinci’s Dream RealizedWhen University of Toronto engineering students recently demonstrated a man-powered ornithopter, they joined a long line of bird imitators, stretching back to ancient Greece and Ch… Read MoreRestored: Northrop’s Norwegian SeaplaneBuilt to defend Norway’s fjords, the N-3PB ended up flying maritime missions out of Iceland after the Nazi invasion. The Northrop Aircraft Company is best known today for its radic… Read More
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