Being asked to select your favorite books that you have written is somewhat akin to a mother being asked to choose her favorite child, but I’m happy to make the attempt.

Air Force and Navy aircraft crossed Qaddafi's "Line of Death" to strike the terrorist state of Libya.

AFA’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes not a single achievement, but a lifetime of works in the advancement of aerospace.

What must have it been like in the early 1930s, when the big boom in aviation was beginning to transform the wood, wire and fabric biplanes of the past into the sleek all metal monoplanes of the future?

At the dawn of the Cold War, air surveillance missions over "denied areas" could--and did--get pretty sporty.

The little UAV had an inauspicious start. Things have picked up considerably.

The new Soviet bomber was really just a knockoff of a famous American bomber—no Bull.

Aviation cadet programs have produced thousands of flying officers, and always when desperately needed.

Walter J. Boyne (born 1929) is a retired United States Air Force officer, combat veteran, aviation historian, and author of over fifty books and over one thousand magazine articles. He is a former director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution.

At the dawn of the Cold War, air surveillance missions over "denied areas" could--and did--get pretty sporty.

Gen. Bernard Schriever not only produced an ICBM force in record time but also led the way to American dominance in space.

These were the fighters, bombers, transports, and other airplanes that fought the "Forgotten War" 50 years ago.

A review of the first five generations of fighter aircraft around the world.

The profound effects of the efforts of Orville and Wilbur Wright are so closely bound up with our lives that it is almost impossible to understand them.

WHEN the whistle of the jet engine was first heard in 1939, it was a clear but unrecognized commentary on a major reversal in design process.

It is fitting that the Wrights have at last received the recognition that they truly deserve in the many celebrations around the world on the 100th anniversary of their first flight. They were unquestioned geniuses in aviation whose true importance has only belatedly been recognized.

It is impossible not to admire the early engineering and scientific achievements of the Wright Brothers. Yet, it is only fair to note that in the next seven years, the Wrights did almost as much to set aviation back as they had done to bring it forward.

As a long time fan of the B-47, I have only happy memories of the airplane, especially since I managed to survive some goofy errors in the airplane.

My first assignment out of flying school was to Castle Air Force Base , California, with the 330th Bomb Squadron of the 93rd Bomb Group.

The XB-47 first flew on December 17, 1947, with test pilots Bob Robbins and Scott Osler at the controls.

The North Vietnamese thought they were attacking bomb-laden F-105s. What they ran into was Robin Olds and the Wolfpack, flying Phantom F-4s.

The Boeing B-52 has been around so long and has become so familiar that we sometimes forget just how remarkable an airplane it is. There are some obvious things to note, and surely its longevity, performance, and adaptability stand out.

The top aerospace milestones of the last century.

Over the years, the style and character of experimental aircraft, and particularly their use, have changed fundamentally, to the great advantage of science and to the loss of romance.

April 15, 2002 will mark the golden anniversary of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortess bomber. By Walter J. Boyne.

The B-1b has been pushed around since the beginning of its development, but the B-1b has come into its own and is kicking butt where ever it goes.

At two-forty-five PM on a smoggy August 23, 1954 afternoon, the prototype for the next century of transports took to the air in Burbank California, carrying with it Lockheed's extravagant hopes for a production run of as many as one hundred aircraft.

2003 saw long overdue recognition given to the Wright brothers, whose December 17, 1903 flights were being celebrated across the country and around the world.