In a fascinating four-part series this week about aviation at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, reporter Melissa Miller has given us a glimpse of the rich flying tradition this area holds. During ...

The Flying Tigers were one of the first American air units to fight the Japanese as World War II began. A gruff Texas native, Claire Chennault, organized the volunteer force in the months before the ...

Captain Alexander Beck became a World War I flying ace at just 18, scoring 11 victories in the S.E.5a. A calm, human story of courage, skill, and survival over the Western Front.

Skywatching became a national occupation 70 years ago, as “stiff necks and goggle eyes were the order of the day,” The Associated Press said at the time.