A look at the lives of the Wright brothers, from their childhood interest in flight, through their study of successful gliders and other flying machines, to their triumphs at Kitty Hawk and beyond.

Describes different types of air support used by the United States Army at various times in history, including aerial surveillance, cargo transport, attack, and evacuation.

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.

Thousands of young men and women came to Nebraska during WWII to receive training and become part of the United States Army Air Corps. The majority of those who trained at Nebraska's twelve army airfields went on to fight the enemy overseas, but for many it was their final home. This is the previously untold story of those brave individuals who had given their lives on Nebraska soil and have never been fully recognized for their role in helping to...

Introduces different kinds of planes, parts of a plane, and what planes are used for.

Audrey Parker's life changes forever when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, 1941. Her brother, a talented young Navy pilot, had been stationed there. Fresh out of nursing school with a passion and a born gift for helping others, both Audrey and her friend Lizzie suddenly find their nation on the brink of war. Driven to do whatever they can to serve, they enlist in the Army and embark on a new adventure as flight nurses. Risking their lives on...

"On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became a national star. That morning at Cape Canaveral, the small-town boy from Ohio took his place atop a rocket and soared into space. He became celebrated in all corners of the world as not just the first American to orbit the Earth, but as the first space traveler to take the human race with him. Refusing to let that dramatic day define his life, he went on to become a four-term US senator--and returned to space...