aviation history

In 1908, five years after the Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk, most Americans had still never seen an airplane in flight. But on July 4th of…

During World War II, Lt. Col. George Haley flew combat missions with the famed Tuskegee Airmen. The actions of Lt. Col. Haley and the other Tuskegee…

In 1943, 2nd Lt. Joseph P. Congelli, a native of Hornell, New York and a member of the "Mighty Eighth" 8th Air Force, was shot down while he returned from…

The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, which celebrates the memory of a pioneer of the land and air is located just a few miles south of Hammondsport in Steuben…

From inventors of aviation technology to gliders that soar above the valleys, Steuben County is rich in aviation history.The Costa Flying Service, located…

Explore the life or aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss in this hour-long documentary.

In 1929, 25 year-old Edwin Link would build the world’s first successful flight simulator.