Month: April 2012
The Spruce Goose Takes Flight
This plane made but one flight – a trip that lasted about one mile just a few yards off of the surface. Yet, it remains…
A Behemoth of a Plane
It was a behemoth of a plane…the H-4 Hercules…an aircraft with the largest wingspan of any every built. But how and why was it every…
Escape from Alcatraz
It was the most famous of escape attempts at Alcatraz. A fact that no one has ever seen the three inmates who made the attempt…
An Unusual Farm
Farms come in many shapes and sizes, raising crops, livestock and many other combinations. But in central Arkansas, there is a centuries old farm that…
Boston Corbett
At one time, Boston Corbett was one of the most widely known men in the nation. He was the man who killed Lincoln’s assassin, John…
The Story of Boothe’s Shooter
John Wilkes Boothe shot President Lincoln in April of 1865. For nearly two weeks there was a manhunt to bring the assassin to justice. Boothe…
The Super Guppy
Imagine flying a plane called the “SuperGuppy.” There are only two in existence and one is here for the world to see. As the name…
Air Force One
The President of the United States flies in Air Force One, and to some extent they can customize the ride to their preferences. That was…
Pima Air and Space
A few months ago, our broadcasts visited the Bone Yard, the long term storage facility for U.S. government aircraft in Tucson. The facility that sits…
The QRS Company of Buffalo, New York
For the last 103 years, this company that has helped Americans play the piano. It doesn’t teach people to play the keys though, they just…