Features

ROTA, Spain

Statistically, traveling by air is often cited as the safest way to travel.

While taking to the skies has some inherent risk, advances in
technology, coupled with stringent maintenance requirements and
rigorous training procedures for aircrew, have contributed to a safe
aerial environment in most parts of the world.

The Bristol 188, certainly one of the most beautiful aircraft ever
made, had its genesis in 1952 when the British Ministry of Defense
issued specification ER. 134T for a test aircraft capable of speeds of
Mach 1.8 to Mach 2.5 to gather data for the development of the Avro
730, a Mach 2 reconnaissance bomber.

Managing one of the biggest military aerial ports might sound a bit
overwhelming to some, but for the men and women of the 721st Aerial
Port Squadron, the hustle and bustle of the gateway to Europe is no
match for them.

While the everyday mission may become mundane to some, Airmen with the
435th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery section have found a
creative way to break up the monotony.

Despite their vulnerability demonstrated in World War I, zeppelins
still offered seductive attractions to the world

Up through World War II, seaplanes were an integral part of virtually
all the world