America 250

Florida

This week we visit Florida! Home of Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center, plus Pan Am and redefining the notion of air travel.

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Michigan

This week we visit Michigan! The Great Lakes State—famous for being a center of automobile manufacturing—was also an important hub…

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Arkansas

This week we visit Arkansas! The “Natural State” was the home of Louise Thaden, a pioneering female aviator who set multiple flying records, including the women’s…

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Missouri

This week we visit Missouri! We discuss the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, the Mercury and Gemini capsules for NASA, the F-4 Phantom, and the F-15 Eagle.

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Maine

This week we visit Maine! Learn about the “Vacationland’s” contributions to the Artemis program, the Civil Air Patrol, plus the group’s role helping secure the eastern coastline during the conflict.

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Alabama

This week we visit Alabama! Learn about the incredible contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen, who fought a dual war against both discrimination and Axis forces during World War II.

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