In 1929 some of the first attempts at refuelling planes in flight were being undertaken. This famous photograph of Operation Question Mark shows a 10,000lb Fokker C-2A being refueled in flight by a modified Douglas C-1 transport aircraft.
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This 1:16 scale Sopwith Camel model kit by Hasegawa has breathtaking detail throughout, it’s been designed to be displayed uncovered with no fabric over the wings or fuselage to showcase the intricacy of the…
This NASA-approved shirt features the main control panel of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) better known as the “Moon Buggy”. The Moon Buggy has the unique distinction of being the first manned-automobile to ever turn…
The Ford Mustang Boss 429 was created specifically to homologate Ford’s 429 cu. in. semi-hemispherical V8 engine for NASCAR competition. Ford needed an engine that could compete with the 426 cu. in. Chrysler Hemi on…
This is the United States Thunderbirds Space Pen, it’s made by the original Space Pen company Fisher, and it’s the standard issue pen of the USAF Thunderbirds display team. The original story of how the…
The series of Western Clipper Motorhomes were designed by the prolific and influential industrial designer Brooks Stevens, before the United States entered WW2 in the late 1930s and very early 1940s. A number of unique…
The Stutz Model BB Speedster was the fastest American production car of its time, thanks to its advanced 299 cu. in. single overhead cam inline-8 cylinder engine that was capable of over 140 hp…
