The stories behind the skill.

"It could out-climb, out-turn, and out-range anything in the sky. What it could not do was take a hit."

"December 24, 1968"

"000 feet"

"The Israel Defense Forces Air Force of 1967 was a predomi..."

"At 1025 on June 4, 1942, three Japanese carriers burned because a few dozen dive bomber pilots refused to quit."

"Fishbed-C,"

"The day the Fortresses fell"

"At 6:31 p"

"The night Tokyo burned"

"No mission in the Gemini program better displayed America..."

"101 minutes"

"Day and night, the hammer fell"

"970 hours"

"500 feet"

"Things are beginning to stack up a little."

"302 miles"

"4 hours"

"The only Allied pilot to claim over 60 confirmed kills—and he did it after being held back for two years as an instructor."

"A radial engine in a European fighter? Tank bet his career on it—and won."

"Houston, we’ve had a problem here."

"America is in space to stay."

"Okay, I'm out,"

"The most built fighter ever, yet its narrow track undercarriage killed more pilots than enemy gunfire."

"For the first time in naval history, two fleets fought a battle without ever seeing each other's ships."