In a fascinating four-part series this week about aviation at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, reporter Melissa Miller has given us a glimpse of the rich flying tradition this area holds. During ...

Captain Alexander Beck became a World War I flying ace at just 18, scoring 11 victories in the S.E.5a. A calm, human story of courage, skill, and survival over the Western Front.

Skywatching became a national occupation 70 years ago, as “stiff necks and goggle eyes were the order of the day,” The Associated Press said at the time.