After World War II’s conclusion, seaplanes were retired from military missions. Longer land-based runways, and jet-powered ...

On a midsummer Sunday morning in Manhasset Bay, it seems all Long Island is afloat. Yachts, ketches, skiffs, sailboats, cabin cruisers, even a kayak — its occupant windmilling fearlessly through the ...

For many San Diegans, Jan. 26, 1911, marked a landmark moment in aviation history. On that day, pioneering aviator Glenn H. Curtiss made what is recognized as the first successful seaplane flight in ...

On December 8, 1941, Japan attacked the Philippines and destroyed nearly half of the U.S. Army Air Corps’ bombers along with a third of its fighters on the ground. Yet, 43 of 45 Navy patrol aircraft ...