The military is the reason for the Boeing 747’s iconic hump
In October 2022, the last Boeing 747 rolled off the production line. Dubbed the “Queen of the Skies,” the 747 was the original jumbo jet and opened air travel to…
The Air Force flies government officials in these modified Boeing 737s
As VIP aircraft go, none are as iconic as Air Force One. The U.S. President’s specially-configured Boeing VC-25, the military version of the famous 747 jetliner, and its famous white,…
This was the plan for a 747 aircraft carrier
Longtime readers of WATM know that the U.S. Navy had flying carriers in the 1930s that eventually failed as zeppelins began crashi…