From wooden seaplanes built in the 1940s to the aircraft making space travel possible, we've taken a look at some of the world's most gigantic planes and the astonishing stories behind them.

The Boeing 747-200’s wingspan is 195 feet, eight inches (59 m, 64 cm), whereas the Boeing 747-800’s wingspan is 224 feet ... The Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya is a combination of a piece ...

Crowds gathered at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport viewing area Friday morning for a rare sight: the departure of an Antonov An-124. The giant craft, the heaviest operating cargo ...

Putin promises tough road back for Western businesses that 'slammed door defiantly' on Russia Western companies that "slammed the door defiantly" when they left Russia will not be allowed to buy ...

The Antonov aircraft came down after take-off from the military's Wadi Seidna air base on Tuesday evening, killing military officers and civilians. The cause of the crash is unclear, but military ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — ODOT says a landslide has closed OR-224 four miles west of the Ripplebrook Ranger Station on Sunday after heavy rains moved across the region. Officials say a local ...

A freestanding landmark residence on 438sqm of land, this house is a beautifully preserved example of old-world Glebe, with its Victorian detail intact, and an incredible sense of scale throughout ...

Crowds gathered at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport viewing area Friday morning for a rare sight: the departure of an Antonov An-124. The giant craft, the heaviest operating cargo plane ...

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A military source had previously told AFP that a technical fault was the cause of the Antonov plane crash. The accident occurred near the Wadi Seidna air base – one of the army's largest military ...

On the murder of Ruth First and others killed by the South African death squads, and on the threat to the lives of activists at home and abroad. No. 96 (1st Quart. 1984), p. 5 Speeches at the funeral, ...