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Yellow rescue truck on display in museum setting.

This Rescue Truck Was the First Foam Truck to Respond to the Pentagon on 9/11. It Is Now on Display at the National Air and Space Museum

Several men stand on the roof of a large building, unfolding a red, white, and blue flag with a stars-and-stripes pattern over the side of the building.

A Date That Will Live in Infamy

A vintage silver Ford Tri-Motor aircraft parked on a wet tarmac under a dramatic, cloudy sky at dusk. The plane features corrugated metal skin, three engines, and the "Ford" script logo in blue on the fuselage, all reflected in the water on the ground.

The Ford Motor Company Built Excellent Airplanes 100 Years Ago

A white man in his mid-50s stands on a mezzanine overlooking several military jet airplanes parked on the concrete floor of a large hangar. The man is smiling and wearing a dark gray suit, blue shirt, and tie.

How a Military Veteran Became a Museum Professional

Red hot molten lava and thick dark dust spew from the ground while a small white. single-propeller aircraft flies overhead.

How Active Volcanoes Can Put Airplanes in Danger

Smoke pours from the west wing of the Pentagon building September 11, 2001 in Arlington, Virginia, after a plane crashed into the building and set off a huge explosion. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Smithsonian's Chris Browne Was the Manager at Ronald Reagan National Airport on 9/11

A view of the Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, which closed in 2001. This photo of the now-defunct airport was taken in 2007. Credit: Alexandros Lambrovassilis

Photographing an Airport in Transition

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