PONY EXPRESS WITH WINGS
Fighting winter temperatures of thirty-six below zero while using the Union Pacific tracks for navigation, the men who first flew the mails were a unique breed of pilots. They had only their skill, courage and instinct -- plus a little luck -- to deliver the mail. Because of their dedication, the mail always got through and the U.S. Air Mail Service was conceived.

DINNER KEY
The showplace of the great flying boats and gateway to the glamorous Spanish Main -- Dinner Key, located on Miami's Biscayne Bay. A model for future marine air terminals throughout the world, Dinner Key was headquarters for Pan American's Caribbean Operations and one of Miami's main tourist attractions of the 1930's. Relive the days of the Clipper Ships at this unique facility.

STAGGERWING
Evolving from the early days of aviation -- days when both money and expertise were hard to find -- came the first of the truly classic birds -- The Staggerwing. Turn over its huge radial engine and the ground would tremble, feel the surge of power as she jumped from the runway, and meet the men who dared to build and fly her.

THE LEGEND OF BEN HOWARD
Ben Howard is both man and myth. His life epitomized the mystique of those early days of aviation for above all else, his first passion was flight. To live was to fly -- be it in an open cockpit, barnstorming in a World War I "Jenny, " or putting a B-36 through its paces. Hobo and gentleman, leader and revolutionary, creator and critic -- Ben Howard.