>> and at 6:00 on american artifacts -- >> the french method was they put you in a little blario with the wings cut down. your second training flight, they give you more wing and a little bigger engine on the thing and you'd literally hop up and down the field. when you were ready for the big day, you talk to your instructor who had been talking to you on the ground, he'd pat you on the shoulder and you get in an airplane and make your first real solo flight all by yourself. >> pilot robert boone powell takes us on a tour of the military aviation museum. to learn about advances in aviation technology during those wars. for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> tonight, a look at the intelligence community and its role in helping the defense department avoid threats. and later, a look at how isis is responding to recent attacks in mosul and other parts of iraq. >>> while testifying on capitol hill this week, james clapper, the direct offer national intelligence, officially announced his resignation effective january 20th. director clapper testified alongside