Flight to Red Square
Published on May 28, 2013 The year was 1987. Mathias Rust was just 19 years old. He was a private pilot from Germany with 50 hours of total flight time,
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Published on May 28, 2013 The year was 1987. Mathias Rust was just 19 years old. He was a private pilot from Germany with 50 hours of total flight time,
Published on May 27, 2013 On this Memorial Day, we salute all veterans who have made sacrifices in the causes of freedom and liberty and also thank those who have
This Week’s Hints to help you along: A 1930s era design, from a patent filing done in the USA. Was it a US design or from Europe; what lines are
Published on May 26, 2013 Stranded on the icepack in the cold Arctic north, the survivors from the crash of the airship Italia carefully collected what supplies they could find.
Published on May 25, 2013 Umberto Nobile had already been to the North Pole once by airship, having piloted the Norge, a semi-rigid dirigible of his own design, on a
Published on May 24, 2013 Mr. Tsoe. K. Wong, a Chinese living in England, saw an opportunity to design and build a biplane which, once tested and proven, could be
Published on May 19, 2013 The German Rumpler reconnaissance plane made a low altitude pass over the American aerodrome at Gengault Aerodrome near Toul, France. There, the 94th Aero Squadron,
Published on May 18, 2013 In 1966, Sheila Scott, a British actress who had learned to fly a few years earlier, decided to pursue her passion in aviation by setting
Published on May 17, 2013 The Memphis Belle, a B-17 with the 324th Bomb Squadron of the 91st Bomb Group, flew its 25 mission at this time in history —
Published on May 13, 2013 One hundred and one years ago today in aviation history, on Monday, May 13, 1912, there was a terrible accident at Brooklands. Two men, the
This Week’s Hints to help you along: A twin-tailed plane designed for the military. Early enough that it uses wing warping! A Wright design — with Manning, however. 2,000 total
Published on May 12, 2013 It was clear day, VFR and with smooth seas when LTJG Robert “Rocket” Rabuse and his B/N, ENS Al Hux, USN, circled the USS Lexington
Published on May 10, 2013 When Ernest Failloubaz climbed into the aeroplane, he had never flown before in his life. Further, he had no flight instructor, nor was one available
Published on May 9, 2013 By Thomas Van Hare “I achieved my greatest victory on May 9, 1918. For some time, I longed for a triumph in a single 24
Published on May 8, 2013 The plane was purpose-built for the flight, extensively modified from a proven design of the Levasseur PL4 reconnaissance seaplane and redesignated as the Levasseur PL.8.
Published on May 7, 2013 By Guy Ellis, Guest Contributor The radar operator on the Bristol Beaufighter, Sergeant Rawnsley, focused on the AI — his only picture of the surrounding
Published on May 6, 2013 By Guy Ellis, Guest Contributor King George VI stood in the darkened “Starlights” caravan behind Squadron Leader Brown. Together, they peered down at what seemed
This Week’s Hints to help you along: For the darkness of night, a shadow falls across the Moon. There might be a good clue in the tail design. This came
Published on May 4, 2013 The key challenges of air racing are ones of weight, profile, horsepower and aerodynamic streamlining. In 1927, at the height of the international competition in
Published on May 3, 2013 The commanding general of the Alaskan Air Command, Major General William D. Old, USAF, squared off in front of his new Special Projects Officer, Lt.
Published on May 2, 2013 By extraordinary luck, that one SA-2 missile fired by Voronov’s SA-2 missile battery tracked true. It exploded in the wake of the American U-2C spy
Published on May 1, 2013 It was May Day in 1960, 53 years ago today in aviation history when the Soviets celebrated their national holiday. Military parades marched through Moscow’s