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Published on March 22, 2013 On this date in aviation history, March 22, 1919, the world’s first regularly scheduled international service began operations that linked two cities, Brussels and Paris,
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Published on March 22, 2013 On this date in aviation history, March 22, 1919, the world’s first regularly scheduled international service began operations that linked two cities, Brussels and Paris,
Published on March 21, 2013 “NOWADAYS it is safe to remark that any pupil who can keep a fairly clear head and who has quite an average amount of common
Published on March 18, 2013 The idea of man-powered flight dates back thousands of years to the story of Icarus and Daedalus, who in ancient myth flew with wings made
Published on March 17, 2013 One hundred years ago, in the early days of aviation’s rapid advance, the flights with model aeroplanes were highly respected and not considered, “child’s play”.
Published on March 16, 2013 “March 16 [1926]. Went to Auburn with S in am. E and Mr. Roope came out at 1 p.m. Tried rocket at 2.30. It rose
Published on March 15, 2013 By January 1916, Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his men had been declared enemies by the US Government in the aftermath of an ambush of a
Published on March 14, 2013 The invasion of France was less than three months away and Allied forces were massing across England. As planners labored in secret in preparation for
Published on March 13, 2013 “High Upon a Kite. The No. 1 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps carried out an extensive series of experiments with kites at Farnborough, on
Published on March 12, 2013 One hundred years ago today, the publication Flight, from the Royal Aero Club, was arriving in the post around Great Britain carrying news of events
Published on March 11, 2013 “One of the most important items recently chronicled in Flight was that recording the achievement of Lieut. J. W. Dunne, who, at Eastchurch in the
Published on March 10, 2013 On March 10, 1956 — today in aviation history — the Department of Defense authorized the following information release: March 10, 1956/B-47/ Mediterranean Sea The
Published on March 9, 2013 The phrase “”More lost than Lieutenant Bello” (“Más perdido que el Teniente Bello”) is a part of Chile’s linguistic heritage and refers to someone who
Published on March 8, 2013 “Flying is the best possible thing for women.” — Raymonde de Laroche It seems fitting that today, on International Women’s Day, we should salute the
Published on March 7, 2013 The household vacuum cleaner ran smoothly for 25 minutes, slowly pushing air into the inflatable, collapsed wing, which would span 27 feet once filled. Incredibly,
Published on March 6, 2013 Today in aviation history, on March 6, 1990, the very last US Military flight of the SR-71 Blackbird took place. The flight originated from Palmdale,
Published on March 5, 2013 Air Ministry Specification F.7/30 was published in 1930 and called for British firms to prepare designs for a future fighter plane, one that could achieve
Published on March 4, 2013 The date was March 4, 1942. Just four months had passed since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Since then, America had ramped up its
Published on March 3, 2013 At the height of the air war over Vietnam, the USAF and US Navy kill ratios achieved by their pilots in combat were far lower
Published on March 2, 2013 Twice before, weather had delayed the first test flight. High winds had dogged the plans and even today, on March 2, 1969, the winds were
Published on March 1, 2013 On this date in aviation history, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) published a draft of the new, universal, worldwide phonetic alphabet to be used
Published on February 28, 2013 In 1959, 54 years ago today, the United States launched a secret satellite from Vandenberg AFB, California. The first of America’s spy satellites, it was
Published on February 27, 2013 One hundred years ago this week, the Royal Aero Club’s newsletter, Flight, was arriving at manors and homes across Great Britain. Within its pages the
Published on February 26, 2013 It all started in Finland on February 26, 1946 — today in aviation history — when several Finnish citizens looked up into the sky during
Published on February 25, 2013 As 1928 drew to a close, conditions for the British Legation in Kabul were dire. The rapidly destabilizing security situation in Afghanistan was clearly evident.
Published on February 24, 2013 On February 24, 1996, 17 years ago today in aviation history, a routine search and rescue mission took off from Opa Locka Airport in South
Published on February 23, 2013 One hundred years ago today in aviation history, on February 23, 1913, the Bristol Scout racing plane made its first flight at the hands of
Published on February 22, 2013 The year was 1932 and Japan, at the time a country whose Imperialist government was focused on establishing military dominance of Asia, had brutally attacked
Published on February 21, 2013 By Thomas Van Hare Today in aviation history marks the birthday (and coincidentally, the day of the death) of the world’s greatest non-Luftwaffe ace —
Published on February 20, 2013 Today we celebrate the birthday of one of aviation’s greatest women, a flyer who, in her long life of 88 years, achieved more firsts, was
Published on February 19, 2013 During the Great War, in February 1917, the British were on the advance across the desert sands of Egypt and Palestine. Their aim was to
Published on February 18, 2013 On this date in aviation history, on February 18, 1911, a very unlikely event took place — the first air mail flown by a fixed-wing,
Published on February 17, 2013 By Thomas Van Hare It was after midnight on the night of February 17, 1974 — today in aviation history — when Private First Class
Published on February 16, 2013 Traian Vuia was a young Romanian from Surducul-Mic, a small town in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A scientifically-oriented scholar, he attended the School of Mechanics at
Published on February 4, 2013 Not every aviation pioneer was successful — in fact, many were not, with some even dying on the long and hard road to proving that
Published on February 3, 2013 By Thomas Van Hare Today in aviation history, on February 3, 1959, a small plane crashed in bad weather near Clear Lake, Iowa. Every year,
Published on February 2, 2013 By Thomas Van Hare The mission was supposed to have been a two vs. two air combat maneuvering exercise, pitting pilots of the 71st Fighter
Published on February 1, 2013 “After waiting over three weeks, and almost deciding to give up his attempt to cross the Alps, at any rate for the present, Bielovucic was
Published on January 30, 2013 It was January 1911 and in Cuba there was much talk of aviation. News reached the island with frequency about the great flights underway at
Published on January 31, 2013 On January 31, 1928 — today in aviation history — the US Postmaster, Mr. Harry S. New, issued a Federal Government order to all US
Published on January 29, 2013 Raúl Pateras Pescara de Castelluccio was an Argentinian engineer living in France with an interest in helicopter design. By January 1924, he had nearly five