First Flight of the C-5 Galaxy
Published on June 30, 2012 On this date in aviation history, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo plane made its first flight. One of the largest cargo aircraft in history, the
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Published on June 30, 2012 On this date in aviation history, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy cargo plane made its first flight. One of the largest cargo aircraft in history, the
Published on June 29, 2012 Aftermath and Cover Up of the Shootdown Qaddafi had escaped clean and clear from the aerial assassination attempt. He would live on, the penultimate survivor,
Published on June 28, 2012 Setting the Stage for the Shootdown In 1980, the international community was arrayed against an increasingly belligerent Libyan government under the leadership of the dictator,
Published June 27, 2012 For years, people have wondered exactly what happened to TWA 800. What is known is that on the night of July 17, 1996, a Boeing 747
Published on June 26, 2012 Sixty-four years ago, on June 26, 1948, the United States, Britain, and France launched an emergency airlift to provide food and fuel to over 2.5
Published on June 25, 2012 In 1924, two great nations were pressing the limits of aviation to prove that no part of the civilized world was out of reach of
This Week’s Hints to help you along: An early unmanned aerial vehicle that was successfully flown many times. That’s not a test boom on the nose, but rather a spike
Published on June 24, 2012 “With the steady fortitude of an old voyager,” 13 year old Edward Warren acknowledged the crowd below with a “significant wave of his hat.” Attached
Published on June 23, 2012 On this date in aviation history, Wiley Post and his navigator, Harold Gatty, took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, in New York on a
Published June 22, 2012 “How many enemy aircraft there were; but we have courage, like eagles pursuing swallows, and we overwhelmed the enemy. About 5:30 pm, I spotted 25-26
Published on June 21, 2012 In the mid-afternoon of June 21, 1985, Braathens SAFE Flight 139 took off from Trondheim Airport enroute to Oslo, Norway. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-205
Published on June 20, 2012 By Thomas Van Hare “Know all ye, inhabitants of this city, that this day shall not end before you will see the wonder of wonders,
Published on June 19, 2012 On this date in aviation history in 2002, Steve Fossett launched in the balloon “Spirit of Freedom” from Northam, Western Australia, in a bid to
This Week’s Hints to help you along: To our knowledge, the only aircraft in history ever traded in exchange for coffee beans. First successfully flew across the Atlantic several months
Published on June 18, 2012 On this date in aviation history, Max Immelmann, the German ace whose reputation had spawned the “Fokker Scourge,” was killed in France. Before his death,
Published June 17, 2012 On this date in 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean — as a passenger, not a pilot. How this
Published on June 16, 2012 On this date, 49 years ago, Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova became the first woman to rocket into space, launching on Vostok 6 to begin nearly three
Published on June 15, 2012 Resolution of the Incident Predictably, when the Swedish Government approached the Soviets regarding their responsibility for the two aircraft, i.e., the loss f both the
Published on June 14, 2012 The crew watched as MiGs circled around for another pass. As this was happening, pilots Sven Törngren and Olof Arbin turned the PBY Catalina to
Published on June 13, 2012 Without warning, at approximately 11:23 am, a MiG-15bis piloted by Soviet Air Force Captain Osinskiy rolled in on the aircraft and rapidly closed the distance.
Published on June 12, 2012 On this date in 1979, the first man-powered aircraft made a flight across the English Channel to win the Kremer Prize. The aircaft, the Gossamer
This Week’s Hints to help you along: The markings might help, but then again maybe not. Delivered in 1942 to this country’s air force. Served as a foreign air force’s
Published on June 11, 2012 The cold of White Island, in the Arctic north, is unrelenting. Known as Kvitøya, Arctic Norway, the site is desolate and uninhabited. It is also
Published on June 10, 2012 RAF/RCAF pilot George “Buzz” Beurling was already an experienced pilot when he arrived in Malta on the eve of the opening of the battle for
Published June 9, 2012 The Pacific Ocean is a vast body of water that served as a serious challenge to aviation. It wasn’t until 1928 that the first flight made
Published on June 8, 2012 On this date in aviation history, Frenchman Gabriel Voisin was able to achieve the first ever flight of a powered aircraft — a seaplane —
Published on June 7, 2012 On this date in 1927, RAF pilot Flight Lieutenant O. E. Worsley took the first flight in Britain’s newly constructed entry to the Schneider Cup,
Published on June 6, 2012 In the late hours of the night of June 5/6, 1944, the largest airborne armada ever assembled was formed up over England to support the
Published on June 5, 2012 Exactly seventy years ago today, the Battle of Midway was fought. It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific against the Japanese.
Published on June 4, 2012 On June 4, 1783, the two Montgolfier brothers, Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, demonstrated their unmanned hot air balloon at Annonay, Ardèche, France. Called a
This Week’s Hints to help you along: The tail markings are a good tip off that this aircraft is Italian by design. The paint scheme might indicate that it was
Published June 3, 2012 By Thomas Van Hare Today in aviation history, exactly sixty-four years ago, in 1948, in the clear skies over Israel, the newly formed Israeli Air Force
Published on June 2, 2012 On this day in aviation history, 102 years ago on June 2, 1910, the early British aviation pioneer and automotive innovator Charles Rolls successfully completed
Published on June 1, 2012 Today in aviation history, 81 years ago on June 1, 1931, the US Coast Guard introduced its first dedicated search and rescue aircraft, a Douglas