The Little Prince
Published on July 31, 2012 “Goodbye, said the fox. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
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Published on July 31, 2012 “Goodbye, said the fox. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
Published July 30, 2012 “Why not go up there?” the journalist Paul du Bochet asked. François Durafour considered the proposition of a landing on the highest slopes of Mont Blanc,
This Week’s Hints to help you along: Ok, definitely seems British, actually. Yes, that’s right. Or is it? Note the interesting folding wing mechanism, attaching at the roots. Specially designed
Published July 29, 2012 “I find myself between two giant, yellow wings that extend away over and under me. Behind us sits the motor, ready to launch us with its
Published July 28, 2012 The Amazing Rescue First, Captain Woodyard flew to the smoother waters on the downwind side of Tachou Tao Island, flying over a fishing village and between the
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Published July 27, 2012 A Miraculous Water Landing The Chinese aircraft were attacking the Cathay Pacific airliner relentlessly even as Captain Phil Blown pulled the airliner left and right. In
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Published July 26, 2012 In 1954, July 26 marked the first public news reports of and, concurrently, the final military aerial action of the Hainan Incident. Little known today, the
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Published July 25, 2012 On this date in aviation history in 1909, spurred on by a £1,000 prize offered by a British newspaper called the Daily Mail, the bankrupt Frenchman
Published July 24, 2012 This article is dedicated to the memory of Sally Ride, America’s first woman astronaut, who, at age 61, passed away from pancreatic cancer yesterday, July 23,
Published July 23, 2012 By Thomas Van Hare On this date in aviation history in 1984, Air Canada Flight 143, a Boeing 767, unexpectedly ran out of fuel while at
This Week’s Hints to help you along: Yes, that looks a bit like a B-36, but just what makes it different? The aircraft shown is in flight testing with a
Published July 22, 2012 Without question, 1955 was the loudest year in aviation history. On this date, July 22, 1955, the Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech would make its first flight, setting
Published on July 21, 2012 On this day in aviation history in 1921, off the Virginia Capes, a flight of US Army Air Service Martin NBS-1 bombers flew over and
Published on July 20, 2012 “The Eagle has landed.” At 9:32 am EDT on July 16, 1969, the three man Apollo 11 space craft successfully lifted off from Launch Complex
Published on July 19, 2012 The K-74 Attacks Hidden in the darkness of the night, the US Navy blimp K-74 throttled up and angled downward to 250 feet of altitude
Published July 18, 2012 On this day in aviation history in 1943, the US Navy K-Class airship, K-74, was lost to enemy fire — not from another aircraft, but in
Published July 17, 2012 by Thomas Van Hare By 1938, flying between the USA and Europe had become commonplace. What had been the stuff of Lindbergh and Earhart just a
Published July 16, 2012 News Flash: The USAF and NASA have announced an air-launched, hypersonic research aircraft capable of flying from the lower atmosphere into space (achieving altitudes above 100
This Week’s Hints to help you along: Yes, those are Chinese markings. Gull-winged for better water handling. Could fly a 5,000 km long patrol! Mounted up to five 23mm cannons.
Published on July 15, 2012 Today in aviation history in 1969, the the Tu-144, a Soviet supersonic transport (SST) design, made a first flight that exceeded Mach 2.0. The story
Published on July 14, 2012 by Thomas Van Hare On this date in history in 1918, Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest and favored son of former President Theodore Roosevelt, was shot
Published July 13, 2012 by Thomas Van Hare Today in aviation history in 1977, the 13th of July (it was a Wednesday in 1977, by the way), marks the death
Published on July 12, 2012 On this day in aviation history in 1929, the Dornier Do X took off for its first test flight. The aircraft was an incredible seaplane,
Published on July 11, 2012 Exactly 50 years ago today in aviation (and aerospace) history the world’s first broadcast of a satellite-relayed television signal, from the Telstar I, took place.
Published on July 10, 2012 On this day in aviation history in 1929, Italy’s entry into the Schneider Cup seaplane races, the Macchi M.67, made its first flight. With the
Published July 9, 2012 On this day in aviation history, July 9, 1961, began of the one of the greatest civilian evacuation operations ever undertaken in the history of Africa.
This Week’s Hints to help you along: Designed for high performance in tropical heat and density altitudes. Created for casualty evacuation, despite its seemingly too small size. A surprisingly powerful
Published on August 5, 2012 The year was 1898, and in nearby Manzell, Germany, one of the two partners in the venture stood on the porch of his family estate.
Published July 7, 2012 Today, flying across the Alps is little more than a short climb followed by an easy flight looking down on the majesty of the mountains below.
Published on July 6, 2012 Sophie Blanchard was born Marie Madeleine-Sophie Armant in 1778. A nervous type who was often startled by loud noises, she didn’t seem the type to
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Published on July 5, 2012 On this day in aviation history in the year 1979, the French aircraft designer Émile Dewoitine passed away in Toulouse. He was 87 years old.
Published on July 4, 2012 Today, all of the United States celebrates its Independence Day. Therefore, it is fitting to recall the sacrifices made to achieve the freedom and liberties
Published on July 3, 2012 On this day in aviation history in 1943, the German Luftwaffe introduced a new tactic called “Wilde Sau” (Wild Boar) to counter the Royal Air
Published on July 2, 2012 KHAQQ calling Itasca. We must be on you, but cannot see you… gas is running low…” Over 22,000 miles and 43 days after leaving Oakland,
This Week’s Hints to help you along: This “What’s That?” entry at Historic Wings is something of a curve ball. Not every inventor was in Europe or USA — sometimes
Published on July 1, 2012 By Thomas Van Hare Though little known, today is the 150th anniversary of the birth of naval aviation. On this date in aviation history, the
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