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    This Day in History: The Lafayette Escadrille
    tara
    • May 13
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The Lafayette Escadrille

    On this day in 1916, American pilots take to the skies at the Battle of Verdun. They’d volunteered to fight, even though the United...
    This Day in History: Harriet Quimby, the woman who inspired Amelia Earhart
    tara
    • Apr 16
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Harriet Quimby, the woman who inspired Amelia Earhart

    On this day in 1912, Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel. Perhaps she’s the most famous female...
    This Day in History: Tiny Broadwick, aviation pioneer
    tara
    • Apr 8
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Tiny Broadwick, aviation pioneer

    On this day in 1893, a future aviation heroine is born. Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick has been called the “First Lady of Parachuting.” Tiny...
    This Day in History: Operation Varsity
    tara
    • Mar 25
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Operation Varsity

    On this day in 1945, Allied forces determine that “organized resistance has now ceased” in western Germany. Just one day earlier, Allied...
    This Day in History: Air raid on Tokyo
    tara
    • Mar 9
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Air raid on Tokyo

    On this day in 1945, the United States Army Air Forces launches an unprecedented air raid on Tokyo, Japan. To date, it remains the single...
    This Day in History: The 1966 NASA T-38 crash
    tara
    • Feb 28
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The 1966 NASA T-38 crash

    On this day in 1966, two astronauts are tragically killed as they travel from Houston to St. Louis. Elliot See and Charles Bassett were...
    This Day in History: The first U.S. Navy aviator
    tara
    • Feb 27
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The first U.S. Navy aviator

    On this day in 1885, Theodore “Spuds” Ellyson is born. Exactly 43 years later, he would be tragically killed—on his birthday. He was the...
    This Day in History: The Space Shuttle Enterprise
    tara
    • Feb 18
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The Space Shuttle Enterprise

    On this day in 1977, the Space Shuttle Enterprise makes its maiden flight atop a modified Boeing 747. Did you know that NASA built an...
    This Day in History: The lost story of Lady Be Good
    tara
    • Feb 11
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The lost story of Lady Be Good

    On this day in 1960, a British oil exploration team makes an unexpected discovery, helping to solve an old World War II mystery. What...
    This Day in History: Louis Curdes's unusual Air Medal
    tara
    • Feb 10
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Louis Curdes's unusual Air Medal

    On this day in 1945, USAAF Captain Louis E. Curdes shoots down an American C-47, forcing it to crash land in the ocean. Legend has it...
    This Day in History: The Space Shuttle Columbia explodes
    tara
    • Feb 1
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The Space Shuttle Columbia explodes

    On this day in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia explodes above the skies of Texas. Columbia had once been the first space shuttle to...
    This Day in History: Captain Sully's Miracle
    tara
    • Jan 23
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Captain Sully's Miracle

    On this day in 1951, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is born. Captain Sully is best known for successfully crash landing an airplane in the...
    This Day in History: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan's trans-Atlantic flight
    tara
    • Jan 22
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan's trans-Atlantic flight

    On this day in 1907, Douglas Corrigan is born. He would earn the nickname “Wrong Way” Corrigan because of an accidental 1938 flight...
    This Day in History: Glenn L. Martin, an early aviation hero, is born
    tara
    • Jan 18
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Glenn L. Martin, an early aviation hero, is born

    On this day in 1886, Glenn L. Martin is born. He’s possibly the biggest aviation hero that you’ve never heard of. He is the “Martin” in...
    This Day in History: Eastern Airlines Flight 401
    tara
    • Dec 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Eastern Airlines Flight 401

    On this day in 1972, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashes in the Everglades. The jumbo jet had been making a late evening flight from New...
    This Day in History: The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
    tara
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk

    On this day in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first sustained, powered flight of a heavier-than-air machine under the complete...
    This Day in History: WWII Pilot Gertrude Tompkins
    tara
    • Oct 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: WWII Pilot Gertrude Tompkins

    On this day in 1944, an elite American female pilot climbs into a P-51D Mustang fighter. Gertrude Tompkins Silver was tasked with...
    This Day in History: Chuck Yeager's supersonic flight
    tara
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Chuck Yeager's supersonic flight

    On this day in 1947, a United States Air Force pilot becomes the first person to break the sound barrier. Chuck Yeager was a World War II...
    This Day in History: The nearly forgotten story of Apollo 12
    tara
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: The nearly forgotten story of Apollo 12

    On this day in 1929, a future astronaut is born. Richard “Dick” Gordon, Jr. was aboard Apollo 12 when that spacecraft was struck by...
    This Day in History: Aviation pioneer Jerrie Mock
    tara
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Aviation pioneer Jerrie Mock

    On this day in 2014, aviation pioneer Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock passes away. She is best known for her 1964 solo trip around the world—the...
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