taraMay 133 minThis Day in History: The Lafayette EscadrilleOn this day in 1916, American pilots take to the skies at the Battle of Verdun. They’d volunteered to fight, even though the United...
taraApr 163 minThis Day in History: Harriet Quimby, the woman who inspired Amelia EarhartOn this day in 1912, Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel. Perhaps she’s the most famous female...
taraApr 83 minThis Day in History: Tiny Broadwick, aviation pioneerOn this day in 1893, a future aviation heroine is born. Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick has been called the “First Lady of Parachuting.” Tiny...
taraMar 253 minThis Day in History: Operation VarsityOn this day in 1945, Allied forces determine that “organized resistance has now ceased” in western Germany. Just one day earlier, Allied...
taraMar 93 minThis Day in History: Air raid on TokyoOn this day in 1945, the United States Army Air Forces launches an unprecedented air raid on Tokyo, Japan. To date, it remains the single...
taraFeb 283 minThis Day in History: The 1966 NASA T-38 crashOn this day in 1966, two astronauts are tragically killed as they travel from Houston to St. Louis. Elliot See and Charles Bassett were...
taraFeb 273 minThis Day in History: The first U.S. Navy aviatorOn this day in 1885, Theodore “Spuds” Ellyson is born. Exactly 43 years later, he would be tragically killed—on his birthday. He was the...
taraFeb 183 minThis Day in History: The Space Shuttle EnterpriseOn this day in 1977, the Space Shuttle Enterprise makes its maiden flight atop a modified Boeing 747. Did you know that NASA built an...
taraFeb 113 minThis Day in History: The lost story of Lady Be GoodOn this day in 1960, a British oil exploration team makes an unexpected discovery, helping to solve an old World War II mystery. What...
taraFeb 103 minThis Day in History: Louis Curdes's unusual Air MedalOn 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...
taraFeb 13 minThis Day in History: The Space Shuttle Columbia explodesOn this day in 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia explodes above the skies of Texas. Columbia had once been the first space shuttle to...
taraJan 233 minThis Day in History: Captain Sully's MiracleOn this day in 1951, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is born. Captain Sully is best known for successfully crash landing an airplane in the...
taraJan 223 minThis Day in History: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan's trans-Atlantic flightOn this day in 1907, Douglas Corrigan is born. He would earn the nickname “Wrong Way” Corrigan because of an accidental 1938 flight...
taraJan 183 minThis Day in History: Glenn L. Martin, an early aviation hero, is bornOn 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...
taraDec 29, 20213 minThis Day in History: Eastern Airlines Flight 401On this day in 1972, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashes in the Everglades. The jumbo jet had been making a late evening flight from New...
taraDec 17, 20213 minThis Day in History: The Wright Brothers at Kitty HawkOn this day in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first sustained, powered flight of a heavier-than-air machine under the complete...
taraOct 26, 20213 minThis Day in History: WWII Pilot Gertrude TompkinsOn this day in 1944, an elite American female pilot climbs into a P-51D Mustang fighter. Gertrude Tompkins Silver was tasked with...
taraOct 14, 20213 minThis Day in History: Chuck Yeager's supersonic flightOn 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...
taraOct 5, 20213 minThis Day in History: The nearly forgotten story of Apollo 12On this day in 1929, a future astronaut is born. Richard “Dick” Gordon, Jr. was aboard Apollo 12 when that spacecraft was struck by...
taraOct 1, 20213 minThis Day in History: Aviation pioneer Jerrie MockOn this day in 2014, aviation pioneer Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock passes away. She is best known for her 1964 solo trip around the world—the...