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...
taraSep 24, 20212 minThis Day in History: Jimmy Doolittle & the first blind flightOn this day in 1929, renowned aviator Jimmy Doolittle completes the first blind flight. Today, airplanes make instrument landings all the...
taraSep 18, 20213 minThis Day in History: Joseph Kittinger, the Man Who Fell From SpaceOn this day in 1984, retired Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger completes a solo balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip was...
taraSep 7, 20213 minThis Day in History: Calvin Spann, Tuskegee AirmanOn this day in 2015, Lt. Calvin J. Spann passes away at the age of 90. Decades earlier, he’d been one of the original members of the...
taraAug 18, 20213 minThis Day in History: The first trans-Atlantic crossing in a balloonOn this day in 1978, three Americans land a helium gas balloon, Double Eagle II, in France. They’d just become the first to cross the...
taraJul 20, 20213 minThis Day in History: Neil Armstrong steps onto the moonOn this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon. Americans had won a “space race” to get there. We’d...
taraJul 10, 20213 minThis Day in History: Howard Hughes flies around the worldOn this day in 1938, Howard Hughes nears the end of his flight around the world. He wasn’t the first to make such a flight, but he was...
taraJun 29, 20213 minThis Day in History: Amelia Earhart’s final flightOn this day in 1937, Amelia Earhart lands her twin-engine airplane in New Guinea. She and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were attempting to...
taraJun 27, 20213 minThis Day in History: The U.S. Army Air Service & the first midair refuelingOn this day in 1923, two biplanes conduct the first successful midair refueling. Well, sort of. They made the first midair transfer using...
taraJun 24, 20213 minThis Day in History: The first American to flyOn this day in 1784, the first American “aviator” takes to the skies. Would you believe that this individual was none other than a...
taraMay 6, 20213 minThis Day in History: The Hindenburg’s tragic last tripOn this day in 1937, the Hindenburg catches fire and crashes in New Jersey. Somewhat ironically, the airship was then celebrating the one...
taraMar 10, 20213 minThis Day in History: “Pardo’s Push” saves a pilotOn this day in 1967, a United States Air Force pilot risks his life to save his wingman. Captain John R. “Bob” Pardo would try an...
taraFeb 9, 20213 minThis Day in History: Apollo 14 returns from the moonOn this day in 1971, the crew of Apollo 14 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean. The astronauts had just become the third NASA crew to walk...
taraJan 26, 20213 minThis Day in History: Bessie Coleman, First Licensed Black AviatorOn this day in 1892, Bessie Coleman is born to a poor sharecropping family in Atlanta, Texas. She would later become the first black...
taraJan 13, 20213 minThis Day in History: A Boeing 737 crashes into the PotomacOn this day in 1982, a Boeing 737 crashes into the icy waters of the Potomac. Air Florida Flight 90 had stalled during takeoff, then...
taraJan 9, 20213 minThis Day in History: George Washington, patron of aviation pioneers?On this day in 1793, the first successful balloon flight is made from American soil. Did you know that President George Washington was in...
taraJun 21, 20203 minThis Day in History: Bravery at the Battle of the Philippine SeaOn this day in 1944, Americans win a decisive victory at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Imperial Japanese Navy would be crippled,...
taraJun 11, 20203 minThis Day in History: Charles Lindbergh & his historic flightOn this day in 1927, Colonel Charles Lindbergh is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He had just finished a historic nonstop...