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...
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Jan 17, 20223 min read
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...
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Dec 29, 20213 min read
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...
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Dec 17, 20213 min read
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...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
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...
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Oct 5, 20213 min read
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...
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Sep 24, 20212 min read
This Day in History: Jimmy Doolittle & the first blind flight
On this day in 1929, renowned aviator Jimmy Doolittle completes the first blind flight. Today, airplanes make instrument landings all the...
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Sep 18, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Joseph Kittinger, the Man Who Fell From Space
On this day in 1984, retired Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger completes a solo balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip was...
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Sep 6, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Calvin Spann, Tuskegee Airman
On 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...
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Jul 10, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Howard Hughes flies around the world
On 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...
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Jun 29, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Amelia Earhart’s final flight
On this day in 1937, Amelia Earhart lands her twin-engine airplane in New Guinea. She and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were attempting to...
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Jun 27, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The U.S. Army Air Service & the first midair refueling
On this day in 1923, two biplanes conduct the first successful midair refueling. Well, sort of. They made the first midair transfer using...
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Jun 24, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The first American to fly
On this day in 1784, the first American “aviator” takes to the skies. Would you believe that this individual was none other than a...
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May 6, 20213 min read
This Day in History: The Hindenburg’s tragic last trip
On this day in 1937, the Hindenburg catches fire and crashes in New Jersey. Somewhat ironically, the airship was then celebrating the one...
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Mar 10, 20213 min read
This Day in History: “Pardo’s Push” saves a pilot
On 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...
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Jan 26, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Bessie Coleman, First Licensed Black Aviator
On this day in 1892, Bessie Coleman is born to a poor sharecropping family in Atlanta, Texas. She would later become the first black...
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Jan 13, 20213 min read
This Day in History: A Boeing 737 crashes into the Potomac
On this day in 1982, a Boeing 737 crashes into the icy waters of the Potomac. Air Florida Flight 90 had stalled during takeoff, then...
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Jan 9, 20213 min read
This 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...
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Jun 20, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Bravery at the Battle of the Philippine Sea
On this day in 1944, Americans win a decisive victory at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Imperial Japanese Navy would be crippled,...
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Jun 10, 20203 min read
This Day in History: Ruth Law, daring aviatrix and “Queen of the Aces”
On this day in 1919, American aviatrix Ruth Law breaks an altitude record. It was just one of many records that she’d break! Indeed, Law...
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