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Beautiful Flight Attendant Uniforms Around the World From the 1970s

December 14, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWe’ve come a long way since the early days of flying, from the rough-ride commercial airliners in the […]

November 24 1971: D.B. Cooper Hijacked a Flight for a $200K Ransom, Then Disappeared After Parachuting From the Plane

November 24, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper (at the time proof of identity was not […]

The First Air-to-Air Refueling, Long Beach, California, November 12, 1921

November 12, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAerial refueling allows aircraft engines to receive fuel while in flight and today is common for many large […]

Douglas A-1 Skyraider Once Carried a Toilet as an Aerial Bomb During the Vietnam War

November 7, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOctober 1965, CDR Clarence W. Stoddard, Jr., Executive Officer of VA-25 “Fist of the Fleet”, flying an A-1H […]

Rare pictures of the first flight expedition over Everest, 1933

October 28, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteOriginally the idea for a flight expedition over Mount Everest was proposed in 1918 by a British mountaineering […]

Autogyro: The story of early plane-helicopter hybrids, 1925-1940

October 20, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteA Spanish engineer and aeronautical pioneer, Juan de la Cierva, developed the original “autogiro”. Its name was derived […]

October 18, 1963: Félicette, a Black and White Female Parisian Stray Cat, Became the First Cat Launched Into Space

October 18, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrance’s first astro-critter came late to the space game. Her name was Felicette and she was launched on […]

Here’s the Only Known Photo of the Antonov A-40, a Crazy Soviet Flying Tank in the 1940s

September 26, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhat if a tank could fly onto a battlefield with a crew inside? This was a question that […]

The military observation balloons of World War I, 1914-1918

September 6, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteObservation was an incredibly important role for aerial warfare in World War I. All major combatants used observation […]

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This Is What In-Flight Service Was Like in the 1950s

August 18, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSit back with a brandy and a cigarette, this video shows the service Lufthansa passengers enjoyed back in […]

The Glory Days of Air India: 18 Vintage Photos of Indian Air Hostesses From the 1970s and 1980s

August 10, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSome people called them “glorified ayahs,” while they were patronizingly referred to in Hindi as hawayi sundaris. Yet, […]

Historical Photos of Convair Model 118 ConvAirCar, a Prototype Flying Car of Which Only 2 Were Built in 1947

June 24, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIf you think the other flying cars all look a little too much like airplanes, join the club. […]

R-100 airship: Inside a “flying hotel”, 1929-1930

June 8, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe R100 airship was built as part of a British government programme to develop airships to provide passenger […]

May 24, 1991: During Operation Solomon, the World Record for the Most Passengers on a Commercial Airplane is 1,122

May 24, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOperation Solomon was a covert Israeli military operation to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel from May 24 to […]

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Test pilot George Aird ejected from his Lightning F1 aircraft, 1962

May 22, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis is the story behind the famous picture of the test pilot George Aird ejected from his Lightning […]

Amelia Earhart Completed the First Transatlantic Solo Flight by a Woman on May 21, 1932

May 21, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAmelia Earhart, the pioneering female pilot, achieved enduring fame with the many aviation records she set during the […]

May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh Landed in Paris, Completing the World’s First Solo, Nonstop Transatlantic Flight

May 21, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris’ Le Bourget Field at 10:22 p.m. local time, completing […]

April 28, 1988: The Roof of an Aloha Airlines Jet Ripped Off in Mid-Air at 24,000 Feet, But the Plane Still Managed to Land Safely!

April 28, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt was just another routine inter-island flight when an Aloha Airlines jet took off from Hilo, bound for […]

In the 1950s, a Pilot Twice Landed an Aircraft on the Streets of New York City While Drunk to Win a Bar Bet

April 14, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhile drinking, a pilot bet he could land outside the bar, 2 hours later he touched down in […]

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The raids and brutal reprisals of World War Two, 1942

April 8, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe events of 1942 were crucial in the way that World War Two played out. The first Americans […]

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The story in pictures of the massive Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947

February 28, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe largest wooden airplane ever constructed, and flown only one time, the H-4 Hercules (nicknamed Spruce Goose) represents […]

Controlled Impact Demonstration: In 1984, NASA Made Airliners Safer by Crashing a Boeing 720

February 17, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Controlled Impact Demonstration (or colloquially the Crash In the Desert) was a joint project between NASA and […]

Inside a 1947 Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, the “Largest and Fastest Aircraft in Commercial Service”

February 15, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAfter World War II, Boeing reentered the commercial market with a new long-range airliner, the Stratocruiser (Model 377). […]

February 3, 1959 – The Day the Music Died: Photos From the Plane Crash That Killed Buddy Holly and Others in Iowa

February 3, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “The Big Bopper” J. […]

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World War II: The bloody war spreads around the globe, 1940-1941

January 10, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn April 9, 1940, Germany simultaneously invaded Norway and occupied Denmark, and the war began in earnest. On […]

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