Beautiful Flight Attendant Uniforms Around the World From the 1970s
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 […]
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November 24 1971: D.B. Cooper Hijacked a Flight for a $200K Ransom, Then Disappeared After Parachuting From the Plane
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
This Is What In-Flight Service Was Like in the 1950s
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Test pilot George Aird ejected from his Lightning F1 aircraft, 1962
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
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
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!
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
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 […]
The raids and brutal reprisals of World War Two, 1942
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 […]
The story in pictures of the massive Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
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
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”
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
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. […]
World War II: The bloody war spreads around the globe, 1940-1941
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 […]