These vintage photos show what air travel looked like between 1930s to 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the early days of flight and the “golden age of travel”, to modern-day airlines, air travel has […]
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The Dornier Do X: The world’s largest ‘flying boat’ that could barely get off the ground, 1929-1933
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dornier Do-X was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was […]
Rutan Voyager, the First Aircraft to Fly Around the World Without Stopping or Refueling
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1986, the Rutan Model 76 Voyager became the first aircraft to fly successfully around the world non-stop […]
Sex Sells Seats: Vintage Airline Ads That Use ‘Legs’ of Crew to Sell Tickets
This post was originally published on this siteLook at any airline advertisement today, and it’s likely to be centered around price, destination or service. But, […]
“Think of Her as Your Mother” – American Airlines Ad in 1968
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1968, American Airlines wants you to think of its attractive flight attendants as your mother. The text: […]
Vintage Cessna Aircraft Ads From the Early 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Cessna Aircraft Company was an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The company […]
These 16 Vintage Photographs Show How Glamorous Flying Used to Be in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the 1980s, flying was a much classier experience. Back then airlines aggressively competed with each other to […]
Smoking or Non-Smoking? This Video Was Used to Look at How to Handle Difficult Situations From the Mid-1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThis video was used to look at how to handle difficult situations. Both parts were followed by a […]
Presenting the Losers: Eastern Air Lines Advertisement From 1967
This post was originally published on this siteEastern Air Lines began after the merger of several different aviation companies, most of which specialized in air […]
A Gallery of 80 Amazing Vintage Advertisements of Trans World Airlines From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteTrans World Airlines, better known as TWA, was one of the major United States air carriers that moved […]
Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life at the McConnell Air Hostess School in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this site“To be an air stewardess is hard work and not to be recommended to someone who just wants […]
Airmen Test Asbestos Suits, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteClaimed to provide considerable protection against the danger of flames from an airplane afire in mid-air, asbestos flying […]
March 27, 1977: 583 People Died When Two Boeing 747 Aircrafts Collided on the Runway in Tenerife, Spain
This post was originally published on this site On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets, operating KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight […]
Votes for Women Dirigible Airship Over London, 1909
This post was originally published on this siteIt was 1909: the skirts were long, the corsets tight. And women in Britain couldn’t vote. For Muriel […]
Robert Madden’s Guatemalan Plane Crash, the Most Intense Photo Ever Taken
This post was originally published on this siteIt turns out it’s absolutely a case of impeccable photography by Robert W. Madden, who was at the […]
Stanley Spencer’s First Airship, Sponsored by Mellins Foods, Became the First Airship to Fly Over London in 1902
This post was originally published on this siteStanley Edward Spencer (1868–1906) was an early English aeronaut, famous for ballooning and parachuting in several countries, and […]
On-Board a Boeing 747: Amazing Photographs Show How It Was Like to Travel With a Jumbo Jet in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBoeing 747, also known as the jumbo jet was first introduced in 1970. With Pan American airlines as […]
The de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle: A One-Man Personal Helicopter From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe HZ-1 Aerocycle, also known as the YHO-2 and by the manufacturer’s designation DH-5 Aerocycle, was an American […]
January 22, 1970: The Boeing 747 Takes Off on Its First Scheduled Flight From New York to London
This post was originally published on this siteLonger than the Wright brothers’ first flight, wider than a boulevard, and with a tail height as tall […]
Vintage color photos show WWII air cadets in training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteThis collection of photos from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi during World War II shows the American war […]
Rare photographs of NASA’s massive wind tunnels used to test aircraft, 1925-1990
This post was originally published on this siteAll NASA craft must undergo complete testing through one of the administration’s 42 major wind tunnels and it’s […]
Alexander Calder’s Iconic Flying Colors Series for Braniff Airlines in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1973, Braniff Airlines commissioned Alexander Calder to paint one of their aircrafts to celebrate twenty-five […]
Amazing Photos of the Royal Air Force During the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom’s air and space force. It was formed towards the […]
Rare Photos of “Early Bird” Aviators by Alfred Husmann
This post was originally published on this siteThrough his friendship with Alfred Solbrig, son of pioneer aviator Oscar A. Solbrig, Alfred Husmann of Davenport, Iowa […]
Breakfast in Bed: 24 Extraordinary Color Photographs Revealed the First Class of France Airline in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAir France, in full Compagnie Nationale Air France, French international airline originally formed in 1933 and today serving […]