The 60th Anniversary of the First Passenger Jet Airliner Flight
The last pilot to fly one of the planes on display at RAF Cosford, UK, got back in the cockpit again on the 60th anniversary of its first passenger flight.
May 14, 2012
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Pam Griffin
Amelia -The Iconic Miss Earhart
Seventy four years after her disappearance over the Pacific, Amelia Earhart is still remembered as the most iconic of all the pioneering female aviators.
Dec 9, 2011
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Murray McLeod
Pan Am and the Golden Age of Travel
The Pan Am Clippers embodied 1930s glamor and airborne luxury. When war came, they were the stuff of high drama for Alfred Hitchcock and Franklin Roosevelt.
Jun 26, 2011
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Thomas Raynor
The Great Balloon Race
King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Ben Franklin, barnyard animals and a cast of thousands all participated in the race to be first to fly in a balloon.
May 17, 2011
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Martin Beranek
Birdmen of the Middle Ages
The history of aviation began with intrepid men who jumped off castles and towers wearing homemade wings.
Apr 30, 2011
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Martin Beranek
