This Day in Aviation History: Presidential Air Travel Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com, Wikipedia, and Boeing. With all the advances in aviation and space we’ve had in the relatively short span of human endeavors to break the chains of gravity, it can seem like a long time since we’ve been routinely flying. But it…
On this day in Aviation History in 1903 and 2025 Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: Library of Congress, www.euronews.com, Associated Press Today in 1903, a date we should attempt to never let pass without at least a mention, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first successful powered flight at Kitty Hawk. Orville piloted this flight that…
Today in Aviation History in 1933: Alcohol and Aviation and the 21st Amendment to our Constitution Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: Copilot Today in 1933, the 21st Amendment to our Constitution was ratified repealing the 18th Amendment that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol was legal again. “What”, you rightfully ask,…
This Day in Aviation History: First Jet to Operate From a Carrier Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: Vintage Aviation News.com Like the first guy (or gal) who broke open an oyster and put that slimy, squiggly, salty plug of phlegm into his (or her) mouth, swallowing it whole and then proclaiming it “good”, the first…
On This Day in Aviation History: First Airmail by Jet Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: Today in aviation history, Wikimedia Commons, Bolaffi Happy December aviation history afficionados! Well, here we are the weekend after Thanksgiving and full-on into “Christmas card” season. Do you still send cards? It’s a great tradition of reaching out, occasionally to…
The Avians of Alcatraz, and of Thanksgiving Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com, Getty Images, Thriftbooks.com, San Franciso Examiner According to Google Search, “the word ‘avion’ is French (and Spanish) for ‘airplane’ but its meaning ultimately comes from the Latin word ‘avis,’ meaning ‘bird’. This connection to ‘bird’ is reflected in the English adjective ‘avian,’…
The First Living Thing to Orbit The Earth–The “Heinz-57″Mixed-Breed Russian Mutt Laika Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: Getty Images and Vox.com Best wishes for a happy and grateful Thanksgiving Day holiday to all of you. On dogs: We all love our dogs and this is a story of a dog who gave her life for…
Today in Aviation History-The Rooskies win the battle for the biggest and fastest…for a while Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: MSN, thisdayinaviation.com Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya Story by Austin Hancock Downloaded today from: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/today-in-aviation-history-first-flight-of-the-tupolev-tu-114-rossiya/ar-AA1QvH9A Space was a race between the Soviets and Americans midway in the 20th Century, but…