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“On August 27, 1929, El Paso witnessed an incredible event that left people in awe. The streets were filled with excited crowds, cars and people climbing atop buildings, all eager to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary Graf Zeppelin airship. This marvel from pre-Hitler Germany was on a record-breaking round-the-world journey and had El Paso…
Unique places and ways for re-enlisting in the military aren’t a new thing, but I thought this was pretty cool. Not only is her last name Pi, she took her re-enlistment oath on “Pi Day” and on a C-130 aircraft with a tail number ending in 314. That’s fantastic! Serving up a slice of service…
The TV show ‘Airwolf’ starring Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine premiered 40 years ago, January 22, 1984 on CBS. As an 80s kid, I was of course absolutely obsessed with this show!Sadly, both main characters have since passed, and even the original Bell 222 helicopter used in the TV show was eventually destroyed when it…
Did you know there are two people buried under one of the runways at Savannah Hilton Head international Airport? When the airport expanded a runway during World War II, it paved over a family burial site. The family’s descendants permitted the relocation of 96 out of the 100 graves. The Dotson family was adamant about…
Wow, it’s been twenty years already… On this day in 2003, the final commercial flight of the Concorde. Arriving at London Heathrow (LHR) for the final commercial flight of the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde. The historic final landing is performed by British Airways G-BOAF Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (CN 216 – preserved) flight BA002 New York (JFK) – London…
Beware of low flying witches! They really need to get ADS-B systems on their broomsticks…
Once the SR-71 reached cruising speed and altitude, it was time to focus on the mission, which was to collect information about hostile and potentially hostile nations using cameras and sensors. The pilot’s job was to handle the aircraft and watch over the automatic systems to ensure they were doing their jobs properly. Meanwhile, the…
“On this date in 1963 Captain Joe Walker flew the North American X-15A to an altitude of 271,000 feet. Having flown higher than 50 miles, he qualified for astronaut wings.” Only The Space Shuttle ‘flew’ Faster Than This Rocket Plane Designed With A Slide Rule Queue the theme song/video to Star Trek ‘Enterprise’ …
I was controlling a westbound Concorde just entering my airspace when I received details of an SR-71 coming eastbound on a route that would conflict with Concorde. The SR-71 did not always fly supersonically, it was doing less than Mach1 on this day, but it was still at a very high altitude. I had been…
The Berlin Airlift ended in 1949, months after the blockade was lifted. The allies airlifted supplies to the city for nearly a year. They delivered 2.3 million tons of supplies, and raised spirits for over 2 million Berliners.This morning, Ambassador Haber called it, “a show of solidarity Germans will never forget.” The Berlin Airlift remains…