On this date in 1977, 583 people died in the deadliest accident in aviation history. Here are some things you may not have known about the Tenerife Airport Disaster. KLM Flight 4805 from Amsterdam, and …
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Around the World by Airplane in 175 Days
On this date in 1924, the first aerial circumnavigation of the world was completed. Here are some things you don’t know about the feat. Two years before the successful attempt, the British made the …
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Today is the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Boeing Company. Here are some things you may not have known about the world’s largest aerospace company. The company was founded as Pacific Aero Products …
Continue readingConcorde: Faster Than the Speed of Sound
On this date in 1976, the first Concorde flight between London and Washington, D.C. took place. Here are some things you may not have known about Concorde. The idea of supersonic passenger flights began in …
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