Category: Aviation History
Aviation History
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Charles Lindbergh – The Lone Eagle during WWII in the Pacific
Charles Lindbergh, the famous aviator, was against America going into WWII. After the Pearl Harbor attacks, however, he wanted to do whatever he could for the war effort. President Roosevelt didn’t want a national hero to be involved in any actual combat lest he got hurt or killed. Also, the president held some deep resentment… Read more
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Henson and Stringfellow
If you recall in the 1965 version of the movie “The Flight of the Phoenix” the character Heinrich Dorfmann says the following: “In 1841 Henson and Stringfellow built a rubber-powered model that flew 600 meters before encountering an obstruction”. So, you ask yourself who are Henson and Stringfellow. Were they aviation pioneers? Did they do… Read more
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First to Fly
Who was the first person to fly? Now when I say fly, I mean sustained, controlled flight in a heavier-than-air aircraft. Was it that snappy dresser from Brazil Alberto Santos Dumont? His countrymen fervently think so. His first flight was on October 23, 1906. It was recognized by Brazilians and by the French and other… Read more