A mechanic checks a main gear bogie of a 747 inside the hangar. The facility has the ability to complete wheel and break checks/repairs along with full landing gear replacements.
Delta Air Lines has announced new flights to Las Vegas-McCarran and Washington-Reagan National from Hartford/Springfield Bradley International Airport beginning this Fall.
In 1930, the first transatlantic flight takes off from England. In 1967, the carrier USS Forrestal catches fire in the Gulf of Tonkin. In 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger launches with Coke and Pepsi on board.