Posts Tagged ‘Douglas C-54’
 

 
Space Shuttle Atlantis leaves the launch pad for the first time in 1985. (Photo by NASA)

X-15 Sets New Airspeed Record, History’s First Mid-Air Collision: October 3 in Aviation History

Space Shuttle Atlantis leaves earth for the first time, an X-15 flies Mach 6.72, history's first midair collision, and more...
by NYCAviation Staff
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Pan Am Boeing 747-100 "Clipper Neptune's Car" (N742PA) seen in Zurich, 1985. (Photo by Eduard Mamet via wikimedia)

Pan Am Grounds All Flights: December 4th In Aviation History

Pan Am ceases operations, Kuwaiti Airways Flight 221 is hijacked, the US Navy bombs Libya, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.