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Category Archives: Aviation
When Lions Fly
It’s a familiar sight – a roaring lion’s head in a golden frame. We see this iconic image at the beginning of our favorite films, TV shows, and cartoons, but the history behind this logo is little known. MGM’s Leo … Continue reading
Memorializing the United Air Lines DC-4 Crash on Medicine Bow Peak, October 6, 1955
Decades have passed since that fateful day when a United Air Lines DC-4 struck Medicine Bow Peak on the morning of October 6, 1955. Flight 409, which originated in New York City with a final destination of San Francisco, was … Continue reading
Pioneer Aviator A.F. Bonnalie
“My first flight was in a glider Nov. 1 1911 off a hill south of Twin Peaks in San Francisco which was built by about ten students calling themselves ‘The [Polytechnic] High School Aero Club.’ – extract from “Brief Biography” … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan F. Bonnalie, Boeing School of Aeronautics, United Airlines, World War I
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Anderson Bakewell: The Adventurous Priest on the Rockwell Polar Flight
On November 14, 1965, the Rockwell Polar Flight began what has often been described as the last of the great firsts in polar travel. It was the first round-the-world flight to pass over both the North and South Pole, establishing … Continue reading
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Tagged air travel, Anderson Bakewell, aviation history, Exploration, Historic Flights, Rockwell Polar Flight
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Seat Pocket Pioneer: The Rose A. Benas Collection
When you travel by airplane, do you enjoy the reading material stored in the seat pocket in front of you? Your in-flight reading material that highlights tropical hotels and regional cuisine might just help you through those long minutes on … Continue reading
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Tagged Airlanes, Airlanes Magazine, Airworld Magazine, in-flight magazines, Rose Benas
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History in Flight at the American Heritage Center
On May 21st, 1927 Charles Lindbergh landed his plane in Paris and gained instant fame for being the first to fly across the Atlantic solo. In honor of this day in aviation history the American Heritage Center is excited to … Continue reading
Eugene Vidal: Aviator, Olympic Athlete, High-flying Advisor
Eugene Luther Vidal (1895-1969) was a man of many accomplishments. An engineer as well as an athlete, he graduated from the University of South Dakota and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. As a student he played on the … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation history, Bureau of Air Commerce, Commercial Aviation, Eugene Vidal, TWA
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Come Fly Away: Trans World Airlines Records
Trans World Airlines was a major airline in the 20th century. It existed from 1925-2001, after which it merged with American Airlines. It was originally named Transcontinental & Western Air (T&WA) because of the merger between Transcontinental Air Transport (T-A-T) … Continue reading
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Tagged air travel, Airline accident, Boeing, Howard Hughes, Lockheed, Trans World Airlines, TWA
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