She was a modern woman in a not-so modern age. At a time when her contemporaries were swathed in petticoats and corsets, Harriet Quimby was climbing into a cockpit, decked out in a satin flying suit, waving energetically to the crowd. She was as bold and tenacious as she was beautiful, and she displayed anContinue reading “Remarkable Photos of Harriet Quimby, the First Licensed U.S. Woman Pilot”
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Survivor of 1972 Andes Plane Crash Recalls Harrowing Experience When He Has to Eat Human Flesh to Stay Alive
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known as Miracle Flight 571, was a chartered flight originating in Montevideo, Uruguay, bound for Santiago, Chile, that crashed high in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972. The accident became known as the Andes flight disaster (Tragedia de los Andes) and the Miracle of the Andes (Milagro deContinue reading “Survivor of 1972 Andes Plane Crash Recalls Harrowing Experience When He Has to Eat Human Flesh to Stay Alive”
Amazing Historical Photos of Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart (born July 24, 1897 – disappeared July 2, 1937, declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, wrote best-sellingContinue reading “Amazing Historical Photos of Amelia Earhart”
Inside the Hindenburg: Rare Vintage Photographs Reveal What Luxury Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s
Flying across the Atlantic on the airship Hindenburg was the fastest and most luxurious way to travel between Europe and America in the 1930s. The interior furnishings of the Hindenburg were designed by Fritz August Breuhaus, whose design experience included Pullman coaches, ocean liners, and warships of the German Navy. The reform ideas as toContinue reading “Inside the Hindenburg: Rare Vintage Photographs Reveal What Luxury Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s”
77 Vintage Photos of Lovely Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants From the 1960s and 1970s
Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California, that operated from 1949 to 1988. It was the first large discount airline in the United States. PSA called itself “The World’s Friendliest Airline” and painted a smile on the nose of its airplanes, the PSA Grinningbirds. Opinion L.A. of theContinue reading “77 Vintage Photos of Lovely Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants From the 1960s and 1970s”
31 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Stewardess Uniforms from the 1960s and 1970s
50 Color Vintage Photographs Showing Amazing Nose Art Painted on Military Aircrafts During World War II
The inscription of art work on military planes dates to World War I, when paintings were usually extravagant company or unit insignia. However, regulations were put in place after the war to stymie the practice. As the United States entered World War II, nose art regulations were relaxed, or in many cases totally ignored. WWIIContinue reading “50 Color Vintage Photographs Showing Amazing Nose Art Painted on Military Aircrafts During World War II”
30 Vintage Photos of Female WWII Pilots in the U.S. Army Air Force
During World War II, a select group of young women pilots became pioneers, heroes, and role models… They were the Women Airforce Service Pilots, WASP, the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft. In 1942, the United States was faced with a severe shortage of pilots, and leaders gambled on an experimentalContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Female WWII Pilots in the U.S. Army Air Force”
Historic Photos Taken Before, During, and After the Hindenburg Disaster in 1937
The crash of the Hindenburg was one of the most jarring aviation disasters of its day. On May 6, 1937, the massive German airship caught fire while attempting to land near Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 people aboard, plus one ground crew member. Of the 97 passengers and crew members on board, 62 managed toContinue reading “Historic Photos Taken Before, During, and After the Hindenburg Disaster in 1937”
19 Vintage Photos Showing What First Class Air Travel Looked Like in the 1930s
Flying was very expensive. Most people still rode trains or buses for intercity travel. Only business travelers and the wealthy could afford to fly. America’s airline industry expanded rapidly, from carrying only 6,000 passengers in 1930 to more than 450,000 by 1934, to 1.2 million by 1938. Still, only a tiny fraction of the travelingContinue reading “19 Vintage Photos Showing What First Class Air Travel Looked Like in the 1930s”
