Archive for 'Flight'
This Week in History: The World’s First Female Pilot Licensed
On March 8, 1910—Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris, France becomes the first licensed female pilot. While some pulp fiction writers may have stereotyped women as “damsels in distress” (waiting to be rescued by a chunk [...]
This Week in History: Finland & The Winter War
On February 29, 1940—Finland initiated Winter War peace negotiations. The Winter War is a relatively obscure piece of military history—it did not receive the astronomical amount of publicity that battles in England, France, Germany or Japan [...]
This Week in History: The First US Transcontinental Air Mail Flight
February 22, 1921, is the anniversary of the first US transcontinental air mail flight. It was an exciting event at the time and it captivated America, for this was history in the making—mechanized flight was finally [...]
Pulp Fiction and a Brief History of Aviation
In 1930s America you didn’t need a ride to the airport or a boarding pass to fly from one place to another. What you needed was courage and a lot of imagination. Flying was dangerous and unpredictable. Landing in [...]
The Famous Newsreels of the 20th Century
In the air adventure tale Trouble on His Wings, Johnny Brice is a hardworking “picture-chaser” for the newsreels, who is always on the go to get the hottest news faster than anyone else. While today news is [...]
The Origin of Aerial Photography
The origin of aerial photography is an adventurous story. French photographer Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known as “Nadar,” was the first to attempt taking pictures while airborne over Paris in 1858; it helped that Nadar was not just [...]
This Week in History: The Moving Picture Projector Patented
On February 13, 1895, the moving picture projector was patented, a landmark advance that paved the way to modern cinematography. Despite its early origins, the cinematograph was a true multitasking device: a film camera that also [...]
This Week in History: The Los Angeles International Air Meet
The first major airshow in the United States was held from January 10 to January 20, 1910 in Los Angeles County at Dominguez Field (Carson, CA). The turnout was great, with over 254,000 spectators coming over the [...]
This Week In History: The Birth of Motorized Flight
December 14th of 1903 was a day that soared in aviation history: on that day, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright tested for the first time their powered, heavier-than-air vehicle in flight. The [...]
Gliding Their Way to Glory: Military Glider Planes
While battle planes like the American Mustang P-51, the British Spitfire and Japanese Mitsubishi Zero have been made legendary by the silver screens of Hollywood, lesser known is the role that glider planes ended up playing [...]
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