Tag: aviation history
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Today In 1950: The DC-3 That Vanished For 27 Days Before Being Found On A Remote Colombian Mountaintop, Sealing The Fate Of 15 Onboard
On June 9, 1950, a Douglas DC-3-178 operated by New Tribes Mission disappeared during a flight from Kingston, Jamaica, to Maracaibo, Venezuela. The aircraft, registered N16030 and originally built in 1936, was carrying 15 people—12 passengers and a crew of three. Every person on board lost their lives in what became one of the most…
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Today In 1983: A Propeller Slashed Through Fuselage & Vanished Into The Pacific – Yet A Crippled Airliner With Jammed Controls Somehow Landed Safely
On June 8, 1983, one of the most extraordinary aviation survival stories ever recorded unfolded over the North Pacific. What began as a routine Reeve Aleutian Airways flight from Cold Bay, Alaska, to Seattle turned into a life-threatening emergency when an entire propeller separated from the aircraft in flight, tore through the fuselage, and left…
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After More Than 66 Years In The Air, The Industry’s Longest-Serving Flight Attendant Prepares To Retire
66 Years in the Skies: The Woman Who Outflew Generations of Aviation While most careers last a few decades, Joan Prince Crandall spent an incredible 66 years welcoming passengers aboard aircraft, witnessing aviation transform from the propeller era to today’s ultra-modern jets. The Seattle-based Delta Air Lines flight attendant has officially retired after becoming the…
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This Day 79 Years Ago: The United Flight That Never Left The Ground – America’s Deadliest Air Disaster Lasted Only Seconds
On May 29, 1947, what should have been a routine evening departure from New York’s LaGuardia Airport turned into one of the most horrifying disasters in early aviation history. United Air Lines Flight 521 crash claimed 43 lives after a Douglas DC-4 failed to take off, tore through an airport fence, crossed a busy highway,…
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“67 Years In The Skies”: Guinness Record Flight Attendant Bette Nash’s Unmatched Aviation Career Still Inspires The World
This May, aviation world is remembering Bette Nash — the legendary American flight attendant who passed away two years ago after spending nearly seven decades in the skies. Nash, who died at age 88 in May 2024, still holds a special place in airline history as the world’s longest-serving flight attendant and one of the…
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“64,397 Hours In The Sky” – That’s Seven Years Spent In The Air. The Incredible Story Of Guinness Record-Holding Pilot John Edward Long Jr.
There are pilots who fly for glory. There are pilots who fly for war. And then there are pilots like John Edward Long Jr. — a man who quietly spent so much time in the sky that he practically became part of it. Hidden among the names etched into the Wall of Honor at the…
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He’s 101 And Still Flying High World War II Veteran Oscar Masters Took Part In A Special Honor Flight
He’s 101 and still flying high this Memorial Day weekend. World War II veteran Oscar Masters took part in a special honor flight on Saturday at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport. Masters, an Arnold, Missouri resident, is still sharing stories from the skies decades after serving as a co-pilot in the Army Air Corps.…
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An Airliner Was Falling Out of the Sky With No Way to Steer. Then the Pilots Tried Something Unthinkable.
On July 19, 1989, United Flight 232, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 carrying 296 people, was cruising from Denver to Chicago when the engine in its tail suddenly exploded over Iowa. Capt. Al Haynes heard the bang and thought it might have been a bomb. The DC-10 shuddered, jolted, and snapped hard to the right. First…
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