Today in Aviation (1938): First flight of the Lockheed Hudson. By the start of WWII, 78 Hudsons were in service. #Aviation#WWII#History#hudson https://t.co/n8J3kNhXts
Today in Aviation (1973): Pioneer 10 sent back the first close-up images of Jupiter. Pioneer 10 stopped transmitting 1/ 23/03. Current estimates place it 9.6 billion miles from the sun. #Aviation#History#Space#NASA https://t.co/q332ZIFP54
Today in Aviation (1973): Pioneer 10 sent back the first close-up images of Jupiter. Pioneer 10 stopped transmitting 1/ 23/03. Current estimates place it 9.6 billion miles from the sun. #Aviation#History#Space#NASA https://t.co/D6cdT47ee7
Today in Aviation (1985): Launching STS-61-B marked NASA's 23rd Space Shuttle mission (2nd w/Atlantis). Crew included Rodolfo Neri Vela, 1st Mexican and 2nd Latin American to travel to space. #history#Space#NASA#Mexico https://t.co/fGQ7Cv8NfR
Today in Aviation (1901): Frank Butler, his daughter Vera, and Charles Rolls found the Aero Club for balloon and heavier-than air flight enthusiasts. Club members prove pigs can fly after bringing a piglet as a passenger on a flight.
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Today in Aviation (1948): The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter fails to reconnect with the Boeing EB-29B Superfortress "Monstro" on the prototypeโs last flight. Ultimately the program is cancelled. #history#aviation https://t.co/BsuDll0NnT
Today in Aviation (2012): Towed through the streets of Los Angeles, retired Space Shuttle Endeavour completes a 12-mile trip from LAX to the California Science Center.
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Today in Aviation (1956): Fighter pilot, Johnny W.C. Squier, is the first UK pilot to eject above the speed of sound. He landed in the Irish Sea & made his way ashore after 28 hours in a dinghy. Squier died 01/30/2001, at 85.
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Today in Aviation (1930): American astronaut John W. Young born. He flew 6 space missions, including 2 to the Moon, & piloted/commanded 4 classes of spacecraft.
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