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RT @airandspace: This photo of Amelia Earhart sitting in a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra was taken on this day in history in 1936. https://t.… This tweet was posted on August 31, 2024.
RT @airandspace: On September 11, 2001, at 9:45 am, The FAA closed U.S. airspace—the first unplanned closure of U.S. airspace in history. I… This tweet was posted on September 11, 2024.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1928, "Spirit of St. Louis" was installed in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall.… This tweet was posted on May 13, 2024.
RT @airandspace: When Charles and Anne Lindbergh were surveying commercial routes for Pan American Airlines, they flew to 4 continents and… This tweet was posted on December 19, 2023.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1957, a production version of the Boeing 707 flew for the first time. Pictured here are Boeing 707-121s o… This tweet was posted on December 20, 2023.
RT @airandspace: 🎈🦆🐓🐑 On this day in 1783, the Montgolfier brothers' balloon launched carrying the first living creatures to fly in a craf… This tweet was posted on September 19, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #TDIH in 1927: Charles Lindbergh took the pilot seat of the Spirit of St. Louis and flew the history-making aircraft for t… This tweet was posted on April 28, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Bessie Coleman was determined to fly, and moved to France to make it happen. She became the first African American woman t… This tweet was posted on May 02, 2022.
RT @airandspace: In 1932, Katherine Cheung became the first woman of Chinese descent to earn a pilot's license in the United States. She pe… This tweet was posted on May 03, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Of the Wright brothers' parents, it was their mother Susan that had considerable mechanical aptitude. She encouraged her… This tweet was posted on May 09, 2022.
RT @airandspace: 95 years ago today, Charles Lindbergh flew from San Diego to New York in 21 hours and 40 minutes. The feat set a new trans… This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1911, stunt pilot Lincoln Beachey made a daring flight over Niagara Falls in his Curtiss D Headless Pusher… This tweet was posted on June 27, 2022.
RT @airandspace: 110 years ago today, Harriet Quimby—the first American woman to earn a pilot's license—became the first woman to fly solo… This tweet was posted on April 18, 2022.
RT @airandspace: In 1912, Katherine Stinson (left) became the fourth woman in the U.S. to obtain a pilot's license. Encouraged by her siste… This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #TDIH 1933, Boeing delivered the first modern airliner, a 247 monoplane, to United Airlines. With its sleek, low-wing, all… This tweet was posted on March 31, 2022.
RT @airandspace: In 1958, Emily Howell Warner took her first-ever airplane trip to decide if she wanted to be a stewardess— and left the pl… This tweet was posted on March 28, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #OTD in 1929, Louise Thaden—one of America's most captivating aeronautical record-setters—registered a women's solo endura… This tweet was posted on March 17, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Growing up, Mary Riddle wanted to fly but was told women pilots couldn't be successful. She was determined to prove them w… This tweet was posted on March 10, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Harriet Quimby was the first American woman to earn a pilot's license and was one of the most popular early women aviators… This tweet was posted on March 14, 2022.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1910, Raymonde de Laroche of France became the first woman to earn a pilot’s license. In 1919, de la Roche… This tweet was posted on March 08, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1969, the first Concorde supersonic transport, Concorde 001, made its maiden flight. The first supersonic airline… This tweet was posted on March 02, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Mary W. Jackson was the first Black female engineer at NASA. Jackson started in the West Area Computing Unit at the Langle… This tweet was posted on February 28, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #TDIH 1909, the first powered flight in Canada was made by John McCurdy in "Silver Dart." Built by Alexander Graham Bell's… This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #TDIH in 1921: Airmail pilots, including Jack Knight, set out to prove that mail could be flown coast to coast in record t… This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
RT @airandspace: 35 year ago today, the Airbus A320 made its first flight. Featuring a glass cockpit with a unique side-stick controller to… This tweet was posted on February 22, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #OTD in 1929, Blanche Noyes flew solo for the first time. She would earn her pilot's license that July, becoming the first… This tweet was posted on February 16, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Janet Bragg always dreamed of flying. When she enrolled in a program for Black pilots at Curtiss Wright Aeronautical Schoo… This tweet was posted on February 01, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Today is the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth. Learn about some of the inspiring people who stood in the face of adversity… This tweet was posted on February 01, 2022.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1964, Beatlemania arrived in the United States via airplane as the Beatles touched down in New York for the… This tweet was posted on February 07, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Willa Brown was the first African American woman to earn both a pilot's license and a commercial license. In 1936, she con… This tweet was posted on February 08, 2022.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1892, Bessie Coleman was born. In 1921 she became the first African American woman to earn a pilot's licens… This tweet was posted on January 26, 2022.
RT @airandspace: 17-year-old aviator Elinor Smith established a women's endurance record in late January 1929 with a 13-hour 16-minute flig… This tweet was posted on January 31, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #OTD in 1976, the supersonic Concorde entered commercial service. Two flights took off at the same time, one operated by A… This tweet was posted on January 21, 2022.
RT @airandspace: Did you know that Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt were friends? On a spring evening in 1933, Amelia Earhart took the… This tweet was posted on January 25, 2022.
RT @airandspace: On this day in 1911, Eugene Burton Ely made history when he became the first person to both land on and take-off from a na… This tweet was posted on January 18, 2022.
RT @airandspace: #OTD in 1903, the 1903 Wright Flyer made a brief 3.5-second first flight attempt. The Flyer's performance inspired Wilbur… This tweet was posted on December 14, 2021.