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RT @airandspace: TDIH 1939: Pan American gave cigarette case to William J. Eck, 1st paying passenger to cross Atlantic by aircraft: https:/… This tweet was posted on June 29, 2016.
RT @airandspace: TDIH 2007: Airbus A380 entered service w/Singapore Airlines, 1st paying passengers fly Singapore>Sydney. Pictured over DC… This tweet was posted on October 27, 2016.
RT @airandspace: TONIGHT! Live webcast with 1st Boeing female test pilot: https://t.co/XNP5NT8CVB Sponsored by @GEAviation #avgeek https://… This tweet was posted on September 22, 2016.
RT @airandspace: Teddy Roosevelt! Today in 1910 he was briefly flown in a Wright Model B by Arch Hoxsey at an aviation meet in St. Louis,… This tweet was posted on October 11, 2019.
RT @airandspace: The Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny” is almost synonymous with American aviation in the 1920s. Its affordability, ease of operation,… This tweet was posted on November 25, 2020.
RT @airandspace: The Spirit of St. Louis had no windscreen. Lindbergh used a periscope on the left side to see ahead of him: https://t.co/U… This tweet was posted on January 24, 2017.
RT @airandspace: The Wright Flyer went on display in the Smithsonian's Arts & Industries building in 1948. But why did it take so long? Do… This tweet was posted on December 17, 2019.
RT @airandspace: The name "Ninety-Nines" came from the number of women who wished to join the new club: https://t.co/q6imcZOsUs https://t.c… This tweet was posted on November 02, 2016.
RT @airandspace: There's even a Wright sister! Katharine Wright was the only Wright child to complete a full college course, graduating fro… This tweet was posted on October 10, 2018.
RT @airandspace: This #WomensEqualityDay, let's celebrate Bessie Coleman. In a time before women were supposed to fly airplanes, before Am… This tweet was posted on August 26, 2019.
RT @airandspace: This Eastern Airlines ad seems just right for #NationalBirdDay, though escaping the cold isn't likely this week! - https:/… This tweet was posted on January 05, 2018.
RT @airandspace: This Korn-built Benoist Type XII had its own ups and downs before going on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center. It was destro… This tweet was posted on August 13, 2020.
RT @airandspace: This is pioneering pilot Jackie Cochrane's Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) badge: https://t.co/Y1ZZ0nUrTa https://t.c… This tweet was posted on May 18, 2018.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was born. What does da Vinci have to do with Air and Space? Among the many subjects he… This tweet was posted on April 15, 2020.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1897: Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas. More about this pioneering pilot: https://t.co/ppkj6bJkDe http… This tweet was posted on July 24, 2018.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1902: Orville Wright got his first opportunity to pilot an aircraft in the 1902 glider: https://t.co/edEMew3bek #… This tweet was posted on September 23, 2019.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1903, the Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight… This tweet was posted on December 17, 2019.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1903, the the Wright brothers made a flight that changed everything. The Wright Flyer became the first powered, h… This tweet was posted on December 17, 2021.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1909, the US Army Signal Corps accepted the 1909 Wright Military Flyer, the first airplane purchased and put into… This tweet was posted on August 02, 2021.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1910, this cat made history. Kiddo became the first cat to attempt to cross the Atlantic by airship. (He wasn't… This tweet was posted on October 15, 2019.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1910: Helene Dutrieu became the first Belgian woman to receive a pilot's license. 🇧🇪 She was known as the "girl h… This tweet was posted on November 25, 2019.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1911: Eugene B. Ely made the 1st successful landing on a naval vessel in a Curtiss Model D: https://t.co/OiqbXuyQ… This tweet was posted on January 18, 2017.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1911: Harriet Quimby became the first American woman to earn a pilot's license: https://t.co/Fs1blo8y5S #womenpil… This tweet was posted on August 01, 2017.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1914, 18-year-old Marjorie Stinson (right) made a solo flight as part of her pilot training at the Wright School… This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1926, Bessie Coleman was killed during a practice flight. Coleman was the first African American woman to earn a… This tweet was posted on April 30, 2019.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1927, Charles Lindbergh posed for this photo with the Spirit of St. Louis 11 days before his solo transatlantic f… This tweet was posted on May 09, 2019.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1927: Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight: https://t.co/N3tBZb9CY3 https://t.… This tweet was posted on May 21, 2018.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1927: Charles Lindbergh posed for this photo with the Spirit of St. Louis 11 days before his solo transatlantic f… This tweet was posted on May 09, 2018.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1927: Charles Lindbergh received the first Distinguished Flying Cross ever awarded. More from @librarycongress: h… This tweet was posted on June 11, 2018.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1927: Pan American Airways opened its 1st service w/90-mi route between Key West & Cuba. Carried only mail: https… This tweet was posted on October 28, 2016.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1928, Spirit of St. Louis made its final flight to DC where Charles Lindbergh presented the aircraft to the Smith… This tweet was posted on April 30, 2019.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1929, 26 licensed women pilots changed aviation history when they met to discuss the formation of a club that wou… This tweet was posted on November 04, 2021.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1929, 26 licensed women pilots changed aviation history when they met to discuss the formation of a club that wou… This tweet was posted on November 03, 2020.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1929: Charles Lindbergh completed inaugural r/t air mail flight to Panama Canal Zone (FAM-5), landing Sikorsky S-… This tweet was posted on February 13, 2017.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1929: Transcontinental Air Transport began coast-to-coast passenger service-air by day, rail by night: https://t.… This tweet was posted on July 07, 2017.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1931, Charles and Anne Lindbergh landed their Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq" in China near Nanking. The flight w… This tweet was posted on September 19, 2019.