Sixty years ago today the Soviet Union launched the world's first satellite, Sputnik, clearly proving the U.S. was behind in the Space Race. But a
1 October 1942 – This Day in Aviation, First Flight of Bell XP-59A
Nice article about the first flight of the first US jet fighter, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. See the story at the excellent This Day in Aviation
via Niagara Aerospace Museum's Facebook Page.
Unknown Stories of WNY: The Curtiss Aerodrome
[easyrotator]erc_99_1505913110[/easyrotator] Click here to see the Unknown Stories of Western New York piece from WGRZ.
USAF 70th Anniversary Celebration!
[easyrotator]erc_8_1505702363[/easyrotator] Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the USAF's 70th Anniversary with us!
USAF 70th Anniversary Video
From the sound barrier to the stealth barrier, American #Airmen have been #BreakingBarriers for 70 years! #AFBday #AimHigh
On This Day in USAF History, September 7, 1956 – Altitude Record set in Bell X-2
On September 7th, 1956, US Air Force Capt Iven Kincheloe set a new altitude record of 126,000 feet in the Bell X-2 rocket powered aircraft. He would
2 September, 1910 – This Day in Aviation, First Woman to Solo in the US
After receiving flight instruction from Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Miss Blanche Stuart Scott became the first woman in the United States to fly an
22 August 1953 – This Day in Aviation, Bell X-1D
Interesting article about the Bell X-1D and Air Force project officer, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Kendall (“Pete”) Everest, from This Day in Aviation