Today in aviation history

Downloaded on July 25, 2025 from: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-first-helicopter-was-far-far-ahead-of-its-time/ar-AA1F4HcC                                Helicopter designed by George De Bothezat, making descent at McCook Field after remaining airborne for two minutes, 45 seconds. Public domain. Twenty years would pass before anyone improved upon the performance of Jerome […]

World’s First Weather Forecast Published                                                                                 Robert FitzRoy. Alamy Stock Photo Good morning fellow ECAHF’ers and

Downloaded July 25, 2025 from:  space.com By Hanneke Weitering On July 25, 1984, the Russian cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to embark on a spacewalk, also known as an extravehicular activity (EVA). She spent three hours and 35 minutes doing welding experiments outside Russia’s Salyut 7 space station with her colleague Vladimir Dzhanibekov. They

When we were kids in the 1960’s, we’d run next door from our grandmother Mary’s home in Beford, Ohio at 20 Harrison Street (Mary was my dad’s mom) to Mary’s sister’s home, to visit our great aunt Luella who lived catacorner to her sister Mary on Broadway .  Aunt Luella was a widow but always

Good morning fellow ECAHF’ers and happy Friday!  According to the news blog “Morning Brew” and downloaded today from: CLICK HERE Pan Am is back (sorta) One of aviation’s most storied brands is attempting a comeback. Aviation-Images.Com/Getty Images By Brendan Cosgrove June 20, 2025 “More than three decades after declaring bankruptcy, Pan American World Airways has

Courtesy NASA. According to History.com and downloaded today from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/june-3/an-american-walks-in-space,  “On June 3, 1965, 120 miles above the Earth, Major Edward H. White II opened the hatch of the Gemini 4 and stepped out of the capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to walk in space. Attached to the craft by a 25-foot tether and

Good Mother’s Day-eve fellow ECAHF’ers and happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there that spent the best part of their lives guiding their children to productive adulthood and built the next generation of successful Americans.  Thank you for your sacrifices . My mom, if she were honest, would probably have told you when

Good evening fellow ECAHF’ers.  I hope your week measured up to your expectations.  Speaking of measuring up, how do we measure?  This question has a big impact on all of our lives in many ways, including the impact it has on aviation. Take for instance the minor, insignificant job of mine at Moore County Airport

Good Friday evening fellow ECAHFer’s.  According to History.com and downloaded yesterday from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-18/doolittle-leads-air-raid-on-tokyo, “On April 18, 1942, 16 American B-25 bombers, launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet 650 miles east of Japan and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, attacked the Japanese mainland. “The now-famous Tokyo Raid did little real damage to Japan