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On This Day in Aviation History: Pan Am is Back?

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 […]

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This Day in Aviation History: First American Walks in Space

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

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This Day in Aviation History: A Great Mother’s Day Story

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

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An Aviation History Vignette “Twofer” for April 18th

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

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