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In the fall of 1945, Alan B Shepard arrived at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas, where he was to commence basic flight training. Unfortunately, Alan turned out to be an average student at best and was likely to be dropped from...
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. April 20th, 1962, Test pilot Neil Armstrong was testing a self-adjusting control system on the hypersonic experimental rocket plane called the X-15. Utilizing the incredible performance of his X-15, and its climb rate of over 60,000 feet per minute, Armstrong managed...
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In 1921, a senior radio officer at Croydon Airport in London named Frederick Stanley Mockford was commissioned to envision a word that would indicate distress and would be understood and recognized by all pilots and ground staff in the event...
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Piano Burning has been time honoured tradition carried on by pilots for as long as anyone could remember. Its origins still remain a bit of a mystery, but legend has it that it all began in the British Royal Air...
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A 64-year-old French defence industry manager was given a very special surprise gift by his friends and colleagues. The morning of the big surprise, the gentleman that had never expressed any interest in aviation, aircraft, or flying in any fashion,...
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