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Leroy Gordon “Gordo” Cooper Jr. was born on March 6th, 1927, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the only child of Leroy Gordon Cooper Sr. and his wife Hattie. Cooper’s exposure to aviation began early as his parents were owners of a Command-Aire...
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January 27th is designated by the United Nations General Assembly as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD). Since 2005, commemoration ceremonies around the world have been held to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and to honor the six...
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August 13th 1976; The first flight of the Bell 222 light commercial twin-turbine helicopter. This beautiful helicopter design was the first to incorporate twin turbine, dual hydraulic and electrical systems, and sponsons housing a retractable landing gear. The 222 received certification from...
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November 10th 1950; A United States Air Force Boeing B-50 Superfortress Strategic Bomber of the 43d Bomb Wing single handedly launched a pre-emptive nuclear strike against their northern neighbours of Canada during a routine weapons ferrying flight between Goose Bay,...
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Gertrude Vreeland Tompkins was born October 16th, 1911, the daughter of Vreeland Tompkins, and Laura Tompkins. After graduating from the Ambler School of Horticulture, Gertrude had moved to New York City. . Her boyfriend, a Royal Air Force pilot, had brought...
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