On this day in 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on what would be its final successful mission; in 1976 a Pan Am 747SP sets a speed record for a trans-polar round-the-world flight; in 1908, Henry Farman completes Europ...
Shuttle Endeavour blasts off on its 10th mission, Bell Helicopter wins the Osprey contract, Amelia Earhart flies from Hawaii to California, and a DC-9 crashes in Colombia.
If I had a nickel for every time I heard "Oh cool!" from children under 16 this past Saturday, Id' be able to purchase any aircraft on display at the La Guardia Kiwanis Kids Day event of 2007.