Today in 1935, the crash of the USS Macon (ZRS-5) near Big Sur would be the death knell of the Navy’s dirigible program.

Today in 1939, First Lieutenant Benjamin Scovill (“Ben”) Kelsey took the prototype Lockheed XP-38 on a record-breaking transcontinental flight and crashes.

Some critics call the Super Bowl flyover a waste of taxpayer money costing taxpayers about $80,000 in gas and other operational costs.

Today in 1896, the most significant pre-Wright aeronautical experimenter and glider pioneer, Otto Lilienthal, dies from a broken spine caused by a crash.

Today in 1938, Howard Hughes talks about defying death three times with his four companions during their record-breaking flight around the world.