1915: Max Immelmann Gets First Kill in Flying Ace Career
Aug 01
Today in 1915, Max Immelmann, the Eagle of Lille, begins his hard earned career as a Flying Ace with his first of 17 kills.
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Today in 1915, Max Immelmann, the Eagle of Lille, begins his hard earned career as a Flying Ace with his first of 17 kills.
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Today in 1991, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to overturn a 43-year-old law that bars women from flying warplanes in combat.
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Today in 1938, Howard Hughes talks about defying death three times with his four companions during their record-breaking flight around the world.
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Today in 1909, Louis Blériot piloted his Blériot XI, a a 25hp monoplane, across the English Channel from Calais, France, to Dover, England.
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Today in 1938, Douglas Corrigan crosses the Atlantic receiving national attention because the press was amazed his rattletrap aircraft survived the journey.
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