End of July Twofer Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com and Wikipedia As we transition to the month of August from July, what is it about July? Perhaps we should be glad today is the last day of the month given the tragic aviation history of this month. Today we have a Sunday evening “twofer” for…
Crossing the Pond Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: Oleg Makarenko, Simplyflying.com, and History Press It’s hard to imagine a world without commercial jet aircraft. But, like everything, there was a first and, in this case, it was not in America, arguably the world’s most prolific aviation innovator. It was our friends in Great Britain who were…
Wiley Post Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com and Wikipedia Hello again fellow lovers of aviation history. This historical vignette reminds me of the story of “Lucky”, the mangey, stray, three-legged, castrated, one-eyed, “Heinz-57” (mixed breed) dog that despite his adversities somehow was still making it in the canine world…somehow had found a way to survive…