A February 3rd Aviation History “Threefer” Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com. Featured Image via Surf Ballroom and Museum The Day the Music Died Crash site. Photo Credit: Civil Aeronautics Board. Today we have a February 3rd aviation history “Threefer”. First up, on this date in 1959, “the music died”. When you consider the ages…
Today in Aviation History: The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com “Life is a magical thing.”- Laurel Clark, astronaut and medical doctor aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia once said. Yes, it is. It is a magical thing and a blessing. We forget that sometimes in the trials and tribulations of our…
Today in Aviation History: Has Amelia’s Plane been Found? Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: Wikipedia.com I have mentioned before in these historical aviation vignettes when writing about Amelia Earhart that my mom, like many girls of her age (mom was born in 1928 and is now gone), was a big fan of “America’s Sweetheart” as…
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity has Flown its Final Flight Amidst Rotor Damage Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: Mike Wall via Space.com When I was a young helicopter pilot in the Marines I was doing “confined area landings” into a tiny landing zone at Camp Lejeune, NC. I was the aircraft commander of our CH-46 “Sea…
Today in Aviation History: Frisbees Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com You may ask, “What, Fetzer, does a Frisbee have to do with aviation history?” Well, “Wilber”, I might respond, “Frisbees fly!” And they fly by the millions! Is there any one of us who has not tossed a Frisbee or its successor, the Aerobie,…
MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT READIES FOR THE 2024 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AND BEYOND Airport Authority and Management Focused on Strategic Plan to Enhance the Airport Facilities and Services CARTHAGE, NC – The Moore County Airport is working feverishly to prepare the facilities for the upcoming U.S. Open Championship this summer. With a record number of private…
On This Day: “Broken Arrow” Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com We are a flawed species, we Homo sapiens, are we not? We act before we think and say things we ought not to say and tweet things we ought not to write (and then fruitlessly attempt to delete them). We fail far too often…
Sully’s “Miracle on the Hudson” Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com US Airways Flight 1549/Airbus A320 in the Hudson. Photo Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images. Fifteen years ago? Is it possible this iconic aviation example of “calmness under fire” happened 15 years ago? Our eldest grandsons are 15 years old. They don’t know about the “Miracle…