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  2. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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    This was the first flight of any man-made object in another planet's atmosphere. First non-stop balloon circumnavigation of the Earth: was made by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones who flew from Château d'Oex, Switzerland, to Egypt, on Breitling Orbiter 3, between March 1 and March 21, 1999, in 19 days, 21 hours and 47 minutes. [36]

  3. Operation Power Flite - Wikipedia

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    Data plate from one of the B-52s that took part in the mission. Led by Major General Archie J. Old, Jr. as flight commander, five B-52B aircraft of the 93rd Bombardment Wing of the 15th Air Force took off from Castle Air Force Base in California on January 16, 1957, at 1:00 PM, with two of the planes flying as spares.

  4. List of aviation pioneers - Wikipedia

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    First solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St. Louis (20/21 May 1927). [9] Ed Link: 26 Jul 1904 7 Sep 1981 United States: Science Design Support n/a Inventor of the Link Trainer flight simulator (1929); [123] received Royal Aeronautical Society Wakefield Gold Medal (1947). [124] Mikhail ...

  5. British Airways is first airline to accept Veteran Card for ...

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    Chief executive Sean Doyle declared this underlines the carrier’s commitment to recognising the ‘sacrifice and service’ of former military personnel.

  6. Clyde Pangborn - Wikipedia

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    As part of his work, he pioneered commercial flight paths and developed better aircraft. He was instrument-rated to fly any plane, single or multi-engine, land or sea, and had logged more than 24,000 flight hours over his 40 years of piloting. Pangborn died in 1958 and was laid to rest with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. [16]

  7. Airplane passenger goes viral after making 88-year-old woman ...

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    Virgin Atlantic flight attendant Leah Amy took to Facebook on Dec. 10 to share the story of how one young man, Jack, granted an elderly woman's wish by giving up his first-class seat for her. The ...

  8. Non-stop flight - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of a San Francisco-Singapore "non-stop" flight (green) versus a "direct" flight (purple) Direct flights and non-stop flights are often confused with each other. Starting March 31, 2019, American Airlines started offering non-stop flights from Phoenix, Arizona to London, England, [4] meaning that the plane leaves Phoenix Sky ...

  9. Transatlantic flight - Wikipedia

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    First solo transatlantic flight and first non-stop fixed-wing aircraft flight between America and mainland Europe On 20–21 May 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh flew his Ryan monoplane (named Spirit of St. Louis), 3,600 nautical miles (6,700 km), from Roosevelt Field, New York to Paris–Le Bourget Airport, in 33½ hours. First transatlantic air ...

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