WEEK 27 - JUNE 29-5, 2003
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HISTORY.
FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
IT WAS JULY 4TH, 1908 WHEN GLENN CURTIS WON THE
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN TROPHY BY FLYING FOR MORE THAN
A MILE OVER HAMMONDSPORT, NEW YORK IN A "JUNE BUG"
BIPLANE. THE SPEED FOR THE TRIP WAS A STAGGERING
39-MILES PER HOUR.
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WEEK 28 - JULY 6-12, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
IT WAS JULY 9TH, 1979 WHEN THE VOYAGER 2 SPACE
PROBE FLEW WITHIN 399,000 MILES OF JUPITER.
VOYAGER’S NEXT STOP DURING ITS JOURNEY WAS
NEPTUNE, WHICH TOOK AN ADDITIONAL TEN YEARS TO
REACH.
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WEEK 29 - JULY 13-19, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
TALK ABOUT A WRONG TURN! IT WAS JULY 17TH, 1938
WHEN DOUGLAS CORRIGAN LEFT BROOKLYN NEW YORK FOR
SUNNY CALIFORNIA. TO HIS SURPRISE, HE TOUCHED DOWN
THE NEXT DAY IN DUBLIN, IRELAND, EARNING HIM THE
KNICKNAME "WRONG WAY CORRIGAN.”
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WEEK 30 - JULY 20-26, 2003
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HISTORY.
FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
IT WAS JULY 20TH, 1969, WHEN APOLLO ASTRONAUT NEIL
ARMSTRONG BECAME THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE
MOON. SETTING FOOT ON THE LUNAR SURFACE, HE
UTTERED HIS FAMOUS PHRASE: “THAT’S ONE SMALL STEP
FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND.”
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WEEK 31 - JULY 27-02, 2003
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HISTORY.
FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
IRV BURROWS MADE THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE F-15
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE,
CALIFORNIA. THE TWIN-ENGINE F-15 WAS THE FIRST
AIRPLANE TO ACCELERATE IN A STRAIGHT UPWARD CLIMB.
IT WAS JULY 27TH, 1972.
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WEEK 32 - AUGUST 3-9, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
AUGUST 6TH, 1945: A US B-29 BOMBER DROPPED THE
WORLD’S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA, JAPAN.
NAGASAKI WAS THE SECOND TARGET ON AUGUST 9TH.
WORLD WAR II ENDED WITH A JAPANESE SURRENDER SOON
AFTER.
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WEEK 33 - AUGUST 10-16, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
AUGUST 15TH, 1935: AMERICANS REMEMBER THE SAD NEWS
OF THE CRASH THAT KILLED FAMED PILOT WILEY POST
AND HUMORIST WILL ROGERS, BOTH OF WHOM PERISHED
AFTER THEIR ORION-EXPLORER CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER
TAKEOFF NEAR POINT BARROW, ALASKA.
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WEEK 34 - AUGUST 17-23, 2003
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HISTORY.
FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
AUGUST 20TH, 1975 MARKED THE DAY THAT THE VIKING
ONE MISSION TO MARS WAS LAUNCHED FROM CAPE
CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. TEN MONTHS AFTER LEAVING THE
EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE, THE SPACECRAFT BEGAN TO ORBIT
THE PLANET, BEFORE SOFT-LANDING ON MARS ONE MONTH
LATER.
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WEEK 35 - AUGUST 24-30, 2003
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HISTORY.
FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
AMELIA EARHART BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO COMPLETE
A NON-STOP TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT FROM LOS
ANGELES TO NEW YORK CITY, FLYING 2,447.8 MILES IN
19 HOURS AND 5 MINUTES. IT WAS AUGUST 25TH, 1932.
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WEEK 36 - AUGUST 31-6, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
AIRPLANE-TO-AIRPLANE RADIO WAS FIRST DEMONSTRATED
AT NORTH ISLAND, CALIFORNIA ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1916
WHEN RADIOTELEGRAPH MESSAGES WERE SENT AND
RECEIVED AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT TWO MILES BETWEEN
THE AIRPLANES.
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WEEK 37 - SEPTEMBER 7-13, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
IT WAS SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1910 WHEN BLANCHE SCOTT
BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN TO FLY SOLO.
DESPITE HER HISTORY MAKING FLIGHT, BLANCHE WAS NOT
GRANTED A PILOT'S LICENSE. BUT SHE DIDN’T STAY
GROUNDED FOR LONG, EVENTUALLY BECOMING AN AIRSHOW
STUNT FLYER.
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WEEK 38 - SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2003
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HISTORY.
FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1947: THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
SPREAD ITS WINGS AS A SEPARATE MILITARY SERVICE.
THE AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION HONORS THIS DATE EACH
YEAR DURING ITS NATIONAL CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON,
DC, WHERE THE LATEST IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES ARE
SHOWCASED.
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WEEK 39 - SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2003
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HISTORY.
FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
GIVING THE TERM “FLYING BLIND” NEW MEANING,
SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1929 MARKED THE DAY THAT JIMMY
DOOLITTLE, WHO LATER BECAME KNOWN AS THE MASTER OF
THE CALCULATED RISK, MADE THE FIRST ALL-INSTRUMENT
FLIGHT AT MITCHELL FIELD, NEW YORK.
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WEEK 40 - SEPTEMBER 28-4, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
A CHILLING DAY UNFOLDED ON OCTOBER 4TH, 1957 AS
AMERICANS LEARNED OF THE SOVIET UNION’S SUCCESFUL
LAUNCH OF SPUTNIK 1, THE WORLD’S FIRST SATELLITE.
THUS BEGAN A SPACE RACE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND
RUSSIA THAT LASTED OVER FOUR DECADES.
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WEEK 41 - OCTOBER 5-11, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
IT WAS OCTOBER 11TH, 1968 WHEN THE FIRST APOLLO
MISSION SUCCESSFULLY BLASTED INTO SPACE. ABOARD
APOLLO 7, WALTER SCHIRRA, JR., DON EISLE AND
WALTER CUNNINGHAM CIRCLED THE EARTH FOR 10 DAYS,
20 HOURS AND NINE MINUTES.
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WEEK 42 - OCTOBER 12-18, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
CHUCK YEAGER BROKE THE SOUND BARRIER ON OCTOBER
14TH, 1947 IN THE BELL X-1 AIRCRAFT. NAMED
GLAMOROUS GLENNIS, THE X-1 REACHED A SPEED OF MACH
1.06 AND AN ALTITUDE OF 45,000 FEET.
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WEEK 43 - OCTOBER 19-25, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
OCTOBER 21ST, 1947 MARKED THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE
NORTHROP YB-49 BOMBER. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM WAS
EVENTUALLY CANCELLED, THE YB-49’S “FLYING WING”
DESIGN WAS THE FORERUNNER OF THE CURRENT B-2
BOMBER, INTRODUCED IN 1989.
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WEEK 44 - OCTOBER 26-1, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
OCTOBER 27TH, 1954: BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JR., THE
FORMER COMMANDER OF THE FAMED TUSKEEGEE AIRMEN,
BECAME THE FIRST BLACK GENERAL OFFICER OF THE U.S.
AIR FORCE. A WEST POINT GRADUATE, DAVIS WAS THE
SON OF THE FIRST BLACK GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARMY.
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WEEK 45 - NOVEMBER 2-8, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
BILLIONAIRE HOWARD HUGHES MADE THE FIRST AND ONLY
FLIGHT OF A 400,000 LB. WOODEN FLYING BOAT.
KNICKNAMED THE “SPRUCE GOOSE,” THE HUGE CARGO
AIRCRAFT BOASTED A 320-FOOT WINGSPAN, THE LARGEST
OF ANY AIRCRAFT TO FLY SINCE.
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WEEK 46 - NOVEMBER 9-15, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
WITH A FIVE-GALLON CAN OF GASOLINE STRAPPED TO HIS
BACK, WESLEY MAY BRAVELY CLIMBED FROM THE WING OF
ONE AIRCRAFT TO THE WING OF ANOTHER WHILE IN
FLIGHT, IN THE FIRST KNOWN DEMONSTRATION OF
AIR-TO-AIR REFUELING. IT WAS NOVEMBER 12TH, 1921.
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WEEK 47 - NOVEMBER 16-22, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
NOVEMBER 22ND, 1935: EDWIN MUSICK FLEW THE FIRST
TRANS-PACIFIC AIRMAIL FLIGHT IN A PLANE DUBBED THE
“CHINA CLIPPER.” BEGINNING IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE
AIRMAIL ROUTE STOPPED IN HAWAII, MIDWAY ISLAND,
WAKE ISLAND, GUAM AND MANILA.
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WEEK 48 - NOVEMBER 23-29, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
SIX TIMES A CHARM! NOVEMBER 28TH, 1983: SPACE
SHUTTLE MISSION COMMANDER JOHN YOUNG BECAME THE
FIRST PERSON TO MAKE HIS SIXTH SPACE FLIGHT. THE
MISSION ABOARD THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA WAS ALSO
THE FIRST TO INCLUDE SIX CREW MEMBERS.
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WEEK 49 - NOVEMBER 30-6, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
DECEMBER 1ST, 1977: IN TOTAL SECRECY, TEST PILOT
BILL PARK MADE THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE XST “HAVE
BLUE” AIRCRAFT AT GROOM LAKE, NEVADA. DEVELOPED IN
ONLY TWENTY MONTHS, “HAVE BLUE” WAS A PROTOTYPE
FOR STEALTH TECHNOLOGY.
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WEEK 50 - DECEMBER 7-13, 2003
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HISTORY.
FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
DECEMBER 7TH, 1941: THE JAPANESE WAGED A SURPRISE
ATTACK ON THE U.S. NAVAL BASE AT PEARL HARBOR,
HAWAII, DURING WHICH 274 ENEMY AIRCRAFT DROPPED
MORE THAN 152 TONS OF BOMBS. AMERICA DECLARED WAR
SOON AFTER.
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WEEK 51 - DECEMBER 14-20, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
DECEMBER 17TH, 1903: ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT’S
HEAVIER-THAN-AIR POWERED VEHICLE WAS THE FIRST TO
SUCCESSFULLY TAKE FLIGHT. THE LONGEST FLIGHT OF
THE DAY AT KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA WAS
ORVILLE'S, WHEN HE FLEW 852 FEET IN 59 SECONDS.
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WEEK 52 - DECEMBER 21 - 31, 2003
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FOR THE AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AN AIR
FORCE ASSOCIATION AFFILIATE, I'M JOHN TAUTGES.
IT WAS DECEMBER 29TH, 1939 WHEN BILL WHEATLEY MADE
THE INITIAL 17-MINUTE TEST FLIGHT OF THE B-24
LIBERATOR PROTOTYPE. MORE THAN 18,000 OF THIS
WORLD WAR II-ERA BOMBER WERE BUILT IN LESS THAN
SIX YEARS.
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