A Pilot Reflects, Then Grounds Himself: 1911
Early 20th century aviation may have been a quick route to fame for some thrill seekers, but for flier Frank B. Elser, it wasn’t worth the risk.
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The Troubles of an American Ideal
America was tired of manufactured heroes — movie stars; politicians, bootleggers; flagpole sitters — and then came Lindbergh, the real thing: modest, courageous, ingeneous, and quietly self-confident.
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“I’m Going To Step Inside Where I Cannot See It”
If you look closely at this famous photograph, now 73 years old, you can see one era end and another begin.
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Jet-Age Reverie
When last the circling sun went down
You sat in silence by my side
To watch the crimson colors drown
In night’s advancing westward tide.
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Miracle on the Hudson
He heard two things he had never before experienced on a plane. The first was a thud followed by a loud explosion; the second was silence.
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