Post-Strike Reconnaissance Mission: How the SR-71 Blackbird Challenged the “Line of Death” #SR71Blackbird #Reconnaissance #OperationEldoradoCanyon #Libya #AviationHistory
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#OnThisDay 5 April 1954: Curtiss SB2C Helldivers from the aircraft carrier Arromanches (Escadrille 3F) flying support missions over Diên Biên Phu.
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#OTD #TDIH #April4, 1933: #DOTD: #RIP: #USNavyAirship #USSAkron wrecked off #NewJerseyCoast.
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One of the most viewed shots on openspotter.org today:
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Color postcard of the Midland–Odessa Regional Air Terminal showing a long, low mid-century modern terminal building with a distinctive wavy roofline and repeating white canopy supports along the curb. Large windows run along the upper level, and a radar dome is visible on the roof. A two-tone vintage station wagon is parked at the curb in front, while the street and sidewalk lead toward the entrance under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.
Midland - Odessa Regional Air Terminal Postcard
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On April 1st, 1960, a Trans Canada Airlines DC-8 departed Toronto International Airport, marking the dawn of Canada's first jet-powered transcontinental service.
Globe & Mail excerpt, digitally enhanced by me.
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Color postcard showing a twin-engine propeller airliner from Central Airlines parked on the ramp at Hot Springs Municipal Airport. The aircraft, likely a Douglas DC-3, is angled slightly toward the viewer with its nose raised and propellers visible. Behind it stands a mid-century terminal building with a glassed-in control tower. A sign near the building reads “Welcome to Hot Springs,” and a small red service vehicle is parked off to the left. Low hills and a partly cloudy sky form the background.
Hot Springs Arkansas Municipal Airport Central Airlines DC-3 Postcard
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Celebrating 64 years of Luxembourg’s national airline. Luxair’s journey from a single Fokker flight to a regional aviation company. ✈️🇱🇺🎉
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What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case. https://arstechni.ca #historicalmysteries #aviationhistory #AmeliaEarhart #Culture #Science #History #books
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Toda la historia del MIRAGE F-1 en el @ejercitodelaire.bsky.social 🇪🇸 en nuestra monografía de la colección "Alas sobre España". #ikonospress
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D.B. Cooper and the Death of Anonymity
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Front and back cover of a 1934 airline timetable from Trans World Airlines (TWA), branded “The Lindbergh Line.” The design uses a bold orange background with a black silhouette of a multi-engine airplane flying past stylized vertical lines. A circular TWA logo appears near the top. The text “Shortest Route Coast to Coast” is prominently displayed, along with a long list of cities served, including New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Smaller text sections provide ticketing and reservation information, with an effective date of May 13, 1934.
Interior pages of the same 1934 Trans World Airlines timetable showing detailed flight schedules, fares, and route information for coast-to-coast service between New York and California. Tables list departure and arrival times, stops in cities such as Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Kansas City, Amarillo, and Albuquerque, and pricing for one-way and round-trip fares. Two black-and-white photographs depict early TWA aircraft: one parked on an airport ramp and another being loaded with cargo by ground crew. The layout emphasizes speed, reliability, and nationwide connectivity.
TWA Trans World Airlines Linbergh Line System Timetable 5.13.1934
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Crystal clear views today on openspotter.org:
https://www.openspotter.org/photos/15607
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Front cover of a vintage airline timetable from United Air Lines dated effective February 1, 1944. The design features a bold red, white, and blue shield logo with the words “United Air Lines” above a stylized red silhouette of a four-engine airplane. The phrase “Route of the Mainliners” is written across the aircraft in script, with the layout repeated symmetrically across a fold.
Interior spread of the same 1944 timetable from United Air Lines showing a large red map of the United States covered with white route lines connecting major cities. A blue illustration of a four-engine propeller airliner flies above the map, while text at the top describes passenger capacity, speed, and wartime-to-peacetime aviation development. Labels identify cities such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, along with connections to Canada, Mexico, and overseas routes.
United Airlines Mainliner System Timetable 2.1.1944
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How much do you know about Amelia Earhart? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/amelia-earha... ( #AmeliaEarhart, #USHistory, #aviation, #aviationHistory, #women, #womanPilot, #airplane, #quiz)
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✈️ On this day in aviation history — March 27, 1970 — Concorde made its first supersonic flight.
Track live flights with our app today:
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📸 Photo: Ralf Manteufel / Wikimedia Commons
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Ready for a "dam" impressive update? 🌊 We’re flying through the Lancaster Bomber build in our latest LIGHTNING ROUND episode😅 Check out the full high-speed build here: 🎥 youtu.be/GElFBhw48Cw 🏗️✨ #LancasterBomber #WorldOfWayne #Dambusters #ScaleModel #AviationHistory
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Illustrated safety card for a Boeing 707 operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas. The page includes diagrams showing how to fasten and release a seatbelt, adjust the seat back, and observe no-smoking regulations. Additional panels depict takeoff and landing positions, and the deployment and use of overhead oxygen masks. Text appears in multiple languages (Spanish, English, French, and German) under headings such as “For your safety.”
This page illustrates emergency exit door operation, including handle rotation and opening procedures. Diagrams show the deployment of evacuation slides from the aircraft doors. A large central graphic presents a top-down view of the aircraft with highlighted evacuation routes and exits, labeled “Evacuation on land” in multiple languages. Arrows indicate passenger flow toward exits.
Diagrams demonstrate how to open emergency window exits, including handle operation and pushing the window outward. A panel shows the brace (protective) position for passengers seated in their seats. Additional illustrations depict evacuation procedures in water, including the use of life rafts and directional arrows guiding passengers from the aircraft to flotation devices.
This page provides step-by-step instructions for locating, donning, and inflating life vests for both adults and children. Illustrations show removing the vest from under the seat, placing it over the head, securing straps, and inflating using pull tabs or oral inflation tubes. Final panels depict proper wear in water during both daytime and nighttime conditions. A warning at the bottom instructs passengers not to remove life vests unless directed by crew, noting electronic monitoring.
Aerolineas Argentinas - B 707 - safety card
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A vintage illustrated advertisement shows a single-engine monoplane flying above a patchwork landscape of fields and a small town far below. The aircraft is painted black with bold red and yellow bands across the wings, inspired by a red-winged blackbird, which is also depicted in a small inset image near the bottom. The sky is filled with soft, billowing clouds and a faint rainbow. The text identifies the aircraft as a Monocoupe finished with “Berryloid” coatings and notes the color scheme of orange, yellow, and black. The artwork is stylized and painterly, typical of late 1920s aviation advertising.
1930 - Monocoupe and Berryloid Aircraft Finishes.
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A look back into the archives for Throwback Tuesday on openspotter.org:
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Time for a little Throwback Tuesday on openspotter.org:
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Aviation in full detail. Check out this high-res shot on openspotter.org:
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TRANSATLANTIC PHOTO OF THE DAY
The Women’s Race to Be First to Fly the Atlantic
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‘Can U.S. Air Power *Prevent* a War?’
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*Collier’s*, March 19, 1954
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Shocking truth: why the Navy legally deleted the "Red Band". Set a course to uncover what really happened ✈️⚓️
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A Rolls-Royce Conway turbine from a Cold War RAF V-bomber — now a rotating coffee table. 102 cm across. Extraordinary provenance & design. ✈️🔥
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Cover of a 1995 worldwide timetable from Trans World Airlines (TWA). The design features a dark blue background with a black triangular header containing the red TWA logo and the text “Effective September 6, 1995” and “Worldwide Timetable Including Trans World Express Service.” A large image of an aircraft tail dominates the center, showing the illuminated red TWA logo on the vertical stabilizer at dusk. Near the bottom, white text reads that the airline serves over 100 destinations worldwide, along with domestic and international reservation phone numbers.
Goodnight from this - 1995 TWA timetable cover.
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