Daily Facts about aviation history

1992

United Airlines Flight 1862 crashes shortly after takeoff in Indiana, killing all 3 crew members on board.

1947

U.S. Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager makes history by becoming the first human to break the sound barrier in level flight, a pioneering achievement.

1947

Aviator Howard Hughes pilots the "Spruce Goose," the largest wooden aircraft ever built, on its first and only flight.

1940

The P-51 Mustang fighter plane makes its first flight.

1911

Albert Berry successfully completes the first parachute jump from an airplane, making the leap in St. Louis, Missouri.

1903

Orville and Wilbur Wright make history by achieving the first powered, controlled, and sustained flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

1903

The Wright brothers receive a patent for their flying machine, a significant milestone in aviation history.