Jimmy Doolittle Proved Pilots Can Fly Completely By Instruments (Cool Weird Awesome 1316)
Today in 1929, Lieutenant James H. Doolittle did what no other pilot had done before: take off, fly and land only using instruments and radio.
Long Before Photoshop, Photographers Knew How To “Photoshop” Photos (Cool Weird Awesome 1295)
For National Photography Day, a look at the many ways people in the pre-computer days could make photos look like something they weren't, for fun or for not so honorable reasons.
William Rankin Fell Through A Thundercloud And Lived (Cool Weird Awesome 1284)
Today in 1959, Marine Corps pilot William Rankin passed through the middle of a thundercloud after having to eject from his plane. And despite the storm’s best efforts, he made it through in one piece.
Tom Stuker Used His Lifetime Airline Ticket To Travel More Than 24 Million Miles (Cool Weird Awesome 1283)
Summer travel comes and goes for most of us, but Tom Stuker, the "world's most frequent flyer," bought a lifetime plane ticket in 1990 and has been up in the air a lot since then.
Michigan’s Official State Vehicle Fleet Includes A Vintage Model T (Cool Weird Awesome 1280)
Michigan's official state vehicle fleet includes a vintage Ford Model T, and not just as a nod to the state's long history with automaking.
Thomas Fitzpatrick Landed Two Planes On The Streets Of New York City
In the 1950s, a guy made a baffling choice: he got drunk, started flying an airplane and landed the plane on the streets of Manhattan. Two years later he did the same thing again.
Utah Restocks Its Remote Lakes By Dropping Fish Out Of Airplanes
Around this time of a year you may come to witness an eye-opening process in parts of Utah: it’s known as aerial fish stocking.
Volcanic Ash Shut Down All Of British Airways Flight 009’s Engines – But It Still Landed Safely
Today in 1982, British Airways Flight 009 made a successful landing in Jakarta, Indonesia, after ash from a nearby volcano had shut down all of the plane’s engines.
World’s Most Frequent Flier
He started flying in 1990 and after that, the years just flew by.
The Distress Call Mayday Doesn’t Have Anything To Do With May (Cool Weird Awesome 1234)
Yes, today is a day in the month of May, but that's not where the international distress call "Mayday" comes from. We'll fill you in on the actual backstory.