On May 20, 1927 aviator Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island and successfully made the first solo flight across the Atlantic when he safely landed in France at the Le Bourget Field on May 21, 1927. The takeoff: “About 7:40 A.M. the motor was started and at … Continue reading
Watch historic footage of the Hindenburg airship as it catches on fire and crashes to the ground as reporter Herbert Morrison’s live commentary describes what is happening to the airship.
Werner Franz, a cabin boy on the Hindenburg, recalls what it was like to work on the airship and describes his escape from the fiery crash. The Hindenburg crashed on May 6, 1937 after it caught firing during the docking procedure.
Libya's ex-justice minister was quoted as telling a Swedish newspaper that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people in 1988. Continue reading
Amelia Earhart talks about her flight across the Pacific Ocean after footage is shown of her landing and the reception she receives after her flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. Continue reading
Aldolfo Fito Strauch, a survivor of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, recalls what it what like to face the reality of being stranded in the Andes after his flight crashed on October 13, 1972. Continue reading
The families of some Lockerbie victims are outraged after Scotland's decision to free the the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds. Continue reading
Survivors of the Andes flight disaster recall the moment they decided to resort to cannibalism about 5 or 6 days after the crash on October 13, 1972. Continue reading
Survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster tell the story of the crash that left them lost in the Andes mountains in this excerpt from the PBS special STRANDED. Continue reading
Jose Luis Inciarte, survivor of the 1972 Andes flight disaster, recalls his experience making the PBS documentary STRANDED that honored their comrades as he and other survivors traveled back to the site of the plane crash. Continue reading
