During World War II, Charleston’s airport, Wertz Field, closed when the airport’s approaches were blocked by the federal government building a synthetic rubber plant next
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16 Jan 1942: Carole Lombard, Life Lost To A Flip Of A Coin
Carole Lombard was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne. When her parents separated, she moved with her mother to California. Her career spanned from
Women’s History Month: Blanche “Betty” Scott, aviator
Blanche “Betty” Stuart Scott (1889-1970) was “possibly” the first American woman aviator. In 1910 she drove an automobile across the United States, only the second
Military: USAF F101 Voodoo
Service Saturday (a few hours early as I will be traveling on Saturday). My Dad was a mechanic in the Air Force. The plane he
Thoughts and Ponderances 