Whole Network Most Recent TOP10 Aircraft Airshows Fly-ins Safety

 

This Week in Aviation History: D.B. Cooper & Apollo 12

Filed in archive Aviation History by Terah Shelton on November 27, 2007

19183369.jpg
This week in aviation history features the first free flight in a balloon and the only unsolved domestic skyjacking in history.

November 12, 1981: The space shuttle Columbia was launched for the second time. It was the first time a space vehicle was used more than once.

November 14, 1969: Apollo 12, the second manned lunar expedition, was launched.

November 14, 2003: The most distant object ever found in our solar system, named Sedna, was discovered by astronomers at the Mount Palomar Observatory.

November 21, 1783: With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier made the first free flight in a balloon, reaching a peak altitude of about 3,000 ft and traveling about 5 1/2 mi in 20 min.

November 24, 1971: D. B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines flight with $200,000.

On the night before Thanksgiving in 1971, a man identifying himself as Dan Cooper boarded a flight from Portland, Ore. to Seattle and passed a note to the flight attendant that he had a bomb. His demands for $200,000 cash and two sets of parachutes were granted when the plane landed in Seattle.


Thanks Infoplease!


Advertisement


Permalink: This Week in Aviation History: D.B. Cooper & Apollo 12
Tags: D.B.  Cooper  Northwest  Airlines  Apollo  12  Aviation  History  Columbia  Marquis  dArlandes  Pilâtre  de  Roz 

Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/104161



Advertisement


Advertisement


CW ToolbarInstall
RSSrss   | See all blog subscribe options
Googlegoogle   |   What is RSS?
Yahoo!yahoo
AddthisAddThis Feed Button
BloglinesBloglines
Newsletter
Advertisement - Book yours here.

Use our search feature to look for other interesting posts

Just this blog Whole network
Advertisement -
Book yours here..


 
  • Would you like to see your text link here? Let us know!
Advertisement
Book yours here.



  • Other blogs in the same channel in the Creative Weblogging Network

Advertisement -
Book yours here..






Advertisement - Book yours here..
 
Tagcloud: $100 Hamburger Aircraft Airshows Aviation Blogs Aviation History Aviation News Aviation Products Aviation Quotes Aviation Resources Aviation Travel Basics Education Flight Planning Flight Training Fly-ins Fun Stuff General Personal Thoughts Safety Training Tips