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In 1872... Louis Blériot, the pioneer aviator who made the world’s first airplane flight across the English Channel, is born in Cambrai, France. After experimenting first with gliders, he designed and built his own monoplane with a 25-hp engine, which took him across the channel.
In 1917... A School of Aeronautics is established at the University of Toronto in Canada.
In 1925... The U.S. Air Mail Service begins overnight flights between New York and Chicago over the Allegheny Mountains.
In 1926... The Royal Swedish Air Force is formed.
In 1931... The first mail delivered by rocket in the United States is claimed by three Struthers, Ohio high school students led by philatelist, John Kiktavi. He sends mail from Struthers to Poland, Ohio.
In 1917... A School of Aeronautics is established at the University of Toronto in Canada.
In 1925... The U.S. Air Mail Service begins overnight flights between New York and Chicago over the Allegheny Mountains.
In 1926... The Royal Swedish Air Force is formed.
In 1931... The first mail delivered by rocket in the United States is claimed by three Struthers, Ohio high school students led by philatelist, John Kiktavi. He sends mail from Struthers to Poland, Ohio.
Today in Aviation History
July 1, 2008
July 1, 2008