On This Day in Aviation History
1887 – Birth of August Haefeli, early Swiss aircraft designer. 1908 – The Imperial All-Russia Aero Club is founded and raises money through public subscription by imperial decree. 1924 – Raoul Pateras Pescara flies an experimental helicopter in Paris; the machine flies 2,640 feet in just over 10 minutes. 1938 – Death of Gerard “Jerry” Freebairn […]