Delta Airline Workers Honor Fallen Soldier and His Dog
March 16, 2015 – In a poignant video posted online, a crew of airline workers paused to honor a fallen soldier and his dog as their remains arrived at an Atlanta airport. The tribute to the unidentified soldier and his bomb-sniffing dog continues a decade-long tradition by Delta Airlines staff. The Delta Honor Guard, composed entirely […]
Carriers
March 16, 2015 – There are currently 10 active aircraft carriers in the U.S. fleet, with two under construction and another in the planning stage. No other country has more than two. The nation’s first carrier, the USS Langley, was commissioned in 1922. Additional Photos (click thumbnails to enlarge) [divider]
Salute
March 11, 2015 – On a training mission in Germany, this U.S. Special Forces soldier salutes his brothers as he parachutes out of a C-130 at 17,000 feet. [divider]
Georgia Boasts Largest Cave Drops in Continental U.S.
March 9, 2015 – The two longest unobstructed vertical cave drops in the continental United States are found on opposite sides of the same cave, Ellison’s Cave, in northern Georgia. The first pit, dubbed “Fantastic,” drops 586 feet, and the second, dubbed “Incredible,” drops 440 feet. Three climbers, Amy Hinkle, Shane Streetman, and Elliot Hellman, explored Fantastic last month and captured amazing photographs of […]
Two U.S. Coins Worth $10 million Each
March 8, 2015 – An 1822 Half Eagle $5 gold piece, one of only three known to exist, and an 1804 silver dollar dubbed the “King of American Coins” are slated to be auctioned by Sotheby’s as early as May of this year. Either coin could break the $10 million record set in 2013 by a 1794 silver dollar, the first […]
The Day the Music Died
March 4, 2015 – Transportation officials are considering a new look into the 1959 plane crash that killed rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. The crash shocked music fans and was memorably referenced in Don McLean’s 1972 hit single, “American Pie.” At the time, the Civil Aeronautics Board blamed the crash on […]
Arizona Aircraft Graveyard in High-Resolution
February 27, 2015 – Using satellite imagery, Microsoft has created a megapixel view of the Arizona site used for the U.S. military’s excess and obsolete aircraft. Located on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, it stretches for 2,600 acres and contains 4,200 aircraft. Link: DailyMail Additional Photos (click thumbnails to enlarge) [divider]
Secret WWII Hero
February 27, 2015 – The story of a secret hero of World War II has now been told in a biography written by his son. Captain Robert Trimble, a B-24 bomber pilot during the last years of the war, was sent to Poland and the Ukraine as the Nazis retreated and the Soviets advanced. Joseph Stalin, […]
Russians to Raise Sunken U.S. Polar Ship
February 26, 2015 – In the race to be first to reach the North Pole, the USS Jeannette left San Francisco in 1879, but was crushed by Arctic ice two years later. None of the schooner’s 33-man crew died when it sank, but only 13 survived the epic 500-mile trek to the capital of the Siberian territory. Andrey Khoroshev, an adventurer, […]
The Amusement Park That Inspired Disney
February 26, 2015 – Kiddieland, a Los Angeles amusement park officially known as Beverly Park, entertained children and adults from 1945 to 1974. It is said to have inspired a frequent celebrity visitor: Walt Disney. Disney was so impressed with the operation that he hired park owner Dave Bradley as a consultant in the development of Disneyland, which […]