Burn to the moon on Apollo 11
#otd in 1969, Apollo 11 is headed to the moon and here is a look at docking with the LM which was still attached to the 3rd stage of the...
Apollo 11 Ignition
And we have ignition of Apollo 11 #otd in 1969. #lightthatcandle #apollo11 #saturnv #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari
Trinity Test
#otd in 1945 the gadget was successfully detonated, the Trinity Test. The Atomic Age had begun. #trinitytest #atomicbomb #atomicage...
F-16XL 75-0749 First Flight
#otd in 1982 was the first flight of the F-16XL-1 75-0749 it had a cranked arrow delta wing. Who likes this version of the Viper? #usaf...
USS Alexander Hamilton SSBN-617
#otd in 1963 USS Alexander Hamilton SSBN-617 was commissioned, she served for 30 years till 1993. She was part of the Lafayette class...
FR-1 Fireball
#OTD in 1944 the Ryan FR Fireball made its first flight. It was a piston and jet-powered fighter designed for the US Navy during World...
USS Texas BB-35 and USS Arkansas BB-33
#OTD in 1944 German coastal artillery shell falls between USS Texas BB-35 and USS Arkansas BB-33 (foreground) while the two battleships...
Skylab Sequence
Here is the sequence of events for Skylab I & II #otd #saturnv #nasa #skylab #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari #sa513...
SA-513 Saturn V launch
Flash back to May 14th 1973 SA-513, a modified unmarned two-stage Saturn V vehicle for the Skylab-1 mission is launched from the Cape. ...
The adventures of USS Wasp CVA-18
#OTD in 1952, USS Wasp (CVA-18) collided with destroyer minesweeper USS Hobson (DMS-26) while conducting night flying operations. Wasp...
