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Aviation Milestones

April 24, 2025

Originally published in 1998

  • September 8, 1927: The Cessna Aircraft Company is established in Wichita, Kansas.
  • September 13, 1935: Howard Hughes sets an aviation speed record of 352.38 mph.
  • September 24, 1929: James H. Doolittle makes the first recorded solo instrument landing.
  • November 1, 1941: The Civil Aeronautics Administration begins to operate airport traffic control towers for the first time.
  • November 21, 1977: The Concorde lands after having made its first flight from London, England.
  • November 29, 1920: The start of the first regular mail service from the Twin Cities to Chicago.

Source: Minnesota DOT, Office of Aeronautics, 1998 Calendar. 

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Filed Under: Wingtips Sep-Oct 1998

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