On 21 May 1927 Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St Louis near Paris completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 1/2 hours. Here is a video recording the events around this historic feat. The timeline of the flight went like this: 7:52am – Charles Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt… Continue reading Historic landing in Paris – 21 May 1927
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Berlin Brandenburg Airport – When One is More than Two
Some of us will still remember the times when Berlin Schonefeld was Interflug’s home and Berlin Tegel, in the Western part of the divided city, was the airport of the free world. The well known TV tower in East Berlin was put there not least to have something that made approaches to Tegel a bit… Continue reading Berlin Brandenburg Airport – When One is More than Two
Visiting Djibouti… 2
Arrival in Addis Come the morning of the next day, we call ahead of our arrival to be sure that our passports were ready. The lady we spoke to yesterday answers the phone and advises us to call back a bit later as the consul had not yet arrived at the Embassy and she had… Continue reading Visiting Djibouti… 2