American Aviation Historical Society

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  AAHS 70th CELEBRATION EVENT
  
  
  

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  AAHS Journal, Vol 71, No 1
  Spring 2026
  
  Previous AAHS Journals

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  AAHS FLIGHTLINE, 26-03
  May 30, 2026
  
  Previous FLIGHTLINEs

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  Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
  Photo of the Day
  
  
  

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This Day in History:
June 12, 1979

Bryan Allen, flying Paul McCready’s Gossamer Albatross, wins the Kremer Prize for the first man-powered a/c to fly across the English Channel. The flight from Folkestone, England to Cap Gris-Nez, France took 2 hr, 55 min.

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