‘Buckle up your’re in for a bumpy ride’ so says journalist Sally Williams in the Sunday Telegraph (31 July 2011) regarding the abuse and even violence from passengers that air hostesses endure during the summer exodus. Libby Escolme-Schmidt, a former flight attendant, recalls some of her memories of a different time in her book Glamour [...]
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Glamour in the Skies by Libby Escolme-Schmidt
Posted in Aviation, Media News, tagged air hostess, flight attendants, Glamour in the Skies, Libby Escolme-Schmidt, the history press on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Early Aviation Disasters
Posted in Aviation, tagged David Gero, Early Aviation Disasters, the Hindenburg, the history press on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The year 2012 will mark the 75th anniversary of one of the most famous aviation disasters in history, the destruction of the German dirigible Hindenburg. The giant airship burst into flames and fell to the ground during mooring at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, in New Jersey, US, on 6 May 1937. Different theories have [...]
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