2006-06-16 22:38:01 · 4 answers · asked by steamboatwullie 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
June 1928
* June 17 - Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
* June 9 - Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew make the first flight across the Pacific Ocean in the Fokker F.VIIb-3m Southern Cross. They left Oakland, California on May 31 and reach Brisbane via Honolulu and Fiji. The flight takes 83 hours.
* June 11 - At the Wasserkuppe, Alexander Lippisch's Ente becomes the first aircraft to fly under rocket power.
* July 12 - Emilio Carranza crashes in the New Jersey Pine Barrens while returning from New York City to Mexico City on a historic goodwill flight.
2006-06-16 22:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by Trish D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Charles Lindberg flew the spirit of St.louis across the Atlantic ocean to a feild in France.
2006-06-17 00:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by keith L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something to do with the Olympics possibly
2006-06-17 10:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by David R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know
2006-06-16 22:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by beachpoppie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋