The Double Eagle II completed the first transatlantic balloon flight
when it landed in a barley field near Paris, 137 hours after lifting 
off rom Presque Isle, Maine. The helium-filled balloon was piloted
by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman and flew
3,233 miles in the six-day odyssey.

Three American airmen arrive in Paris after crossing the
Atlantic in their air balloon ‘Double Eagle II. They are Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman.

On this day in 1933, aviator Wiley Post returned to Floyd Bennett
Field in New York, having flown solo around the world in 7 days,
18 hours, and 49 minutes. He was the first aviator to accomplish
the feat.

Post, instantly recognizable by the patch he wore over one eye,
began the journey on July 15, flying nonstop to Berlin. After a
brief rest, he flew on to the Soviet Union, where he made several
stops before returning to North America, with stops in Alaska,
Canada, and finally a triumphant landing at his starting point in
New York.

Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935)

On July 12, 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) became the first president to ride in a helicopter.

Although experimental military helicopters had been tested since
1947, it was not until 10 years later that a president considered
using the new machine for short, official trips to and from the
White House. Eisenhower suggested the idea to the Secret
Service, which approved of the new mode of transportation,
seeing it as safer and more efficient than the traditional
limousine motorcade.

 
The Bell H-13J helicopter pictured on Presidents Day,2018.

   
 
    
    
    
    
   
(ABC) – At 86 years old, American Airlines flight attendant Bette
Nash *above) is the oldest and longest-serving flight attendant
in the world, according to Guinness World Records.  

Nash started flying back in 1957 and will celebrate 65 years in-
flight this fall.

She can choose any route she wants and for most of her career
she has been loyal to the New York-Washington-Boston Shuttle.

Nash prefers this route because she says it allows her to be home
every night with her handicapped son who she continues to care
for to this day.

Oliver began drama studies at Swarthmore College,
followed by professional training at the Neighborhood
Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.

After working in summer stock and regional theater,
and in unbilled bits in daytime and primetime television
shows and commercials, she made her first major TV
appearance in a supporting role in the July 31, 1955,
episode of the live drama series Goodyear TV Playhouse,
and quickly progressed to leading parts in other shows
from Star Trek to Twilight Zone.

By the late 1970s with acting opportunities coming less
frequently, Oliver turned to directing.

Susan Oliver passed away from cancer in Woodland
Hills, Los Angeles, California. She was only 58.

Oliver as Vina transformed into an Orion slave girl in the Star Trek episodes "The Cage" and "The Menagerie".

In 1967, piloting her own Aero Commander 200, (above) Oliver
became the fourth woman to fly a single-engine aircraft solo 
across the Atlantic Ocean and the second to do it from New 
York City.