Comments on: 29 November 1957 https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/29-november-1957/ Important Dates in Aviation History Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bryan Swopes https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/29-november-1957/#comment-33973 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:45:07 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=41793#comment-33973 In reply to Mike Diamond.

Thank you very much, Mike. I’ll start working on your suggestion.

]]> By: Mike Diamond https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/29-november-1957/#comment-33964 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:42:07 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=41793#comment-33964 Hi Bryan,
To think that we its not even been 120 years since we have gained reasonable control of our travel through the skies!
For all of its triumphs and tragedies, I love how your site pays homage to all, be they great and brave pioneers, right through to the unfortunate participants and witnesses to our most shocking tragedies. Good or bad, I read and learn something new them each day. Thankyou for your effort and devotion.

With that in mind, I’d like to suggest additional article for your Nov28-29 post:
Pilot Officer Rawdon ‘Ron’ Middleton VC, Royal Australian Air Force, Nov 28-29, 1942

These websistes offer a good telling of his tale:
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10676514
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C93755
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/middleton-rawdon-hume-11118#:~:text=He%20was%20posthumously%20awarded%20the,with%20full%20air%20force%20honours.
https://aviationtrails.wordpress.com/heroic-tales-of-world-war-2/australian-flt-sgt-rawdon-h-middleton-vc-raaf-149-sqn-raf/#:~:text=For%20his%20action%2C%20dedication%20and,before%20his%20sortie%20to%20Turin.

I can also provide the book references:
Strike Hard, Strike Sure, Pg 86-96 (ISBN 9780850529630 / 0850529638)
Victoria Cross – Australias Finest and the Battles They Fought Pg 230 (ISBN 9781740662888 / 1740662881)

Such acts of incredible bravery need to be shared.

Kind Regards
Mike

]]> By: thomas stehlar https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/29-november-1957/#comment-23707 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 23:42:33 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=41793#comment-23707 Just watched the movie X-15 last night. It has some great footage of the NB-52 and the X-15 during flight. The story is a little screwy, but still watchable.

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