The Washington Post on MSN19d
The humble beginnings of National Airport
Built on a swamp with a busy road going right through it, what’s now Ronald Reagan National Airport was initially lampooned in news articles as ‘a disgrace.’ ...
Col. Jimmy Doolittle at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at the Wings of the North Air Museum at Flying Cloud Airport. “Mr. Uldrich is the archivist for the 8th Air Force Historical Society of ...
March 1942: Jimmy Doolittle and his Raiders begin training for their bombing mission over Tokyo at the field. • Dec. 29, 1943: 1st Lt. Robert L. Duke is killed in a plane crash during a test ...