Aviation Milestones

Originally published in 1998

• December 1: The Civil Air Patrol is formed, 1941.
• December 6: The first flight of the Sikorsky S-61 L Transport helicopter in the U.S, 1960.
• December 23: First time that an airplane reaches 20,000 ft., 1913.
• January 13: NASA selects its first group of women astronauts, 1978.
• January 26: Glenn Curtiss flies the first seaplane, the Curtiss single-float plane, 1911.
• January 30: The longest serving flight attendant to ever work for Northwest Airlines, Connie Walker, retires after 42 years of service, 1990.

SOURCE: Minnesota DOT, Office of Aeronautics, 1998 Calendar.