AviTech Reader

Going back to 1910 when making the first flight above a certain mountain was a very big achievement. In this year, Peruvian Georges Chavez, flew over the Simplon Pass between Italy and Switzerland and made the 1^st airplane flight over the Alps.

What about in communication, on this same day? We go back to 1911 and we commemorate this day paying respect to Earl Ovington who carried the 1^st airmail in the United States in a Blériot monoplane from Nassau Boulevard Aerodome, Long Island to Mineola, Long Island. The aircraft is shown below

In 1911, is when French pilot, Roland Garros, became the 1^st person to fly across the Mediterranean, a distance of 470 miles. He landed in Tunisia 7 hours and 53 minutes after taking off from France. Take note of the time because he only had enough fuel for 8 hours of flight.