Tagged: final

Airliners / Aviation History / Special Aviation Events / Transports

June 8, 2019

Northrop Grumman’s Final Mission in the BAC 1-11

Northrop Grumman retired their last British Aerospace Corporation (BAC) One-Eleven (1-11) Testbed as well as the last flying example of a BAC 1-11 in the world on May 6th, 2019. Takeoff on Runway 28 occurred shortly after 1:30 PM....

air force / tribute

January 12, 2016

Final Flight, Test Pilot James D. Eastham

The staff of the Roadrunners Internationale association regrets having to inform the aviation community of the final flight of Dutch 52, James D. “Jim” Eastham. Jim Eastham, known in aviation circles under the Codename Dutch 52, was a legendary...

military / navy

October 28, 2013

Peter Boschert onboard USS Enterprise Final Cruise

On the 11th of March 2012, the USS Enterprise starts its last cruise, the next seven months she will be serving with the 5th and 6th US-fleet. After that she will be taken out of service and promptly scrapped....

assignments / post / space

July 5, 2011

STS-135: The Final Mission

STS-135 MISSION OVERVIEW – Dawn approaches after space shuttle Atlantis completed its historic final journey to Launch Pad 39A from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis was secured, or “hard down,” at its seaside launch pad at...