Today in Aviation History - January 12 - 0 views
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valerie taylor on 12 Jan 11"Today in Aviation History - January 12 In 1866… The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain is founded in London (later to become the Royal Aeronautical Society) and is still in existence today. In 1892… Mikhail Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer, is born (d. 1976). Gurevich was a Soviet aircraft designer, a partner (with Artem Mikoyan) of the famous MiG military aviation bureau. In 1929… First U.S. air mail stamped envelopes are available for sale."