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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 6h

#TDIH October 13, 1930. First flight of the Junkers JU 52.

SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 1d

#TDIH - October 13, 1775 - The Continental Congress authorized the purchase of two vessels to be armed for a cruise against British merchantmen; this resolution created the Continental Navy and is considered the first establishment of the U.S. Navy.
Semper Fortis
📷 the destroyer USS Wisconsin

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 2d

#TDIH - October 10, 1910, Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane when he was briefly flown in a Wright Model B by Arch Hoxsey at an aviation meet in St. Louis, Missouri. The original Air Force One.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 3d

In Search Of The Lost Chord
The Moody Blues
1968 - Deram Records
In memory of John Lodge who's death was announced today.
#vinyl #WOYTT #nowspinning

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 5d

Robbin' The Grave
Sonny Terry
2014 - Fat Possum Records
A blues legend.
#vinyl #WOYTT #nowspinning

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 7d

#TDIH - October 6, 1977 - First flight of the Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum), a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.
Photo: MiG-29UB piloted by astronaut and entrepreneur Jared ‘Rook’ Isaacman accompanied by 2 Alpha Jets at Oshkosh 2022.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 8d

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
1973 - MCA Records
Released October 5, 1973. Opening with Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, a masterpiece! Another artist I was lucky to see perform live around the time this was released.
#vinyl #WOYTT #nowspinning

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 9d

#TDIH - October 4, 1957 - The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow is introduced to the world when RL-201 rolled out of the factory in Malton, Ontario. On the same day, Sputnik was launched.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 12d

The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
1982 - Warner Bros
Released October 1, 1982. One of my top 5 albums that I would definitely want on a desert island.
#vinyl #nowspinning #WOYTT

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 13d

#TDIH - September 30, 1975 - First flight of the AH-64 Apache.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 13d

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.⁠

The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. ⁠

#ndtr #TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 14d

Christmas, 2055.

Cartoon about a grandfather reading to his grandkids about Trump.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 15d

Quick visit to a record sale. I'm happy.
#vinyl

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 15d

Self Titled
Led Zeppelin
1969 - Atlantic Records
The debut album. Mind blowing. Good morning neighbors.
#vinyl #WOYTT #nowspinning

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 16d

Deja Vu and Blue. I don't follow rules.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 17d

Yesterday we lost one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, Lieutenant Colonel George Hardy. I knew George for over 10 years.

George Hardy - Ken Mist

Aviation Photography by Ken Mist

www.kenmist.com

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 17d

Abbey Road
The Beatles
1969 - Apple Records
Released September 26, 1969.
#vinyl #WOYTT #nowspinning

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 18d

Strange Days
The Doors
1967 - Elektra Records
The Doors second album released on September 25, 1967 - 58 years ago today.
#vinyl #WOYTT #nowspinning

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 18d

#TDIH - September 25, 1932 – Lewis Yancey sets an autogiro altitude record of 21,500 ft (6,553 m) in a Pitcairn PCA-2. He broke the previous record of 18,000 feet that had been set a year earlier by Amelia Earhart.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 18d

#TDIH - September 25, 1945 - First flight of the de Havilland DH.104 Dove, a British short-haul airliner developed and manufactured by de Havilland. The design was a monoplane successor to the pre-war Dragon Rapide biplane.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 18d

Revolver.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 19d

#TDIH - 1946 - Cathay Pacific airlines is founded.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 19d

That's a tough one. I'm going with the Wilson sisters.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 19d

#TDIH - September 24, 1949 - First flight of the North American Aviation T-28 Trojan, a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s.

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SNAPS @kenmist.bsky.social · 20d

Closer Together
The Box
1987 - Alert Records
Great old Franco-Canadian rock. Led by Jean-Marc Pisapia with Sass Jordan on backing vocals. The title song was originally commissioned for a fundraiser for an anti-leukemia foundation.
#vinyl #WOYTT #nowspinning

Album cover for Closer Together by Montreal band The Box

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