Aviation & Flight
Aviation & Flight
Apollo 8 human spaceflight...
Item #648985
December 26, 1968
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 26, 1968
* Apollo 8 human spaceflight
* 1st manned spacecraft to leave Earth orbit
* 1st to reach the Moon
* James Lovell - Frank Borman - William Anders
The front page has five column headline: "Apollo 8 Is Hurtling Back From History Making Flight" with related photo. (see)
Complete with all 22 pages, small binding holes along the... See More
Boeing 747 commercial airliner...
Item #556463
February 10, 1969
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 10, 1969
* Boeing 747 commercial airliner
* Jet airplane
* Jumbo jet 1st flight
This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 3: "Boeing Probes Minor Problem On Huge Jet".
Tells of the very 1st test flight of the famous passenger jet airplane. Other news of the day.
Lightly browned with tiny binding holes along the... See More
Apollo 9 space flight... Lunar Module...
Item #652868
March 3, 1969
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., March 3, 1969
* Apollo 9 space mission
The front page has a three column heading: "Apollo 9 In Orbit" with caption: "Prelude To Moon Shot" and related photo. (see) First report coverage on the successful launch into orbit of the Apollo 9 mission. It was the first flight of the Command/Service Module with the Lunar Module. The flight to the Mo... See More
Apollo 11 takeoff... Neil Armstrong...
Item #654617
July 16, 1969
HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, July 16, 1969
* Apollo 11 spaceflight takeoff
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins
The front page has a nice banner headline: "OFF TO THE MOON !" with large photo of the takeoff. Nice for display. More on page 2. First report coverage at the beginning of the historic flight of Apollo 11 which put the very first humans on the Moon. Mo... See More
Man walks on the moon...
Item #630172
July 21, 1969
SOUTH BAY DAILY BREEZE, Torrance, California, July 21, 1969
* Neil Armstrong and "Buzz: Aldrin
* Man walks on the Moon
Neil Armstrong's step onto the moon's surface created one of the most historic front pages of the 20th century. This newspaper suitably noted the achievement with a 2-line full-banner headline: "History's Footprints Are Etched in Moon", with a lar... See More
Man walks on the moon...
Item #654615
July 21, 1969
HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, July 21, 1969
* Neil Armstrong
* Man walks on the Moon
The front page has an offbeat banner headline: "SPACE REUNION" with a large example of the famous blurry photo on the surface of the Moon. Also three small photos of the astronauts within the masthead. Much more on the following pages, Great for display.
Complete 1st section only with all 1... See More
Man walks on the moon in 1969...
Item #654775
July 21, 1969
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 21, 1969
* Neil Armstrong
* Man walks on the Moon
Departing from the usual "Man on the Moon" or Walk on the Moon" headlines is this unusual banner headline: "'ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND'" with subheads, photo ad illustration. More on the following pages.
Complete with all 26 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More
Apollo 11 moon mission success...
Item #560862
July 24, 1969
THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer NY New York, July 24, 1969
* Apollo 11 moon mission success
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins
* JFK's goal reached
This 16 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Moon Travelers Splash Down" with subheads and photo of the space capsule being retrieved in the Pacific Ocean.
Other news of the day including report... See More
"Men Walk On Moon" back on earth...
Item #650886
July 24, 1969
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 24, 1969
* Apollo 11 moon mission success
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins
* JFK's goal reached
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "MOON TRIP ENDS WITH SPLASHDOWN" with subhead. Nice for display.
Complete with 8 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, minor margin wear, generally nice.... See More
1969 "Men Walk On Moon" back on earth...
Item #654616
July 24, 1969
HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, July 24, 1969
* Apollo 11 moon mission success
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins
* JFK's goal reached
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline in white lettering within red background: "HAIL COLUMBIA !" Also another banner headline: "SAFE AT HOME!; Moon-naut Splashdown On Target" with subheads and relate... See More
1969 "Men Walk On Moon" back on earth...
Item #655247
July 25, 1969
BOSTON HERALD TRAVELER, July 25, 1969
* Neil Armstrong & others back
* Man walks on the Moon
The front page has a nice banner headline: "World Hails Moon Men" with subheads and a few related photos. Much more on the following pages. Nice for display.
Also reporting on the Chappaquiddick incident. Nice to have in Boston title here.
Complete 1st section only with 1... See More
Apollo 11 astronauts celebrated...
Funerals for Manson murder victims, before they knew of Manson's involvement...
Item #627659
August 14, 1969
Shown is an original & historic old newspaper, offered to enhance your collectible interest: LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 14, 1969
* Apollo 11 Broadway motorcade confetti celebration
* Sharon Tate and other Manson Murder victims' funeral
* Brief article regarding the murderer of William Lennon (father of the Lennon sisters)
* Sharon Tate and other Manson Murder victims' funeral
* Brief article regarding the murderer of William Lennon (father of the Lennon sisters)
A two column headline on page 7... See More
Altamont Free Concert... Rolling Stones...
Item #560806
December 8, 1969
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 8, 1969
* Altamont Free Concert (Day after)
* Rolling Stones fame
* Woodstock West
This 6 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
* Cleanup Continues After One-day Bash
Other news of the day throughout. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The Altamont Speedway Free Fe... See More
Wichita State football plane crash...
Item #637587
October 3, 1970
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 3, 1970
* Wichita State University football team
* Martin 4-0-4 airplane crash (1st report)
* Rocky Mountains
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "13 Wichita Grid Players Among 29 Killed In Crash". Tells of the Wichita State University football team airplane crash.
Other news of the day. Light brownin... See More
Wichita State football plane crash...
Item #567879
October 5, 1970
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, New York, October 5, 1970
* Wichita State University football team
* Martin 4-0-4 airplane crash
* Rocky Mountains
This 6 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Death Toll Climbs"
Tells of the Wichita State University football team airplane crash.
Other news of the day. Little margin wear, otherwise ... See More
University of Marshall football...
Item #562544
November 16, 1970
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, November 16, 1970
* University of Marshall football
* Airplane crash disaster
This 6 page newspaper has a four column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Crash Wipes Out Team"
Tells of the University of Marshall football team that crashed in West Virginia via airplane.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice conditio... See More
1st official Space Station...
Item #582838
April 20, 1971
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 20, 1971
* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)
* Initial launch (1st report)
This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 9: "Soviets Launch Satellite Seen as Space Station" with related artist sketch. This tells of the launch of Salyut 1 which would officially become the 1st space station with the arrival of Soy... See More
1st official Space Station...
Item #579646
April 23, 1971
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 23, 1971
* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)
This 60 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Soviet Union Orbits Three-Man Spaceship" with subhead (see images).
This tells of Salyut 1 officially becoming the 1st space station with the arrival of Soyus 10 manned spaceship. Historic item on the race for... See More
Louis Armstrong "Satchmo" Death....
Item #637286
July 6, 1971
THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 6, 1971
* Louis Armstrong death (1st report)
* Trumpeter, composer & singer - Jazz
Page 3 has a two column heading: "Louis Armstrong, Jazz Great, Dies". (see)
Complete in 10 pages, a few binding holes along the spine, good condition.
Last human to walk on the Moon....
Item #650448
December 13, 1972
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 13, 1972
* NASA's Apollo 17 mission success
* Astronaut Eugene Cernan
* Last human to step foot on Moon
The bottom of the front page has a five column headline: "Discovery Could Be Lunar Volcanism" Coverage on the last Apollo mission in which Eugene Cernan became the last human to step foot on the Moon. I suspect very few o... See More
Miracle in the Andes... Flight 571 rescue...
Item #654664
December 23, 1972
THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, December 23, 1972
* Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
* Miracle in the Andes rescue (1st report)
* Rugby team - airplane crash - "Alive"
Page 6-B has a three column heading: "16 Survive Ordeal in Andes" This story was featured in the movie "Alive" and has to be one of the most amazing feats of survival in... See More
The death of Roberto Clemente...
Item #637592
January 4, 1973
THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Hays, Kansas, January 4, 1973
* Roberto Clemente's death report
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* USC Trojans win NCAA title
This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 10: "Roberto Clemente Week Declared In Pittsburgh"
Also a five column headline on the same page: "Trojans Get Grid Title" with related photo.
Other news an
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* Roberto Clemente's death report
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* USC Trojans win NCAA title
This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 10: "Roberto Clemente Week Declared In Pittsburgh"
Also a five column headline on the same page: "Trojans Get Grid Title" with related photo.
Other news an
Kennedy Space Center delays Skylab...
Item #612809
January 25, 1973
SPACEPORT NEWS, Jan. 25, 1973 This is the official newsletter of the "Kennedy Space Center" as noted in the masthead, which also includes the early "NASA" logo (see). Published bi-weekly, this newsletter is seldom found as it only circulated among NASA employees. Various news reports from the Kennedy Space Center including photos. The front page banner headline: "Sky... See More
President Nixon Impeachment Article Adopted... Howard Hughes Indictment Iussed...
Item #575045
July 31, 1974
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 31, 1974 The frontpage features a three-line, five-column headline "House Committee, 21 to 17, Adopts Impeachment Article Charging President Defied Its Subpoenas" with subhead "3d Count Is Voted - But a 4th Proposal on Cambodia Bombing Loses, 26 to 12". Other related front page articles are ""Impeachment Article III" and &... See More
Urging for Impeachment of President Nixon...
Item #575041
July 31, 1974
THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington D.C., July 31, 1974 The banner headline of this issue is "Article III Approved by Panel" with sub "2 Counts Fail; Inquiry Ends" in which "The House Judiciary Committee approved a third article of impeachment against President Nixon yesterday for defying its subpoenas and then last night concluded its historic inquiry after rejecting tw... See More
The Watergate Scandal...
Item #550551
August 6, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York, New York, August 6, 1974
* Watergate Scandal
The front page of this issue regards the Watergate scandal and features the following headline: "NIXON ADMITS 'OMISSIONS'". Additional subheads include: "Hid Meeting on Gate Break-in", "Not Enough to Impeach, He Insists", and "Asks President to Quit".
"Senate Republi... See More
The death of Charles Lindbergh...
Item #586111
August 27, 1974
THE COURIER JOURNAL, Louisville, Kentucky, August 27, 1974
* Charles Lindbergh death
* Aviator - airplane
This 1st section only (1st 20 pages) of a normal 42 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Lindbergh dies of cancer" with related photos (see photos). Page 3 has a banner headline: "Famed aviator Charles Lindbergh dies of cancer at 72" with pho... See More
Death of Charles Lindbergh...
Item #610320
August 27, 1974
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 27, 1974
* Charles Lindbergh death (1st report)
The front page has: "Lindbergh, 72, Dies of Cancer in Hawaii" with subhead: "Made First Solo Flight Across Atlantic in 1927" with a photos of him, plus a larger photo of him from 1927 standing in front of his plane the Spirit of St. Louis (see).
Incomplete, containing 8 pages of a 20 page... See More
Death of Charles Lindbergh...
Item #621595
August 27, 1974
DAILY NEWS, New York, Aug. 27, 1974
* Charles Lindbergh death (1st report)
The front page of this tabloid-size newspaper announces: "LINDBERGH DIES OF CANCER AT 72" with a photo of him from 1927 and a subhead: "Lone Eagle Is Buried In Hawaii". Text is on pg. 2 with a nice pictorial display at the centerfold. Nice back page photo as well.
This is the "New Jerse... See More
Flight 66 JFK Airport airplane crash....
Item #596700
June 25, 1975
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1975
* Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 crash
* Boeing 727 jet airplane
* John F. Kennedy International Airport
The front page has a four column headline: "109 OF 122 ON PLANE FEARED DEAD IN CRASH NEAR KENNEDY RUNWAY; ACCIDENT WORST HERE IN DECADE" with subheads and related photos. Much more on page 20. 1st report coverage on the Eastern Air Line... See More
Perhaps the best UFO alien abduction newspaper to be found...
Item #620155
November 14, 1975
WHITE MOUNTAIN INDEPENDENT, Show Low, Arizona, Nov. 14, 1975 A truly fascinating newspaper and very rare as this is essentially the "hometown newspaper" of perhaps the most famous alien abduction case in American history.
This small town, weekly newspaper published just 38 miles from the abduction site involving Travis Walton, who lived in nearby Snowflake, Arizona. The hyperlink has co... See More
Life on Mars detected ?... Viking 1...
Item #639615
July 20, 1976
THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, July 20, 1976
* Viking 1 lands on Mars - Nasa
* 1st spacecraft to land on the planet
The front page has a six column headline: "Viking touchdown flawless; details of photos 'fantastic'" with photo. Viking 1 was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission.
Other news sports and advertisements of the day. Comp... See More
Flight 191 O'Hare airplane disaster....
Item #638436
May 27, 1979
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1979
* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash
* O'Hare airport disaster w/ famous photo
The front page has a three column heading: "Inquiry Opens in Chicago Air Crash That Killed 273" with two related photos, one being the infamous image of the airplane losing control just after takeoff. (see) Coverage on the American Airlines flight 191 airplan... See More
2nd week of "The Shining"...
Review & premiere of "Airplane", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #645774
July 2, 1980
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 2, 1980
* Best "Airplane" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Satirical parody - Leslie Nielsen
* Great ad for "The Shining"
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Airplane" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment indu... See More
Air Florida Flight 90 disaster... Potomac River...
Item #601836
January 14, 1982
THE KANSAN, Kansas City, Kansas, January 14, 1982
* Air Florida Flight 90
* Potomac River
* 14th Street Bridge
The front page has a three column headline: "Officials begin wreckage probe" with related map. This is 1st report coverage on Air Florida Flight 90 airplane disaster in Washington D.C.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, n... See More
The shuttle Challenger explodes...
Item #648000
January 28, 1986
THE MESA TRIBUNE, TEMPE DAILY NEWS, SPECIAL EDITION, January 28, 1986
* Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
* Early 1st report w/ photos
The front page announces the more tragic event in U.S. space history with: "TRAGEDY" and large photo of the explosion taking up the rest of the front page. (see)
This is a special 4 page edition with the entire issue containing reporting and... See More
Review & premiere of "Big", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #646735
June 3, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 3, 1988
* Best "Big" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere review
* Fantasy comedy film - Tom Hanks
* Killer Klowns from Outer Space
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Big" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood are... See More
Death of Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury...
Item #647820
November 25, 1991
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 25, 1991
* Freddie Mercury death (1st report)
* Lead singer of the rock band Queen
Page 4 has a one column heading: "British Rock Star Mercury Dies of AIDS" Included is a photo of him. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.
The complete first section only with all 24 pages, nice condition.... See More
Air Force One premier weekend full-page ad...
Item #651311
July 26, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 1997 (Calendar Section only)
* Premier weekend of Air Force One
* Harrison Ford... Glenn Close
* Full page ad in a Hollywood area newspaper (L.A.)
A terrific issue published on the premiere weekend of the motion picture hit "Air Force One" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment ind... See More
Air Force One premier double-page ad and review...
Item #651315
July 26, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 25, 1997 (Calendar Section only)
* Premier showing of Air Force One
* Harrison Ford... Glenn Close
* Double-page ad in a Hollywood area newspaper (L.A.)
* Includes front-page review
A terrific issue published for the premiere showing of the motion picture hit "Air Force One" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from ... See More
Space shuttle Discovery...
John Glenn becomes oldest space traveler...
Item #637407
November 17, 1998
DAILY NEWS, New York, NY, November 17, 1998
* John Glenn returns from space
* At 77, he becomes the oldest person to go into space
The front page of the special 16 page section honoring astronauts has: "HERO", with the entire page taken up with a photo of the ticker-tape parade featuring John Glenn and his wife, in honor of him becoming the oldest person to travel into space. It i... See More
Premiere of "Office Space", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #645445
February 19, 1999
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 19, 1999
* Best "Office Space" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Cult classic - Peter Gibbons - Lumbergh
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Office Space" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's ... See More
Death of film director Stanley Kubrick...
Item #645047
March 8, 1999
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1999
* Stanley Kubrick death (1st report)
* Movie film director - screenwriter
* "The Shining" " A Clockwork Orange"
* Best title to be had ?
The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section with 3 photos & text headed: "Stanley Kubrick, 1928 -1999" with a one column head: "Film Director Stanley Kubrick Dies at 70". He ... See More
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