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Back In The Day

Tiny but Mighty

North Carolinian Georgia “Tiny” Broadwich was the first woman in history to parachute from an airplane.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Decades Series

The 1970s: Fatal Distraction

On September 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 goes down near Charlotte, the crash — one of the worst in state history — initiates lasting changes to the rules surrounding takeoffs and landings.

by Philip Gerard
Fearless Flyers
Features

Alleghany County’s Fearless Flyers

For a pair of pilots with thousands of miles under their belts, flying a 1946 airplane from coast to coast proved that they could overcome any obstacle.

by Katie King

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