JeffEgerton
@jeffegerton.bsky.social
Author of a few novels and INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER, an amazing history of our nation's airlines. I donate free books to veterans, teachers and nurses, Wildlife/photography/happy hour advocate. USMC. Chocolate rocks!!! Democrat from Tucson
His followers are too dense to get this!!
September 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
His followers are too dense to get this!!
When the bombs of the first attack on Kyiv were exploding around him, President Zelenskyy told his Defence Secretary,
"Let's kick some ass!"
And he has been!!
"Let's kick some ass!"
And he has been!!
August 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When the bombs of the first attack on Kyiv were exploding around him, President Zelenskyy told his Defence Secretary,
"Let's kick some ass!"
And he has been!!
"Let's kick some ass!"
And he has been!!
As long as Putin and his "orange puppy" draw a breath, there will be no peace in Ukraine!!
August 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As long as Putin and his "orange puppy" draw a breath, there will be no peace in Ukraine!!
July 26, 1926, Colonial Air Transport made its first flight on Air Mail route #1 from New York to Boston using Fokker F VII aircraft. Colonial was founded by Juan Trippe who would go on to found and expand Pan American Airways until it was an international airline.
July 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
July 26, 1926, Colonial Air Transport made its first flight on Air Mail route #1 from New York to Boston using Fokker F VII aircraft. Colonial was founded by Juan Trippe who would go on to found and expand Pan American Airways until it was an international airline.
My great-grandson, Finnley, on his way to a birthday party.
July 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My great-grandson, Finnley, on his way to a birthday party.
Coyote pups playing on the golf course behind my house.
June 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Coyote pups playing on the golf course behind my house.
On June 11, 1926 the Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT, affectionately known as the “Tin Goose”, made its first flight at Dearborn, MI. Designed as a passenger transport, the Ford Trimotor was a high-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear.
June 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On June 11, 1926 the Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT, affectionately known as the “Tin Goose”, made its first flight at Dearborn, MI. Designed as a passenger transport, the Ford Trimotor was a high-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear.
President Zelensky knows how to get the job done!!
June 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
President Zelensky knows how to get the job done!!
February 7, 1949. On a delivery flight an Eastern Airlines Lockheed Constellation set a record flying from Los Angeles to La Guardia Field in New York. The Connie made the trip in 6 hours, 17 minutes, 39 and 2/5 seconds
May 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
February 7, 1949. On a delivery flight an Eastern Airlines Lockheed Constellation set a record flying from Los Angeles to La Guardia Field in New York. The Connie made the trip in 6 hours, 17 minutes, 39 and 2/5 seconds
You get a prize for that one...
May 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
You get a prize for that one...
Two teenage boys, one white and one black, growing up homeless during the Great Depression. Their dependence on each other and tempered-steel toughness help them survive life’s most perilous challenges.
April 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two teenage boys, one white and one black, growing up homeless during the Great Depression. Their dependence on each other and tempered-steel toughness help them survive life’s most perilous challenges.
Bless you and best wishes fora peaceful outcome in the future. You and your fellow Ukranians deserve the best.
March 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Bless you and best wishes fora peaceful outcome in the future. You and your fellow Ukranians deserve the best.
As long as the convicted rapist and Putin are involved there will never be a reasonable end to the war in Ukraine!
March 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
As long as the convicted rapist and Putin are involved there will never be a reasonable end to the war in Ukraine!
On a brighter note, my great-grandson, Finnley. He's on his way to a birthday party.
March 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On a brighter note, my great-grandson, Finnley. He's on his way to a birthday party.
On January 1, 1914, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line made the nation’s first airline flight. The Benoist Airboat carried the pilot and one person. With pilot Tony Jannus at the controls, a crowd cheered as the craft took off bound for the Hillsboro River. It landed 23 minutes later.
January 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On January 1, 1914, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line made the nation’s first airline flight. The Benoist Airboat carried the pilot and one person. With pilot Tony Jannus at the controls, a crowd cheered as the craft took off bound for the Hillsboro River. It landed 23 minutes later.
On December 29, 1937, Pan American Airways inaugurated service between Auckland, New Zealand and San Francisco. The plane was a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat.
December 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM
On December 29, 1937, Pan American Airways inaugurated service between Auckland, New Zealand and San Francisco. The plane was a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat.
And a Merry Christmas to you, with pix of a Brazilian beauty!!
December 24, 2024 at 11:09 PM
And a Merry Christmas to you, with pix of a Brazilian beauty!!
December 23, 1934. United Air Lines acquired ten new Boeing- 247D transport planes. Powered by Pratt and Whitney geared-supercharged Wasp engines. Because of the higher 189 MPH cruising speed United had to revise its schedules.
December 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM
December 23, 1934. United Air Lines acquired ten new Boeing- 247D transport planes. Powered by Pratt and Whitney geared-supercharged Wasp engines. Because of the higher 189 MPH cruising speed United had to revise its schedules.