samoth said:In 1951, Donald Howard Rogers piloted the first passenger jet on a trip from Chicago to New York City.
de Havilland Comet? Those had a nasty habit of dropping out of the sky. I saw one once, when I was driving past Wichita. There can't be more than one or two of them left. Wonder when the last one was decommissioned? I bet 4everhung would know.