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Aviation Tidbits and Errata
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 7:40 pm
by GAHorn
The New Orleans, Louisiana airport is named for Louis B. Armstrong, famous New Orleans jazz trumpeter. But it was originally named the “Moisant Field”….after John Moisant, early barnstormer and air-showman …(gained fame for flying a Bleriot across the English channel with a cat….
(hows
that for a trivial tidbit..? ..)
But WHY does the New Orleans airport carry the I.D. … “MSY”…??
The winner of this query will be known as “A Trivia Know-It-All” …until the next challenge is issued.
Re: Aviation Tidbits and Errata
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 8:05 pm
by n2582d
Can the answer be true and full of bull cr@p at the same time?
Re: Aviation Tidbits and Errata
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 10:30 pm
by GAHorn
n2582d wrote:Can the answer be true and full of bull cr@p at the same time?
I almost specifically excluded you from this riddle.
Re: Aviation Tidbits and Errata
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2023 5:31 am
by eskflyer
Moisant stock yards. John moisant crashed there. Where the airport is today. Crashed and died 1910.
Re: Aviation Tidbits and Errata
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2023 8:36 am
by GAHorn
eskflyer wrote:Moisant stock yards. John moisant crashed there. Where the airport is today. Crashed and died 1910.
n2582d wrote:Can the answer be true and full of bull cr@p at the same time?
Hence the long-standing aviation tradition of shouting (expletive deleted) just prior to impact.