Month: July 2023

Two world record holders, award winners and… a shark

Zara (FlyZolo) and Mack Rutherford (MackSolo) were awarded by the Royal Automobile Club as the youngest winners in history. The siblings received the Royal Automobile Club’s Segrave Trophy, first awarded in 1930 and featuring aviation pioneers and motorsport stars. Previous winners include Lewis Hamilton and Richard Branson. Zara and Mack flew solo around the world…

The story of Darius and Girėnas

90 years ago two Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas crossed the Atlantic on a flight from New York to Kaunas, the then capital of Lithuania. They never made it to the destination. Their plane, a six-seater Bellanca, crashed in Germany, probably because of deteriorating weather conditions. The two pilots died, but entered the…