On July 16, 1948, the Vickers Viscount made its first flight, becoming the world's first turboprop airliner and revolutionizing passenger comfort and efficiency in commercial aviation.

John “Jack” Keith Lundberg was a 25-year-old second lieutenant from Utah aboard the B-17 bomber "Spare Charlie" when it went down near Épagne-Épagnette, France, on June 22, 1944.