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4 September 1936 – Louise Thaden won the Bendix Trophy Race

4th September 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Louise Thaden became the first woman pilot that won the Bendix Trophy Race. Thaden, together with her co-pilot Blanche Noyes, was flying a Beechcraft C17R ´Staggerwing´, a single engine biplane. Flying at an average speed […]

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28 August 1963 – collision of two KC-135A-BN Stratotankers

28th August 2020 Jacek Domański

Collision of two KC-135A-BN Stratotankers from the USAF 19th Bomb Wing, west of Bermuda, Atlantic Ocean. Two flying tankers, 61-0322 (c/n 18229) and 61-0319 (c/n 18226) were on return flight to Homestead air base (Florida) […]

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21 August 1974 – first flight of Hawker Siddeley Hawk

21st August 2020 Jacek Domański

The first flight of Hawker Siddeley Hawk, a jet-powered advanced training aircraft. Manufactured subsequently by Hawker, British Aerospace and then BAE Systems companies (with the licence production in India, by Hindustan Aeronautic Ltd.), Hawk is […]

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14 August 1974 – maiden flight of Panavia Tornado

14th August 2020 Jacek Domański

Maiden flight of Panavia Tornado. The idea of creating a new Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA), to replace the European F-104 fleet, was born in the late 1960s. Initially, the aeroplane had to be developed […]

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7 August 1997 – NASA STS-85 mission

7th August 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Space Shuttle ‘Discovery’ launched for the NASA STS-85 mission. The STS-85 mission has begun at 10:41:00 EDT, when ´Discovery´ crewed by astronauts – Commander Curtis L. Brown; Pilot Kent V. Rominger; Mission Specialists N. Jan […]

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31 July 1944 – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

31st July 2020 Jacek Domański

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took-off for his last flight, a reconnaissance mission over the Rhone Valley. Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry – an aviator that needs no introduction. Who has not heard about ´The […]

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24 July 1969 – Apollo 11 crew came back to Earth

24th July 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

The first men who walked on the Moon, came back on Earth safely. It’s safe to say, that Apollo 11 is considered to be the most significant mission of the whole Apollo programme of NASA […]

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17 July 1948 – PBY-5A Catalina ´Miss Macao´ was found

17th July 2020 Jacek Domański

The wreckage of Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina ´Miss Macao´ was found. This aircraft, registered VR-HDT and operated by Cathay Pacific subsidiary, left Macau a day before, for the scheduled passenger flight, but was hijacked. This event […]

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10 July 1919 – Jean Marie Dominique Navarre

10th July 2020 Jacek Domański

The death of WWI flying ace, Jean Marie Dominique Navarre, killed in his aeroplane while practicing for a flight through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. If you´re curious about the reason why Navarre wanted […]

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3 July 1933 – first flight of Tupolev ANT-16

3rd July 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

The first flight of Tupolev ANT-16 The Tupolev ANT-16, also known as TB-4 by its military designation, was a prototype of heavy bomber developer from Tupolev´s earlier bomber design, TB-3. The ANT-16 was built in […]

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