On 10 July 1919, the British rigid airship R.34 set out on its return journey to England. Having flown for 75 hours, it reached RNAS Pulham station on 13 July. This made the R.34 the first […]
On 25 June 2026, Red Bull issued a press release announcing that a group of eight of the world’s best wingsuit pilots had completed the longest terrain formation flight ever, launching from above Mont Blanc. […]
On 3 July 1937, the prototype of the German flying boat, the Dornier Do 24, successfully performed its maiden flight. In August 1934, Reichsluftfahrtministerium (the German Reich Ministry of Aviation – RLM) issued a requirement […]
On 26 June 1936, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 twin-rotor helicopter performed its maiden flight. Heinrich Focke, born in Bremen in 1890, was a German aviation pioneer and rotorcraft designer, often referred to as the “father […]
On 19 June 1937, the Airspeed Oxford, a British twin-engine training and transport aircraft, performed its first flight. The aeroplane was developed by Airspeed, following the British Air Ministry Specification T.23/36, and based on the […]
On 12 June 1930, the Handley Page Heyford biplane bomber successfully completed its maiden flight. In 1927, the British Air Ministry issued Specification B.19/27 for a new night heavy bomber intended to replace the Vickers […]
On 5 June 1909, the first official national balloon championship in the United States, the National Balloon Race, took place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The first official balloon race in the United States was organised […]
On 29 May 1951, Charles F. Blair Jr. flew over the North Pole in a P-51C Mustang fighter aircraft. He bought the P-51C Mustang in 1950 and named it “Excalibur III”. The aircraft had already […]
On 22 May 1946, prototype of the DHC-1 Chipmunk training aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight. The DHC-1 Chipmunk was the first post-war aircraft designed by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. Developed shortly after […]
On 15 May 1918, the first scheduled and regular airmail service in the United States officially commenced, connecting New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The first regular domestic airmail service was operated by the […]
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