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13 June 1944 – the first V-1 flying bomb reaches England

12 June 2025 Jacek Domański

On 13th June 1944, the first V-1 flying bombs, launched within Operation Eisbär (English: polar bear), reached England. The German flying bomb, at first known as Fieseler Fi 103 but then officially designated Vergeltungswaffe 1 […]

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30 May 1944 – maiden flight of Pilatus SB-2 Pelikan

29 May 2025 Jacek Domański

On 30th May 1944, the Swiss-developed SB-2 Pelikan (English: pelican) light transport aircraft, performed its maiden flight. In 1938, the then Swiss Eidgenössisches Luftamt (Federal Aviation Office) launched the programme of new light transport aircraft, […]

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6 December 1944 – first flight of Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger

5 December 2024 Milan Doležal

On 6th December 1944, new German single-engine jet fighter, Heinkel He 162, performed its maiden flight. The aircraft was developed under Jägernotprogramm (English: Emergency Fighter Programme), issued by Reichsluftfahrtministerium (English: Ministry of Aviation) on 3rd […]

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9 July 1944 – Ingvar Fredrik Håkansson

8 July 2021 Jacek Domański

Death of F/Sgt Ingvar Fredrik Håkansson, Swedish volunteer pilot in the Royal Air Force. Håkansson was born in the United Kingdom, in a mixed family of British mother and Swedish father (who was a navy […]

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31 July 1944 – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

31 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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17 April 1944 – west-to-east US transcontinental record

17 April 2020 Jacek Domański

Howard Hughes and Jack Frye set a west-to-east US transcontinental record, flying from Burbank, California to Washington, D.C. in 6 hours and 58 minutes. Howard Hughes, a legendary entrepreneur, millionaire and aviator, was also the […]

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