On 21st October 1961, prototype of Bréguet 1150 Atlantic, long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), performed its maiden flight. In the late 1950s NATO faced a new threat – an excessive number of modern and efficient […]
On 14th October 1964, YCH-53A – prototype of heavy lift cargo helicopter (later known as Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion), performed its maiden flight. The CH-53 owns its origins to the United States Marine Corps and […]
On 7th October 1909, American aviation pioneer, Glenn Hammond Curtiss, became the first pilot in the country to hold the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) aviation certificate. Glenn Curtiss was born on 21st May 1878, in […]
On 23rd September 1910, Jorge Chávez took-off from Brig in Switzerland and flown through the Pennine Alps to Italy. However, his aircraft crashed during the landing, heavily injuring the pilot. Jorge Chávez Dartnell (aka Geo […]
On 16th September, Colonel Sir Samuel Hughes, the Minister of Militia and Defence, approved the establishment of the Canadian Aviation Corps (CAC). Creating the CAC was the very first attempt to build the Canadian air […]
On 9th September 1942, a Japanese Yokosuka E14Y “Glen” floatplane dropped two incendiary bombs in the mountains of Oregon. The raid marked the first time that enemy aircraft had carried out an air raid on […]
On 2nd September 1947, prototype of new Hawker jet aircraft designated P.1040 (VP401) or, following its naval designation, N.7/46, performed its first flight. Two years later, the aircraft was approved for serial production and received […]
On 19th August 1940, prototype of a twin-engine medium bomber, later known as B-25 Mitchell, performed its maiden flight at Mines Field, Los Angeles. In the late 1930s, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) […]
On 5th August 1930, Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the Moon, was born. Neil Alden Armstrong was born as the son of Stephen and Viola Armstrong, on a farm belonging to his […]
On 29th July 1936, Junkers Ju 52 aircraft began to carry the Army of Africa from Spanish Morocco to Andalusia, Spain. That effort, performed by Germany in support of the Nationalist forces in the Spanish […]
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