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10 December 1919 – the first flight from England to Australia

9 December 2021 Jacek Domański

On 10th December 1919, a modified Vickers Vimy heavy bomber with a crew of Keith Macpherson Smith, Ross Macpherson Smith, W.H. Shiers and J.M. Bennet, successfully landed at Darwin, completing the 17,911 kilometres journey from […]

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3 December 1945 – the first ever aircraft carrier landing of a jet-powered aircraft

2 December 2021 Jacek Domański

On 3rd December 1945, a Sea Vampire flown by Captain Eric Brown successfully landed onto HMS Ocean. It was the first time ever, when a purely jet-powered aircraft has landed onboard an aircraft carrier. The […]

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26 November 1943 – Edward O’Hare was shot down during a night-time fighter mission

25 November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 26th November 1943, Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O’Hare – the US Navy´s first fighter ace – was shot down during a night intercept mission, flying a Grumman F6F Hellcat. His aircraft was never found. […]

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19 November 1915 – the first CSAR operation

18 November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 19th November 1915, Squadron-Commander Richard Bell Davies of No. 3 Squadron RNAS performed a successful rescue operation behind enemy lines, in order to save Flight Sub-Lieutenant Gilbert Formby Smylie. It is widely considered the […]

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12 November 1906 – the first officially observed flight in Europe

11 November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 12th November 1906, Alberto Santos-Dumont performed a series of public flights, in one of them covering a distance of 200 metres. That was the very first flight officially observed by the FAI and, in […]

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5 November 1917 – French record-breaking aviatrix, Jacqueline Auriol, was born.

4 November 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

5th November 1917 – French record-breaking aviatrix, Jacqueline Auriol, was born. Jacqueline Marie-Thérèse Suzanne Douet, as was her maiden name, was born on 5th November 1917 in Challans, Vendée in France. She was a daughter […]

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29 October 1936 – first appearance of Soviet aircraft in the Spanish Civil War

28 October 2021 Jacek Domański

On 29th October 1936 (or 28th October, depending on the source), four Tupolev SB-2 bombers raided Tablada airfield near Sevilla, in support of Republican forces. It was the very first time during the Spanish Civil […]

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22 October 1909 – Raymonde de Laroche, the first female pilot

21 October 2021 Jacek Domański

On 22nd October 1909, Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman ever to pilot a heavier-than-air, powered aircraft and also the first female pilot that performed a solo flight. Élisa Léontine Deroche, as that was […]

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15 October 1933 – the first run of Rolls-Royce Merlin engine

14 October 2021 Jacek Domański

On 15th October 1933, a liquid-cooled, V-12 piston engine designated as PV-12, had run for the very first time. It went into series production approximately three years later and became internationally famed as the Rolls-Royce […]

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8 October 1939 – the first air victory in the World War II, claimed by an aircraft operating from British homeland

7 October 2021 Jacek Domański

On 8th October 1939, a Lockheed Hudson reconnaissance aircraft, patrolling the area near Jutland, shot down a Dornier Do 18 flying boat. It was the first air victory in the World War II achieved by […]

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