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26 January 1950 – C-54D Skymaster disappearance

25 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 26th January 1950, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the United States Air Force took-off from Anchorage, Alaska and headed Great Falls in Montana. After approximately two hours of flight, contact with the aeroplane was […]

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19 January 1919 – Jules Védrines lands on the roof of Galeries Lafayette

18 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 19th January 1919, French aviation pioneer Jules Védrines landed with his Caudron G.3 aircraft on the roof of Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris. Jules Charles Toussaint Védrines was born in December of 1881 […]

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12 January 1879 – Calbraith Perry Rodgers is born

11 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 12th January 1879, American aviation pioneer, Calbraith Perry Rodgers, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   Calbraith Perry Rodgers was born into a well-known family of naval commanders. Among his ancestors were Commodore John Rodgers (born […]

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29 December 1931 – first flight of Grumman FF

29 December 2023 Jacek Domański

On 29th December 1931, the Grumman FF biplane fighter aircraft performed its maiden flight. The October of 1929 was mainly marked by catastrophic collapse of American stock market, commonly known as the Great Crash and […]

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8 December 1938 – German aircraft carrier ´Graf Zeppelin´ is launched

7 December 2023 Jacek Domański

On 8th December 1938, the only German aircraft carrier ´Graf Zeppelin´ was launched in Kiel.   After the Nazis came to power in Germany, expansion of the Kriegsmarine (the German Navy) became one of the priorities […]

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1 December 1932 – first flight of Heinkel He 70 Blitz

30 November 2023 Jacek Domański

On 1st December 1932, a German mail and passenger aircraft Heinkel He 70, performed its maiden flight. The Heinkel He 70 was one of representatives of the new generation of German aircraft, designed and developed […]

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24 November 1924 – first flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies

23 November 2023 Jacek Domański

On 24th November 1924, Fokker F.VII airliner of the KLM Dutch airline landed in Jakarta, successfully completing the first air bridge between the Netherlands and the Dutch East indies.   The first decade after the Great […]

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10 November 1907 – Henri Farman becomes the first European to stay in the air for more than one minute

9 November 2023 Jacek Domański

On 10th November 1907, French aviation pioneer Henri Farman, flew a distance of 1,030 metres with Voisin-made biplane. The flight lasted 1 minute and 14 seconds, thus Farman became the first European to stay in […]

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3 November 1915 – the first British take-off of an aircraft with conventional landing gear from a ship

2 November 2023 Jacek Domański

On 3rd November 1915, Flt. Lt. H.F. Towler RNAS, took-off in a Bristol Scout C biplane from the deck of HMS Vindex. It was the first taking-off of a wheeled undercarriage aircraft from a ship […]

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27 October – ATR 72 first flight (1988) and then introduction into operational service (1989)

26 October 2023 Jacek Domański

On 27th October 1988, prototype of ATR 72 regional airliner performed its maiden flight. Exactly one year later, on 27th October 1989, the aircraft began its operational service with Finnair airline. The idea of ATR […]

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