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11 July 1891 – Joseph Sadi-Lecointe is born

10 July 2025 Jacek Domański

On 11th July 1891, the French aviation pioneer and test pilot Joseph Sadi-Lecointe, was born in Saint-Germain-sur-Bresle, Somme department in France. In his early years, Sadi-Lecointe worked as mechanic in one of aviation factories near […]

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7 July 1919 – death of Oskar Bider, Swiss aviation pioneer

6 July 2023 Jacek Domański

On 7th July 1919, Oskar Bider, the famous Swiss aviation pioneer, died crashing his Nieuport 21 during an aerobatic performance in Dübendorf. Oskar Bider was born in 1891, in Langenbruck, Basel-Land. From his early years, […]

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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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Aviation Fair got its wings

6 November 2019 Jacek Domański

The Aviation Fair in Pardubice, which has been organized for almost 30 years and already is one of the best-known air shows in the Central Europe, now got its own wings. On 22nd October 2019, […]

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