Tag: Today in Aviation History
Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.
Today in Aviation History: Bert Hinkler Completes First Solo Flight from England to Australia
Former Royal Naval Air Service pilot made the flight in a Avro Avian in 15…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Thomas-Morse MB-3
One of the earliest interwar aircraft of the United States armed forces also played a…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas DC-5
Douglas' forgotten airliner
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-14
The first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift
Today in Aviation History: Operation Jericho
Daring prison break of WWII to free resistance fighters in France
Today in Aviation History: First Airmail Flight between New Zealand and Australia
Famed aviator Charles Ulm made the flight in an Avro 618 Ten trimotor to prove…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Martin B-10
The first mass produced all-metal monoplane bomber of the US Army Air Corps now has…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Breguet Deux-Ponts
France's piston-engine double-decker transport.
Today in Aviation History: First Broken Arrow Incident
The crash of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker on February 13, 1950, still holds mystery today.
Today in Aviation History: Loss of USS Macon
The demise of the US Navy's flying aircraft carrier
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