langs: 15 апреля [ru] / april 15 [en] / 15. april [de] / 15 avril [fr] / 15 aprile [it] / 15 de abril [es]
days: april 12 / april 13 / april 14 / april 15 / april 16 / april 17 / april 18
Aerodrome / Aerodrome
#1 Advanced Landing Ground
Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALGs ) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in northwest Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day , 7 May 1945. It has been suggested that th
- ... 5th Fighter Group , 27 December 1944 – 30 January 1945 (P-47) [9] 368th Fighter Group , 5 January – 15 april 1945 (P-47) [5] [ page needed ] 406th Fighter Group , 2–8 February 1945 (P-47) [5] [ page needed ] ...
- ... 5] 366th Fighter Group , 19 November 1944 – 11 April 1945 (P-47) 406th Fighter Group , 8 February – 15 april 1945 (P-47) 391st Bombardment Group , 16 April – 27 May 1945 (B-26) Y-32 Ophoven , Belgium Located: ...
- ... 45 – 1992 Y-75 Frankfurt/Rebstock , Germany Located: 50°06′41″N 008°36′47″E (approximately) Opened: 15 april – 30 May 1945 Runway: 3600x120 SOD (08/26) [1] Use: Liaison Airfield [3] Y-77 Babenhausen , Germany ...
- ... (08/26) [1] Used by: [5] 366th Fighter Group , 11 April – 25 June 1945 (P-47) 406th Fighter Group , 15 april – 5 June 1945 (P-47) Y-95 Bracht , Germany Located: 50°54′50″N 008°52′41″E Opened: 5–30 April 1945 ...
- ... acuation airfield [3] R-21 Rochau , Germany Located: 52°42′27″N 011°44′36″E (approximately) Opened: 15 april – 15 May 1945 Runway: 3600x120 SOD (07/25) [1] Use: Supply and Evacuation airfield [3] R-22 Rodigen ...
- ... Airfield [3] R-33 Gardelegen , Germany Now: Industrial area Located: 52°32′10″N 011°26′27″E Opened: 15 april – 15 June 1945 Runway: 3600x120 SOD (09/27) [1] Use: Supply and Evacuation Airfield [3] R-34 Stenda ...
- ... page needed ] 425th Night Fighter Squadron , 12 April – 2 May 1945 (P-61) [4] 368th Fighter Group , 15 april – 13 May 1945 (P-47) [5] [ page needed ] Closed 10 October 2005 Y-76 Darmstadt/Griesheim , Germany ...
- ... 5′19″E Opened: 31 March 1945 Runway: 3600x120 SOD (08/26) [1] Use: [3] [4] 72d Liaison Squadron, 1–1 15 april June–July 1945 167th Liaison Squadron, 10 June – 2 July 1945 63d Fighter Wing , 17 July – 1 Decembe ...
- ... irport ( IATA : KGZ , ICAO : ETIN ) Located: 49°44′34″N 010°12′09″E Captured: 11 April 1945 Opened: 15 april 1945 Runway: 5500/120, ASP/CON, (04/22) [1] Used by: [5] 405th Fighter Group , 30 April – 8 May 194 ...
- ... une – 25 October 1945 86th Fighter Group , 23 October 1945 – 15 February 1946 355th Fighter Group , 15 april – 1 August 1946 52d Fighter Group , 9 November 1946 – 5 May 1947 [4] [5] [ page needed ] 507th Air ...
- ... May 1945 [1] 323d Bombardment Group , 15 May – 16 July 1945 [5] 355th Fighter Group , 3 July 1945 – 15 april 1946 R-78 Landsberg , Germany Later: AAF Station Landsberg ; Landsberg Air Base Turned over to West ...
#2 Dillant–Hopkins Airport
Dillant–Hopkins Airport ( IATA : EEN , ICAO : KEEN , FAA LID : EEN ) is a general aviation airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the central business district (CBD) of Keene , in Cheshire County , New Hampshire , United States. It covers 888 acres (359 ha) and has two runways . It is include
- ... e with Convair 580 turboprops nonstop to Worcester and one-stop service to Boston. According to the april 15, 1975, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Allegheny and Delta were no longer serving Keene. [11] This sam ...
#3 RCAF Station Dauphin
RCAF Station Dauphin was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) station located near Dauphin , Manitoba , Canada . It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The Station was home to No. 10 Service Flying Training School(S.F.T.S.) from 5 Mar 19
- ... established at the base on 5 March 1941, but the official opening of the school was not held until 15 april of the same year. [2] The school was disbanded on 15 April 1945 and the airport was decommissioned ...
- ... opening of the school was not held until 15 April of the same year. [2] The school was disbanded on 15 april 1945 and the airport was decommissioned by the RCAF after the war. AERODROME DATA In approximately ...
#4 RAF Reykjavik
Royal Air Force Station Reykjavik or more simply RAF Reykjavik is a former Royal Air Force station , at Reykjavík Airport , Iceland . Former Royal Air Force station in Iceland RAF Reykjavik Hurricane aircraft at RAF Reykjavik during World War II IATA : RKV ICAO : BIRK Summary Airport type Military O
- ... lly → RAF Tain Squadron moved with a detachment to RAF Tain. [2] 120 Consolidated Liberator III & V 15 april 1943 24 March 1944 RAF Aldergrove → RAF Ballykelly Originally detachments from RAF Ballykelly and t ...
#5 RAF Debach
Royal Air Force Debach or more simply RAF Debach is a former Royal Air Force station located at Debach , 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Woodbridge , Suffolk , England . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( February 2013 ) RA
- ... ) RAF Debach USAAF Station 152 Located Near Woodbridge , Suffolk Aerial Photo of Debach Airfield - 15 april 1946 RAF Debach RAF Debach, shown within Suffolk Coordinates 52°08′19.95″N 001°16′11.06″E Type Roya ...
#6 Mountain Home Air Force Base
Mountain Home Air Force Base ( IATA : MUO , ICAO : KMUO , FAA LID : MUO ) is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States . Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County , the base is twelve miles (20 km) southwest of Mountain Home , which is forty miles (65 km) so
- ... 3 490th Bombardment Group , Heavy, 4 December 1943 – 20 April 1944 494th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 15 april –1 June 1944 4205th Air Base Group, 12 December 1948 – 16 July 1949 5th Reconnaissance Group , Very ...
#7 Mitiga International Airport
Mitiga International Airport ( IATA : MJI , ICAO : HLLM ) (مطار معيتيقة الدولي) is an airport in Libya , located about 8 kilometres (5 miles) east of Tripoli 's city centre. International airport serving Tripoli, Libya This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2011 ) Mit
- ... he North African Cairo - Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. [3] On 15 april 1945 Mellaha AAF was taken over by USAAF 's Air Training Command . It was renamed Wheelus Army Air ...
#8 Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB ( IATA : DOV , ICAO : KDOV , FAA LID : DOV ) is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware . 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and l
- ... Air Force Base on January 13, 1948. * Was a subbase of Camp Springs AAF , Maryland , June 6, 1943 – april 15, 1944. WORLD WAR II The origins of Dover Air Force Base begin in March 1941 when the United States A ...
#9 Sydney Airport
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (colloquially Mascot Airport , Kingsford Smith Airport , or Sydney Airport ; IATA : SYD , ICAO : YSSY ; ASX : SYD ) is an international airport in Sydney , Australia, located 8 km (5 mi) south of the Sydney central business district , in the suburb of Mascot . Th
- ... inue, with Sydney region passenger demand forecast to reach 87 million passengers by 2035. [106] On 15 april 2014, the Federal Government announced that Badgerys Creek would be Sydney's second international a ...
#10 Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport
Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport ( Romanian : Aeroportul Internațional Brașov-Ghimbav ) ( ICAO : LROV) is an airport development project located in Ghimbav , near Brașov , Romania , right by the future A3 motorway . It is the first airport to be built in post-communist Romania , [4] and the 17th
- ... was officially signed on 14 November 2005. Intelcan inaugurated the construction of the airport on 15 april 2008. [7] The initial target for completion was twenty-four to thirty months. However, due to legal ...
#11 Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (abbreviated NAS JRB Fort Worth ) [1] ( IATA : FWH , ICAO : KNFW , FAA LID : NFW ) includes Carswell Field , a military airbase located 5 nautical miles (9 km; 6 mi) west of the central business district of Fort Worth , in Tarrant County , Texas ,
- ... Flying Training Command , 30 June 1942 Second Air Force, 21 November 1944 Continental Air Forces , 15 april 1945 Redesignated: Strategic Air Command , 21 March 1946 [5] Air Combat Command , 1 June 1992 – 30 ...
#12 Port Moresby Airfield Complex
The Port Moresby Airfield Complex was a World War II military airfield complex, built near Port Moresby in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea . It was used during the Battle of New Guinea as a base of Allied air operations primarily in 1942 and early 1943. It later became a support base as the ba
- ... bardment Squadron , 1 September 1942 – 9 May 1943 (A-20) 8th Fighter Squadron , 25 September 1942 – 15 april 1943 (P-40) 35th Fighter Squadron , 10 May – 25 December 1943 (P-40s) 67th Fighter Squadron , 30 Ma ...
- ... (Flight), 16 December 1942 – 22 May 1943 (B-25) 7th Fighter Squadron (Flight), 19 September 1942 – 15 april 1943 (P-40) 9th Fighter Squadron , 10 October 1942 – 6 March 1943 (P-40) 39th Fighter Squadron , 18 ...
- ... t Squadron , 5 June 1943 – 1 January 1944 (B-25) 7th Fighter Squadron (Flight), 19 September 1942 – 15 april 1943 (P-40) Abandoned after the war ended, vegetation has returned to the area once cleared off for ...
- ... ued to be used as a crash strip. Assigned units: 7th Fighter Squadron (Flight), 19 September 1942 – 15 april 1943 (P-40) 40th Fighter Squadron , 25 November 1942 – 11 August 1943 (P-39, P-400) 41st Fighter Sq ...
#13 Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola ( IATA : NPA , ICAO : KNPA , FAA LID : NPA ) (formerly NAS/KNAS until changed circa 1970 to allow Nassau International Airport, now Lynden Pindling International Airport , to have IATA code NAS), "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy bas
- ... murdered by his wife." [5] Fort Barrancas was rebuilt, 1839–1844, the U.S. Army deactivating it on 15 april 1947. Designated a National Historic Site (NHL) in 1960, control of the site was transferred to the ...
#14 RAF Limavady
Royal Air Force Limavady or more simply RAF Limavady is a former Royal Air Force station, also known as Aghanloo airfield , near the city of Derry , Northern Ireland . RAF Limavady RNAS Limavady Limavady , County Londonderry in Northern Ireland RAF Limavady Shown within Northern Ireland Show map o
- ... F Docking On detachment from RAF Bircham Newton then from RAF Reykjavik. [8] 224 Lockheed Hudson II 15 april 1941 20 December 1941 RAF Leuchars → RAF St Eval Squadron move. [9] 245 Hawker Hurricane I 20 July ...
#15 RAF Burn
Royal Air Force Burn or more simply RAF Burn is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 5 miles (8 km) south of Selby and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of Burn in North Yorkshire , England which opened in 1942 before closing in 1946. Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England RAF Burn Burn
- ... om RAF Snaith . This Bomber Command squadron flew Handley Page Halifax Mk. III before disbanding on 15 april 1945 [6] and the station was closed for flying operations in July 1945. [5] On the night of 30 Marc ...
#16 Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base
Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Oregon Air National Guard 's 173rd Fighter Wing (173 FW). [2] Home base For civil airport information, see Klamath Falls Airport . Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base Klamath Falls , Oregon in the United States of America The entran
- ... gsley Field to the 25th Air Division on 1 March 1959; transferred to Portland Air Defense Sector on 15 april 1960; transferred to 26th Air Division on 1 April 1966; reassigned to 25th Air Division on 15 Septe ...
#17 Camp Enari
Camp Enari (also known as Dragon Mountain Base Camp and Hensel Airfield ) is a former U.S. Army base east of Pleiku in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam . Camp Enari Camp Enari, December 1967 Camp Enari Coordinates 13.877°N 108.02°E / 13.877; 108.02 ( Camp Enari ) Type Army Site information
- ... n action on 17 February 1967. [1] : 219 The base was turned over to South Vietnamese control on 15 april 1970. [3] CURRENT USE The base is abandoned and turned over to farmland, light industry and housing ...
#18 Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport ( IATA : CGO , ICAO : ZHCC ) is the principal airport serving Zhengzhou , the capital of Henan province, China. Airport in Henan, China Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport 郑州新郑国际机场 IATA : CGO ICAO : ZHCC Summary Airport type Public Operator Henan Airport
- ... Police eventually came to the scene and restored order (See Zhengzhou Airport riot ). [66] [67] On 15 april 2018, Air China Flight 1350, an Airbus A321 from Changsha Huanghua International Airport to Beijing ...
#19 Beja Airport
Beja Airport ( Portuguese : Aeroporto de Beja ; IATA : BYJ , ICAO : LPBJ ) is a Portuguese airport [1] that opened doors to civilian flights on April 15, 2011. This article is about the civil airport. For the military airbase, see Beja Airbase . Airport Beja Airport Aeroporto de Beja IATA : BYJ ICAO
- ... a ; IATA : BYJ , ICAO : LPBJ ) is a Portuguese airport [1] that opened doors to civilian flights on april 15, 2011. This article is about the civil airport. For the military airbase, see Beja Airbase . Airport ...
#20 Hounslow Heath Aerodrome
Hounslow Heath Aerodrome was a grass airfield, operational 1914–1920. It was in the London borough of Hounslow , and hosted the British Empire 's first scheduled daily international commercial flights, in 1919. The site today includes the main remaining part of Hounslow Heath . Hounslow Heath Aerodr
- ... on departed to France. 5 November 1915: 27 Squadron was formed, using Martinsyde Elephant fighters. 15 april 1916: 39 Squadron was formed at Hounslow Heath from No. 19 Training Squadron, starting with B.E.2cs ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Gloster Meteor
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies ' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War . The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd . Deve
- ... ion Bell YP-59A Airacomet , the Meteor being flown first by John Grierson at Muroc Army Airfield on 15 april 1944. [43] Originally 300 F.1s were ordered, but the total produced was reduced to 20 aircraft as t ...
#2 Naval Aircraft Factory SBN
The Naval Aircraft Factory SBN was a United States three-seat mid-wing monoplane scout bomber/torpedo aircraft designed by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation and built under license by the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The landing gear was similar to that on the Brewster
- ... of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Brewster Naval Aircraft Factory First flight 15 april 1936 Introduction 1941 Primary user United States Navy Number built 1 (XSBA) 30 (SBN) An SBN-1 of T ...
- ... man in the rear seat was armed with a flexible machine gun . [1] The prototype XSBA-1 first flew on 15 april 1936, [2] and was delivered to the Navy for testing. With a Wright R-1820-4 Cyclone 770- horsepower ...
#3 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ( Russian : Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21 ; NATO reporting name : Fishbed ) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft , designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union . Its nicknames include: "balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringe
- ... hed during adverse weather conditions near the village of Gura Dobrogei, Cogealac Commune. [111] On 15 april 2022, the RoAF suspended all MiG-21 LanceR flights due to the high rate of accidents, and announced ...
#4 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissa
- ... aggressor squadron in a high-threat environment. [263] The first USAF F-35A deployment occurred on 15 april 2019 to Al Dhafra Air Base , UAE. [264] On 27 April 2019, USAF F-35As were first used in combat in ...
#5 Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a four-engined, piston-powered United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter . It replaced the KB-29 and was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker . 1951–1978 American strategic tanker aircraft KC-97 Stratofreighter KC-97L
- ... 4 crew. The wreck of the aircraft was discovered June 6, 2015, in 365 feet of water by divers. [34] 15 april 1960 KC-97G AF Ser. No. 52-0919 [25] of the 307th Air Refueling Squadron , 307th Bomb Wing , crashe ...
#6 Salmson-Béchereau SB-5
The Salmson-Béchereau SB-5 was a two-seat fighter aircraft built for a French government programme in 1925. Despite a powerful engine it did not perform well and only one was built. Salmson-Béchereau SB-5 Role Two seat fighter aircraft Type of aircraft National origin France Manufacturer Salmson Des
- ... is Béchereau First flight Late 1925 or early 1926 DESIGN Salmson-Béchereau C.2 photo from Les Ailes april 15, 1926 The Salmson-Béchereau SB-5, sometimes known as the Béchereau C.2 (C.2 denoting a two-seat chas ...
#7 Hydrogen-powered aircraft
A hydrogen-powered aircraft is an aeroplane that uses hydrogen fuel as a power source. Hydrogen can either be burned in a jet engine or another kind of internal combustion engine , or can be used to power a fuel cell to generate electricity to power a propeller . Unlike most aircraft, which store fu
- ... ogen fuel tanks inside the fuselage. The hydrogen-powered Tu-155 prototype made its first flight on 15 april 1988. According to research at the Pennsylvania State University in 2006, large commercial hydrogen ...
- ... NACA flew on hydrogen for 20 min for one of its two Wright J65 engines rather than jet fuel. [7] On 15 april 1988, the Tu-155 first flew as the first hydrogen-powered experimental aircraft, [8] an adapted Tu- ...
#8 Tupolev Tu-22M
The Tupolev Tu-22M ( Russian : Туполев Ту-22М ; NATO reporting name : Backfire ) is a supersonic , variable-sweep wing , long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. According to some sources, the bomber was believed to be designated Tu-26 at o
- ... tern Mediterranean in June of the same year for large RF Navy and Air Force drills. [52] UKRAINE On 15 april 2022, Ukrainian Defence Ministry stated Russia used Tu-22M3 bombers to strike targets in Mariupol f ...
#9 Airbus BelugaXL
The Airbus BelugaXL ( A330-743L ) is a large transport aircraft based on the Airbus A330-200F built by Airbus to replace the original Airbus Beluga to move oversized aircraft components, such as wings. [3] The aircraft made its first flight on 19 July 2018, [1] and received its type certification on
- ... be retro-fitted after certification. [25] The second aircraft (MSN1853) commenced flight-testing on 15 april , and by then, the first (MSN1824) had completed more than 140 test flights over 500 hours, the fina ...
#10 Parnall Possum
The Parnall Possum was an experimental triplane , with a single, central engine driving wing-mounted propellers via shafts and gears. Two of these British aircraft were built in the mid-1920s. Possum Role Experimental bomber Type of aircraft National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer George Parnall
- ... e 1923. It was piloted by Norman Macmillan , accompanied by the Possum's designer, Harold Bolas. On 15 april 1924 the Possum went to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough and appeared at the RAF Hen ...
#11 Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body aircraft developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . The aircraft was launched as the 7X7 program on July 14, 1978, the prototype first flew on September 26, 1981, and it was certified on July 30, 1982. The original 767-200 entered service on S
- ... able cause to be a deliberate action by the first officer; Egypt disputed this conclusion. [189] On april 15, 2002, Air China Flight 129 , a 767-200ER, crashed into a hill amid inclement weather while trying t ...
#12 Horizontec Halcón H1
The Halcón H1 is a light-sport aircraft (LSA) developed and manufactured in Mexico by Horizontec , the Universidad Aeronáutica de Querétaro (UNAQ) and the Centro Nacional de Tecnología Aeronáuticas (CENTA). Halcón H1 Role Light-sport aircraft Type of aircraft National origin Mexico Manufacturer Hori
- ... have a 141-horsepower Rotax 915 iS engine and Garmin 3GX avionics. [10] ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS On april 15, 2021, a Halcón H1 aircraft with registration XB-PMZ that was conducting touch and go landings at Qu ...
#13 Albatros L 72
The Albatros L 72 was a German transport aircraft of the 1920s, designed to carry newspapers between German cities for Ullstein Verlag . A single revised example was built for the Hamburger Fremdenblatt . L 72 Role Cargo aircraft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke Designer Gustav L
- ... tt SPECIFICATIONS (L.72A) Albatros L 72 3-view drawing from Les Ailes May 6, 1926 Data from Flight, 15 april 1926, p.231 General characteristics Crew: two, pilot and engineer Capacity: 4 passengers or 2 handl ...
#14 Douglas TBD Devastator
The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy . Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the Navy and possibly for any navy in the world. However, the fast pace of aircraft de
- ... r Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company First flight 15 april 1935 Introduction 3 August 1937 Retired 1942 (from active service) 1944 (completely) Primary user U ...
- ... but were not developed beyond prototype status. [2] The XTBD Devastator flew for the first time on 15 april 1935 while marking a number of "firsts" for the US Navy. [3] It was the first American carrier-base ...
#15 Dewoitine D.500
The Dewoitine D.500 was an all-metal, open- cockpit , fixed- undercarriage monoplane fighter aircraft designed and produced by French aircraft manufacturer Dewoitine . 1932 French fighter aircraft D.500/501/503/510/511 A Dewoitine 510 at The A&AEE Martlesham Heath in October 1936 Role Fighter aircra
- ... ith a circular radiator in the nose, it had the same armament as the D.501. Its first flight was on 15 april 1935, it was found to perform worse than the D.500. The aircraft was briefly the personal mount of ...
#16 Piper PA-25 Pawnee
The PA-25 Pawnee is an agricultural aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft between 1959 and 1981. It remains a widely used aircraft in agricultural spraying and is also used as a tow plane, or tug, for launching gliders or for towing banners. In 1988 the design rights and support responsibility were so
- ... a mechanic on a jump seat fitted in the hopper to assist with operations at remote stations. [4] On april 15, 1988, Piper Aircraft, Inc. officially sold the PA-25 series aircraft to Latino Americana de Aviació ...
#17 Airbus A350
The Airbus A350 is a long-range , wide-body twin-engine jet airliner developed and produced by Airbus . The first A350 design proposed by Airbus in 2004, in response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner , would have been a development of the A330 with composite wings and new engines. As market support was i
- ... with entry into service scheduled for mid-2017. [106] The first aircraft completed its body join on 15 april 2016. [107] Its maiden flight took place on 24 November 2016. [88] The A350-1000 flight test progra ...
#18 Sukhoi Su-27
The Sukhoi Su-27 ( Russian : Сухой Су-27 ; NATO reporting name : Flanker ) is a Soviet -origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi . It was intended as a direct competitor for fourth-generation fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle ,
- ... trols and eventual escort or intercept of civil aviation traffic over Eastern Ukraine. [66] [67] On 15 april 2014, a video purportedly showing a Ukrainian Su-27 being shot down was released, but the video pro ...
#19 Travel Air 6000
The Travel Air 6000 (later known as the Curtiss-Wright 6B when Travel Air was purchased by Curtiss-Wright) was a six-seat utility aircraft manufactured in the United States in the late 1920s. Travel Air 6000 Travel Air A-6000-A preserved in flying condition carrying the logo of the 2003 National Air
- ... raft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Travel Air , Curtiss-Wright Designer Herbert Rawdon First flight april 15, 1928 Number built ca. 150 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT It was developed as a luxury version of the Travel ...
#20 Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing ( VTOL ) and short takeoff and landing ( STOL ) capabilities. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise p
- ... e-year production contract in 2013. [81] Each CV-22 cost $73 million in the FY 2014 budget. [82] On 15 april 2010, the Naval Air Systems Command awarded Bell Boeing a $42.1 million contract to design an integ ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy
The escort aircraft carrier , also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the USN or "Woolworth Carrier" by the RN, was a small and slow type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy in the Second World War . They were typically half the length and one-third the displacement of the larger fl
- ... 9,800 long tons (10,000 t) 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers 2 Westinghouse geared turbines driving 1 shaft 15 april 1941 15 November 1942 Returned to the USN on 12 February 1946 HMS Attacker 24 9,800 long tons (10,0 ...
#2 List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft . In the United States Navy , these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (air
- ... d ship) 31 December 1942 20 June 1969 26 years, 171 days Scrapped in 1975 [27] CV-10 Yorktown Essex 15 april 1943 27 June 1970 27 years, 73 days Preserved at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime Museum — Moun ...
- ... vember 1943 1 July 1972 28 years, 220 days Scrapped in 1973 [38] CV-19 Hancock Essex (extended bow) 15 april 1944 30 January 1976 31 years, 290 days Scrapped in 1976 [39] CV-20 Bennington Essex 6 August 1944 ...
#3 Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
Chitose ( 千歳 ) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served from 1938 to 1944, seeing service as a seaplane carrier and later as a light aircraft carrier during World War II . In her initial guise as a seaplane carrier, she first saw service during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, an
- ... ew Guinea on 12 April, and at Moemi and Seroei on Japen Island off the north coast of New Guinea on 15 april 1942. [1] At Nabire on the north coast of Netherlands New Guinea on 17 April 1942, she transferred ...
#4 HMS Battler (D18)
HMS Battler (D18) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War . Attacker-class escort carrier For other ships with the same name, see USS Altamaha and HMS Battler . HMS Battler (D18) History United States Name Mormacmail Altamaha Namesake Moore-Mc
- ... Shipbuilding , Pascagoula , Mississippi Cost $7,303,768 [1] Yard number 293 Way number 6 Laid down 15 april 1941 Launched 4 April 1942 Acquired 31 October 1942 Renamed Altamaha , 7 Jan 1942 name cancelled, 1 ...
- ... escort, aircraft ferry, and anti-submarine escort during the war. CONSTRUCTION She was laid down on 15 april 1941, as a C3-S-A1 , the third replacement for the freighter Mormacmail , for Moore-McCormack Lines ...
#5 USS Rudyerd Bay
USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) was the twenty-seventh of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after Rudyerd Bay, within Ketcchikan Gateway Bourough , of the Territory of Alaska . Today, the bay lies within Misty Fjords National Monume
- ... t contingent, with the exceptions of 1 April and 8 April, operated daily until 17 April. From 13 to 15 april , VC-96 concentrated on the Sakishima Islands , where a squadron of Japanese kamikaze aircraft were ...
#6 USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard , she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5)
- ... n Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Laid down 1 December 1941 Launched 21 January 1943 Commissioned 15 april 1943 Decommissioned 9 January 1947 Recommissioned 2 January 1953 Decommissioned 27 June 1970 Reclas ...
- ... ed ] and launched on 21 January 1943, sponsored by Eleanor Roosevelt . Yorktown was commissioned on 15 april 1943, with Captain Joseph J. Clark in command. SERVICE HISTORY The Fighting Lady , a 1944 US Navy d ...
- ... tered Pearl Harbor on 7 September and remained there for two days. Commissioning of USS Yorktown on 15 april 1943. On 9 September, she stood out to sea, bound for the West Coast of the United States . She arr ...
#7 HMAS Melbourne (R21)
HMAS Melbourne (R21) was a Majestic -class light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1955 until 1982, and was the third and final conventional aircraft carrier [note 1] to serve in the RAN. Melbourne was the only Commonwealth naval vessel to sink two friendly warships i
- ... ia Namesake City of Melbourne Ordered 1943 Builder Vickers-Armstrongs , Barrow-in-Furness Laid down 15 april 1943 Launched 28 February 1945 as HMS Majestic Christened 26 October 1955 as HMAS Majestic Commissi ...
- ... tion Yard in Barrow-in-Furness , North West England . [4] The ship was laid down as HMS Majestic on 15 april 1943, and was launched on 28 February 1945 by Lady Anderson , the wife of Sir John Anderson , the B ...
#8 Timeline for aircraft carrier service
Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I . The earliest experiments consisted of fitting temporary "flying off" platforms to the gun turrets of the warships of several nations, notably the United States and the United Kingdom. The first ship to be modified with a permanent
- ... 4 April – USS Cabot launched. [18] 7 April – Taihō launched. [44] 14 April – Kasagi laid down. [49] 15 april – HMS Majestic laid down; [53] USS Yorktown commissioned. [18] 19 April – HMS Terrible laid down. [ ...
- ... a twin engined aircraft, a Mosquito on HMS Indefatigable . [6] 26 March – HMS Edgar launched. [48] 15 april – USS Hancock commissioned. [18] 29 April – USS Bon Homme Richard launched. [18] 1 May – USS Oriska ...
- ... ev launched. [101] 10 December – Riga laid down. [103] 1986 April – HMS Hermes sold to India. [104] 15 april – U.S. 1986 Bombing of Libya by carrier- and land-based aircraft. 25 August – USS George Washington ...
#9 USS Saginaw Bay
USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . It was named after Saginaw Bay, located within Kuiu Island . The bay was in turn named after USS Saginaw , a U.S. Navy sloop-of-war that spent 1868 and 1869 charting and exploring the Alaskan coast. Launche
- ... ay , 19 April 1944. Upon being commissioned, she underwent a shakedown cruise off of San Diego . On 15 april 1944, Saginaw Bay loaded aircraft and their pilots from Terminal Island for transport to Hawaii . S ...
#10 Attacker-class escort carrier
The Attacker class were a class of escort aircraft carriers in service with the British Royal Navy during the Second World War . Class of British escort carriers HMS Attacker Class overview Name Attacker class Builders 4 at Ingalls Shipbuilding 4 at Western Pipe & Steel 3 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuild
- ... Castel Forte Battler D18 Mormacmail Altamaha (ACV-6) Ingalls Shipbuilding , Pascagoula, Mississippi 15 april 1941 4 April 1942 15 November 1942 Scrapped 1946–48 Chaser D32 Mormacgulf Breton (ACV-10) Ingalls S ...
#11 USS Lexington (CV-2)
USS Lexington (CV-2) , nicknamed "Lady Lex", [1] was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser , she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the
- ... inneapolis and New Orleans as well as seven destroyers. The task force sortied from Pearl Harbor on 15 april , carrying 14 Buffalos of VMF-211 to be flown off at Palmyra Atoll . After flying off the Marine fig ...
#12 USS America (CV-66)
USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk -class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War . She also served in the Per
- ... the Canadian, West German, Dutch and British navies. She ultimately sailed for the Mediterranean on 15 april 1976 with CVW-6 and Commander, Carrier Group 4 (CarGru 4), Rear Admiral James B. Linder, embarked. ...
#13 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier
The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier , commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier , was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal Navy during the Second World War , and used by eight naval forces between 1944 and 2001. They were designed and constructed by civilian shipyards t
- ... Laid down Launched Commissioned Paid off Foreign service and notes Fate Majestic Vickers-Armstrong 15 april 1943 28 February 1945 28 October 1955 30 May 1982 Royal Australian Navy as Melbourne Scrapped in Ch ...
#14 German aircraft carrier I (1915)
The aircraft carrier I [Note 1] was the first planned aircraft carrier conversion project of the German Imperial Navy ( Kaiserliche Marine ) during World War I . The Imperial Navy had experimented previously with seaplane carriers, though these earlier conversions were too slow to operate with the H
- ... y bombers and torpedo-floatplanes. [6] CONVERSION She was launched as the passenger ship Ausonia on 15 april 1915. While the ship was still being fitted out, the German navy decided to convert her into an air ...
#15 USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43) , a Midway -class aircraft carrier , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea . She earned the affectionate nickname " Ageless Warrior " through her long career. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classi
- ... Brazil; Valparaíso , Chile; and Balboa, Canal Zone , before arriving at Bremerton, Washington , on 15 april . Coral Sea in 1960 following her major reconstruction Coral Sea was decommissioned at the Puget Sou ...
- ... d to make WestPac/Vietnam deployments until 1975: 26 July 1967 to 6 April 1968; 7 September 1968 to 15 april 1969; 23 September 1969 to 1 July 1970; 12 November 1971 to 17 July 1972; 9 March 1973 to 8 Novembe ...
- ... Republic of Germany was bombed , resulting in the death of one U.S. serviceman and many injured. On 15 april 1986, aircraft from Coral Sea and America , as well as USAF F-111Fs from RAF Lakenheath in the UK, ...
#16 HMS Furious (47)
HMS Furious was a modified Courageous -class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy (RN) during the First World War . Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord , Lord Fisher , the ship was very lightly armoured and designed with a main battery of only two 18-inch (457 m
- ... ere shot down. [53] Furious , ordered to remain behind after the bulk of the Home Fleet departed on 15 april , departed the Narvik area on 14 April, escorted by three destroyers, to refuel at Tromsø . [53] En ...
#17 HMS Bulwark (R08)
The sixth HMS Bulwark of the Royal Navy was a 22,000 tonne Centaur -class light fleet aircraft carrier. Initially commissioned as a light aircraft carrier in 1954, the ship was converted into a commando carrier in 1958 and recommissioned as such in 1960. Bulwark remained in this capacity until 1979
- ... could not be repaired to operational status. The carrier returned to Portsmouth on 2 April, and on 15 april embarked 45 Commando for Exercise Dawn Patrol off Sardinia . In August, Bulwark was involved in Exe ...
#18 USS Hancock (CV-19)
USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . The ship was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name and was named for Founding Father John Hancock , president of the Second Continental Congress and first governor of the Co
- ... down 26 January 1943 Launched 24 January 1944 Sponsored by Mrs. Juanita Gabriel-Ramsey Commissioned 15 april 1944 Decommissioned 9 May 1947 Recommissioned 15 February 1954 Decommissioned 13 April 1956 Recommi ...
- ... miral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey , Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics . [6] [7] Hancock was commissioned 15 april 1944, with Captain Fred C. Dickey in command. [6] SERVICE HISTORY WORLD WAR II This section's tone ...
#19 USS Rehoboth (AVP-50)
The second USS Rehoboth (AVP-50/AGS-50) was in commission in the United States Navy as a seaplane tender from 1944 to 1947 and as an oceanographic survey ship from 1948 to 1970. Oceanographic survey ship from 1948 to 1970 For other ships with the same name, see USS Rehoboth . USS Rehoboth (AVP-50) o
- ... September 1948 Reclassified Oceanographic survey ship in 1948 AGS-50 in August 1949 Decommissioned 15 april 1970 Stricken 15 April 1970 Fate Sold for scrapping September 1970 General characteristics Class an ...
- ... ified Oceanographic survey ship in 1948 AGS-50 in August 1949 Decommissioned 15 April 1970 Stricken 15 april 1970 Fate Sold for scrapping September 1970 General characteristics Class and type Barnegat -class ...
- ... DECOMMISSIONING AND DISPOSAL Rehoboth again was decommissioned and was struck from the Navy List on 15 april 1970. She was sold for scrapping in September 1970. AWARDS During her career, Rehoboth earned the f ...
#20 USS Chincoteague (AVP-24)
USS Chincoteague (AVP-24) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946 that saw service in the Pacific during World War II . After the war, she was in commission in the United States Coast Guard as the cutter USCGC Chincoteague (WAVP-375) , later WHEC-375 , from 1949 to 1
- ... nd Virginia Builder Lake Washington Shipyard , Houghton, Washington Laid down 23 July 1941 Launched 15 april 1942 Sponsored by Mrs. Doris W. Rowe Commissioned 12 April 1943 Decommissioned 21 December 1946 Hon ...
- ... cilities Helipad; no support capability CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING Chincoteague was launched on 15 april 1942 by Lake Washington Shipyard at Houghton, Washington , sponsored by Mrs. Doris Winden Rowe. She ...
Airline / Airline
#1 Hewa Bora Airways
Hewa Bora Airways Sarl (operating as Hewa Bora Airways ) was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based in Barumbu , Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2] It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operated regional and domestic services. Its main base was N'dj
- ... 727-100 Boeing 727-100F Boeing 727-200 Boeing 727-200Adv Lockheed L-1011 INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS On 15 april 2008, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122 crashed into a residential and market area of Goma of the Democr ...
#2 Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus ( / ˌ ɛər ˈ l ɪ ŋ ɡ ə s / air LING -gəs ; an anglicisation of the Irish aerloingeas [ˌeːɾˠˈl̪ˠɪɲɟəsˠ] , meaning "air fleet") [lower-alpha 1] is the flag carrier of Ireland . Founded by the Irish Government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of
- ... Ireland; part of International Airlines Group Aer Lingus IATA ICAO Callsign EI EIN SHAMROCK Founded 15 april 1936 ; 86 years ago ( 1936-04-15 ) Commenced operations 27 May 1936 ; 86 years ago ( 1936-05-27 ) H ...
- ... sumed control of Aer Lingus on 2 September 2015. [10] HISTORY EARLY YEARS Aer Lingus was founded on 15 april 1936, with a capital of £100,000. Its first chairman was Seán Ó hUadhaigh. [11] Pending legislation ...
#3 Afra Airways
Afra Airways is an airline based in Burundi , that plans to operate flights out of Bujumbura International Airport by the end of 2016. [1] The airline received an Air Services Licence in April 2016 but at that time had not been awarded an air operator's certificate . [2] The airline plans to operate
- ... 2021 the airline has still yet to launch any flights. HISTORY Afra Airways registered in Burundi on 15 april 2016 as a commercial passenger airline in Bujumbura . The airline was founded by Manuel Pereira who ...
#4 British United Airways
British United Airways ( BUA ) was a private, independent [nb 1] British airline formed as a result of the merger of Airwork Services and Hunting-Clan Air Transport in July 1960, making it the largest wholly private airline based in the United Kingdom at the time. British and Commonwealth Shipping (
- ... imetable images contemporary timetable images "Britain Goes It Alone" . Flight International : 543. 15 april 1960. "Goodbye BUA Viscount Safaris" . Flight International : 201. 10 August 1961. BAA Stansted Sta ...
- ... 1964. Aeroplane "One-Eleven makes its debut", Vol. 109, No. 2791, pp. 3, 11, Temple Press, London, 15 april 1965 ""More," says Mr Laker" . Flight International : 633. 22 April 1965. "BUA buys another VC10" . ...
- ... . 22, Temple Press, London, 30 December 1965 "World Airline Survey ..." Flight International : 577. 15 april 1965. "New Managing Director for BUA" . Flight International : 980. 14 December 1967. "Air Holdings ...
- ... y" . Flight . 79 (2178): 479. 13 April 1961. "World Airline Survey ..." Flight International : 575. 15 april 1965. "World Airline Survey" . Flight International : 564. 10 April 1969. "Last BUA One-Elevens" . ...
#5 Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines is a major American ultra low-cost carrier headquartered in Denver, Colorado . Frontier operates flights to over 100 destinations throughout the United States and 31 international destinations, and employs more than 3,000 staff. [15] The carrier is a subsidiary and operating brand
- ... oute change: up to 446 Milwaukee-area employees were affected by the job cuts that occurred between april 15 and 30, 2012. [44] In an effort to focus on regional contract flights for major carriers, Republic A ...
#6 Song (airline)
Song, LLC was a low-cost air service within an airline brand owned and operated by Delta Air Lines from 2003 to 2006. All Song flights were operated by Delta Air Lines. [2] Song's main focus was on leisure traffic between the northeastern United States and Florida , a market where it competed with J
- ... ast. Defunct low-cost airline Song IATA ICAO Callsign SG SNG SONG Founded 2003 Commenced operations april 15, 2003 Ceased operations May 2, 2006 (operations folded into Delta Air Lines ) Hubs New York-JFK Orla ...
- ... ainline Delta Air Lines colors. HISTORY In-flight entertainment system Before Song began service on april 15, 2003, as a low-cost Delta brand, the service engaged in a long-term branding strategy that identifi ...
#7 Railway Air Services
Railway Air Services ( RAS ) was a British airline formed in March 1934 by the big four railway companies ( Great Western Railway , London Midland & Scottish , London & North Eastern and Southern Railway ) and Imperial Airways . The airline was a domestic airline operating routes within the United K
- ... flights switched to the larger Liverpool (Speke) from the late October, resuming through Barton on 15 april 1935. [2] Routes operated from Cardiff Municipal Airport included Cardiff to Plymouth and Cardiff t ...
#8 British Caledonian in the 1970s
British Caledonian (BCal) came into being in November 1970 when the Scottish charter airline Caledonian Airways , at the time Britain's second-largest, wholly privately owned, independent [nb 1] airline , took over British United Airways (BUA), then the largest British independent airline as well as
- ... nian/BUA , Flight International, 17 June 1971, p. 883 Britain Goes It Alone , Flight International, 15 april 1960, p. 543 The New Pattern Takes Shape , Flight International, 27 May 1960, p. 741 Fly me, I'm Fr ...
#9 Japan Air System
Japan Air System Co., Ltd. ( JAS ) ( 日本エアシステム , Nihon Ea Shisutemu ) was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines . In contrast to the other two, JAL and ANA , JAS' international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by
- ... nese Agricultural Standard . Japan Air System 日本エアシステム IATA ICAO Callsign JD JAS AIR SYSTEM Founded april 15, 1964 (as Japan Domestic Airlines ) Ceased operations October 1, 2006 (merged into Japan Airlines ) ...
#10 Star Alliance
Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance . [2] Founded on 14 May 1997, its CEO is Jeffrey Goh [4] [6] and its headquarters is located in Frankfurt am Main , Germany . [3] As of April 2018 [update] , Star Alliance is the largest of the three global alliances by passenger count w
- ... a subsidiary of Air Canada. [86] Alliance Air 2014 2022 Air India Formerly Air India Regional. From 15 april 2022, no longer a part of Air India after its divestment and will be run as an independent Business ...
#11 Caribbean Airlines
Caribbean Airlines Limited is the state-owned airline and flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago . The airline is also the flag carrier of Jamaica and Guyana . Headquartered in Iere House in Piarco , the airline operates flights to the Caribbean, North America and South America from its base at Piarco
- ... requency to meet demand for the peak travel periods. The lease was contracted to be in effect until 15 april 2009. The aircraft was returned in June 2009, and Sun Country Airlines , a U.S. air carrier, then l ...
#12 SkyEurope
SkyEurope Airlines was a low-cost airline headquartered in Bratislava , [2] [3] with its main base at Bratislava Airport (BTS) in Bratislava, Slovakia, and another base in Prague . The carrier filed for bankruptcy on 31 August 2009 and suspended all flights on 1 September 2009. [4] The airline opera
- ... ed a third postponement, its management expected the audited results for FY 2008 to be published by 15 april . [39] In June 2009, in an effort to avoid bankruptcy, SkyEurope announced a restructuring of the co ...
#13 Bremenfly
Bremenfly GmbH was a German charter airline based in Schönefeld , Germany . [2] Defunct German charter airline This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2010 ) Bremenfly IATA ICAO Callsign 8B overlap Business air BFY BORGWARDT Founded 2008 Commenced operations 2009 Ceased
- ... hönefeld , Germany Website bremenfly.com HISTORY Bremenfly was founded in 2008, received its AOC on 15 april 2009 [ citation needed ] and started operations on 20 May of the same year, [1] originally being ba ...
#14 Elite Airways
Elite Airways is an airline based in the United States operating charter and scheduled passenger flights. The airline adjusts destinations as demand increases or decreases. The airline is headquartered in Portland, Maine . [2] Airline of the United States Elite Airways IATA ICAO Callsign 7Q MNU MAIN
- ... Loveland Municipal Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport starting May 23, 2016. [9] On april 15, 2016, the airline announced that it would begin regular flight operations at Long Island MacArthur ...
#15 Western Airways
Western Airways was an airline based in Weston-super-Mare , Somerset , England between 1932 and 1978. Before World War II , for a short period, it was the world's busiest airline. It survived WWII by using its aircraft engineering expertise. Defunct British airline and engineering company Western Ai
- ... a: Until 30 April, four times weekly. Weston – Cardiff: Until 4 March, five times daily; 5 March to 15 april , six times daily; 16 to 30 April, seven times daily; 1 to 31 May, twenty-eight times daily; 1 to 30 ...
#16 Pegasus Airlines
Pegasus Airlines ( Turkish : Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. ) ( BİST : PGSUS ), sometimes stylized as Flypgs , is a Turkish low-cost carrier headquartered in the Kurtköy area of Pendik , Istanbul [2] with bases at several Turkish airports. Turkish low-cost airline headquartered in Pendik, Istanbul N
- ... s to create an inclusive tour charter airline called Pegasus Airlines and services were inaugurated 15 april ril 1990 with two Boeing 737-400s . In Greek mythology, Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος Pégasos , 'strong') ...
#17 History of Cubana de Aviación
Cubana de Aviación S.A is Cuba 's largest airline and flag carrier . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2012 ) T
- ... d and owned U.S. B-26 bombers (using fake Cuban air force livery to confound defenders) occurred on 15 april 1961, Cubana was forced to discontinue all its operations. [6] One of Cubana's Douglas DC-3 aircraf ...
#18 History of Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is a major American airline. [1] [2] The company's history began with the world's first aerial crop dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters Inc. , founded in 1925 in Macon, Georgia [3] to combat the boll weevil infestation of cotton crops. [4] C.E. Woolman , general manager and
- ... raft. It ceased operations in November 2003 after Song was established. [124] Song began service on 15 april 2003 as a single-class airline operated by Delta to compete directly with JetBlue Airways from both ...
#19 Malév Hungarian Airlines
MALÉV Ltd. [1] ( Hungarian : Malév Zrt. ), which did business as MALÉV Hungarian Airlines ( Hungarian : Magyar Légiközlekedési Vállalat , abbreviated MALÉV , pronounced [ˈmɒleːv] ), was the flag carrier of Hungary from 1946 until 2012. Its head office was in Budapest , with its main hub at Budapes
- ... n Gauss , former CEO of DBA and Cirrus Airlines as well as a Boeing 737 pilot was elected as CEO on 15 april 2009. [12] During the management of Martin Gauss, MALÉV reached a load factor above industry averag ...
#20 Invicta International Airlines
Invicta International Airlines Ltd was a charter airline based at Manston Airport in the United Kingdom. It operated non-scheduled passenger and freight services between 1965 and 1982. UK charter airline Invicta International Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign IM "India Mike" or "Invicta" Founded 1964 Comm
- ... d in 2007 it was set to be restored at Liverpool John Lennon Airport . [21] ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS 15 april 1965, Viking G-AHOY tipped on its nose at Manston damaging its propellers and then its tailwheel an ...
- ... 1956 to Deutsche Flugdienst and re-registered D-AGIL. Re-registered D-BARI on 2 April 1958. Sold on 15 april 1958 to Balair and re-registered HB-AAN. During 1958 it was leased to the United Nations . On 3 Sep ...
Airship / Airship
#1 Norge (airship)
The Norge was a semi-rigid Italian-built airship that carried out the first verified trip of any kind to the North Pole , an overflight on 12 May 1926. It was also the first aircraft to fly over the polar ice cap between Europe and America. The expedition was the brainchild of polar explorer and exp
- ... [3] Delayed again by weather, the Norge left Pulham for Oslo at 11:45 on 12 April. [4] At 01:00 on 15 april 1926, the Norge left Ekeberg in Oslo for Gatchina near Leningrad ; after a 17-hour flight, the airs ...
#2 Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin ( German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛpəliːn] ) who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874 [1] and developed in detail in 189
- ... 59] but no raids on London took place until May. Two Navy raids failed due to bad weather on 14 and 15 april , and it was decided to delay further attempts until the more capable P class Zeppelins were in serv ...
#3 TCOM Blue Devil
The Blue Devil was a proposed reconnaissance airship that was built for the United States Air Force for use in the War in Afghanistan . It was designed to capture and process data from onboard sensors before delivering it to ground troops. Blue Devil Role Reconnaissance airship National origin Unite
- ... h other systems, and meeting flight requirements of the FAA forced the blimp's first flight back to 15 april 2012, with dramatically reduced capabilities. [2] Since the original cameras, designed to be able t ...
#4 Italia (airship)
The Italia was a semi-rigid airship belonging to the Italian Air Force . It was designed by Italian engineer and General Umberto Nobile who flew the dirigible in his second series of flights around the North Pole . The Italia crashed in 1928, with one confirmed fatality from the crash, one fatality
- ... onautiche-Ministry of Italian Air Force Construction number N-4 Manufactured 1925–1927 First flight 15 april 1928 Owners and operators Italian Geographical Society Last flight 23–25 May 1928 Fate Crashed DESI ...
- ... SUND Italia at Stolp , Pomerania , in April 1928, before embarking on the polar flights At 01:15 on 15 april 1928, Italia took off from the base at Milano and headed for the Arctic. With 20 personnel on board ...
#5 AEREON III
The AEREON III was an experimental hybrid airship of rigid construction built by the AEREON Corporation in the early 1960s. Of unconventional design, the airship featured three gas envelopes attached side-by-side, with the connecting structures shaped as airfoils to create extra lift as the craft mo
- ... 3] However, Fitzpatrick is quoted elsewhere as "deplor[ing] such exaggerations." [1] DESTRUCTION On april 15, 1966, the AEREON III was taxiing on a runway at Mercer County Airport in a 15 knots (28 km/h) cross ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 81st Training Wing
The 81st Training Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host wing at Keesler Air Force Base , Mississippi. The 81st Training Wing has the Air Force's largest Technical Training Group and trains more than 40,000 students annually. Training includes weather, basic electronics, communic
- ... hter-Bomber Group for related lineage and timeline information. Established as 81st Fighter Wing on 15 april 1948 and activated on 1 May at Wheeler Air Force Base , Hawaii under the Hobson Plan . The 81st Win ...
- ... g wing and bring it back to full mission readiness. LINEAGE Established as the 81st Fighter Wing on 15 april 1948 Activated on 1 May 1948 Redesignated: 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 20 January 1950 Redesig ...
- ... 963 – 1 July 1993 Second Air Force , 1 July 1993 – present STATIONS Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii, 15 april 1948 – 21 May 1949 Camp Stoneman, California, 27 May 1949 Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 5 Ju ...
#2 No. 10 Squadron RAF
Number 10 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron has served in a variety of roles (observation, bombing, transport and aerial refuelling) over its 90-year history. It currently flies the Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3 in the transport/tanker role from RAF Brize Norton , Oxfordshire . Flying sq
- ... January 1928 – 20 December 1947 4 October 1948 – 20 February 1950 15 January 1953 – 15 January 1957 15 april 1958 – 1 March 1964 1 July 1966 – 14 October 2005 1 July 2011 – present Country United Kingdom Bran ...
- ... ] [17] The squadron disbanded on 15 January 1957. [3] No. 10 Squadron reformed at RAF Cottesmore on 15 april 1958 flying the Handley Page Victor B.1 until disbandment on 1 March 1964. [7] VICKERS VC10 (1966–2 ...
#3 VMF-511
Marine Fighting Squadron 511 (VMF-511) was a fighter squadron of the Marine Corps and Marine Forces Reserve during World War II and the Cold War which flew aircraft types such as the F6F Hellcat , F4U Corsair , and the F-8 Crusader . [1] They were originally activated during World War II and fought
- ... mmissioned at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro , California on March 10, 1946. [3] RESERVE YEARS On april 15, 1958, the Marine Corps reactivated the squadron as the Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment Willo ...
#4 513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 86th Air Division , based at Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base , France, where it was inactivated on 8 January 1961. 513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 513th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
- ... h Airfield (Y-29), Belgium, [9] c. 6 February 1945 Münster-Handorf Airfield (Y-94), [9] Germany, c. 15 april 1945 AAF Station Nordholz (R-56), [9] Germany, 5 June 1945 – 20 August 1946 RAF Manston, England, 1 ...
#5 Marine Aircraft Group 36
Marine Aircraft Group 36 (MAG-36) is an active air group of the United States Marine Corps , tasked with providing assault support aircraft. It is currently part of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), itself an integral part of the III Marine Expeditionary Force , and based at Marine Corps Air S
- ... ns supported Marine and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces during the Battle of Huế . On 15 april the three group squadrons at Quảng Trị were detached to form Provisional Marine Aircraft Group 39 . ...
#6 25th Aero Squadron
The 25th Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I . For subsequent history and lineage, see 25th Space Range Squadron . 25th Aero Squadron Austin -built 25th Aero Squadron British S.E.5a, British s/n F8005, with 200 hp Wolseley Viper
- ... with the British. [3] Owing that the squadron had come late to the front, it remained at Toul until 15 april 1919 when, with the demobilization of the Second Army Air Service, orders were received from Second ...
- ... 29 August 1918 1st Air Depot, 16 September 1918 4th Pursuit Group , 24 October 1918 1st Air Depot, 15 april 1919 Commanding General, Services of Supply, April 1919 Post Headquarters, Mitchell Field, June 191 ...
#7 495th Fighter Squadron
The 495th Fighter Squadron (495th FS), nicknamed the Valkyries , is part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath , United Kingdom. Having been reactivated on 1 October 2021, it became the first overseas United States Air Force squadron to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II on 15 Decem
- ... ombat fighter squadron at RAF Lakenheath. The 495 TFS participated in Operation El Dorado Canyon on 15 april 1986, the air raid against Muammar Gaddafi 's Libyan government due to its involvement in the West ...
- ... o aircraft, including the 493rd FS and 495th FS commanders’ jets ( 19-5493 and 19-5495 ) arrived on 15 april 2022. 19-5493 was integrated with the 495th FS until the 493rd FS reactivated with the F-35A Lightn ...
#8 Escadrille Spa.80
Escadrille Spa80 was a French fighter squadron active during World War I, from 13 December 1916 to 11 November 1918. It was credited with 23 aerial victories. Escadrille N80 / SPA80 Active 1916–1918 Country France Branch French Air Service Type Fighter Squadron Military unit
- ... Spa80 . [1] The Groupe de Combat would support the British Royal Air Force's 3rd Brigade beginning 15 april 1918. From 5 May 1918 until war's end, the Groupe returned to supporting French units. Escadrille S ...
#9 97th Intelligence Squadron
The United States Air Force 's 97th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska. Nebraska-based unit studying and devising communication securities 97th Intelligence Squadron Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint Active 1917–1919; 1935–1944; 1979–present Country
- ... on 2 April 1943 Redesignated: 97th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 August 1943 Disbanded on 15 april 1944 [15] Reconstituted on 1 October 1993 and consolidated with the 6949th Security Squadron as the ...
- ... attached to Infantry School to 6 April 1942) 76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group , 23 August 1943 – 15 april 1944 [15] USAF Security Service (later Electronic Security Command ), 1 March 1979 Electronic Secur ...
- ... mber 1940 36th Street Airport, Miami, Florida, 15 December 1941 (flight remained at Lawson Field to 15 april 1942) Tullahoma Army Air Base , Tennessee, 9 September 1942 Morris Field , North Carolina, 8 Novemb ...
- ... orris Field, North Carolina, 29 August 1943 Thermal Army Air Field, California, 20 September 1943 – 15 april 1944 [15] Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska, 1 March 1979 – present [1] AIRCRAFT Curtiss O-1 Falcon, ...
#10 402 Squadron
402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron ( French: 402 e Escadron ) is a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron based in Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada 402 Squadron 402 e Escadron (French) Active 1932–1945 1946–present Country Canada Branch Royal Canadian Air Force Role Training Part of 17 Wing Garrison/HQ C
- ... ang IV scheme, c. 1051. THE COLD WAR The squadron was re-formed as 402 (Fighter Bomber) Squadron on 15 april 1946, North American Harvard Mk. II trainers initially in preparation for a transition to a new rol ...
#11 No. 5 Wing RAF
No. 5 Wing of the Royal Air Force was a wing of aircraft squadrons which was originally established as the Fifth Wing of the Royal Flying Corps . Currently inactive, the wing has been formed and disbanded five times over the course of its history. No. 5 Wing RAF Fifth Wing Active 15 April 1915–1 Apr
- ... en formed and disbanded five times over the course of its history. No. 5 Wing RAF Fifth Wing Active 15 april 1915–1 April 1920 1 April 1923–April 1924 26 October 1935–14 August 1939 13 December 1939–6 July 19 ...
- ... he Fifth (Corps) Wing of the Royal Flying Corps was one of the earliest wings to be established. On 15 april 1915 No. 8 Squadron and No. 13 Squadron of the RFC were grouped together at Fort Grange , Gosport t ...
- ... uartered at RAF Ramleh in Palestine. [8] The 5th Wing was disbanded on 1 April 1920. [9] COMMANDERS 15 april 1915 L E O Charlton [1] November 1915 Lieutenant-Colonel W G H Salmond [10] 1 July 1916 Lieutenant- ...
#12 467th Light Combat Aviation Squadron
The 467th Light Combat Aviation Squadron ( Serbo-Croatian : 467. eskadrila lake borbene avijacije / 467. ескадрила лаке борбене авијације ) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force formed by order from March 7, 1978, at Cerklje military air base as part of 82nd Aviation Brigade. 467th Light Co
- ... s reattached to 5th Aviation Corps as an independent squadron. Squadeon was disbanded by order from april 15, 1982. [1] ASSIGNMENTS 82nd Aviation Brigade (1973-1978) 5th Aviation Corps (1978-1984) BASES STATIO ...
#13 No. 8 Squadron RAF
Number 8 Squadron (sometimes written as No. VIII Squadron ) of the Royal Air Force last operated the Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 ( AWACS ) from RAF Waddington , Lincolnshire . As of 2020, the RAF AWACS fleet was made up of three Sentry AEW1s, down from seven originally ordered in the late 1980s. [2] Pur
- ... .2c . The squadron moved to Gosport later in January for further training, and crossed to France on 15 april 1915. [5] While its main equipment was the B.E.2c, it also operated a fighter flight between May 19 ...
#14 Second VA-66 (U.S. Navy)
VA-66 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy ; it was the second squadron to be so named. The squadron was called to duty and established as Reserve Fighter Squadron VF-671 on 1 February 1951. It was redesignated Fighter Squadron VF-81 on 4 February 1953, and finally as VA-66 on 1 July 1955. The sq
- ... merican demonstrations took place which led to the evacuation of U.S. citizens to American vessels. 15 april 1980: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower deployed to the Indian Ocean as part of the continuing response to t ...
#15 No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
14 Squadron RNZAF is a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force . In 2015 the squadron was re-raised and equipped with 11 Beechcraft T-6 Texan II . A new aerobatic display team called the Black Falcons was also formed using the new aircraft. They replaced the RNZAF display team known as the Red C
- ... the time of the Mau Mau action. Flight , reporting the squadron's move to Singapore in its issue of 15 april 1955, said the squadron had visited many of the stations in the MEAF area. It had also gained a rep ...
#16 58th Fighter Squadron
The 58th Fighter Squadron is part of the 33d Fighter Wing , a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing for the F-35A, B, and C, organized under Air Education and Training Command 's 19th Air Force, at Eglin Air Force Base , Florida . Its mission is to train US Air Force operators and main
- ... hahran Air Base , Saudi Arabia, 9 December 1992 – 17 March 1993, 2 December 1994 – 2 March 1995 and 15 april – 28 June 1996; Shaikh Isa Air Base , Bahrain, 20 November 1997 – 20 June 1998; Incirlik Air Base , ...
#17 Second VA-55 (U.S. Navy)
VA-55 , nicknamed the Warhorses , was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy . The squadron was established at NAS Oceana , Virginia, on 7 October 1983, and flew the A-6E and KA-6D variants of the Grumman A-6 Intruder . It was disestablished on 1 January 1991, having been based at NAS Oceana during its
- ... attack and then sunk by a Harpoon missile strike from a VA-85 A-6 operating from USS Saratoga . 14–1 15 april 1986: Six of the squadron's A-6s participated in an attack against Benina Airfield at Benghazi, Liby ...
#18 35th Fighter Squadron
The 35th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 8th Operations Group , stationed at Kunsan Air Base , South Korea. The squadron operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions. United States Air Force combat squadron 35th F
- ... iya Air Base , Japan, 20 May 1946 Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 5 September 1946 Ashiya Air Base, Japan, 15 april 1947 Miho Air Base , Japan, 10 August 1948 Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 16 June 1949 Tsuiki Air Base , ...
#19 7th Intelligence Squadron
The United States Air Force 's 7th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Fort George G. Meade , Maryland. The squadron, as the 7th Radio Squadron , Mobile, provided intelligence for American forces in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. As the 302d Radio Squadron ,
- ... n 15 June 1983 Reconstituted and redesignated 7 Intelligence Squadron on 20 March 2009 Activated on 15 april 2009 [1] ASSIGNMENTS Second Air Force , 15 October 1942 Fourth Air Force , 21 January 1943 Thirteen ...
- ... ourth Army , 29 March 1948 – 22 June 1949 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing , 15 april 2009 – present [1] STATIONS Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 15 October 1942 Reno Army Air Base , Neva ...
- ... 2–25 December 1945 San Antonio, Texas, 29 March 1948 – 22 June 1949 Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, 15 april 2009 – present [1] DECORATIONS Service Streamers: None. Campaign Streamers: World War II: Leyte; Ne ...
#20 List of Royal Flying Corps squadrons
A list of Royal Flying Corps squadrons with date and location of foundation. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2016 ) The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the aviation arm of the British Army . Squadrons were the main form of flying unit from its foundation on 13 Apri
- ... adron 18 March 1916 Cramlington [38] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Newcastle No. 37 Squadron 15 april 1916 Orfordness [39] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Woodham Mortimer No. 38 Squadron 1 April ...
- ... dron 1 April 1916 Thetford [40] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Melton Mowbray No. 39 Squadron 15 april 1916 Hounslow Heath [41] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at North Weald No. 40 Squadron 26 Februa ...
- ... 42 Squadron 1 April 1916 Filton [44] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Chocques No. 43 Squadron 15 april 1916 Stirling [45] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Avesne-le-Comte No. 44 Squadron 24 July 191 ...
- ... dron 1 March 1916 Beverley [49] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Yanesh, Greece No. 48 Squadron 15 april 1916 Netheravon [50] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Conteville, France No. 49 Squadron 15 Apr ...
- ... April 1916 Netheravon [50] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Conteville, France No. 49 Squadron 15 april 1916 Dover [51] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Petite Synth, France No. 50 Squadron 15 May 19 ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Francis Rowland Scarlett
Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett , CB , DSO (18 May 1875 – 15 April 1934) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Francis Rowland Scarlett Air Commodore Francis Scarlett c.1919–24 Born ( 1875-05-18 ) 18 May 1875 Died 15 April 1934 (1934-04-15) (aged 58) Allegiance United Kingdom Service/
- Air Vice Marshal Francis Rowland Scarlett , CB , DSO (18 May 1875 – 15 april 1934) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Francis Rowland Scarlett Air Commodore Francis Scarle ...
- ... ncis Rowland Scarlett Air Commodore Francis Scarlett c.1919–24 Born ( 1875-05-18 ) 18 May 1875 Died 15 april 1934 (1934-04-15) (aged 58) Allegiance United Kingdom Service/ branch Royal Navy (1889–1918) Royal ...
#2 Samuel Kurtz Hoffman
Samuel Kurtz Hoffman (15 April 1902 – 26 June 1995) was an American engineer who specialised in rocket propulsion . [1] American engineer Samuel Kurtz Hoffman Hoffman in 1958 Born 15 April 1902 Died 26 June 1995 (1995-06-26) (aged 93) Nationality American Alma mater Pennsylvania State University
- Samuel Kurtz Hoffman ( 15 april 1902 – 26 June 1995) was an American engineer who specialised in rocket propulsion . [1] American e ...
- ... specialised in rocket propulsion . [1] American engineer Samuel Kurtz Hoffman Hoffman in 1958 Born 15 april 1902 Died 26 June 1995 (1995-06-26) (aged 93) Nationality American Alma mater Pennsylvania State Un ...
#3 Melody Millicent Danquah
Melody Millicent Danquah (6 January 1937 – 18 March 2016) was a Ghanaian pilot and the first female pilot in Ghana as well as one of the earliest in Africa. [1] [2] She followed in the footsteps of Lotfia Elnadi who was the first Egyptian woman as well as the first woman from Africa to earn a pilot'
- ... She received her Wings qualifying her as a pilot from Kofi Baako who was the Minister of Defence on 15 april 1965. She ended her flying career in June 1968 and began to do administrative work in the Force. In ...
#4 Hermann Köhl
Hermann Köhl (15 April 1888 – 7 October 1938) was a German aviation pioneer and pilot of the first transatlantic flight by a fixed-wing aircraft from East to West. German aviator Hermann Köhl Born ( 1888-04-15 ) 15 April 1888 Neu-Ulm , Bavaria Died 7 October 1938 (1938-10-07) (aged 50) Munich , Ge
- Hermann Köhl ( 15 april 1888 – 7 October 1938) was a German aviation pioneer and pilot of the first transatlantic flight by ...
- ... flight by a fixed-wing aircraft from East to West. German aviator Hermann Köhl Born ( 1888-04-15 ) 15 april 1888 Neu-Ulm , Bavaria Died 7 October 1938 (1938-10-07) (aged 50) Munich , Germany Resting place Pf ...
#5 Kenneth Whiting
Kenneth Whiting (July 22, 1881 – April 24, 1943) was a United States Navy officer who was a pioneer in submarines and is best known for his lengthy career as a pioneering naval aviator. During World War I , he commanded the first American military force to arrive in Europe for combat. After the war,
- ... out . He then assumed command of the submarine USS Porpoise at Cavite on November 20, 1908. [11] On april 15, 1909, Whiting took Porpoise out for what his crew of six thought would be a routine run. After Porp ...
#6 Klapmeier brothers
The Klapmeier brothers , Alan Lee Klapmeier (born October 6, 1958) [1] and Dale Edward Klapmeier (born July 2, 1961), [1] are retired American aircraft designers and aviation entrepreneurs who together founded the Cirrus Design Corporation in 1984. Under the leadership of the Klapmeiers, Cirrus was
- ... elay in financing had impacted hiring, causing the company to reduce its staff in Superior. [73] On 15 april 2015, Kestrel merged with Albuquerque, New Mexico -based Eclipse Aerospace to form One Aviation , w ...
#7 Saverio "Sonny" Morea
Saverio "Sonny" Morea (born January 23, 1932) is an American aerospace engineer , former NASA employee, and flight instructor . He managed the development of the F-1 and J-2 engines as well as the Lunar Roving Vehicle . [1] American aerospace engineer and aviator Saverio Morea Born ( 1932-01-23 ) Ja
- ... Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 175–177. ISBN 978-0803260412 . NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center ( april 15, 2019). "Marshall Remembers Apollo: Saverio "Sonny" Morea" . Smithsonian National Air and Space Muse ...
#8 Artem Mikoyan
Artem (Artyom) Ivanovich Mikoyan ( Russian : Артём Ива́нович Микоя́н ; Armenian : Արտյոմ (Անուշավան) Հովհաննեսի Միկոյան , romanized : Artyom (Anushavan) Hovhannesi Mikoyan ; 5 August [ O.S. 23 July ] 1905 – 9 December 1970) was a Soviet Armenian aircraft designer, who cofounded the Mikoyan-Gur
- ... ater attempted to claim £207 millions in licence fees, without success). [6] [7] In the interim, on 15 april 1947, the Council of Ministers issued a decree #493-192, ordering the Mikoyan OKB to build two prot ...
#9 Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator)
Constantin Cantacuzino (nicknamed Bâzu ; 11 November 1905 – 26 May 1958) was a Romanian aviator, the leading World War II fighter ace of his country, as well as a member of the Cantacuzino family . Romanian aviator This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but
- ... active duty in the 7th Fighter Group, which was sent to the front with the Soviets in Moldova . On 15 april , there was a USAAF raid and Cantacuzino and his wingmen attacked the bomber formations and shot dow ...
#10 Tadija Sondermajer
Tadija R. Sondermajer (Serbian Cyrillic: Тадија Сондермајер; 19 February 1892 – 10 October 1967) was a Serbian aviator, aeronautical engineer and a pioneer of Yugoslav aviation. Serbian and Yugoslav fighter pilot Tadija Sondermajer Тадија Сондермајер Sondermajer c. 1923 Born ( 1892-02-19 ) 19 Februa
- ... harge of the hardest combat missions on the Western front during the battle of the Marne . [7] From april 15 to May 21, his group had for enemy the " Flying Circus " composed up of Fokker fighters led by the f ...
#11 John Houbolt
John Cornelius Houbolt (April 10, 1919 – April 15, 2014) was an aerospace engineer credited with leading the team behind the lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) mission mode, a concept that was used to successfully land humans on the Moon and return them to Earth. This flight path was chosen for the Apollo
- John Cornelius Houbolt (April 10, 1919 – april 15, 2014) was an aerospace engineer credited with leading the team behind the lunar orbit rendezvous (L ...
- ... rbit rendezvous Born John Cornelius Houbolt ( 1919-04-10 ) April 10, 1919 Altoona, Iowa , U.S. Died april 15, 2014 (2014-04-15) (aged 95) Scarborough, Maine , U.S. Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana–C ...
#12 George Carter (engineer)
Wilfred George Carter CBE FRAeS (9 March 1889 – 27 February 1969) was a British engineer, who was the chief designer at Glosters from 1937. He was awarded the C.B.E. in 1947 and was appointed Technical Director of Gloster Aircraft in 1948 remaining on the board of directors until 1954. He continued
- ... February 1940. The aircraft was built in secret at the Regents garage, Cheltenham and first flew on 15 april 1941 at RAF Cranwell , becoming the first British and Allied jet aircraft. Even before the Pioneer ...
#13 Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer [3] and space architect . He was a member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS , as well as the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and a pioneer o
- ... wo more children: Margrit Cécile, born in 1952, [135] and Peter Constantine, born in 1960. [135] On 15 april 1955, von Braun became a naturalized citizen of the United States. [136] DEATH Grave of Wernher von ...
#14 Clyde Pangborn
Clyde Edward Pangborn ( c . October 28, 1895 – March 29, 1958), nicknamed "Upside-Down Pangborn", was an American aviator and barnstormer who performed aerial stunts in the 1920s for the Gates Flying Circus. He was its half-owner, chief pilot and operating manager, working in partnership with Ivan R
- ... ) were boarders with the Alfred Heimark family in St. Maries, Benawah County, Idaho. Census day was april 15; Clyde would not be 17 until October. [3] "1895" was used on his World War I draft registration in S ...
#15 Gerhard Fieseler
Gerhard Fieseler (15 April 1896 – 1 September 1987) was a German World War I flying ace , aerobatics champion, and aircraft designer and manufacturer. Gerhard Fieseler Gerhard Fieseler at the Aerobatic Championship, Berlin-Tempelhof 1931 Born ( 1896-04-15 ) 15 April 1896 Glesch Died 1 September 1987
- Gerhard Fieseler ( 15 april 1896 – 1 September 1987) was a German World War I flying ace , aerobatics champion, and aircraft de ...
- ... Fieseler Gerhard Fieseler at the Aerobatic Championship, Berlin-Tempelhof 1931 Born ( 1896-04-15 ) 15 april 1896 Glesch Died 1 September 1987 (1987-09-01) (aged 91) Kassel Allegiance Germany Service/ branch ...
#16 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... alion, Dorsetshire Regiment 3 April 1914 [19] - 762 2nd Lt. John Bruce Bolitho, Devonshire Regiment 15 april 1914 [24] - 763 Prince Leon Sapieha de Koden 15 April 1914 [24] 1883-1944 Polish 764 2nd. Lt. John ...
- ... d Lt. John Bruce Bolitho, Devonshire Regiment 15 April 1914 [24] - 763 Prince Leon Sapieha de Koden 15 april 1914 [24] 1883-1944 Polish 764 2nd. Lt. John Bower Harman RFA 15 April 1914 [24] - 765 Oswald Lanca ...
- ... Prince Leon Sapieha de Koden 15 April 1914 [24] 1883-1944 Polish 764 2nd. Lt. John Bower Harman RFA 15 april 1914 [24] - 765 Oswald Lancaster 15 April 1914 [24] - 766 Comte Jacques de Fitz-James 16 April 1914 ...
- ... [24] 1883-1944 Polish 764 2nd. Lt. John Bower Harman RFA 15 April 1914 [24] - 765 Oswald Lancaster 15 april 1914 [24] - 766 Comte Jacques de Fitz-James 16 April 1914 [24] - 767 Ernest Victor Samuel Wilberfor ...
#17 Alberto Santos-Dumont
Alberto Santos-Dumont ( Palmira , 20 July 1873 — Guarujá , 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut , sportsman, inventor, [1] [2] and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. The heir of a wealthy family o
- ... o whom I will immediately put the amount indicated above. If at the end of five years, beginning on april 15 of the current year, 1900, no one has won it, I consider my commitment null and void." [122] [upper- ...
#18 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1910
The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... 910 d. in accident 30 May 1914 at Odessa. [105] 228 Gaudard, Louis 19 September 1910 d. in accident 15 april 1913, Monaco. [106] 229 Meyer, Jules Maurice 19 September 1910 230 Lipkowski, Henri de 19 September ...
#19 Joseph Joel Hammond
Joseph Joel Hammond (1886 – 22 September 1918) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator. [1] On 17 January 1914 at Epsom showgrounds he took New Zealand's first military plane, a Blériot XI-2 , for its first flight. [2] Joseph Joel Hammond Joseph Joel Hammond flying his Bristol Boxkite at the Ascot Race
- ... ecome almost a legendary hero' according to the editor of The Aeroplane . [27] A plaque unveiled on 15 april 2011 at Hammond Place, Mascot honours his 18 April 1911 flight over Sydney. The plaque reads: On th ...
#20 Albert Tissandier
Albert Tissandier (1839 – 5 September 1906) was a French architect , aviator , illustrator , editor and archaeologist . He was the brother of adventurer Gaston Tissandier with whom he collaborated in writing the magazine La Nature , a French language scientific journal aimed at the popularization of
- ... shimmered like a lake, and recorded this in a drawing (left). Only a few days after this ascent, on 15 april at 11:35 AM, the Zénith went up again, this time with only Gaston Tissandier, Joseph Croce-Spinelli ...
Engine / Engine
#1 Allison T56 variants
The Allison T56 turboprop engine has been developed extensively throughout its production run, the many variants are described by the manufacturer as belonging to four main series groups. Range of American turboprop aircraft engines Allison T56 variants Allison T-56 on display at the National Naval
- ... 3] 501-D13A (Series I) Similar to the 501-D13 but using a Hamilton Standard propeller; certified on april 15, 1958. [3] 501-D13D (Series I) Similar to the 501-D13 except for the location of the rear mount and ...
#2 Kuznetsov NK-88
The Kuznetsov NK-88 was an experimental alternative fuel turbofan engine, designed by the Kuznetsov Design Bureau . 1980s Soviet/Russian turbofan aircraft engine NK-88 One NK-88 engine was tested in flight in the starboard nacelle of this Tupolev Tu-155 (СССР-85035) Type Turbofan National origin Sov
- ... gine, the NK-89 , was designed to run on both liquified natural gas [2] (LNG) and kerosine . [2] On april 15, 1988, [1] one NK-88 running on cryogenically stored LH 2 [2] was tested in flight in the starboard ...
#3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D
The Pratt & Whitney JT8D is a low-bypass (0.96 to 1) turbofan engine introduced by Pratt & Whitney in February 1963 with the inaugural flight of the Boeing 727 . It was a modification of the Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet engine which powered the US Navy A-6 Intruder attack aircraft . Eight models com
- ... ta Air Lines Flight 1288 , just prior to take-off at Pensacola, Florida , USA, with two fatalities. 15 april 2008 A DC-9-51 operated by Hewa Bora Airways crashed and burned at Goma following an engine fire, w ...
#4 Lycoming IO-720
The Lycoming IO-720 engine is a large displacement, horizontally opposed , eight-cylinder aircraft engine featuring four cylinders per side, manufactured by Lycoming Engines . [1] Horizontally opposed, eight-cylinder aircraft engine IO-720 Type Piston aero-engine National origin United States Manufa
- ... es), 400 hp (298 kW) , same as -D1B except equipped with an angled fuel injector adapter, certified 15 april 1982 [2] [5] IO-720-D1CD fuel-injected, 722 cubic inches (11.8 litres), 400 hp (298 kW) , same as - ...
#5 Rolls-Royce Welland
The Rolls-Royce RB.23 Welland was Britain 's first production jet engine . [1] It entered production in 1943 for the Gloster Meteor . The name Welland is taken from the River Welland , in keeping with the Rolls-Royce policy of naming early jet engines after rivers based on the idea of continuous flo
- ... XP-59A Airacomet , RG362/G . The Meteor was first flown at Muroc Army Airfield by John Grierson on 15 april . Several test flights followed, and by December it had been shipped back to the UK. Reheat developm ...
Event / Event
#1 2002 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2002: Wikimedia list article Years in aviation : 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 1999 2000 2001 2
- ... end. 9 April – A Portuguese Air Force 552 Squadron Alouette III crashes, killing the three crewman. 15 april – Air China Flight 129 , a Boeing 767 , crashes on a mountainside near Busan killing 128 of the 166 ...
#2 2010 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2010: Years in aviation : 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years : 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201
- ... Airport , Monterrey, Mexico, killing all five crew and one person in a car struck by the aircraft. 15 april Following the second eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland, large areas of controlled airspace we ...
#3 Air Mail scandal accidents and incidents
In 1934, all United States commercial air mail carrying contracts were cancelled due to controversy over how the contracts had been awarded. The United States Army Air Corps was charged with carrying air mail service, beginning 19 February 1934. Due in part to extremely bad weather, inadequate prepa
- ... e was assigned to air mail duty recently. [54] He was flying Curtiss P-6E Hawk , 32-270 . [55] [56] 15 april While flying the U.S. Mail , 1st Lt. Arthur Lahman's engine on his Douglas O-38 B, 31-435 , c/n 995 ...
#4 LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470
LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Maputo, Mozambique, to Luanda, Angola. [1] On 29 November 2013, the Embraer E190 twinjet operating the service crashed into the Bwabwata National Park in Namibia , halfway through its flight, killing all 27 passen
- ... ures relating to the preliminary report of the investigation of the crash of flight TM 470." [5] On 15 april 2016 the DAAI released its final report finding that the inputs to the auto flight systems by the p ...
#5 1969 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1969: Years in aviation : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 19
- ... mestic flight in Colombia from Santa Marta to Baranquilla and force it to fly to Havana, Cuba. [50] april 15 – A North Korean MiG-17 ( NATO reporting name "Fresco") shoots down a U.S. Air Force EC-121M Warning ...
#6 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–1959)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
- ... pe. Although the weather was good, the jet was operating under simulated blackout conditions. [475] 15 april Two more Boeing B-47 Stratojet bombers of Strategic Air Command suffer crashes this date. [468] One ...
#7 1948 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1948: Years in aviation : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 19
- ... n the American Occupation Zone in Allied-occupied Germany . No one is injured in the incident. [14] april 15 – The Pan American World Airways Lockheed L-1049C-55-81 Super Constellation Clipper Empress of the S ...
#8 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
Aeroflot , the Soviet Union 's national carrier , experienced a number of serious accidents and incidents during the 1970s. The airline's worst accident during the decade took place in August 1979 ( 1979-08 ) , when two Tupolev Tu-134s were involved in a mid-air collision over the Ukrainian city
- ... ft undershoot the runway when attempting to land in bad weather at Yemelyanovo Airport . [83] [245] 15 april 1975 Omsk An-2TP CCCP-70177 Kazakhstan W/O 13 /14 Stalled following takeoff from Omsk Airport, bank ...
#9 List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War
The following is a partial and unofficial list of helicopter and airplane crashes, accidents and shotdowns that occurred during the Soviet–Afghan War of 1979–89. In total, at least 333 helicopters and 118 Soviet jets were reported lost during the war. [1] This transport-related list is incomplete ;
- ... g two crew members. 1982 10 March 1982 – An unidentified aircraft crashed, killing one crew member. 15 april 1982 – An unidentified aircraft was shot down, killing one crew member. 17 May 1982 – An unidentifi ...
- ... An Mi-8 suffered combat damage by MANPADS. [8] 12 April 1987 – An Su-17 aircraft was shot down. [8] 15 april 1987 – An Mi-8 was shot down by MANPADs attempting to land. [8] 15 April 1987 – An Yak-28R aircraft ...
- ... ircraft was shot down. [8] 15 April 1987 – An Mi-8 was shot down by MANPADs attempting to land. [8] 15 april 1987 – An Yak-28R aircraft crashed, killing one. [8] 16 April 1987 – A MiG-23 fighter jet was shot ...
#10 Cubana de Aviación accidents and incidents
Cubana de Aviación , the national carrier of Cuba , [1] has been involved in 51 incidents and accidents between 1934 and 2018, 27 of which had 1 fatality or more, with 708 fatalities. Included are ground and collision fatalities and hijackings.
- ... rted to the United States. A gunfire on board killed one occupant. The aircraft crash-landed . [10] 15 april 1961 Santiago Airport DC-3A CU-T172 W/O 0 /0 Destroyed by a United States air raid at the beginning ...
- ... W/O 0 /0 Destroyed by a United States air raid at the beginning of the Bay of Pigs Invasion . [11] 15 april 1961 Unknown DC-3A-228C CU-T138 W/O 0 /0 Destroyed by a United States air raid at the beginning of ...
#11 List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline (A–C)
This list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of minor incidents by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2012 ) JetBlue Flight 2
- ... Kai Shek Airport 10 August 1993 Boeing 767-2J6ER Beijing–Xiamen–Jakarta Hijacking Flight 129 Busan 15 april 2002 Boeing 767-200ER Beijing–Busan Poor CRM, crew errors, CFIT Flight 1250 Xinxhang International ...
- ... eing 767-200ER Beijing–Busan Poor CRM, crew errors, CFIT Flight 1250 Xinxhang International Airport 15 april 2018 Airbus A321-213 Changsha–Beijing Attempted hijacking Flight 183 Beijing-Capital International ...
#12 Avianca Flight 9463
Avianca Flight 9463 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bucaramanga to Bogotá in Colombia. On April 12, 1999, a Fokker 50 operating the route was hijacked by a command of six guerrillas from the National Liberation Army (ELN). The aircraft was carrying 41 passengers and five crew member
- ... nd five elderly people thanks to negotiations with Red Cross delegate, Ernesto Herrera Calderon. On april 15, 1999, the hijackers released three more people who had health conditions also thanks to the same de ...
#13 List of air rage incidents
This is a list of air rage incidents in commercial air travel that have been covered in the media. Air rage occurs when air travelers or airline personnel act violently, abusively or disruptively towards others in the course of their travel. When these incidents have occurred in flight, they have of
- ... , the passenger was suffering from an undiagnosed case of viral encephalitis . [55] When crew on an april 15 Toronto – Calgary flight refused to serve a fifth beer to passenger, he screamed obscenities at them ...
#14 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
- ... las VC-47D Skytrain , 45-926 , c/n 16929/34187, over Mobile , Alabama, United States; 15 die. [162] 15 april While making a maximum gross weight takeoff at ~ 0345 hrs., a Convair B-36B-10-CF Peacemaker , 44-9 ...
#15 List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War
This list of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War includes incidents with Coalition and civilian aircraft during the Iraq War . According to media reports, 129 helicopters and 24 fixed-wing aircraft were lost in Iraq between the 2003 invasion and February 2009. Of these incidents, 4
- ... wn between Baqubah and Muqdadiyah with small arms, killing the chopper's two pilots. [62] [63] [64] 15 april – Two British Aérospatiale Puma helicopters are involved in a mid-air collision near Taji , north o ...
#16 1925 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1925. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2010 ) The areas of the world covered by commercial aviation in 1925 Years in aviation : 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Centuries : 19th century · 20th cent
- ... ed Farman Aviette . April 13 - The first scheduled air freight service begins in the United States. april 15 - Ukvozdukhput begins services in the Ukraine . April 21 – Italian aviator Francesco de Pinedo and h ...
#17 1965 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1965: Years in aviation : 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 19
- ... rolls upside down and crashes, killing 26 of the 27 people on board; one flight attendant survives. april 15 – U.S. Navy carrier aircraft strike Viet Cong positions at Black Virgin Mountain in South Vietnam . ...
- ... reporting name "Cock") [59] APRIL April 2 – Partenavia Oscar [58] April 13 – Swearingen Merlin [58] april 15 – Aérospatiale Puma prototype SA.330 [58] April 22 – Transavia PL-12 Airtruk [58] MAY May 7 – Canada ...
#18 Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952
On 8 July 2011, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952 , a Boeing 727 passenger jet on a domestic flight from Kinshasa , to Kisangani , Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), crashed on final approach at Kisangani, killing 74 of the 118 people on board. 2011 aviation accident Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952 Deb
- ... operator's certificate , citing repeated accidents occurred to the airline, including Flight 122 on 15 april 2008 and an accident involving Flight 601 at N'djili Airport on 21 June 2010. [1] INVESTIGATION A c ...
#19 Air China Flight 129
Air China Flight 129 (CCA129/CA129) was a scheduled international passenger flight, operated by Air China , from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimhae International Airport in Busan . On April 15, 2002, the aircraft on this route, a Boeing 767-200ER , crashed into a hill near the airport,
- ... ir China , from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimhae International Airport in Busan . On april 15, 2002, the aircraft on this route, a Boeing 767-200ER , crashed into a hill near the airport, killin ...
- ... ent in South Korea Air China Flight 129 The aircraft involved in the accident in 1997 Accident Date april 15, 2002 ( 2002-04-15 ) Summary Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and ATC error Site Mo ...
#20 List of Pan Am accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving American airline Pan Am . The airline suffered a total of 95 incidents.
- ... II struck Tamgas Mountain on Annette Island , Alaska, for reasons unknown, killing all 18 on board. april 15, 1948 Flight 1-10 , operated by Lockheed L-049 Constellation Clipper Empress of the Skies , crashed ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Colditz Cock
The Colditz Cock was a glider built by British prisoners of war for an escape attempt from Oflag IV-C ( Colditz Castle ) in Germany. This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2022 ) Colditz Cock The only known photograph of the original "Cock" gli
- ... . ( September 2022 ) Colditz Cock The only known photograph of the original "Cock" glider taken on 15 april 1945 [1] by Lee Carson, one of two American newspaper correspondents assigned to the task force whi ...
#2 Bréguet 905 Fauvette
The Bréguet Br 905 Fauvette ( English: Warbler ) is a single-seat, standard class , competition sailplane , designed and produced in France from the late 1950s. Some 50 were built but most remained grounded after a structural accident in 1969; a few remain airworthy. Single-seat French glider, 1958
- ... Société des Ateliers d'Aviation Louis Bréguet ( Bréguet Aviation ) Designer Jean Cayla First flight 15 april 1958 Number built 50 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Following Bréguet's success in the 1954 and 1956 World ...
- ... owheel undercarriage , assisted by a tailskid. [2] The Type 905 Fauvette flew for the first time on 15 april 1958. [3] BRÉGUET BRE 906 CHOUCAS Bréguet also designed and built a two-seat version of the Fauvett ...
#3 SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2/3
The SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2 is a Standard Class glider that was designed and produced in Poland starting in 1977. Polish single-seat glider, 1977 This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( December 2012 ) SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2 SZD-48-3 Jantar Standard 3 Role Glider National o
- ... ight Jantar Standard variants [1] SZD-48 - 10 December 1977 SZD-48-1 – 18 September 1978 SZD-48-3 – 15 april 1982 Number built Jantar Standard variants [1] 44 x SZD-48 285 x SZD-48-1 348 xSZD-48-3 Developed f ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Kamov Ka-50
The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" ( Russian : Чёрная акула , romanized : Chyornaya akula , English: kitefin shark , NATO reporting name : Hokum A ) is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau. It was designed in the 1980s and a
- ... peared to show a hovering Ka-52 shot down by a Ukrainian Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile. [87] On 15 april , Ukrainian forces claimed to have shot down another Ka-52 and published footage of the wreckage, th ...
#2 Boeing AH-64 Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache ( / ə ˈ p æ tʃ i / ) is an American twin- turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems . It is armed with a 30 mm (
- ... D Apache Longbow was approved by the Defense Acquisition Board . The first AH-64D prototype flew on 15 april 1992. [22] Prototype testing ended in April 1995. During testing, six AH-64D helicopters were pitte ...
#3 Kaman K-225
The Kaman K-225 is an American experimental helicopter developed by Kaman Aircraft . One example was modified to become the world's first gas turbine -powered helicopter. American experimental helicopter K-225 XHTK-1 modified with a Boeing 502 (YT50) turboshaft engine Role Experimental helicopter Ty
- ... ame three-seat helicopter, powered by a 175 hp (130 kW) Lycoming O-435 -C engine. Type certified on april 15, 1949. [4] K-190B four-seat version. K-225 improved model, powered by a 225 hp (168 kW) Lycoming O-4 ...
#4 List of helicopter prison escapes
There have been multiple prison escapes where an inmate escapes by means of a helicopter . One of the earliest instances was the escape of Joel David Kaplan, nicknamed "Man Fan", on August 19, 1971, from the Santa Martha Acatitla in Mexico. [3] Kaplan was a New York businessman who not only escaped
- ... or manslaughter. The helicopter flew to a nearby graveyard from where they fled on motorcycles. [7] april 15, 2007 Lantin Prison , Liège Belgium Yes Eric Ferdinand Two men hijacked a small helicopter and force ...
#5 Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter that was designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation . It is capable of carrying up to 20 passengers as well as a variety of cargoes, either internally or externally
- ... icopter Type of aircraft National origin France Manufacturer Sud Aviation Aérospatiale First flight 15 april 1965 Introduction 1968 Status In service Primary users French Army Royal Air Force Romanian Air For ...
- ... he mid 1960s in response to a French Army requirement for a medium-sized all-weather helicopter. On 15 april 1965, the first prototype Puma made its maiden flight ; the first production helicopter flew during ...
- ... began in 1963 with backing from the French government. [1] The first of two Puma prototypes flew on 15 april 1965; six further pre-production models were also built, the last of which flew on 30 July 1968. Th ...
- ... etween 2003 and 2009, RAF Pumas would be used to provide troop mobility across the theatre. [69] On 15 april 2007, two RAF Pumas collided during a special forces mission close to Baghdad , Iraq. [70] In Novem ...
#6 Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar (now Airbus Helicopters H215M ) is a twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter developed by France. The AS532 is a development and upgrade of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma in its militarized form. Its civilian counterpart is the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma . The
- ... orthern Mali when a Eurocopter Tiger helicopter collided with a Eurocopter AS532 Cougar. [7] [8] On 15 april , 2020, a Cougar helicopter operated by the French Army crashed during a training exercise. The cras ...
#7 Bell 533
The Bell 533 was a research helicopter built by Bell Helicopter under contract with the United States Army during the 1960s, to explore the limits and conditions experienced by helicopter rotors at high airspeeds. The helicopter was a YH-40 —a preproduction version of the UH-1 Iroquois —modified and
- ... he rotor during lower flight speeds to airplane-style elevator control during high-speed flight. On 15 april 1969, the Model 533 achieved its highest speed of 274.6 knots (316.0 mph, 508.6 km/h). [2] [4] The ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Reeves Instrument Corporation
Reeves Instrument Corporation (RICO) was a Cold War manufacturer of computer and radar systems for the United States . The corporation was the Project Cyclone laboratory operator for simulation of guided missiles, and RICO developed several Strategic Air Command combination (radar/computer/communica
- ... E sites. "Reeves Instrument Corporation [was] a wholly owned subsidiary of … Claude Neon , Inc." on april 15, 1955, when the former merged into Dynamics Corporation of America ; and on January 20, 1956, the ot ...
#2 Thomson-CSF
Thomson-CSF was a French company that specialized in the development and manufacture of electronics with a heavy focus upon the aerospace and defence sectors of the market. Electronics and defence contractor Thomson-CSF Type Société Anonyme Industry Aerospace Defence Electronics Founded 1968 Defunct
- ... e American business Thomson-Houston Electric Company by Elihu Thomson and Edwin Houston in 1879. On 15 april 1892, the Thomson-Houston Electric Company merged with its rival, the Edison General Electric Compa ...
#3 Miles Aircraft
Miles was the name used between 1943 and 1947 to market the aircraft of British engineer Frederick George Miles , who, with his wife – aviator and draughtswoman Maxine "Blossom" Miles (née Forbes-Robertson) – and his brother George Herbert Miles , designed numerous light civil and military aircraft
- ... r companies included Miles HiVolt Ltd and Miles-Dufon Ltd (this company went into administration on 15 april 1980). Design work between F. G. Miles Ltd and the French company, Hurel-Dubois , resulted in the H ...
#4 Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center [4] ( Государственный космический научно-производственный центр (ГКНПЦ) имени М. В. Хру́ничева in Russian ) is a Moscow -based manufacturer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets, and the Russian module
- ... wished to secure a high status for her employer. [11] SUCCESS ON THE INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH MARKET On 15 april 1993 Khrunichev had created the Lockheed-Khrunichev-Energia joint venture with the American company ...
#5 General Electric
General Electric Company ( GE ) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston . American multinational conglomerate "GE" redirects here. For other uses, see GE (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with the former British Ge
- ... y Conglomerate Predecessor Edison General Electric Company Thomson-Houston Electric Company Founded april 15, 1892 ; 130 years ago ( 1892-04-15 ) in Schenectady, New York , US Founders Charles A. Coffin Thomas ...
#6 Boeing UK
Boeing UK ( / ˈ b oʊ . ɪ ŋ / ; legally Boeing United Kingdom Limited ) [4] is a subsidiary of Boeing that operates in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland . This article's lead section may not adequately summarize its contents . ( January 2021 ) Aerospace and defense subsidiary in the United K
- ... t simulators Aircraft maintenance IT services Aircraft parts production Number of employees ~2,500 ( 15 april 2019) [2] [3] Parent Boeing Divisions Boeing Sheffield Boeing Commercial Aviation Services Europe B ...
#7 Robertson Aircraft Corporation
Robertson Aircraft Corporation was a post- World War I American aviation service company based at the Lambert-St. Louis Flying Field near St. Louis, Missouri, that flew passengers and U.S. Air Mail , gave flying lessons, and performed exhibition flights. It also modified, re-manufactured, and resold
- ... gh's last pay check as an RAC Air Mail pilot. A Robertson DH-4 used on the CAM-2 Air Mail route. On april 15, 1926, Robertson Aircraft started Contract Air Mail service over route CAM-2 from Lambert Field to C ...
#8 One Aviation
The One Aviation Corporation , stylized as ONE Aviation , was a company formed in 2015 to merge the aircraft manufacturers Eclipse Aerospace and Kestrel Aircraft . The company had its headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States. Defunct American aerospace manufacturer One Aviation Type P
- ... the Kestrel. [5] HISTORY The merger of Eclipse and Kestrel to form the new company was announced on 15 april 2015 at the AERO Friedrichshafen aviation trade show. [5] [6] In 2016, One Aviation announced that ...
#9 Sud Aviation
Sud Aviation ( French pronunciation: [syd avjasjɔ̃] , Southern Aviation ) was a French state-owned aircraft manufacturer , originating from the merger of Sud-Est ( SNCASE , or Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-est ) and Sud-Ouest ( SNCASO or Société nationale des construct
- ... e helicopter with backing from the French government. [19] The first of two Puma prototypes flew on 15 april 1965; deliveries to the French Army commenced in early 1969. [20] The Puma was an instant success o ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 BrahMos
The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10 ) [15] is a medium-range stealth [10] ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land, notably being the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world. [16] It is a joint-venture between the Indian Defence Research
- ... 21 December 2004 SSM Pokhran Test Range Mobile launcher First test of land-attack version [104] 10 15 april 2005 ASM Indian Navy Arabian Sea INS Rajput [105] 11 30 November 2005 SSM Indian Army Integrated Te ...
#2 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K)
25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K) ( Russian : 25-мм автоматическая зенитная пушка образца 1940 года (72-К) ) was a Soviet 25 mm caliber anti-aircraft gun used during the Great Patriotic War . The gun was developed from the end of 1939 to the beginning of 1940 at 8th Kalinin Artillery
- ... and later, 72-K . The 72-K underwent factory tests on October 11, 1939, and later field tests from april 15 to May 25, 1940. Pronounced gun vibration and tracer cups detaching from shells were found during fi ...
#3 Mark 7 nuclear bomb
Mark 7 " Thor " (or Mk-7' [1] ) was the first tactical fission bomb adopted by US armed forces. It was also the first weapon to be delivered using the toss method with the help of the low-altitude bombing system (LABS). The weapon was tested in Operation Buster-Jangle . To facilitate external carry
- ... -101 Voodoo fighter-bombers, and the B-57 Canberra bomber. [1] TESTS During Operation Teapot MET on 15 april 1955 a test was conducted using a Mk7 warhead using an experimental composite plutonium/ uranium-23 ...
#4 AGM-45 Shrike
AGM-45 Shrike is an American anti-radiation missile designed to home in on hostile anti-aircraft radar . The Shrike was developed by the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake in 1963 by mating a seeker head to the rocket body of an AIM-7 Sparrow . It was phased out by U.S. in 1992 [1] and at an unknown
- ... ion needed ] The Shrike was involved in a friendly fire incident during an airstrike on Haiphong on 15 april 1972. Two missiles struck USS Worden (CG-18) killing one crewman and injuring nine more. An America ...