langs: 20 августа [ru] / august 20 [en] / 20. august [de] / 20 août [fr] / 20 agosto [it] / 20 de agosto [es]
days: august 17 / august 18 / august 19 / august 20 / august 21 / august 22 / august 23
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
- ... 4″E Now: Châteaudun Airport ( IATA : XSU , ICAO : LFOC ) Also Châteaudun Air Base (BA 279) Captured 20 august 1944 Opened: 26 August 1944 Closed: 8 August 1945 Runway 1: 7250x262, CON (10/28) Runway 2: 5600x26 ...
- ... 6′04″N 008°39′36″E Occupied 16 May 1945, Opened 5 June 1945 [1] 406th Fighter Group , 5 June 1945 – 20 august 1946 86th Fighter Group , 20 August – 1 December 1946 86th FG squadrons remained deployed to Nordho ...
- ... 945, Opened 5 June 1945 [1] 406th Fighter Group , 5 June 1945 – 20 August 1946 86th Fighter Group , 20 august – 1 December 1946 86th FG squadrons remained deployed to Nordholz AB on rotating basis until 31 Dec ...
- ... ay – July 1945 [5] 362d Fighter Group , 12 May – August 1945 368th Fighter Group , 13 August 1945 – 20 august 1946 R-70 Kaufbeuren , Germany Later: AAF Station Kaufbeuren ; Kaufbeuren Air Base Turned over to t ...
- ... 5 [1] 70th Fighter Wing , 10 November 1945 – 25 September 1947 357th Fighter Group , 21 July 1945 – 20 august 1946 [5] 33d Fighter Group , 20 August 1946 – July 1947 86th Fighter Group , 12 June 1947 – 9 Augus ...
- ... 945 – 25 September 1947 357th Fighter Group , 21 July 1945 – 20 August 1946 [5] 33d Fighter Group , 20 august 1946 – July 1947 86th Fighter Group , 12 June 1947 – 9 August 1952 317th Troop Carrier Group , 21 M ...
#2 John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport ( IATA : SNA [4] , ICAO : KSNA , FAA LID : SNA ) [5] is a commercial and general aviation airport that serves Orange County, California , and the Greater Los Angeles area. The airport is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, and it is owned and operated by the county
- ... he cause of the crash was pilot error and spatial disorientation . [82] [83] [84] On the evening of august 20, 2021, an unauthorized person bypassed security and gained access to the tarmac near Terminal C, pro ...
#3 Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport ( IATA : JPA , ICAO : SBJP ) is the airport serving João Pessoa , Brazil located in the adjoining municipality of Santa Rita . [4] The airport is named after João Pereira de Castro Pinto (1863-1944), a lawyer, writer and former Governor of the State of P
- ... Airport Website, [2] ANAC [3] It is operated by AENA . HISTORY The airport was officially opened on august 20, 1957. Between February 1, 1979 and March 14, 2019 it was administrated by Infraero . Between 1980 a ...
- ... tor Infraero (1979–2019) Aena (2019–present) Serves João Pessoa Location Santa Rita , Brazil Opened 20 august 1957 ( 1957-08-20 ) Time zone BRT ( UTC−03:00 ) Elevation AMSL 66 m / 215 ft Coordinates 07°08′54″S ...
#4 Arthur N. Neu Airport
Arthur N. Neu Airport ( IATA : CIN , ICAO : KCIN , FAA LID : CIN ) is a public airport five miles southeast of Carroll , in Carroll County , Iowa . [1] Also known as Arthur N. Neu Municipal Airport, it was established at its current location in the 1940s. [2] Airport Arthur N. Neu Airport IATA : CIN
- ... non-directional beacon . Runway 3/21 is 3,301 by 60 feet (1,006 x 18 m). [1] [2] In the year ending august 20, 2017, the airport had 7,700 aircraft operations, average 21 per day: 91% general aviation , 8% air ...
#5 New Bellary airport
New Bellary Airport is a proposed greenfield airport, which will serve the city of Bellary in Karnataka , India . As of March 2020, the survey work has been started. The runway at the existing Bellary Airport is too short and narrow, and there is no room for its expansion. The new airport will be er
- ... nstruction company MARG won the contract to build the airport, and the foundation stone was laid on 20 august 2010. [6] MARG said it would invest ₹ 230 crore (US$29 million) , of which ₹ 110 crore (US$14 milli ...
#6 Chakulia Airport
Chakulia Airport is an airport in India . It is located southwest of Chakulia , a town and a notified area in Purbi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand . Airport in Jharkhand, India For disambiguation, see Chakulia (disambiguation) . This article includes a list of general references , but
- ... sa , receiving a Distinguished Unit Citation for bombing iron and steel works at Yawata , Japan, on august 20, 1944. From a staging field in Ceylon , the 40th mined waters near the port of Palembang , Sumatra , ...
#7 Toyama Airport
Toyama Airport ( 富山空港 , Toyama Kūkō ) ( IATA : TOY , ICAO : RJNT ) is an airport located in the city of Toyama , Toyama Prefecture , Japan . The airport services are primarily domestic flights and international flights to China and Taiwan: however, seasonal international charter flights also service
- ... the Jōetsu region of Niigata Prefecture and Hida region of Gifu Prefecture . The airport opened on august 20, 1963, with regularly scheduled flights by All Nippon Airways to Tokyo Haneda Airport using a Fokker ...
#8 Ernest Harmon Air Force Base
Ernest Harmon Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador . The base was built by the United States Army Air Forces in 1941 under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement with the United Kingdom . Former Air Force base in Canada For the World
- ... ent. With all this in mind, Major Ray made an announcement in The Western Star (reference cited) on august 20, 1958: "I find it most strange that the Stephenville Town Council is seeking to acquire control of m ...
#9 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport ( Spanish: Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas [aeɾoˈpweɾto aˈðolfo ˈswaɾeθ maˈðɾið βaˈɾaxas] ) ( IATA : MAD , ICAO : LEMD ) , commonly known as Madrid–Barajas Airport , is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. At 3,050 ha (7,500 acres) in
- ... an Air France ERJ-145 while taxiing to the runway for take-off. No injuries were reported. [58] On 20 august 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 which was travelling to Gran Canaria, veered off to the right and into th ...
#10 RAF Thornaby
Royal Air Force Thornaby or more simply RAF Thornaby was a former Royal Air Force Station located near the town of Thornaby-on-Tees , in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Fighter Command , Bomber Command and Coastal Command all operated from the base over its history, but its stint under Coast
- ... the race programmes, Sunday 9 August 1959 at 2:30 pm, Whit Monday 6 June 1960 at 2:30 pm and Sunday 20 august 1961 at 1:30 pm. TODAY The Spitfire on Thornaby Road The Airmen memorial at Thornaby on the site of ...
#11 Langlade County Airport
Langlade County Airport ( ICAO : KAIG , FAA LID : AIG ) is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Antigo , a city in Langlade County , Wisconsin , United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) N
- ... Antigo NDB navaid, (AIG) frequency 347 kHz, is located on the field. For the 12-month period ending august 20, 2020, the airport had 8,250 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: roughly 97% general avia ...
#12 Nancy – Ochey Air Base
Nancy-Ochey Air Base ( French : Base aérienne 133 Nancy-Ochey ) ( ICAO : LFSO ) is a front-line French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) base located approximately 11 km west-southwest of Neuves-Maisons in the Département de Meurthe-et-Moselle , France . Airport in Ochey, Meurthe
- ... /Ochey Airfield (A-96) in December 1944. Nancy Air Base was liberated by Allied ground forces about 20 august 1944 during the Northern France Campaign. Almost immediately, the USAAF IX Engineering Command 826t ...
#13 Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)
Henderson Field is a former military airfield on Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands during World War II . Originally built by the Japanese Empire , the conflict over its possession was one of the great battles of the Pacific War . Today it is Honiara International Airport . WWII military airfield in Guad
- ... uring that battle. The first aircraft to land on the field was a PBY patrol bomber on August 12. On august 20, thirty-one Marine aircraft ( F4F Wildcat fighters and SBD Dauntless dive bombers ) were launched by ...
- ... TATES MARINE CORPS 3d Defense Battalion (AAA) August 7, 1942 - February 19, 1943 [24] VMF-123 (F4F) august 20 - Oct 1942 VMTB-132 (SBD) Oct 30 – Dec 24, 1942 VMTB-233 (SBD / TBF) August 1943 – October 29, 1943 ...
#14 RAF Chilbolton
Royal Air Force Chilbolton or RAF Chilbolton was a Royal Air Force station in Hampshire , England . The airfield was located in Chilbolton approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southeast of Andover , about 62 miles (100 km) southwest of London RAF Chilbolton USAAF Station AAF-404 Chilbolton , H
- ... March 1945, disbanded 26 June 1945. 26 Sqn , Mustang I/Spitfire XIV, arrived 23 May 1945, departed 20 august 1945. 183 Sqn , Spitfire IX, arrived 17 June 1945, departed 8 October 1945. 247 Sqn , Tempest F2/Ty ...
- ... pitfire IX, arrived 17 June 1945, departed 8 October 1945. 247 Sqn , Tempest F2/Typhoon Ib, arrived 20 august 1945, departed 7 January 1946. 222 Sqn , Tempest V, arrived 10 August 1945, departed 15 August 1945 ...
#15 Eagle River Union Airport
Eagle River Union Airport ( IATA : EGV , ICAO : KEGV , FAA LID : EGV ) is a city owned public use airport located in Eagle River , a city in Vilas County, Wisconsin , United States. [1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2
- ... 1] Runway 4/22 has approved LOC/DME, GPS and VOR/DME approaches. [3] For the 12-month period ending august 20, 2020, the airport had 11,598 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 87% general aviation , ...
#16 Colorado Air and Space Port
Colorado Air and Space Port ( ICAO : KCFO , FAA LID : CFO ) , formerly known as Front Range Airport, is a public airport located in unincorporated Adams County, Colorado , in the United States, adjacent to Aurora and six miles (9.7 km) southeast of Denver International Airport ( ICAO : KDEN , FAA
- ... d Space Port as a spaceport . [4] The application was approved on August 17, 2018, and announced on august 20, 2018. [5] HISTORY Front Range Airport ( ICAO : KFTG , FAA LID : FTG ) opened in 1984 when the now d ...
#17 Penshurst Airfield
Penshurst Airfield was an airfield in operation between 1916–36 and 1940–46. Initially a military airfield, after the First World War it was used as an alternate destination to Croydon Airport , with some civil flying taking place. The airfield closed following the crash of a Flying Flea at an air d
- ... er 1926 while trying to land at Penshurst A Flying Flea, similar to G-AEEW which crashed in 1936 On 20 august 1922, an aircraft flown by Thomas Baden Powell of Tunbridge Wells on a flight from Croydon crashed ...
#18 Fenton Airfield
Fenton Airfield was a World War II military airfield in the Northern Territory of Australia located at Tipperary Station in what is now the locality of Douglas-Daly and named after flight lieutenant Clyde Fenton . [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2019 ) World
- ... ardment Group , B-24 Liberator , May 1943-9 August 1944 528th Bombardment Squadron, 28 April 1943 – 20 august 1944 529th Bombardment Squadron Assigned to: Manbulloo Airfield , NT, 28 April-7 November 1943 Assi ...
#19 Sable Island
Sable Island ( French : île de Sable , literally "island of sand") is a small Canadian island situated 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia , and about 175 km (109 mi) southeast of the closest point of mainland Nova Scotia in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island is staffed year
- ... ne atmospheric and meteorological studies from a permanently occupied station on Sable Island until august 20, 2019. [26] In addition to weather studies, research on the island expanded to a range of ecological ...
- ... the United States along with 20 other North American sites. The upper-air aerology program ended on august 20, 2019. [26] Britten-Norman Islander being unloaded on the beach at Sable Island The installation of ...
#20 Redstone Arsenal
Redstone Arsenal ( RSA ) is a United States Army post and a census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama , United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area . The Arsenal is a garrison for various tenants across the Department of Defense
- ... static fire testing began in the spring of 1953, followed by the first launch at Cape Canaveral on 20 august 1953. [14] In addition to the Redstone rocket development, the OML had many other research and deve ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Boeing 80
The Boeing 80 was an American airliner of the 1920s. A three-engined biplane , the Model 80 was built by the Boeing Airplane Company for Boeing's own airline, Boeing Air Transport , successfully carrying both airmail and passengers on scheduled services. Model 80 Role Airliner Type of aircraft Manuf
- ... ey Hornet engines, first flying on July 18, 1929 [6] and receiving its airworthiness certificate on august 20, 1929. [7] [8] OPERATIONAL HISTORY The Model 80 carried out its first scheduled mail and passenger s ...
#2 Tupolev ANT-35
The Tupolev ANT-35 was a 1930s Soviet twin-engined light transport monoplane that entered service with Aeroflot in 1937 as the Tupolev PS-35 . Tupolev ANT-35 Role Airliner Type of aircraft National origin Soviet Union Manufacturer Tupolev First flight 1936 Primary user Aeroflot Number built 11
- ... prototype, powered by two 600 kW (800 hp) Gnome-Rhone 14K radial engines, made its maiden flight on 20 august 1936. Initial testing was successful, and in November that year it was exhibited at that year's Par ...
#3 Sunward SA 60L Aurora
The Sunward SA 60L Aurora is a Chinese light-sport aircraft , designed and produced by Sunward Aircraft , a division of Hunan Science and Technologies Co Ltd , an industrial machine manufacturer located in the Lu Gu High Technology Development Zone. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a compl
- ... as added to the Federal Aviation Administration 's list of approved special light-sport aircraft on 20 august 2019. [4] [5] OPERATIONAL HISTORY Reviewer Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "s ...
#4 MÁVAG Héja
The MÁVAG Héja ("Hawk") was a Hungarian fighter aircraft based on the Italian Reggiane Re.2000 . The 70 Reggiane Re2000s delivered from Italy were modified with Hungarian equipment and fitted with Hungarian-built Manfred Weiss WM K-14 engines. The Héja was re-designed for Hungarian manufacture as th
- ... tern Front . However, most Héjas operated inside Hungary in an air defense role or as a trainer. On 20 august 1942, personal tragedy struck the Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy , when 37-year-old István Horthy , ...
#5 Comac ARJ21
The Comac ARJ21 Xiangfeng ( Chinese : 翔凤 ; pinyin : xiángfèng ; lit. 'Soaring Phoenix ' ) is a 78–90 seat regional jet manufactured by the Chinese state-owned aerospace company Comac . Development of the ARJ21 (Advanced Regional Jet) began in March 2002, the first prototype was rolled out on 21 Dece
- ... China Southern Airlines 35 3 4 1 December 2019 China Flight General Aviation Company (CFGAC) 2 1 1 august 20, 2018 Genghis Khan Airlines 25(+25) 3 2 January 2020 Jiangxi Air 5 3 2 Urumqi Air 5 Totals 167(+25) ...
#6 FMA IA 58 Pucará
The FMA IA 58 Pucará ( Quechua : Fortress ) is an Argentine ground-attack and counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft manufactured by the Fábrica Militar de Aviones . It is a low-wing twin- turboprop all-metal monoplane with retractable landing gear , capable of operating from unprepared strips when oper
- ... aft Type of aircraft National origin Argentina Manufacturer Fábrica Militar de Aviones First flight 20 august 1969 Introduction May 1975 Status In service Primary users Argentine Air Force Sri Lankan Air Force ...
- ... rica Militar de Aviones (FMA) earlier that year). [1] The first prototype made its maiden flight on 20 august 1969, with a second prototype, with power switching to 729 kW (978 shp) Turbomeca Astazou XVIGs, fo ...
#7 Northrop X-4 Bantam
The Northrop X-4 Bantam was a prototype small twinjet aircraft manufactured by Northrop Corporation in 1948. It had no horizontal tail surfaces, depending instead on combined elevator and aileron control surfaces (called elevons ) for control in pitch and roll attitudes, almost exactly in the manner
- ... , causing them to remain open at a 5° angle. The first test of the blunt trailing edge was flown on 20 august 1951 by NACA pilot Walter Jones . A second test was made by Crossfield in October. The results were ...
#8 Sukhoi Su-17
The Sukhoi Su-17 ( izdeliye S-32) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Its NATO reporting name is " Fitter ". Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7 , the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to enter Soviet service. Two subsequent Sukhoi aircraft, the Su-20
- ... a hangar damaged by Coalition air strikes during Operation Desert Storm. From 22 September 1980 to 20 august 1988, during the Iran–Iraq War , Iraq used Su-17 export versions (Su-20 and Su-22) alongside older ...
#9 Ilyushin Il-62
The Ilyushin Il-62 ( Russian : Илью́шин Ил-62 ; NATO reporting name : Classic ) is a Soviet long-range narrow-body jetliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin . As successor to the popular turboprop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 passengers and crew, the Il-62 was the world's largest jet airliner
- ... t determined. The Sheremetyevo airport ILS system was inoperative at the time of the accident. [29] 20 august 1975 OK-DBF near Damascus , Syria 126 /128 ČSA Flight 540 experienced a controlled flight into terr ...
#10 List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators
American units that operated the F-4 Phantom II are listed below. An F-4J Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-74 Bedevillers, about to be launched from the USS America
- ... ed to: 15th Tactical Fighter Wing , 8 January 1964 - 15 July 1970 Attached to: 405th Fighter Wing , 20 august 1965 – 31 October 1965 Attached to: 12th Tactical Fighter Wing , 1 November 1965 - 4 January 1966 A ...
#11 Sukhoi Su-57
The Sukhoi Su-57 ( Russian : Сухой Су-57 ; NATO reporting name : Felon ) [5] is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi . [6] It is the product of the PAK FA ( Russian : ПАК ФА , short for: Перспективный авиационный комплекс фронтовой авиации , romanized : Perspektivny
- ... e airframe was almost finished and that the first prototype should be ready by August 2009. [38] On 20 august 2009, Pogosyan said that the first flight would be by year's end. Konstantin Makiyenko, deputy head ...
#12 Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Marsupiale [2] was an Italian bomber and transport aircraft of World War II . It was a cantilever , mid-wing monoplane trimotor with a retractable, tailwheel undercarriage . There were 875 [3] (plus one prototype) built, the first entering service in 1940. Although able to
- ... s later at 0340. Another mission was launched from Sardinia to shorten the journey, then another on 20 august , this time by 32° Wing. However one of the two aircraft, carrying a 1,000 kg (2,210 lb) bombload, w ...
#13 Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20
The Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20 was a revolutionary four-engine all-metal passenger monoplane designed in 1917 by Adolf Rohrbach and completed in 1919 at the Zeppelin-Staaken works outside Berlin , Germany . The E-4/20 was the first four-engine, all-metal stressed skin heavier-than-air airliner built. Z
- ... ore powerful engines. [3] SPECIFICATIONS Zeppelin-Staaken E-4/20 3-view drawing from Le Génie Civil august 20, 1921 Data from [2] [4] [5] General characteristics Crew: 3-5 Capacity: 12-18 pax Length: 16.6 m (54 ...
#14 Lockheed T-33
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird ) is an American subsonic jet trainer . It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A . It was used by the U.S. Navy initiall
- ... án and six people on the ground died when the aircraft crashed on the Santa Erna neighborhood. [32] 20 august 1971 On 20 August 1971, Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas was scheduled to fly a Lockheed T-33 jet traine ...
- ... on the ground died when the aircraft crashed on the Santa Erna neighborhood. [32] 20 August 1971 On 20 august 1971, Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas was scheduled to fly a Lockheed T-33 jet trainer from PAF Base Ma ...
#15 Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a German interceptor aircraft designed for point-defence . It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history and the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph) in level flight. Designed by Alexander Lippi
- ... mph ) record figure was only officially surpassed after the war, by the American Douglas D-558-1 on 20 august 1947. Ten Me 163As (V4-V13) were built for pilot training and further tests. Me 163B's unsprung jet ...
#16 Grumman F-14 Tomcat
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic , twin-engine , two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft . The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy 's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B proj
- ... , 2002) VF-21 Freelancers (Disestablished 31 January 1996) VF-24 Fighting Renegades (Disestablished 20 august 1996) VF-31 Tomcatters (Redesignated VFA-31 with F/A-18E, October 2006) VF-32 Swordsmen (Redesignat ...
#17 EKW C-36
The EKW C-36 was a Swiss multi-purpose combat aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s, built by the Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette . It was a single-engined monoplane with a crew of two. It entered service during World War II in 1942, and despite being obsolete, remained in front line use until th
- ... ft was fitted with a twin tail, and had a fixed tailwheel undercarriage . [2] The C-3601 crashed on 20 august 1939 due to wing flutter , but a second prototype, the C-3602, which had a more powerful engine and ...
#18 Blohm & Voss BV 222
The Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking (Pronounced "Veeking") was a large, six-engined German flying boat of World War II . Originally designed as a commercial transport, it was the largest seaplane to attain production status during the war. [1] 1940 flying boat family by Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking The BV
- ... 3] C-011 and C-013 were captured by US forces at the end of World War II. On 15 August and again on 20 august 1945 LT Cmdr Richard Schreder of the US Navy performed test flights along with the German crew of o ...
#19 Fairey Pintail
The Fairey Pintail was a British single-engine floatplane fighter of the 1920s. While it was developed by Fairey as a reconnaissance fighter for the Royal Air Force , the only orders placed were for three for the Imperial Japanese Navy . Pintail Fairey Pintail Mk III Role Fighter Reconnaissance Type
- ... tuated above the fuselage, improving the downwards view for the pilot. The first Pintail IV flew on 20 august 1924. VARIANTS Pintail I First prototype. Pintail II Second prototype with lengthened fuselage. Pin ...
#20 Caproni Ca.3
The Caproni Ca.3 is an Italian heavy bomber of World War I and the postwar era. It was the most produced version of the series of aircraft that began with the 1914 Caproni Ca.1 and continued until the more powerful 1917 Caproni Ca.5 variant. Italian heavy bomber of World War I and the postwar era Th
- ... , 2007 The Ca.1 entered service with the Italian Army in the middle of 1915 and first saw action on 20 august , attacking the Austrian air base at Aisovizza . Fifteen bomber squadrons (1°–15° Squadriglia ) were ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 USS Tarawa (CV-40)
USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40, AVT-12) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy . The ship was the first US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the bloody 1943 Battle of Tarawa . Tarawa was commissioned in December 1945
- ... ed Pearl Harbor on 7 August and soon thereafter continued on her voyage west. She reached Saipan on 20 august and operated in the vicinity of the Mariana Islands until late September when she headed for Japan. ...
#2 USS Corregidor
USS Corregidor (AVG/ACV/CVE/CVU-58) was the fourth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II . Launched in May 1943, and commissioned the following August, she was originally named for Anguilla Bay, in Maurelle Island , in the Alexander Arch
- ... 1942 Launched 12 May 1943 Commissioned 31 August 1943 Decommissioned 30 July 1946 Reclassified ACV, 20 august 1942 CVE, 15 July 1943 Identification Hull symbol : AVG-58 ACV-58 CVE-58 Code letters : NXRB Honors ...
- ... NSTRUCTION Ordered as HMS Atheling , she was laid down as Anguilla Bay , was reclassified ACV-58 on 20 august 1942, and launched as Corregidor on 12 May 1943, by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company , of Vancouver ...
#3 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
- ... mber 1993 37 years, 364 days Scrapped in 2014 [55] [56] [57] CV-60 Saratoga Forrestal 14 April 1956 20 august 1994 38 years, 128 days Scrapped in 2015 [58] CV-61 Ranger Forrestal 10 August 1957 10 July 1993 35 ...
#4 Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Naval historians such as Evan Mawdsley , Richard Overy , and Craig Symonds concluded that World War II's decisive victories on land could not have been won without decisive victories at sea. [1] [2] [3] Naval battles to keep shipping lanes open for combatant's movement of troops, guns, ammunition, t
- ... regular transports, which were slow and vulnerable, was considered too risky without air cover. On august 20, from a point 200 miles southeast of Guadalcanal, escort carrier USS Long Island launched 19 Wildcat ...
#5 USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy , which served during and after World War II . She was the first ship to carry her name. She was the flagship of Task Group 22.3 , a hunter-killer group which captured the German submarine U-505 in 1944. US Nav
- ... ards in Vancouver, Washington . Originally Astrolabe Bay ( AVG-60 ), she was reclassified ACV-60 on 20 august 1942 and launched as Guadalcanal (ACV-60) on 5 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Alvin I. Malstrom. She ...
#6 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
The Forrestal -class aircraft carriers were four aircraft carriers designed and built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. The class ship was named for James Forrestal , the first United States Secretary of Defense . It was the first class of supercarriers , combining high tonnage, deck-edge ele
- ... New York Naval Shipyard , New York City 23 July 1952 16 December 1952 8 October 1955 14 April 1956 20 august 1994 Broken up at Brownsville, 2014 [12] Ranger CV-61 Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. , N ...
#7 HMS Emperor (D98)
USS Pybus (CVE-34) was initially a United States Navy Bogue -class escort carrier . The ship was transferred to the United Kingdom for service in the Royal Navy as the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Emperor (D98) as part of the Lend-Lease program of World War II . Entering service in 1943, the ship
- ... une 1942 as MC Hull No. 245 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding , Washington . Reclassified as ACV-34 on 20 august 1942, the ship was launched on 7 October 1942 and commissioned into the United States Navy on 31 Ma ...
#8 HMS Empress (D42)
USS Carnegie (CVE-38) (previously AVG-38 then later ACV-38 ) was an escort aircraft carrier built in 1942-43 for transfer to the United Kingdom . She was reclassified ACV-38 on 20 August 1942, and CVE-38 on 15 July 1943. She was commissioned on 9 August 1943 for a period of three days prior to being
- ... rcraft carrier built in 1942-43 for transfer to the United Kingdom . She was reclassified ACV-38 on 20 august 1942, and CVE-38 on 15 July 1943. She was commissioned on 9 August 1943 for a period of three days ...
#9 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
- ... y Mrs. Marguerite M. Seymour, the wife of Captain Phillip Seymour, USN. She was redesignated ACV on 20 august 1942. Acquired by the United States Navy on 31 October 1942, she was immediately transferred to the ...
#10 USS Long Island (CVE-1)
USS Long Island (CVE-1) (originally AVG-1 and then ACV-1 ) was lead ship of her class and the first escort carrier of the United States Navy . She was also the second ship to be named after Long Island, New York . For other ships with the same name, see USS Long Island . USS Long Island History Unit
- ... went on to compile a distinguished war record. Her mission was accomplished. Reclassified ACV-1 on 20 august , Long Island sailed for Vila, Efate Island , New Hebrides , and arrived on 17 August. She departed ...
#11 HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy . Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicles, [18] she is named in honour of the first HMS Queen Elizabeth , a World War I
- ... miles (970 km) around the northern coast of Scotland, the block arrived at Rosyth on the evening of 20 august 2011. [31] On 28 October 2012, an 11,000-tonne section of the carrier began a lengthy journey aroun ...
- ... th on what was termed as "Westlant 18", carrying three Merlin Mk2 helicopters of 820 NAS. Later, on 20 august 2018, three additional Merlin Mk4 helicopters from 845 NAS were embarked to the ship. [67] Queen El ...
#12 USS Barnes (CVE-20)
USS Barnes (AVG-20/ACV-20/CVE-20) was a Bogue -class escort carrier in the United States Navy . She was the second ship to carry the name. For other ships with the same name, see USS Barnes . USS Barnes transporting P-38s and P-47s, 1943 History United States Name USS Barnes Namesake Barnes Sound, F
- ... ptain Cato Douglas Glover in command. Originally classified AVG-20 , she was reclassified ACV-20 on 20 august 1942, CVE-20 on 15 July 1943, and CVHE-20 on 12 June 1955. SERVICE HISTORY The major task of Barnes ...
#13 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz -class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy . She is the second Navy ship to have been named after the former President Abraham Lincoln . Her home port is NAS North Island , San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fle
- ... from squadron HS-2 providing search and rescue capabilities during flight operations. [32] [39] On 20 august 2007, Abraham Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two completed their 25-day Tailored Ship's Trai ...
#14 USS Thetis Bay
USS Thetis Bay (CVE-90) was the thirty-sixth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was launched in March 1944, commissioned in April, and served as a transport carrier in the Pacific, as well as a replenishment carrier supporting the Al
- ... HMR(L)-261) to ferry aid and transport stranded civilians. She completed her mission on the noon of 20 august , at which point the helicopters had delivered a total of 1,600,540 lb (725,990 kg) of aid. In addit ...
#15 Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
Ryūjō ( Japanese : 龍驤 "Prancing Dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s. Small and lightly built in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, she proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable and was b
- ... orao Kuwabara on 20 October. After the Tomozuru Incident, the ship was reconstructed from 26 May to 20 august 1934. [14] Captain Ichiro Ono assumed command on 15 November 1934 and Ryūjō became the flagship of ...
#16 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
- ... ssioned. [49] 18 August – Taiyō sunk in action. [46] 19 August – USS Philippine Sea laid down. [18] 20 august – USS Antietam launched. [27] 21 August – USS Wright laid down. [18] 28 August – HMS Implacable com ...
- ... rap. [27] 7 May – Charles de Gaulle launched. [106] 12 July – HTMS Chakri Naruebet laid down. [113] 20 august – USS Saratoga decommissioned. [27] 1995 USS John C. Stennis (left) and HMS Illustrious (right) 1 A ...
#17 USS Prince William (CVE-31)
USS Prince William (CVE-31) (originally AVG-31 , later ACV-31 ), ex-MC Hull 242, was laid down by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington , 18 May 1942 as AVG-31; redesignated ACV-31 on 20 August 1942; launched 23 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Paul Foley; and commissioned
- ... coma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington , 18 May 1942 as AVG-31; redesignated ACV-31 on 20 august 1942; launched 23 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Paul Foley; and commissioned 9 April 1943, Captain ...
#18 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
- ... re finished, she then proceeded down to San Diego, where she delivered planes to Guam, returning on 20 august . En route, the surrender of Japan was announced. [9] [21] POST WAR Following the end of the war, sh ...
#19 Yugoslav minelayer Zmaj
Zmaj was built in Germany as a seaplane tender for the Royal Yugoslav Navy between 1928 and 1930. She does not appear to have been much used in that role and was converted to a minelayer in 1937. Shortly before the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, she laid minefields along the Dalmatian co
- ... ke Dragon Builder Deutsche Werft , Hamburg , Germany Laid down 1928 Launched 22 June 1929 Completed 20 august 1930 Commissioned 1931 Reclassified As minelayer , 1937 Fate Captured by the Italians on 17 April 1 ...
- ... to Hamburg for repairs. These took almost a year and she was accepted by the Royal Yugoslav Navy on 20 august 1930. Zmaj was finally commissioned in 1931 after she was armed and finished fitting-out in Kotor . ...
- ... in deck. [8] A model of the Fl 282 at the Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg Drache was recommissioned on 20 august 1942 under Korvettenkapitän Joachim Wünning , and on 6 November was renamed Schiff 50 , serving as ...
#20 USS Nassau (CVE-16)
USS Nassau (CVE-16) (originally AVG-16 then ACV-16 ) was laid down 27 November 1941 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington , as M.C. Hull No. 234; launched 4 April 1942; sponsored by Mrs. G. H. Hasselman, Tongue Point, Oregon ; acquired by the Navy 1 May, towed to the P
- ... get Sound Navy Yard , Bremerton, Washington , and converted to an escort carrier ; and commissioned 20 august , Captain Austin K. Doyle in command. For other ships with the same name, see USS Nassau . USS Nassa ...
- ... ssau Namesake Nassau Sound in Florida Laid down 27 November 1941 Launched 4 April 1942 Commissioned 20 august 1942 Decommissioned 28 October 1946 Fate Sold for scrap, 1961 General characteristics Class and typ ...
Airline / Airline
#1 Canadian Airlines International
Canadian Airlines International Ltd. (stylized as Canadi›n Airlines or Canadi‹n Airlines , or simply Canadian ) was a Canadian airline that operated from 1987 until 2001. The airline was Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada , carrying more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destina
- ... 1998 ONEX BID AND AIR CANADA TAKEOVER This section does not cite any sources . ( January 2015 ) On august 20, 1999, Air Canada proposed a financial offer to Canadian Airlines which would see Canadian's Interna ...
#2 List of airlines of Brazil
This is a list of active airlines in Brazil holding an Air Operator Certificate issued by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil as of August 20, 2022. [1] The list does not include purely Specialized and Air Taxi companies.
- ... il holding an Air Operator Certificate issued by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil as of august 20, 2022. [1] The list does not include purely Specialized and Air Taxi companies. NATIONAL REGULAR AND ...
#3 Afriqiyah Airways
Afriqiyah Airways ( Arabic : الخطوط الجوية الأفريقية Al-Khuṭūṭ al-Jawwiyyah al-Afrīqiyyah ) is a state-owned airline based in Tripoli , Libya . [1] Before the 17 February 2011 revolution , it operated domestic services between Tripoli and Benghazi , and international scheduled services to over 25 co
- ... seats (J30/Y200). As of 2015 the airline no longer flies to some of these destinations anymore. On 20 august 2009, an Air Afriqiyah aircraft (registration 5A-IAY) - the private aircraft of Colonel Gaddafi - f ...
#4 Panair do Brasil
Panair do Brasil was an airline of Brazil . Between 1945 and 1965 it was considered to be the largest carrier not only in Brazil but in all of Latin America. It ceased operations in 1965. Former airline of Brazil Panair do Brasil IATA ICAO Callsign PB PAB BANDEIRANTE Founded 1929 as NYRBA do Brasil
- ... board died. [35] [36] The aircraft was operating the Voo da amizade ( English: Friendship Flight ). 20 august 1962: Flight 026 , a Douglas DC-8-33 registration PP-PDT taking-off from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to L ...
#5 British Midland International
British Midland Airways Limited (trading at various times throughout its history as British Midland , bmi British Midland , bmi or British Midland International ) [1] was an airline with its head office in Donington Hall in Castle Donington , close to East Midlands Airport , in the United Kingdom. T
- ... port throughout the war. [5] Canadair C-4 Argonaut G-ALHS of Derby Airways at Manchester Airport on 20 august 1962. Air Schools Limited formed a parent company, Derby Aviation Limited, in 1946, and Harben died ...
#6 Southern Star Airlines
Southern Star Airlines was a domestic airline based in Juba , the capital and largest city of South Sudan . [2] Southern Star Airlines was founded since the independence of the country in July 2011. The airline owned only one aircraft, which was one de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 , registration. Sout
- ... e Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 , registration. Southern Star Airlines' inaugural flight took place on 20 august 2011. [3] However, after only two months of "erratic operations" , the airline closed, shut down al ...
- ... eased to Southern Star Airlines in August 2011. [6] The first flight from the airline took place on 20 august 2011. The airline maintained steady operations, but two months into its business, the airline shut ...
#7 Odessa Airlines
Odessa Airlines was an airline based in Odessa , Ukraine . It operated charter passenger services from Ukraine to destinations in Russia , Syria , Turkey and Germany . It also carried out agricultural works. Its main base was Odesa International Airport . [1] Defunct Ukrainian charter airline Odessa
- ... d separated into an independent organisation, State Aircompany Odessa Airlines, on 29 July 1996. On 20 august 2003, it changed the form of ownership and became Open Joint Stock Company Odessa Airlines. [1] It ...
#8 Flex Linhas Aéreas
Flex Linhas Aéreas , styled as FLEX , was a Brazilian non-regular charter airline based at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport . It is the brand name of Nordeste Linhas Aéreas S.A. , judicial successor of former Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense, known as Varig . Informally Flex is known as "old Va
- ... uly 20, 2006 the brand Varig belonged to a different judicial entity. Flex was declared bankrupt on august 20, 2010. FLEX Linhas Aéreas IATA ICAO Callsign JH FFX FLEX BRASIL Founded 1976 (as Nordeste) 2007 (as ...
- ... [14] As a result of accumulated debts of around BRL10 billion (US$5.7 billion, EUR4.5 billion), on august 20, 2010, at the request of the administrator, the 1st Business Court of Rio de Janeiro declared Flex b ...
- ... rands) , VarigLog , Avianca Brasil , NHT Linhas Aéreas , and Embraer . [19] After the bankruptcy on august 20, 2010, this service was taken over by TRIP Linhas Aéreas . [20] SEE ALSO List of defunct airlines of ...
#9 History of Braathens (1994–2004)
Braathens SAFE 's domestic market was deregulated on 1 April 1994. Since then, any airline within the European Economic Area is free to operate any domestic or international route. Braathens rejected a proposal from the main competitor Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for a merger; instead the hel
- ... ed that one solution could be that the companies discontinue their frequent flyer programs. [71] On 20 august , the Competition Authority declared that SAS was not allowed to purchase Braathens; the ruling was ...
#10 AirAsia Zest
Zest Airways, Inc. , operated as AirAsia Zest (formerly Asian Spirit and Zest Air ), was a low-cost airline based at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay , Metro Manila in the Philippines . It operated scheduled domestic and international tourist services, mainly feeder services linking M
- ... C8989 on August 14, 2013 Excessive flight duty time case under the enforcement and legal service On august 20, 2013, it was reported that Zest Air was allowed to fly into the skies again. [19] CORPORATE AFFAIRS ...
#11 Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A ( "Gol Intelligent Airlines S.A." also known as VRG Linhas Aéreas S/A ) is a Brazilian low-cost airline based in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . [4] According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2019 Gol had 37.7% of the d
- ... h chartered aircraft from Flex Linhas Aéreas. The agreement ceased before the bankruptcy of Flex on august 20, 2010. [34] Varig Boeing 737-700 with the final revised livery. Varig Boeing 737-800 with the final ...
#12 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
- ... otland (London-Birmingham-Manchester/Liverpool-Belfast-Glasgow). [1] The trunk service commenced on 20 august 1934, using the airline's newly delivered DH.86 Express biplane airliners, which operated once dail ...
#13 Zambia Airways
Zambia Airways is the flag carrier of the Republic of Zambia . The airline is based in Lusaka , Zambia with its hub at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport . Former Zambian airline (1964–1995) Not to be confused with Zambian Airways . Zambia Airways IATA ICAO Callsign ZN AZB AIR ZAMBIA Founded April
- ... he ground until December 1, 2021 due to long delays by the government and the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 august 2018, Ethiopian Airlines signed a definitive agreement with the Zambian Industrial Development Corp ...
#14 Spanair
Spanair S.A. was a Spanish airline , with its head office in the Spanair Building in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , near Barcelona . Until 2009, it was a subsidiary of the SAS Group ; the same parent company in control of Scandinavian Airlines and held slightly under 20% of the company. [3] Spanair pro
- ... scape slides. [26] The substantially-damaged aircraft was repaired and returned to service. [27] On 20 august 2008 at 14:45 CEST , Spanair Flight 5022 ( McDonnell Douglas MD-82 EC-HFP named "Sunbreeze"), crash ...
#15 Avianca Brasil
Avianca Brasil S.A. ( Portuguese : Avianca Brasil ), officially Oceanair Linhas Aéreas S/A , was [3] a Brazilian airline based in Congonhas Airport in São Paulo , Brazil. [4] [5] According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), which cancelled its operation, prior to cessation of op
- ... inhas Aéreas Inteligentes and LATAM Brasil , if valid, however the debts are R$2.7 billion. [19] On 20 august 2019, Star Alliance announced Avianca Brasil's exit from the alliance from 1 September 2019. The de ...
#16 Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais
Rio-Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais S/A was a regional airline headquartered in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , [1] operating scheduled services to southern Brazil. Its main base was Congonhas Domestic Airport (CGH), São Paulo , with hubs at Porto Alegre Airport (POA) and Santos Dumont Airport , Rio de Jane
- ... Aéreas . As a result of accumulated debts around BRL10 billion (US$5,7 billion, EUR4,5 billion), on august 20, 2010, at the request of the administrator, the 1st Business Court of Rio de Janeiro declared Flex, ...
#17 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
- ... 8] Thai Smile, subsidiary of Thai Airways, joined as a Connecting Partner in February 2020. [69] On 20 august 2019, Star Alliance announced affiliate member Avianca Brasil's exit from the alliance from 1 Septe ...
#18 Air America (airline)
Air America was an American passenger and cargo airline established in 1946 and covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1950 to 1976. It supplied and supported covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War , including providing support for drug smugglin
- ... wan, and Thanee are still missing in action. Pisidhi Indradat was later rescued in January 1967. On august 20, 1965, a UH-34 crashed and sank into the Mekong River . The three crew members, Pilot Bobby Nunez, d ...
#19 Highland Airways Limited
Highland Airways Limited was established in Inverness , Scotland , by Ted Fresson in 1933 to provide passenger and freight air services between the Scottish mainland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland , and between their islands. The airline was taken over by Scottish Airways , absorbed b
- ... 1947 Sold by BEA Named Inverness in July 1937 after the sale of G-ACEW. Crashed in what is now Laos 20 august 1954. [34] DH.89A Rapide G-AEWL Zetland 20 May 1937 20 November 1947 Sold by BEA On 8 July 1938 ove ...
#20 Concorde aircraft histories
Twenty Concorde aircraft were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service. Two prototypes Two pre-production aircraft Two development aircraft 14 production aircraft Wikimedia list article This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2013 ) Concorde British Airways C
- ... r 1971 from Filton and was retired to the Imperial War Museum Duxford , England, where it landed on 20 august 1977, having made 269 flights (632 hours), of which 168 flights were supersonic. [7] Concorde F-WTS ...
- ... l 1969 4 March 1976 836 Fleet Air Arm Museum , Yeovilton , England , UK 101 G-AXDN 17 December 1971 20 august 1977 632 Imperial War Museum , Duxford , England, UK 102 F-WTSA 10 January 1973 20 May 1976 656 Mus ...
Airship / Airship
#1 Timeline of US Navy airship units (pre-WWII)
Unlike later blimp squadrons, which contained several airships, the large rigid airship units consisted of a single airship and, in the case of the USS Akron and USS Macon , a small contingent of fixed-wing aircraft.
- ... lt rigid airship, the USS Shenandoah , is built in Hangar No. 1 [3] at Lakehurst, New Jersey . 1923 august 20, The USS Shenandoah , is christened. September, USS Shenandoah is launched and flown from Lakehurst, ...
#2 List of Zeppelins
This is a complete list of Zeppelins constructed by the German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other rigid airships that are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins but not built by Zeppelin are not included. For other uses of "Zeppelin", see Zeppelin (disambiguation) . This article needs a
- ... e Usage First flight Remarks Image LZ 120 Bodensee ; in Italy: Esperia civilian; in Italy: military 20 august 1919 Included a first-class passenger section; used by DELAG until 1921, then ordered to be transfe ...
- ... r British coast and Polish/German border. Modified for helium, but none provided by US. Last flight 20 august 1939. Dismantled along with LZ 127 in 1940 upon order of Hermann Göring . Known simply as Graf Zepp ...
#3 Erbslöh
The Erbslöh was an airship named for the German aviation pioneer Oskar Erbslöh that was operational in the years 1909/10. In July 1910 the Erbslöh crashed near Leverkusen , killing all five people on board, including Oskar Erbslöh himself. The airship Erbslöh
- ... ip so that the airship adopted a nose up or nose down attitude. The first test flight took place on 20 august 1909. After the airship had been moved out of its hangar , the manoeuvrability was tested for about ...
#4 Zeppelin LZ 120 Bodensee
LZ 120 Bodensee was a passenger-carrying airship built by Zeppelin Luftschiffbau in 1919 to operate a passenger service between Berlin and Friedrichshafen . It was later handed over to the Italian Navy as war reparations in place of airships that had been sabotaged by their crews and renamed Esper
- ... rcraft National origin Germany Manufacturer Zeppelin Luftschiffbau Designer Paul Jaray First flight 20 august 1919 Primary user DELAG DESIGN Zeppelin LZ 120 Bodensee arriving in Berlin on her maiden voyage fro ...
- ... ied passenger accommodation, was completed in 1920. OPERATIONAL HISTORY Bodensee was first flown on 20 august 1919 piloted by Bernhard Lau . The first passenger-carrying flight was made on 24 August, with Hugo ...
#5 LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II
The Graf Zeppelin ( Deutsche Luftschiff Zeppelin #130 ; Registration: D-LZ 130 ) was the last of the German rigid airships built by Zeppelin Luftschiffbau during the period between the World Wars , the second and final ship of the Hindenburg class , and the second zeppelin to carry the name "Graf Ze
- ... s with the water recovery system taken into account. 15 August 1938 – Inflation began on gas cells. 20 august 1938 – Engines and electrical connections are tested. 22 August 1938 – The radio communication syst ...
- ... 939 29 and 30. The last trip, the so-called Essen/Mülheim-Fahrt (Essen/Mülheim trip), took place on 20 august 1939. The departure and destination was Frankfurt am Main with an intermediate stop at Essen/Mülhei ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 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
- ... ordholz , Germany, where it became part of the Army of Occupation . The squadron was inactivated on 20 august 1946, and its personnel and equipment were transferred to the 526th Fighter Squadron . which was ac ...
- ... Bomber Squadron on 10 August 1943 Redesignated 513th Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944 Inactivated on 20 august 1946 Redesignated 513th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 25 June 1952 Activated on 10 July 1952. Redesign ...
- ... NTS 406th Bombardment Group (later 406th Fighter-Bomber Group, 406th Fighter Group), 1 March 1943 – 20 august 1946 406th Fighter-Bomber Group (later 406th Fighter-Interceptor Group), 10 July 1952 406th Fighter ...
- ... field (Y-94), [9] Germany, c. 15 April 1945 AAF Station Nordholz (R-56), [9] Germany, 5 June 1945 – 20 august 1946 RAF Manston, England, 10 July 1952 Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base, France, 16 April 1958 – 8 J ...
- ... 944 – 21 May 1945 513th Fighter Squadron [1] World War II Army of Occupation (Germany) 9 May 1945 – 20 august 1946 513th Fighter Squadron [1] SEE ALSO World War II portal List of Douglas A-26 Invader operators ...
#2 No. 235 Squadron RAF
No. 235 Squadron RAF was an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Air Force in World War I and in World War II served as a squadron in RAF Coastal Command . No. 235 Squadron RAF A 235 Sqn Beaufighter taking off from RAF Luqa airfield, Malta , during Operation Harpoon Active 20 August 1918 – 22 Februa
- ... AF A 235 Sqn Beaufighter taking off from RAF Luqa airfield, Malta , during Operation Harpoon Active 20 august 1918 – 22 February 1919 30 October 1939 – 10 July 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Forc ...
- ... tary unit HISTORY FORMATION AND WORLD WAR I No. 235 Squadron RAF was formed at Newlyn , Cornwall on 20 august 1918 from the former No. 424 and 425 flights RNAS , [5] and was equipped with Short 184 seaplanes f ...
#3 Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter - wing of World War II . It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter , a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Wes
- ... jor Ernst Freiherr von Berg 1 November 1939 – 5 June 1940 [216] • Major Adolf Galland 6 June 1940 – 20 august 1940 [216] • Major Gerhard Schöpfel 21 August 1940 – 5 December 1941 [216] • Hauptmann Josef Prille ...
#4 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
- ... Georgia. 7 February 1942 Key Field , Mississippi, 28 June 1942 William Northern Field , Tennessee, 20 august 1943 Galveston Army Airfield , Texas, March 1944 – 1 April 1944 [4] RAF Lakenheath , Suffolk, Engla ...
#5 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
- ... it, passing within 100 feet. [14] LINEAGE 97th Aero Squadron Organized as the 97th Aero Squadron on 20 august 1917 Redesignated 97th Aero Squadron (Service) c. 5 September 1917 Demobilized on 3 February 1919 R ...
- ... s the 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] ASSIGNMENTS Unknown, probably: Field Headquarters, Kelly Field 20 august 1917 Aviation General Supply Depot & Concentration Camp, 11 October 1917 – 27 October 1917 Seventh ...
- ... TS 6985th Electronic Security Squadron: 1 January 1980 – 1 August 1981 STATIONS Kelly Field, Texas, 20 august 1917 Garden City, New York, 11 October 1917 – 27 October 1917 Aulnat Aerodrome, Clermont-Ferrand , ...
#6 131st Fighter Squadron
The 131st Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing located at Barnes Air National Guard Base , Westfield, Massachusetts . The 131st is equipped with the F-15C/D Eagle . Unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, US 131st Fighter Squadron 131st Fighter
- ... 02d Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 October 1961 104th Tactical Fighter Group (later 104th Fighter Group), 20 august 1962 104th Operations Group, Oct 1995–present STATIONS Bellows Army Field, Hawaii Territory, 23 Aug ...
- ... ce, 1 October 1961 Barnes Municipal Airport (later Barnes Air National Guard Base ), Massachusetts, 20 august 1962 – Present MASSACHUSETTS AIR NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENTS 1961 Berlin Crisis federalization Stati ...
- ... Berlin Crisis federalization Stationed at Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base, France, 1 October 1961 – 20 august 1962 Operation Restore Hope Yenişehir Airport , Turkey, 1982 Operations Deny Flight and Deliberate ...
#7 358th Fighter Squadron
The 358th Fighter Squadron is part of the 495th Fighter Group at Whiteman Air Force Base , Missouri. The squadron was reactivated there in 2015. The squadron was formerly part of the 355th Operations Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona, operating the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt I
- ... Squadron and activated on 12 November 1942 Redesignated: 358th Fighter Squadron , Single Engine on 20 august 1943 Redesignated: 56th Reconnaissance Squadron , Weather Scouting on 3 December 1945 Inactivated o ...
#8 77th Fighter Squadron
The 77th Fighter Squadron is part of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base , South Carolina. It operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions. "77th Aero Squadron" redirects here. For the 77th Aero Squadron established in August 1917, see 489t
- ... ghter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 30 December 1942 Redesignated 77th Fighter Squadron , Two Engine on 20 august 1943 Redesignated 77th Fighter Squadron , Single Engine on 5 September 1944 Inactivated on 18 Octob ...
#9 526th Fighter Squadron
The 526th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 86th Operations Group , based at Ramstein Air Base , Germany . It was inactivated on 1 July 1994. This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline
- ... ivated as an administrative unit in March. COLD WAR The squadron was reactivated in the postwar era 20 august 1946 at Nordholz Airbase , Germany equipped with surplus P-47 Thunderbolts from storage depots in E ...
- ... t 1943 Redesignated 526th Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944 Inactivated on 31 March 1946 Activated on 20 august 1946 Redesignated 526th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 20 January 1950 Redesignated 526th Fighter-Inter ...
- ... ghter Group (later 86th Composite Group, 86th Fighter Fighter-Bomber; Fighter-Interceptor) Group]], 20 august 1946 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing , 8 March 1958 86th Air Division , 18 November 1960 [2] 26th Tac ...
- ... 6 Bolling Field , District of Columbia, 15 February – 31 March 1946 AAF Station Nordholz , Germany, 20 august 1946 AAF Station Lechfeld , Germany c. 1 December 1946 AAF Station Bad Kissingen , Germany, c. 6 Ma ...
#10 No. 60 Squadron RAF
No. 60 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport . It is currently part of No. 1 Flying Training School [2] based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire flying the Airbus H135 Juno HT1 . RFC Morane-Saulnier Type N Bullet Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 60 Squadron RAF Squadron
- ... are emblazoned on the squadron standard Commanders Current commander Squadron Leader Nick Summers ( august 20 - present) Insignia Squadron badge heraldry A markhor's head, commemorating many years of service in ...
#11 Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes
Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes (Fighter Squadron 1/2 Cigognes) is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) fighter squadron currently stationed at BA 116 Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur Air Base , Haute-Saône , France ( ICAO : LFSX ) . [1] Fighter Squadron 1/2 Cigognes Escadron de Chass
- ... tions: Groupe de Chasse I/2 (GC I/2) with escadrilles SPA 3 and SPA 103 from 1 September 1933 until 20 august 1940, attached to the 2 e Escadre de Chasse between 1 September 1933 and 1 May 1939. Groupe de Chas ...
#12 No. 102 Squadron RAF
No. 102 Squadron was a Royal Air Force night bomber squadron in the First World War and a heavy bomber squadron in the Second World War . After the war it flew briefly as a transport squadron before being reformed a light bomber unit with the Second Tactical Air Force within RAF Germany . Its last e
- ... squadron with the English Electric Canberra B.2 based at RAF Gütersloh . It was disbanded again on 20 august 1956 when it was renumbered to 59 Squadron . [2] ON MISSILES The squadron was last reformed as No. ...
#13 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
- ... 45 Inactivated on 8 December 1945 Redesignated 58th Fighter Squadron , on 17 July 1946 Activated on 20 august 1946 Redesignated 58th Fighter Squadron , Jet on 14 June 1948 Redesignated 58th Fighter-Interceptor ...
- ... Group), 15 January 1941 – 8 December 1945 33d Fighter Group (later 33d Fighter-Interceptor Group), 20 august 1946 4707th Defense Wing , 6 February 1952 564th Air Defense Group , 16 February 1953 33d Fighter G ...
- ... 15 May – 15 November 1945 Camp Shanks , New York, 7 – 8 December 1945 Neubiberg Air Base , Germany, 20 august 1946 Bad Kissingen , Germany, July – 25 August 1947 Andrews Field , Maryland, 25 August 1947 Roswel ...
#14 No. 77 Squadron IAF
No. 77 Squadron is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to Western Air Command . This tactical airlift aircraft will be able to undertake quick deployment of Special Forces in all weather conditions, including airdrops and landings on unprepared or semi-prepared surface even in complete darkness.
- ... ce Station on 8 October 2018 HISTORY The First C-130J aircraft was received in February 2011 [1] On 20 august 2013, the Indian Air Force performed the highest landing of a C-130J at the Daulat Beg Oldi airstri ...
#15 303rd Intelligence Squadron
303rd Intelligence Squadron ( 303 IS ) is an intelligence unit of the United States Air Force located at Osan AB , South Korea . Also known as "Skivvy Nine," the squadron is a tenant unit of the 51st Fighter Wing , although it is operationally a component of the 480th Intelligence Wing . [3] Most Sk
- ... 31 May 2009 1 June 2009 – 31 May 2011 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation 19 August 1972 – 20 august 1972 [2]
#16 United States Air Force Thunderbirds
The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (" Thunderbirds ") is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF). [1] The Thunderbirds are assigned to the 57th Wing , and are based at Nellis Air Force Base , Nevada. Created 69 years ago in 1953, the USAF Thunderbirds are the third-ol
- ... erbird pilots now also climb an extra 1,000 ft (300 m) before performing the Split S maneuver. [29] 20 august 2005: The Thunderbirds temporarily grounded themselves pending an investigation into a minor mid-ai ...
#17 94th Fighter Squadron
The 94th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force 1st Operations Group located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis , Virginia. The 94th is equipped with the F-22 Raptor . [1] Unit of the US Air Force Air Combat Command 94th Fighter Squadron SPAD XIII at the United States Air Force Museum s
- ... unit The 94 FS is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, first being organized on 20 august 1917 as the 94th Aero Squadron of the United States Army Air Service at Kelly Field , Texas. The sq ...
- ... nd traditions that date back to World War I . The squadron was activated at Kelly Field , Texas, on 20 august 1917 as the 94th Aero Squadron . On 8 April 1924, the unit was consolidated with the 103d Aero Squa ...
- ... adron as the 94th Pursuit Squadron [3] 94th Fighter Squadron Organized as the 94th Aero Squadron on 20 august 1917 Redesignated 94th Aero Squadron (Pursuit) on 30 March 1918 Redesignated 94th Aero Squadron on ...
- ... t, 4 March-18 Aug 1919 [2] 94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit) Squadron Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 20 august 1917 Aviation Concentration Center, 5 October 1917 Overseas transport: RMS Adriatic , 27 October-10 ...
- ... ndetermined, 19 March-18 Aug 1919 [2] 94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit) Squadron Kelly Field , Texas, 20 august 1917 Aviation Concentration Center , Garden City, New York, 5–27 October 1917 Liverpool , England, ...
#18 List of wings of the Royal Air Force
Wings within the Royal Air Force have both administrative and tactical applications. Over the years, the structure and role of wings has changed to meet the demands placed on the RAF. Many of the RAF's numbered wings were originally Royal Flying Corps (RFC) or Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) units. W
- ... in France [1] 1 April 1953 September 1966 Signals Wing [1] ?? Force Protection Wing No. 6 Wing RAF 20 august 1915 22 November 1919 Originally RFC Training Wing [1] 31 January 1916 July 1918 Existed concurrent ...
- ... 918 25 July 1919 Training Wing [13] 15 March 1945 20 October 1945 Signals Wing [13] No. 70 Wing RAF 20 august 1918 1 May 1919 Operations Wing [13] 1 September 1939 1 July 1940 Bomber Wing [13] On September 193 ...
- ... y 1941 31 May 1946 Signals Wing [13] 22 August 1951 1 August 1953 Signals Wing [13] No. 71 Wing RAF 20 august 1918 1 May 1919 Operations Wing [13] 1 September 1939 1 July 1940 Bomber Wing [13] with RAF AASF in ...
- ... 1941 15 May 1944 Signals Wing [13] 15 May 1944 22 September 1946 Signals Wing [13] No. 73 Wing RAF 20 august 1918 1 May 1919 Operations Wing [13] 17 February 1941 1 November 1946 Signals Wing [13] No. 74 Wing ...
- ... 1 May 1919 Operations Wing [13] 17 February 1941 1 November 1946 Signals Wing [13] No. 74 Wing RAF 20 august 1918 1 May 1919 Operations Wing [13] 24 August 1939 10 February 1940 Bomber Wing [13] 17 February 1 ...
- ... 1 15 April 1941 Bomber Wing [13] 17 February 1941 1 November 1946 Signals Wing [13] No. 76 Wing RAF 20 august 1918 1 December 1918 Operations Wing [13] 24 August 1939 24 June 1940 Bomber Wing [13] with RAF AAS ...
#19 88th Fighter Training Squadron
The 88th Fighter Training Squadron is part of the 80th Flying Training Wing based at Sheppard Air Force Base , Texas. It operates Northrop T-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training. 88th Fighter Training Squadron Squadron Northrop T-38 Talon Active 1942–1945; 1973-present Country United State
- ... c. October 1943 Shingbwiyang , Burma, 3 May 1944 (detachment operated from Myitkyina , Burma, May – 20 august 1944) Myitkyina, Burma, c. 23 January 1945 Moran , India, 3 May 1945 Dudhkundi Airfield , India, 29 ...
#20 325th Fighter Wing
The 325th Fighter Wing ( 325 FW ) is a wing of the United States Air Force based in Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) 325th Fighter Wing An F-22 Raptor and two F-15 Eagles from Tyndall Air Force Base refuel from a KC-135 S
- ... Air Force , 12 September 1991 Nineteenth Air Force , 1 July 1993 Ninth Air Force , 1 October 2012 – 20 august 2020 [12] Fifteenth Air Force , 20 August 2020 – present [13] COMPONENTS Wings 302d Troop Carrier : ...
- ... ir Force , 1 July 1993 Ninth Air Force , 1 October 2012 – 20 August 2020 [12] Fifteenth Air Force , 20 august 2020 – present [13] COMPONENTS Wings 302d Troop Carrier : attached 6 May 1950 – 8 June 1951 Groups ...
Designer / Designer
#1 John Carmack
John D. Carmack II [1] (born August 20, 1970) [1] is an American computer programmer and video game developer . He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games Commander Keen , Wolfenstein 3D , Doom , Quake , and their sequels. Carmack made innovations
- John D. Carmack II [1] (born august 20, 1970) [1] is an American computer programmer and video game developer . He co-founded the video gam ...
- ... John Carmack Carmack at the 2017 Game Developers Choice Awards (March 1, 2017) Born ( 1970-08-20 ) august 20, 1970 (age 52) [1] Shawnee Mission, Kansas , U.S. [1] Alma mater University of Missouri, Kansas City ...
#2 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... Room Artificer William Fleetwood Shaw 15 August 1913 [46] – 595 Capt. Lewis Pugh Evans, Black Watch 20 august 1913 [46] – 596 Richard Crofts Powell 20 August 1913 [46] Photos of the cover and inside pages of P ...
- ... 1913 [46] – 595 Capt. Lewis Pugh Evans, Black Watch 20 August 1913 [46] – 596 Richard Crofts Powell 20 august 1913 [46] Photos of the cover and inside pages of Powell's licence, dated 20 August 1913, can be se ...
- ... d Crofts Powell 20 August 1913 [46] Photos of the cover and inside pages of Powell's licence, dated 20 august 1913, can be seen here . 597 Lt. Richard Edward Lewis, West India Regt. 20 August 1913 [46] – 598 H ...
- ... 's licence, dated 20 August 1913, can be seen here . 597 Lt. Richard Edward Lewis, West India Regt. 20 august 1913 [46] – 598 Henry Webb 20 August 1913 [46] – 599 Capt. Cyril Francis Murphy, 1st Royal Berkshir ...
- ... be seen here . 597 Lt. Richard Edward Lewis, West India Regt. 20 August 1913 [46] – 598 Henry Webb 20 august 1913 [46] – 599 Capt. Cyril Francis Murphy, 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment 20 August 1913 [46] – 600 ...
- ... – 598 Henry Webb 20 August 1913 [46] – 599 Capt. Cyril Francis Murphy, 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment 20 august 1913 [46] – 600 Second Lt. Oswyn George William Gifford Lywood 21 August 1913 [46] Air Vice-Marshal ...
- ... ugust 1913 [46] Air Vice-Marshal during World War II . [48] 601 Petty Officer James Claud Hendry RN 20 august 1913 [46] – 602 Second Lt. B. M. B. Bateman RFA 26 August 1913 [46] – 603 Lt. W. R. Crocker RN 28 A ...
#3 Vecihi Hürkuş
Vecihi Hürkuş (6 January 1896 – 16 July 1969) was a Turkish aviation engineer and aviation pioneer. He built Turkey's first aircraft, the Vecihi K-VI . Turkish aviator (1896–1969) Vecihi Hürkuş Hürkuş in the 1930s Born ( 1896-01-06 ) 6 January 1896 Arnavutköy , Istanbul Died 16 July 1969 (1969-07-16
- ... t, and he made reconnaissance and assault flights from there in support of the Turkish Army . [9] On 20 august t 1920, he made a reconnaissance flight together with another aircraft near Simav . They were return ...
#4 Édouard Nieuport
Édouard de Niéport , usually known as Édouard Nieuport (1875–1911) [1] was the co-founder with his brother Charles of the eponymous Nieuport aircraft manufacturing company, Société Anonyme Des Établissements Nieuport , formed in 1909 at Issy-les-Moulineaux . An engineer and sportsman, Édouard was al
- ... ever successful loop, performed by Lieutenant Pyotr Nesterov of the Imperial Russian Air Service on 20 august 1913. In January 1914 Gustave Delage joined the company and by adding a small set of lower wings to ...
#5 Robert S. Kraemer
Robert Samuel Kraemer (October 21, 1928 – August 20, 2013) was an American aerospace engineer who served as Director of Planetary Programs at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1971 to 1976. [1] American aerospace engineer Robert S. Kraemer Born October 21, 1928 Fullerton, Califo
- Robert Samuel Kraemer (October 21, 1928 – august 20, 2013) was an American aerospace engineer who served as Director of Planetary Programs at the Nation ...
- ... [1] American aerospace engineer Robert S. Kraemer Born October 21, 1928 Fullerton, California Died august 20, 2013 ( 2013-08-21 ) (aged 84) Catonsville, Maryland Nationality American Alma mater California Inst ...
#6 Wiley Post
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was a famed Native American aviator of Cherokee descent during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and disc
- ... empts to complete the AM-2 stratosphere flight, the covers were finally cancelled in Los Angeles on august 20, 1935, and forwarded to their addressees. [ citation needed ] FINAL FLIGHT AND DEATH Post with Will ...
#7 Laura Bromwell
Laura Bromwell (May 17, 1897 – June 5, 1921) was an early 20th-century American aviatrix. She held the loop the loop record and a speed record. She was killed in an aviation accident in 1921. [1] [2] Laura Bromwell Born ( 1897-05-17 ) May 17, 1897 Cincinnati , Ohio Died June 5, 1921 (1921-06-05) (ag
- ... ial Police Reserve. [2] Bromwell set a loop the loop record of 87 loops in 1 hour and 15 minutes on august 20, 1920. [3] She extended this to 199 loops in 1 hour and 20 minutes on May 15, 1921. [4] She also set ...
#8 Charles Burnett (RAF officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Stuart Burnett , KCB , CBE , DSO (3 April 1882 – 9 April 1945) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the first half of the 20th century. He was Air Officer Commanding Iraq Command during the early 1930s. During the Second World War , he served as Chief of
- ... 2] [3] He temporarily held the rank of lieutenant from 26 April 1902 [4] to 7 February 1903. [5] On 20 august 1904, Burnett was seconded to the West African Frontier Force . [6] During the next five years Burn ...
#9 Heriberto Gil Martínez
Heriberto Gil Martinez (24 November 1903 – May 21, 1933) was a Colombian soldier. Heriberto Gil Martínez Born ( 1903-11-24 ) November 24, 1903 Tulua (Valle del Cauca) , Colombia Died May 21, 1933 (1933-05-21) (aged 29) Caucayá (now Puerto Leguizamo ) -( Putumayo Department ), Colombia Cause of d
- ... d so it was that recognition, now long overdue, was made through the adoption of Resolution No. 16, august 20, 2004, "THROUGH WHICH THE FARFAN AIRPORT IS NAMED AFTER HERIBERTO GIL MARTINEZ. Arguably this laudab ...
#10 Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ( / ˈ ʃ w ɔːr t s k ɒ f / ; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012) was a United States Army general . While serving as the commander of United States Central Command , he led all coalition forces in the Gulf War . United States Army general (1934–2012) "Norman Schwarzk
- ... ft landing supplies at Dhahran and US Navy ships offloading troops and supplies at Dammam . [89] By august 20, 20,000 U.S. troops were in Saudi Arabia, with another 80,000 preparing to deploy, and a further 40, ...
#11 Joseph Sanders
Joseph Sanders (18 October 1877 – 1960) was a German-American who worked alongside his uncle Emile Berliner to develop the record player, the first controllable helicopter and one of the earliest production rotary engines. [1] This article is about the German-American inventor. For the American Civi
- ... ivil War officer, see Joseph G. Sanders . Joseph Sanders Born 18 October 1877 Gehrden, Germany Died 20 august 1960 Education Washington D.C. Public school, Industrial School of Hannover (Germany), Corcoran Sci ...
#12 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
- ... , initially flying a Roland D.II with Jagdstaffel 25 . Fieseler scored his first aerial victory on 20 august 1917. A serious illness removed him from active duty from 21 September until 5 November 1917. [1] F ...
#13 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 .
- ... nes-le-Comte, Pas de Calais. 871 George Llewellyn Pitt 19 August 1914 [34] - 872 Eric Barton Palmer 20 august 1914 [34] - 873 Gordon Lindsay Thomson 20 August 1914 [34] (1884–1953) Served in the RNAS at Gallip ...
- ... Pitt 19 August 1914 [34] - 872 Eric Barton Palmer 20 August 1914 [34] - 873 Gordon Lindsay Thomson 20 august 1914 [34] (1884–1953) Served in the RNAS at Gallipoli ( DSC , 1915), and in the RAF on the Western ...
- ... ipoli ( DSC , 1915), and in the RAF on the Western Front ( DFC , 1918). 874 Francis Thomas Courtney 20 august 1914 [34] - 875 Flight Sub-Lt. William Hayland Wilson RNAS 21 August 1914 [34] - 876 Flight Sub-Lt. ...
- ... [35] - 879 Flight Sub-Lt. James Douglas Maude RN 19 August 1914 [35] - 880 Richard Cecil Hardstaff 20 august 1914 [35] (1894-1979) Served with the Royal Naval Air Service 881 Petchell Burtt Murray 21 August 1 ...
- ... ember 1914 [38] - 902 Charles Henry Butler 6 September 1914 [38] - 903 Corporal Frederick Adams RFC 20 august 1914 [38] - 904 Lt. Henry Graham Lambarde Mayne, King's Own Scottish Borderers 9 September 1914 [38 ...
#14 Stanisław Wigura
Stanisław Wigura (9 April 1901 – 11 September 1932) was a Polish aircraft designer and aviator, co-founder of the RWD aircraft construction team and lecturer at the Warsaw University of Technology . Along with Franciszek Żwirko , he won the international air contest Challenge 1932 . This article rel
- ... tended for the International Tourist Plane Competition ( Challenge 1932 ), which took place between august 20 28, 1932. Żwirko, intended as a pilot, chose Wigura as his crewmate. They won a competition, over th ...
#15 Jacob Earl Fickel
Jacob Earl "Jake" Fickel (January 31, 1883 [2] – August 7, 1956) was a general officer and an instructor of aviation in the United States Army . He served as a private, corporal and sergeant, prior to being commissioned an officer and rising to the rank of major general . He served in the Philippine
- ... m an airplane in 1910 Fickel is credited with firing the first recorded gunshot from an airplane on august 20, 1910. From his passenger seat, he fired a rifle twice at a target from an altitude of 100 feet, wit ...
#16 Aleksandr Nadiradze
Aleksandr Davidovich Nadiradze ( Georgian : ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე , Russian : Александр Давидович Надирадзе 20 August 1914 – 3 September 1987) was a Soviet weapons engineer of Georgian ethnicity who was instrumental in former Soviet Union's aerospace and defense technology. He developed various missil
- ... ndr Davidovich Nadiradze ( Georgian : ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე , Russian : Александр Давидович Надирадзе 20 august 1914 – 3 September 1987) was a Soviet weapons engineer of Georgian ethnicity who was instrumental i ...
- ... ngineer (1914–1987) Aleksandr Nadiradze Александр Надирадзе ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე Born ( 1914-08-20 ) 20 august 1914 Gori , Tiflis Governorate , Russian Empire Died 3 September 1987 (1987-09-03) (aged 73) Moscow ...
- ... amic Institute Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology numerous OKB 's EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Born on 20 august (or 2 September) in 1914 in the town of Gori , Georgia, Nadiradze was raised in a teacher's family ...
#17 List of firsts in aviation
This is a list of firsts in aviation . For a comprehensive list of women's records, see Women in aviation . Period drawing of Montgolfier hot air balloon that made the first confirmed flight by man in 1783
- ... avigation was achieved in 1999 First helium-filled rigid airship to fly : was the USS Shenandoah on august 20, 1923, although it did not make a powered flight until September 24, 1923. [27] First people to reac ...
- ... otland to Jæren in Norway in 4 hours and 10 minutes. [96] First aircraft downed by ground fire : On august 20, 1914 during the Battle of Cer , an Austro-Hungarian Lohner B.I of Fliegerkompagnie 13 was damaged b ...
#18 Carl Edgar Myers
Carl Edgar Myers ( ( 1842-03-02 ) March 2, 1842 – ( 1925-11-30 ) November 30, 1925 ) was an American businessman, scientist, inventor, meteorologist, balloonist, and aeronautical engineer. He invented many types of hydrogen balloon airships and related equipment. His business of making passenger air
- ... it was reported that the result was a success of what was hoped for. [52] The news press release of august 20, 1891, reported that rain was made to fall two days before at three o'clock in the afternoon. At the ...
#19 Léon Lemartin
Théodore Clovis Edmond Lemartin , known as Léon Lemartin (20 October 1883 Dunes, Tarn-et-Garonne – 18 June 1911, Vincennes ) [2] [3] was a pioneer aviator who set a world record on 3 February 1911 at Pau, France when he carried seven [4] [5] passengers in a Blériot XIII Aerobus . He then took eight,
- ... proved unreliable. He used the same aircraft to win the passenger carrying prize. BLÉRIOT YEARS On 20 august 1910, Lemartin signed a contract to join Louis Bleriot 's flying school to train as a pilot and wor ...
Engine / Engine
#1 General Electric GE36
The General Electric GE36 was an experimental aircraft engine , a hybrid between a turbofan and a turboprop , known as an unducted fan (UDF) or propfan . The GE36 was developed by General Electric Aircraft Engines , [3] with its CFM International equal partner Snecma taking a 35 percent share of dev
- ... 15] accumulating over 41 hours of flight test time (out of a planned 75 hours) on a Boeing 727 from august 20, 1986 [16] until mid-February 1987, eventually reaching a flight speed of Mach 0.84 and altitude of ...
Event / Event
#1 Trigana Air Flight 267
Trigana Air Flight 267 was a scheduled passenger flight from Sentani to Oksibil in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua . On 16 August 2015, the ATR 42 turboprop operating the service crashed on approach in the Bintang highlands region of Oksibil, killing all 49 passengers and 5 crew members. [1
- ... ies had been carried out from the crash site. [35] The Flight Data Recorder was eventually found on 20 august and shown to media. [36] AIRCRAFT AND OPERATOR PK-YRN, the aircraft involved, in 2008 The ATR 42 ai ...
#2 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
- ... Boeing 747 -400ER AUGUST 1 August – Scaled Composites White Knight 5 August – BAE Systems Hawk NDA 20 august – KAI T-50 Golden Eagle 26 August – Eclipse Aviation Eclipse 500 31 August – Learjet 40 SEPTEMBER 1 ...
#3 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
- ... August 1970 Kirovograd An-2R CCCP-45215 Ukraine W/O 0 Crashed after striking a telephone line. [27] 20 august 1970 Namangan Region An-2R CCCP-15238 Uzbekistan W/O 0 Crashed due to engine failure. [28] 23 Augus ...
#4 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident
On January 31, 2001, Japan Airlines Flight 907, a Boeing 747-400 en route from Haneda Airport , Japan , to Naha Airport , Okinawa , narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with Japan Airlines Flight 958, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 en route from Gimhae International Airport , South Korea , to Narita I
- ... de of the Discovery Channel documentary Aircrash Confidential . [30] The episode was first aired on 20 august 2018. It was also briefly mentioned in the Air Crash Investigation (also known as Mayday in other c ...
#5 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
- ... 0 Groton–New Haven Low visibility, unexplained descent, CFIT N5844 Pittsburgh International Airport 20 august 1971 Convair 580 Parkersburg–Pittsburgh Landing gear failure Flight 453 Monroe County Airport 9 Jul ...
- ... B Taipei–Hong Kong Improper maintenance, metal fatigue, in-flight breakup Flight 120 Okinawa, Japan 20 august 2007 Boeing 737-809 Taipei–Naha Engine fire on landing China Eastern Airlines Flight designation Lo ...
- ... 124V Prague–Zurich Crew preoccupation, belly landing Flight 540 Brno Trade Fair 11 mi NE of Damascus 20 august t 1975 Ilyushin Il-62 Prague–Damascus–Baghdad–Tehran Incorrect altimeter setting Flight 001 Košice B ...
#6 1913 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1913: Years in aviation : 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 19
- ... h cricketer William Evans ) when his Cody Floatplane breaks up in flight over Hampshire in England. 20 august – The French aviator Adolphe Pegoud becomes the first person in Europe to jump from an airplane and ...
#7 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
- ... ncident. [198] An Austrian Airlines flight from Washington to Vienna diverted to Shannon Airport on august 20, 2011, to have an unruly passenger arrested by the Garda Síochána . Harold Albrecht, 32, of Austria, ...
- ... nate €500 to charity. [219] An Air Canada flight from London, UK to Calgary diverted to Edmonton on august 20, 2012, to put off Justin Neil Frank, 35, of Calgary. He had appeared to be intoxicated when boarding ...
#8 List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
A number of mid-air collisions and incidents have taken place in the United Kingdom. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2013 )
- ... 04J crashed into the River Thames after colliding with another Avro 504J near Purfleet, one killed. 20 august 1917 – Two B.E.2e collide near Godmanchester, two killed. 20 August 1917 – An R.E.8 collides with a ...
- ... 504J near Purfleet, one killed. 20 August 1917 – Two B.E.2e collide near Godmanchester, two killed. 20 august 1917 – An R.E.8 collides with another R.E.8 while formation flying near Yatesbury Aerodrome, two ki ...
#9 1910 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1910: Years in aviation : 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 19
- ... t – John Moissant becomes the first American to pilot an airplane across the English Channel . [21] 20 august – A military firearm is fired from an airplane for the first time when United States Army Lieutenan ...
#10 List of accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount
As World War II came to a close the British government realised that it was going to have to drastically change its air manufacturing industry to avoid becoming dependent on American aircraft companies. To address this issue the Brabazon Committee was formed in 1943 to investigate the future needs o
- ... ays crashed on approach to Speke Airport , killing both crew and two people in the factory. [75] On 20 august 1965, SP-LVA of LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze crashed at Jeuk after entering a thundercell. All four p ...
#11 2007 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 2007: Years in aviation : 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20
- ... rea Airport in French Polynesia and crashes into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 20 people on board. 20 august – China Airlines Flight 120 , a Boeing 737-809 with 165 people on board, catches fire after landing ...
- ... ere are no fatalities; three people on the aircraft and one member of the ground crew are injured.. 20 august – Loch Lomond Seaplanes launches scheduled services from Glasgow Seaplane Terminal to Oban in Scotl ...
#12 List of air show accidents and incidents in the 21st century
This is a year-by-year list of aviation accidents that have occurred at airshows worldwide in the 21st century. F-16 Ejection at Mountain Home, Idaho September 15, 2003 This article contains dynamic lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding
- ... Jet Gold race of the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada . Pilot Aaron Hogue died in the crash. [1] 2021 august 20, 2021 - A North American T-6 Texan crashed during preparations for the Great Pocono Raceway Airshow ...
- ... higan . He was seriously injured and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. [72] [73] august 20 – A Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team " Red Arrows " aircraft ( BAE Hawk T1) crashed after performing a ...
- ... r the village of Throop . The pilot, 33-year-old Flt. Lt. Jon Egging, was killed in the crash. [74] august 20 – Stunt pilot Bryan Jensen was killed when his modified Pitts 12 "The Beast" crashed at the Charles ...
#13 First Air Flight 6560
First Air Flight 6560 was a domestic charter flight that crashed on landing at Resolute , Nunavut , Canada, on 20 August 2011. Of the 15 people on board, 12 were killed and the remaining three were severely injured. The Boeing 737-200 of First Air was operating a service from Yellowknife , Northwest
- ... light 6560 was a domestic charter flight that crashed on landing at Resolute , Nunavut , Canada, on 20 august 2011. Of the 15 people on board, 12 were killed and the remaining three were severely injured. The ...
- ... , Nunavut, Canada First Air Flight 6560 The wreckage of Flight 6560 at the crash site Accident Date 20 august 2011 ( 2011-08-20 ) Summary Controlled flight into terrain Site 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of Resol ...
- ... ISTORY OF THE FLIGHT Flight 6560 had departed from Yellowknife Airport at 09:40 CDT (14:40 UTC ) on 20 august for a flight to Resolute Bay Airport carrying 11 passengers, 4 crew members and freight. Captain Bl ...
#14 List of fatal accidents to commercial cargo aircraft
This article is a list of fatal accidents involving commercial cargo aircraft and is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.
- ... nto a mountain in bad weather at Tubo Milkie, Ethiopia , three crew and two passengers killed. [13] 20 august A Monarch Aviation Convair CV-880-22-2 ( N8817E ) crashed on departure from Juan Santamaría Interna ...
#15 1944 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1944: Years in aviation : 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 19
- ... , and one Dornier Do 217 —for the first time during the operation and shoot all of them down. [151] august 20 – Aircraft of a U.S. Navy antisubmarine hunter-killer group score their final kill of an enemy subma ...
#16 2014 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2014 : Mediterranean Sea (16 March 2014) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepares to land on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage is on a scheduled deployment suppor
- ... kill his wife and infant son. Israeli airstrikes also injure 25 people during the day. [279] [280] 20 august American aircraft carry out 14 strikes against Islamic State forces near the Mosul Dam in northern ...
#17 The Anomaly (novel)
The Anomaly ( French : L'anomalie ) is a 2020 novel by French writer Hervé Le Tellier . It was published by Éditions Gallimard on 20 August 2020. [1] An English translation by Adriana Hunter was published by Other Press on 23 November 2021 ( ISBN 978-1-63542-169-9 ). [2] 2020 novel by Hervé Le Tel
- ... lie ) is a 2020 novel by French writer Hervé Le Tellier . It was published by Éditions Gallimard on 20 august 2020. [1] An English translation by Adriana Hunter was published by Other Press on 23 November 2021 ...
- ... nslator Adriana Hunter Country France Language French Publisher Éditions Gallimard Publication date 20 august 2020 Published in English 23 November 2021 Pages 336 Awards Prix Goncourt (2020) ISBN 978-2-0728-95 ...
#18 List of aircraft shootdowns
This is a list of aircraft shootdowns , dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II . An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (see anti-aircraft warfare ) which causes the targeted aircraft to
- ... n ZU-23-2 anti aircraft guns, one Armenian 57-mm S-60 gun was destroyed in the same engagement. [88] 20 august t 1992 - An Azerbaijani two seat MiG-25 PD is shot down, one of the pilots was Alexander Belichenko ...
#19 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1935–1939)
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
- ... o the Panama canal one mile northeast of the Pedro Miguel lock , the department was informed.” [90] 20 august Prototype Vought XSB2U-1 Vindicator , BuNo 9725 , first flown at Rentschler Field , East Hartford , ...
#20 1978 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1978: Years in aviation : 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 19
- ... JUNE June 30 - Rutan Defiant JULY July 6 - NASA QSRA NASA715 AUGUST August 12 – Pilatus PC-7 HB-HAO august 20 – Aerospatiale Fouga 90 F-WZJB August 20 – British Aerospace Sea Harrier XZ450 August 29 – Mitsubish ...
- ... - NASA QSRA NASA715 AUGUST August 12 – Pilatus PC-7 HB-HAO August 20 – Aerospatiale Fouga 90 F-WZJB august 20 – British Aerospace Sea Harrier XZ450 August 29 – Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond SEPTEMBER September 12 – ...
- ... with Japan Air Self-Defense Force JUNE June 28 - Dassault Super Étendard with the Aéronavale AUGUST august 20 – BAe Sea Harrier RETIREMENTS Convair F-102 Delta Dagger by the United States Air National Guard [62 ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Kemény K-02
The Kemény K-02 Szellő ( Breeze ) was a Hungarian training glider from the late 1940s. It was originally designed for a national contest to build a primary trainer but when this was won by the Rubik R-16 Lepke it was resigned to have more advanced soaring capability which could take pilots to their
- ... [1] OPERATIONAL HISTORY The first production Szellő, built by Sportárutermelő V., Esztergo flew on 20 august 1950. In all 89 were built and flew on into the 1960s, enabling many Hungarian glider pilots to gai ...
#2 Glasflügel H-30 GFK
The Hütter H-30 was a single-seat glider design by German designer Wolfgang Hütter. Conceived in 1948, the H-30 laid the foundation for later designs by the manufacturer Glasflügel . The H-30 was intended to be a low cost company aircraft with high functionality and serviceability. Three variants of
- ... urer Wolfgang Hütter / Eugen Hänle Built by Glasflügel First flight H-30 GFK: 5 May 1962 ; H-30 TS: 20 august 1960 [1] Number built 2 [2] HISTORY In 1945, Wolfgang Hütter thought of building gliders based on t ...
#3 Ilyushin Il-32
The Ilyushin Il-32 was a Soviet heavy military glider developed after World War II to deliver 7,000 kg (15,000 lb) of cargo. To facilitate loading and unloading, the glider's nose and tail sections were hinged to swing sideways. The Il-32 required a four-engined aircraft to tow it safely; it was
- ... Role Cargo glider Type of aircraft National origin Soviet Union Manufacturer Ilyushin First flight 20 august 1948 Status Canceled Number built 1 DEVELOPMENT After the end of World War II, the Soviets devoted ...
- ... sections swung up to 95° to starboard to facilitate loading. [3] The Il-32 made its first flight on 20 august 1948, towed by a twin-engined Ilyushin Il-12 , but the Il-12 was not powerful enough to tow a fully ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Bell 206
The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- and twin-engined helicopters , manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec , plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army 's Light Observation Helicopter program, it was not selected by the Army. Bell redesigned t
- ... pilot was killed when his Bell 206 crashed at Tangail Area of Bangladesh . [23] [ importance? ] On august 20, 2014, Guatemala's Army Chief of Staff was killed when his Bell 206 crashed. [24] On February 11, 20 ...
#2 HAL Dhruv
The HAL Dhruv is a utility helicopter designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The development of HAL Dhruv was announced in November 1984. The helicopter first flew in 1992; however, its development was prolonged due to multiple factors including the Indian Army 's requirement
- ... Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Design group Rotary Wing Research and Design Center [1] First flight 20 august 1992 [2] Introduction March 2002 [3] Status In service Primary users Indian Army Indian Air Force I ...
- ... ugh originally scheduled to fly in 1989, the first prototype ALH (Z-3182) made its maiden flight on 20 august 1992 at Bangalore with the then-Indian Vice President K R Narayanan in attendance. [10] This was fo ...
#3 Howze Board
The Howze Board was the informal name given to the Tactical Mobility Requirements Board created at the direct request of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to review and test new concepts integrating helicopters as close air support into the United States Army . Helicopters had been used during th
- ... [14] FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The board submitted its final report to the Department of the Army on 20 august 1962, and it reached the Secretary of Defense on 15 September. [15] The report was a large document ...
#4 Mil Mi-24
The Mil Mi-24 ( Russian : Миль Ми-24 ; NATO reporting name : Hind ) is a large helicopter gunship , attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. [1] It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been operated since 1972 by the Soviet Air Force and its su
- ... s reportedly entered Russia and attacked an oil storage facility in Belgorod . [114] OTHER USERS On 20 august 2015, Pakistan ordered four Mi-35Ms, a number that is expected to grow. Russia completed the delive ...
#5 List of Ingenuity flights
The NASA helicopter Ingenuity on Mars made the first powered controlled flights by an aircraft on a planet other than Earth. [1] [2] Its first flight was April 19, 2021, after landing February 18 attached to the underside of the Perseverance rover. [3] Ingenuity weighs 1.8 kilograms (4.0 lb) and i
- ... nd one high-speed spin test 2,573 rpm of the rotor blades to take a health check of the helicopter. august 20, 2022 at 12:38 [84] [85] (Sol 533 ) 33.3 5 m (16 ft) 2.35 m (7.7 ft) 0.5 m/s (1.1 mph) Shift sideway ...
#6 NHIndustries NH90
The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium-sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter . It was developed in response to NATO requirements for a battlefield helicopter which would also be capable of being operated in naval environments. The NH90 was developed and is manufactured by NHIndustries , a co
- ... s supposed to help Qatar with modernizing her military helicopter fleet. [153] [154] [155] [156] On 20 august 2018, Leonardo announced the contract with Qatar was made effective for a total sum of US$3.7 billi ...
#7 Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk
The Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk was a private-venture, prototype attack helicopter built in 1970 with Sikorsky Aircraft research and development (R&D) funds. A tandem, two-seat aircraft designed around the dynamic drive and rotor systems of the Sikorsky S-61 , it was designed to serve as an attack helic
- ... in 1972 Role Attack/assault helicopter Type of aircraft Manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft First flight 20 august 1970 Status Destroyed (1974 crash) Number built 1 Developed from Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King DESIGN AND ...
- ... 7 began in November 1969 with manufacturing following in February 1970. The Blackhawk first flew on 20 august 1970. [6] The S-67 featured a five-bladed main rotor and tail rotor . The main rotor was taken from ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Bordeaux-Aéronautique
Bordeaux Aéronautique (BA) was a French aeronautic company founded on 17 March 1939, [1] by Marcel Bloch , André Curvale, Henri Deplante and Claude de Cambronne . [2] French aeronautic company Bordeaux-Aéronautique Industry Aerospace , Defense Founded 1939 Founder Marcel Dassault (born Marcel Bloch)
- ... 4 commander of the German Air Force Command . Bloch MB 151 Bloch MB 152 MD 311 After leaving Pau on 20 august 1944, the Germans leave Bordeaux on 28 August. SNCASO comes back to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to wo ...
#2 Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace , a Raytheon Technologies subsidiary, is one of the world's largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina , United States. [4] Aerospace manufacturer Collins Aerospace Type Subsidiary Industry Aerospace and industrial Predecessors R
- ... D) satellite, and the Dawn spacecraft , which developed problems or even failed. [8] FLIGHTAWARE On 20 august 2021, Collins Aerospace announced the acquisition of FlightAware for an undisclosed amount. FlightA ...
#3 Eclipse Aviation
The Eclipse Aviation Corporation was the Albuquerque, New Mexico , United States-based manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ), and also at one time proposed developing the Eclipse 400 single-engined jet. Defunct American aerospace manufacturer This article is about the defunct aircraft
- ... 7 bankruptcy liquidation procedure in February 2009. In the final Chapter 7 procedure, completed on august 20, 2009, there was only one bidder, a new company formed to acquire the assets, Eclipse Aerospace . [7 ...
- ... money for the Eclipse 400 but the deposits were later a subject of legal action. [28] On Wednesday, august 20, 2008, Hampson Aerospace closed their Grand Prairie production plant, leaving Eclipse without a supp ...
- ... n. Eclipse Aerospace was confirmed as the new owner of the assets of the former Eclipse Aviation on august 20, 2009 and opened for business on September 1, 2009. The company later merged to become One Aviation ...
#4 Eclipse Aerospace
Eclipse Aerospace was an American aircraft manufacturer, maintenance and upgrade company. The company provided maintenance and upgrades to the Eclipse 500 fleet and was the manufacturer of the Eclipse 550 . The company was formed specifically to purchase the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation , for
- ... ece meal basis." [10] [11] [12] The Chapter 7 sale hearing was heard in federal bankruptcy court on 20 august 2009, with Eclipse Aerospace as the sole and winning bidder. A previous bid by the Eclipse Owners G ...
#5 Airspace Industry Corporation of China
Airspace Industry Corporation of China is a company registered in Hong Kong in 2012, with claimed business ranging from airport equipment, aviation logistics, aircraft and aero-engine manufacturing to environmental technology, import and export trade since 2001. [1] Chinese aircraft company Not to b
- ... lines for companies and organizations . ( October 2017 ) The company has contracted with Antonov on 20 august 2016 to obtain technologies, drawings and property rights of An-225 . [2] [3] They were planning to ...
#6 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex ( Urdu : پاکستان مستقر برائے ہوا پیمائیِ بحری ), or PAC ) is a major defense contractor and an aerospace manufacturer that is headquartered in Kamra , Punjab , Pakistan . [1] Aircraft manufacturing Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Official logo of Pakistan Aeronautical
- ... fighter began on 22 January 2008, while serial production of the fighter began on 30 June 2009. On 20 august 2009 the PAF announced that it would begin production of its own unmanned aerial vehicles in collab ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Battle of Britain Bunker
The Battle of Britain Bunker is an underground operations room at RAF Uxbridge , formerly used by No. 11 Group Fighter Command during the Second World War . Fighter aircraft operations were controlled from there throughout the War but most notably during the Battle of Britain and on D-Day . Today it
- ... ot into his car, close to the entrance of the Bunker, then repeated them in the House of Commons on 20 august 1940. [13] The King and Queen visited the bunker on 6 September 1940. [14] After the Luftwaffe swit ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 Iron Dome
Iron Dome ( Hebrew : כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל , romanized : Kippat Barzel ) is a mobile all-weather air defense system [8] developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries . [7] The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from
- ... ge were reported. Defense officials said that Iron Dome would be re-deployed in Beersheba . [84] On 20 august 2011, while engaging with a volley of seven rockets fired almost simultaneously at Be'er Sheva from ...
#2 Air-to-air rocket
An air-to-air rocket or air interception rocket is an unguided projectile fired from aircraft to engage other flying targets. They were used briefly in World War I to engage enemy observation balloons and in and after World War II to engage enemy bombers. Fighters were too maneuverable to be effecti
- ... The first known example of a successful attack of air-to-air rockets on another plane took place on august 20, 1939, during the Battle of Khalkhin Gol . A group of Soviet Polikarpov I-16 fighters under command ...
#3 List of Syrian civil war barrel bomb attacks
A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war . They are typically made from a barrel that has been filled with High Explosives , along with shrapnel and/or oil . In Syria they are typically dropped from a helicopter . [1]
- ... of Aleppo . [256] On 19 August 2016, barrel bombs destroyed the only hospital in Darayya . [257] On 20 august 2016, a barrel bomb killed a mother and her 6 children in al-Jaloum district of Aleppo . [258] On 2 ...
#4 Pantsir missile system
The Pantsir ( Russian : Панцирь , lit. ' "Carapace" ' ) missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems. Starting with the Pantsir-S1 ( Russian : Панцирь-С1 , NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound ) as the first version, it is pro
- ... y Israel into Syria using Russian-made Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S systems, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit said on 20 august 2021. Syrian air defense forces shot down twenty-one out of twenty-four missiles fired by Israel in ...
#5 ASM-N-6 Omar
The ASM-N-6 Omar was a short-range air-to-surface missile developed for and evaluated by the United States Navy in the early 1950s. Intended to use existing unguided rockets as a basis and using a novel guidance system involving optical beam-riding, the program was unable to resolve difficulties wit
- ... or use in the Korean War , [2] the Omar, designated XASM-N-6, [1] was authorized for development on 20 august 1951. [2] Based on the airframe of the standard 5 in (130 mm) High Velocity Aircraft Rocket , [2] c ...
#6 Nudelman-Suranov NS-45
The Nudelman-Suranov NS-45 was an enlarged version of the Soviet Nudelman-Suranov NS-37 aircraft autocannon . It was evaluated for service on 44 Yakovlev Yak-9 K aircraft during World War II , but proved to stress the airframes too much. The NS-45 was also mounted on the prototype Tupolev Tu-1 night
- ... Il-2 , with one gun mounted in each wing, but the design was not put into series production. [3] On august 20, 1943, the People's Commissariat of Aviation Industry of the USSR ordered that an Il-2 be tested wit ...
#7 GAM-63 RASCAL
The GAM-63 RASCAL was a supersonic air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company . The RASCAL was the United States Air Force 's first nuclear armed standoff missile . The RASCAL was initially designated the ASM-A-2, then re-designated the B-63 in 1951 and finally re-designa
- ... at nuclear warheads were available for RASCAL. The W-5 nuclear warhead was initially considered. On 20 august 1950 the Special Weapons Development Board (SWDB) authorized a W-5/RASCAL integration effort.. [17] ...
#8 Motobomba
The Motobomba , more properly the Motobomba FFF (Freri Fiore Filpa), was an Italian pattern-running torpedo used by Italian and German air forces during World War II. The designation FFF was derived from the last names of the three men involved with its original design: Lieutenant-Colonel Prospero F
- ... inst Gibraltar, an effort repeated on July 25, both missions aborted before launch. On the night of august 20, a Major Lucchini conducted a successful mission against Gibraltar and this was followed by attacks ...