langs: 12 января [ru] / january 12 [en] / 12. januar [de] / 12 janvier [fr] / 12 gennaio [it] / 12 de enero [es]
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Vijayawada Airport ( IATA : VGA , ICAO : VOBZ ) [4] is an international airport serving Vijayawada and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region in India . [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The airport is located at Gannavaram in Vijayawada, where National Highway 16 connecting Chennai to Kolkata passes through. Domestic
#2 Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (abbreviated NAS JRB Fort Worth ) [1] ( IATA : FWH , ICAO : KNFW , FAA LID : NFW ) includes Carswell Field , a military airbase located 5 nautical miles (9 km; 6 mi) west of the central business district of Fort Worth , in Tarrant County , Texas ,
#3 RAF Digby
Royal Air Force Digby otherwise known as RAF Digby is a Royal Air Force station located near Scopwick and 11.6 mi (18.7 km) south east of Lincoln , in Lincolnshire , England. The station is home to the tri-service Joint Service Signals Organisation, part of the Joint Forces Intelligence Group of
#4 María Montez International Airport
María Montez International Airport ( Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez ) ( IATA : BRX , ICAO : MDBH ) is an international airport 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the Caribbean port city of Barahona , in the Barahona Province of the Dominican Republic . [4] It is named after the late fi
Sandefjord Airport, Torp ( Norwegian : Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp ; IATA : TRF , ICAO : ENTO ) is an international airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of Sandefjord , Norway and 110 kilometers (68 mi) south of Oslo . The airport features a 2,989-meter (9,806 ft) runway
#6 Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola ( IATA : NPA , ICAO : KNPA , FAA LID : NPA ) (formerly NAS/KNAS until changed circa 1970 to allow Nassau International Airport, now Lynden Pindling International Airport , to have IATA code NAS), "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United States Navy bas
#7 Ardmore Airport (New Zealand)
Ardmore Airport ( IATA : AMZ , ICAO : NZAR ) is an airport 3 nautical miles (5.5 km) southeast of Manurewa in Auckland , New Zealand . "Ardmore Airfield" redirects here. For the airport near the city of Ardmore, Oklahoma, see Ardmore Municipal Airport . Airport in Auckland Ardmore Airport IATA : A
Guernsey Airport ( IATA : GCI , ICAO : EGJB ) is an international airport on the island of Guernsey and the largest airport in the Bailiwick of Guernsey . It is located in the Forest , a parish in Guernsey, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southwest of St. Peter Port [1] and features mostly f
#9 Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport ( IATA : CGO , ICAO : ZHCC ) is the principal airport serving Zhengzhou , the capital of Henan province, China. Airport in Henan, China Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport 郑州新郑国际机场 IATA : CGO ICAO : ZHCC Summary Airport type Public Operator Henan Airport
#10 Suceava International Airport
Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport ( Romanian : Aeroportul Internațional "Ștefan cel Mare" Suceava ) ( IATA : SCV , ICAO : LRSV ) is an airport serving the city of Suceava , Romania . It is located in Salcea , 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Suceava, and 30.5 km (19.0 mi) west of Botoșani
#11 Tromsø Airport
Tromsø Airport ( Norwegian : Tromsø lufthavn ; IATA : TOS , ICAO : ENTC ) is an international airport located at Langnes in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality , Troms og Finnmark county, Norway . Situated on the western shore of the island of Tromsøya , it features a 2,447-meter (8,028 ft)
#12 Van Nuys Airport
Van Nuys Airport ( IATA : VNY , ICAO : KVNY , FAA LID : VNY ) is a public airport in the Van Nuys neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles . The airport is operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a branch of the Los Angeles city government , which also operates Los Angeles International Airpor
Moss Airport, Rygge ( Norwegian : Moss lufthavn, Rygge ; IATA : RYG [4] , ICAO : ENRY ) was [5] an international airport serving Moss , Oslo and Eastern Norway . It is located in Rygge , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) outside Moss and 60 kilometres (37 mi) outside Oslo. It also served as a regional airp
#14 Davis Station
The Davis Station , commonly called Davis , is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Davis is situated on the coast of Cooperation Sea in Princess Elizabeth Land , Ingrid Christensen Coast in the Australian Antarctic Terr
#15 Skopje International Airport
Skopje International Airport [2] [3] [4] ( Macedonian : Меѓународен аеродром Скопје , romanized : Megjunaroden aerodrom Skopje , Albanian : Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Shkupit , IATA : SKP , ICAO : LWSK ), also known as Skopje Airport ( Macedonian : Аеродром Скопје , romanized : Aerodrom Skopje [5]
Ahmed Ben Bella Airport ( Arabic : مطار أحمد بن بلة ), formally Es-Sénia Airport ( IATA : ORN , ICAO : DAOO ) is an airport located 4.7 nm (8.7 km) south of Oran (near Es Sénia ), in Algeria . For the airport in Oran, Salta, Argentina, see Orán Airport . Airport in Es Sénia, Algeria Ahmed Ben Bell
#17 RAF Greencastle
Royal Air Force Greencastle or more simply RAF Greencastle is a former Royal Air Force airfield located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the fishing village of Kilkeel and took in a large part of Cranfield Bay. RAF Greencastle USAAF Station 237 Kilkeel , County Down in Northern Ireland A-20G of the USA
Andersen Air Force Base (Andersen AFB, AAFB) ( IATA : UAM , ICAO : PGUA , FAA LID : UAM ) is a United States Air Force base located primarily within the village of Yigo in the United States territory of Guam . The host unit at Andersen AFB is the 36th Wing (36 WG), assigned to the Pacific Air Forces
#19 RAF Lossiemouth
Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or more commonly RAF Lossiemouth or Lossie ( IATA : LMO , ICAO : EGQS ) is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray , north-east Scotland . Royal Air Force main operating base in Moray, Scotland RAF Lossiemouth Near Lossiemouth ,
#20 Chalais-Meudon
Chalais-Meudon is an aeronautical research and development centre in Meudon , to the south-west of Paris . It was originally founded in 1793 in the nearby Château de Meudon and has played an important role in the development of French aviation. French aeronautical research and development centre Cha
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies ' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War . The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd . Deve
#2 Bernard 200
The Bernard 200 T (T for Tourisme ) was the first of a series of French light touring aircraft from the early 1930s. Single engined and seating three or four, they were high cantilever wing monoplanes . Four Bernard 200 T were built and subsequently modified into three further variants. Bernard 200
#3 ASL Viking
The ASL Viking was a single-engined two seater biplane aircraft designed and built by Horatio Barber 's Aeronautical Syndicate Ltd . at Hendon. It was first flown in January 1912. ASL Viking Role Experimental aircraft Type of aircraft National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Aeronautical Syndicat
#4 North American XB-70 Valkyrie
The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear -armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command . Designed in the late 1950s by North American Aviation (NAA), the six-engined Valkyrie was capa
The Antonov An-12 ( Russian : Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name : Cub ) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union . It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than three decades the An-12 was the standard medium-range cargo and
#6 Boeing 247
The Boeing Model 247 is an early United States airliner , and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal ( anodized aluminum ) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing , and retractable landing gear . [2] [3] Other advanced features included control surface
The Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador is a British twin piston-engined airliner that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Airspeed Ltd. It was one of the first postwar airliners to be produced. AS.57 Ambassador Dan-Air Ambassador at Bristol Airport in 1965 Role Airliner Type of air
The Vickers Type 163 was a prototype British biplane bomber design of the 1930s, built by Vickers-Armstrong . Type 163 Role Bomber Type of aircraft Manufacturer Vickers First flight 12 January 1931 Status Prototype only Number built 1 It was based on the Vickers Vanox (Vickers "Type 150") scaled up
The Petlyakov Pe-8 ( Russian : Петляков Пе-8 ) was a Soviet heavy bomber designed before World War II , and the only four-engine bomber the USSR built during the war. Produced in limited numbers, it was used to bomb Berlin in August 1941. It was also used for so-called "morale raids" designed to rai
The BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 was a planned maritime patrol and attack aircraft intended to replace the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2 . The rebuilt aircraft would have extended the operating life of the Nimrod fleet by several decades and significantly improved the aircraft by installing more efficient R
#11 Enola Gay
The Enola Gay ( / ə ˈ n oʊ l ə / ) is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber , named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets . On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II , it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic
#12 Bristol 188
The Bristol 188 is a British supersonic research aircraft built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the 1950s. Its length, slender cross-section and intended purpose led to its being nicknamed the "Flaming Pencil". [1] British supersonic research aircraft Bristol 188 Bristol 188 at the Royal Air For
#13 Dewoitine D.30
The Dewoitine D.30 was a ten-seat cantilever monoplane built in France in 1930. The D.30 was a single-engine aircraft but the second was completed as a trimotor and redesignated D.31 . Dewoitine D.30 Role France Type of aircraft National origin Ten-seat passenger transport Manufacturer Sociéty Aéron
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine , canard delta wing , multirole fighter . [3] [4] The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter [5] and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus , BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project t
The Airbus A400M Atlas [nb 2] is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft . It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space ) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-13
#16 Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft (or simply jet ) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft ) propelled by jet engines . "Jet plane" redirects here. For the Rumania Montevideo album, see Jet Plane . Aircraft class powered by jet propulsion engines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 of Continental Airlines is an exampl
#17 Farman F.230
The Farman F.230 and its derivatives were a family of light touring aircraft built in France in the 1930s. They were low-wing cantilever monoplanes of conventional configuration, with fixed tailskid undercarriage and two open cockpits in tandem. The thick-section wing used on these designs was a dis
#18 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II operators
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense'
#19 Polikarpov DI-1
Polikarpov DI-1 (DI - Dvukhmesnyy Istrebitel - two-seat fighter), also known as 2I-N1 , Russian : Поликарпов ДИ-1 (2И-Н1) , was a prototype Soviet two-seat fighter designed during the 1920s. The sole prototype built crashed on its ninth flight, due to manufacturing defects, and the program was cance
The Douglas F3D Skyknight (later designated F-10 Skyknight ) is an American twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company in El Segundo, California . The F3D was designed as a carrier-based all-weather night fighter and saw service with the United States Na
USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . She was named after Shipley Bay, located within Kosciusko Island . The bay in turn was named after Ensign John H. Shipley, an officer on the ship surveying the Alexander Archipelago . Launched in February 194
#2 Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
Chitose ( 千歳 ) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served from 1938 to 1944, seeing service as a seaplane carrier and later as a light aircraft carrier during World War II . In her initial guise as a seaplane carrier, she first saw service during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, an
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16) , nicknamed " The Blue Ghost ", is an Essex -class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy . Originally intended to be named Cabot , the new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the recently-lost USS
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
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy 's third Nimitz -class supercarrier . She is named for Carl Vinson (1883-1981), a congressman from Georgia , in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched during Vinson's lifetime in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) , formerly CVA(N)-65 , is a decommissioned [14] United States Navy aircraft carrier . She was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name . Like her predecessor of World War II fame, she is nicknamed "Big E". At 1,123
USS Bougainville (CVE-100) was the forty-sixth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carrier built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after the Bougainville campaign , a prolonged action against Japanese forces entrenched in the island of Bougainville off Papua New Guinea . T
USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) was the twenty-seventh of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after Rudyerd Bay, within Ketcchikan Gateway Bourough , of the Territory of Alaska . Today, the bay lies within Misty Fjords National Monume
USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex -class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II . Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force (variously designated as Task Force 38 or 58) in the Pacific Ocean , the navy's primary offensive f
USS Makin Island (CVE-93) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . It was named for the 1942 Makin raid , an early diversionary raid designed to distract from the Guadalcanal campaign and the Tulagi campaign . Launched in April 1944, and commissioned in May, she served in s
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard , she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5)
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three Midway -class aircraft carriers . To her crew, she was known as " Swanky Franky ," " Foo-De-Roo ," or " Rosie ," with the last nickname probably the most popular. Roosevelt spent most of her active deployed career operating in the Med
#14 USS Kitkun Bay
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was the seventeenth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carrier built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was launched in November 1943, and transferred to the Navy and commissioned in December. She served in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign , the Battle
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
#16 Japanese seaplane carrier Wakamiya
Wakamiya ( Japanese : 若宮丸, later 若宮艦 ) was a seaplane carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the first Japanese aircraft carrier . She was converted from a transport ship into a seaplane carrier and commissioned in August 1914. She was equipped with four Japanese-built French Maurice Farman seapl
#17 HMS Nabob (D77)
HMS Nabob (D77) was a Ruler -class escort aircraft carrier which served in the Royal Navy during 1943 and 1944. The ship was built in the United States as the Bogue -class USS Edisto (CVE-41) (originally AVG-41 then later ACV-41 ) but did not serve with the United States Navy . In August 1944 the sh
#18 Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō
Chūyō (冲鷹, "hawk which soars") was a Taiyō -class escort carrier originally built as Nitta Maru ( 新田 丸 ) , the first of her class of three passenger-cargo liners built in Japan during the late 1930s. She was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in late 1941 and was converted into an esc
#19 USS Tulagi
USS Tulagi (CVE-72) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy History Name Tulagi Namesake The Battle of Tulagi , 7–8 August 1942 Ordered as Fortazela Bay Builder Kaiser Company Laid down 7 June 1943 Launched 15 November 1943 Co
#20 HMS Archer (D78)
HMS Archer was a Long Island -class escort carrier built by the United States in 1939–1940 and operated by the Royal Navy during World War II . She was built as the cargo ship Mormacland , but was converted to an escort carrier and renamed HMS Archer . Her transmission was a constant cause of proble
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.
#2 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
Eastern Airlines, LLC is an American airline founded in 2010. Eastern operates Boeing 767s and Boeing 777s . It began as Dynamic Airways and later added "International" to its name to reflect its transition from a charter airline into scheduled international services. Under the Dynamic name, the air
Total Linhas Aéreas S/A is an airline based in Curitiba , Brazil , founded in 1988. It operates cargo and charter services. Total Linhas Aéreas IATA ICAO Callsign L1 TTL TOTAL Founded 1988 AOC # 260 - January 12, 2021 [1] Hubs Guarulhos Airport Fleet size 5 Destinations 9 Parent company Grupo Suli
#5 European Low Fares Airline Association
The European Low Fares Airline Association ( ELFAA ) was an organization formed in 2004 to represent low-cost carriers and lobby European institutions on their behalf. [3] It ceased operations and disbanded in 2016, as major members joined the newly formed trade group Airlines for Europe . ELFAA was
Korongo Airlines sprl (after the Swahili term for large migrating birds) was [1] an airline from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), headquartered in Lubumbashi . [2] It was founded on behalf of Brussels Airlines and other Belgian investors in 2009, and operated scheduled regional fligh
#7 Braniff International Airways
Braniff Airways, Inc. , operating as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until air operations ceased, is an American airline that once flew air carrier operations and conducted other travel related businesses from 1928 until 1982 and continues
#8 Maersk Air
Maersk Air A/S was a Danish airline which operated between 1969 and 2005. Owned by the A. P. Møller–Mærsk Group , it operated a mix of scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo services. Headquartered at Dragør , its main operating bases were Copenhagen Airport , Billund Airport and Esbjerg Airpor
#9 Air France
Air France ( French pronunciation: [ɛːʁ fʁɑ̃s] ; formally Société Air France, S.A. ), stylised as AIRFRANCE , is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France . It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. As of 201
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
#11 Tunisair
Société Tunisienne de l'Air , or Tunisair ( Arabic : الخطوط التونسية ) is the national airline of Tunisia . [2] Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to four continents. Its main base is Tunis–Carthage International Airport . The airline's head office is in Tunis , near Tunis
#12 Pegasus Airlines
Pegasus Airlines ( Turkish : Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. ) ( BİST : PGSUS ), sometimes stylized as Flypgs , is a Turkish low-cost carrier headquartered in the Kurtköy area of Pendik , Istanbul [2] with bases at several Turkish airports. Turkish low-cost airline headquartered in Pendik, Istanbul N
#13 Low-cost carrier
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (occasionally referred to as no-frills , budget or discount carrier or airline , and abbreviated as LCC ) is an airline that is operated with an especially high emphasis on minimizing operating costs and without some of the traditional services and amenities pr
#14 Rio Airways
Rio Airways was a regional passenger airline headquartered in Killeen, Texas , United States, [1] and was operational from 1967 to 1987. [2] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2009 ) Rio Airways Rio IATA ICAO Callsign XO - - Commenced operations 1965 Ceased operations
#15 Buffalo Airways
Buffalo Airways is a family-run airline based in Yellowknife , Northwest Territories , Canada, established in 1970. Buffalo Airways was launched by Bob Gauchie [4] [5] and later sold to one of his pilots, Joe McBryan (aka "Buffalo Joe"). It operates charter passenger, charter cargo, firefighting , a
#16 Czech Airlines
Czech Airlines j.s.c. (abbreviation: ČSA , Czech : České Aerolinie, a.s. ) is the flag carrier of the Czech Republic . Its head office is located in the Vokovice area of Prague 's 6th district and its hub is Václav Havel Airport Prague . The company mainly operates scheduled flights, [6] serving fou
#17 Alitalia
Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A. , [4] [5] operating as Alitalia ( Italian pronunciation: [aliˈtaːlja] ), was an airline which was once the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy. [6] The company had its head office in Fiumicino , Metropolitan City of Rome Capital . [7] The airline was
#18 History of British Airways
British Airways (BA), the United Kingdom's national airline , was formed in 1974 with the merger of the two largest UK airlines, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA), and including also two smaller regional airlines, Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines .
#19 Air France–KLM
Air France–KLM S.A. , also known as Air France–KLM Group , is a Franco-Dutch airline holding company incorporated under French law with its headquarters at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France , near Paris. The group has offices in Montreuil , Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, and in Amstelveen ,
#20 C.A.I. Second
C.A.I. Second S.p.A. was [2] an Italian airline operating flights for its parent company, Alitalia . When Alitalia merged with Air One , it didn't close C.A.I. (at that time known as Volare S.p.A. and then Volareweb.com ) so that it could preserve slots at Linate Airport . 1997–2015 Italian airline
No 85 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron which provided air defence to Western Australia during World War II . It was formed in 1943 and disbanded in 1945. The squadron did not see combat during the war, although it attempted to intercept Japanese aircraft on several o
#2 No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group
No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group is a group within the Royal Air Force , currently based at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar . Expeditionary group of the Royal Air Force No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group Group badge Active 1 April 1943 ( 1943-04-01 ) – 21 April 1946 ( 1946-04-21 ) 9 July 1952
The 86th Airlift Wing (86 AW) is a United States Air Force wing, currently assigned to the Third Air Force , United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa . The 86th AW is stationed at Ramstein Air Base , Germany. United States Air Force wing "86th Fighter Wing" redirects here. For the 86th
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
#5 156th Wing
The 156th Wing (156 WG) is a unit of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard , stationed at Muñiz Air National Guard Base , in Carolina, Puerto Rico . If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force , the wing is operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command ( AMC ). Unit of the Puert
The 75th Fighter Squadron (75 FS) is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group , Air Combat Command and stationed at Moody Air Force Base , Georgia . The squadron is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II attack fighter. [1] This article needs additio
Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay . MAG-24 is subordinate to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing [2] and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) . [3] Marine Aircraft Group 24 MAG-24 Insignia Active 1 March 19
Number 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Westland Puma HC.2 from RAF Benson , Oxfordshire . Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 33 Squadron RAF Squadron badge Active 12 January 1916 ( 1916-01-12 ) – 1 April 1918 ( RFC ) 1 April 1918 – 13 June 1919 ( RAF ) 1 March 1929 – 31
The 23rd Fighter Group (23 FG) is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23rd Wing and stationed at Moody Air Force Base , Georgia. For the "23rd Fighter Group" that existed from 1997 to 2006, see 23rd Wing . 23rd Fighter Group 23rd Fighter Group A-10C Thunderbolt II attached to the 3
#10 List of Royal Flying Corps squadrons
A list of Royal Flying Corps squadrons with date and location of foundation. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2016 ) The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the aviation arm of the British Army . Squadrons were the main form of flying unit from its foundation on 13 Apri
The 468th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. The unit served primarily in the Pacific Ocean theater and China Burma India Theater of World War II as part of Twentieth Air Force . The 468th Bomb Group's aircraft engaged in very heavy bombardment Bo
#12 VMF-213
Marine Fighting Squadron 213 (VMF-213) was a reserve fighter squadron in the United States Marine Corps . Nicknamed the "Hell Hawks", the squadron fought during World War II in the Philippines and at the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa . With its assignment to the USS Essex (CV-9) and Air Group 4 ,
The 550th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. Its current assignment is with 56th Operations Group , at Kingsley Field , Oregon. 550th Fighter Squadron 550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle [note 1] Active 1944–1946; 1970-1991; 1994-1995, 2017- Country
#14 24th Special Operations Wing
The 24th Special Operations Wing ( Air Force Special Tactics ) is a United States Air Force active-duty wing that was activated on 12 June 2012. [3] Its headquarters is at Hurlburt Field , Florida and it has component groups located in North Carolina , Georgia and Washington . It is the third specia
The 434th Air Refueling Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force . It is assigned to the Fourth Air Force , Air Force Reserve Command , stationed at Grissom Air Reserve Base , Indiana. The 434th Air Refueling Wing principal mission is air refueling . If mobilized, the Wing is
Number 207 Squadron is a historic bomber squadron and, latterly, a communications and flying training squadron of the Royal Air Force . It was announced on 5 July 2017 that No. 207 Squadron will again reform to become the Operational Conversion Unit for the UK F-35B Lightning Force and will return t
Escadrille SPA.48 was a unit of the French Air Force during World War I. [1] Escadrille MS 48 / N 48 / SPA 48 Active 1915–1918 Country France Branch French Air Service Type Fighter Squadron Mascot(s) The Crowing Rooster Engagements World War I Military unit
#18 355th Wing
The 355th Wing ( 355 WG ) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command 's Fifteenth Air Force . It is stationed at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson , Arizona , where it operates the A-10 Thunderbolt II . The wing's mission is to provide close air support (CAS), air inte
No. 282 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the Second World War . No. 282 Squadron RAF Active 1 January 1943 - 12 January 1944 1 February 1944 – 19 July 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Role air-sea rescue Part of Coastal Command Insignia Squadron Codes
The 318th Fighter Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. [1] It served primarily in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II . 318th Fighter Group 318th Fighter Group Insignia Active 1942–1946 Country United States Branch United States Army Air Forces Role Fight
A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning . It allows satellite navigation devices to determine their location ( longitude , latitude , and altitude / elevation ) to high precision (within a few centimetres to metres) using
Woodward, Inc. is an American designer , manufacturer , and service provider of control systems and control system components (e.g. fuel pumps, engine controls, actuators, air valves, fuel nozzles, and electronics) for aircraft engines , industrial engines and turbines , power generation and mobile
#1 Bryan Lunney
Bryan Lunney (born January 12, 1966) is an American aerospace engineer and former NASA flight director . Bryan Lunney as flight director on STS-115
Princess Basmah Hamzah (née Basmah Bani Ahmad Otoom ; born 1979) is the second wife of Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2017 ) Princess Basmah Hamzah Born Basmah Bani Ahmad Otoom 1979 (age 42 – 43) Stratford, Ontar
Vladimir Mikhailovich Petlyakov ( Russian : Влади́мир Миха́йлович Петляко́в ; 15 June 1891 – 12 January 1942) was a Soviet aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer. Soviet aerospace engineer Vladimir Mikhailovich Petlyakov Born 15 June 1891 Sambek ( Don Host Oblast , Russian Empire ) Died 12 Janu
#4 Ye Peijian
Ye Peijian ( simplified Chinese : 叶培建 ; traditional Chinese : 葉培建 ; born January 1945) is a Chinese aerospace engineer . He is the Chief Commander and Chief Designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program . [1] [2] Chinese aerospace engineer In this Chinese name , the family name is Ye .
Blanche Stuart Scott (April 8, 1884 – January 12, 1970), also known as Betty Scott , was possibly the first American woman aviator . [1] American aviator (1884–1970) Blanche Stuart Scott Blanche Scott in her biplane, circa 1910-1916 Born ( 1884-04-08 ) April 8, 1884 Rochester , New York , U.S. Died
#6 Farnum Fish
Farnum Thayer Fish (5 October 1896 – 30 July 1978) was an early American airplane pilot known as the "Boy Aviator". [1] [2] He was, at the age of 15, the "youngest licensed aviator in the world". [1] [3] [4] Farnum Thayer Fish Born ( 1896-10-05 ) October 5, 1896 Los Angeles, California Died July 3,
Sir Basil Smallpeice , KCVO (18 September 1906 – 12 July 1992) was an English accountant and businessman, who served as a director of several companies, including the state owned airline British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), the shipping company Cunard and the mining based conglomerate Lonr
Hayne Constant , CB , CBE ., MA ., FRAeS. , FRS , [1] (26 September 1904 – 12 January 1968) was an English mechanical and aeronautical engineer who developed jet engines during World War II . Hayne Constant Born ( 1904-09-26 ) 26 September 1904 Died 12 January 1968 (1968-01-12) (aged 63) Alma ma
#9 Paul W. Beck
Paul Ward Beck (1 December 1876 – 4 April 1922) was an officer in the United States Army , an aviation pioneer, and one of the first military pilots. Although a career Infantry officer, Beck twice was part of the first aviation services of the U.S. Army, as de facto head of the flying section of t
Robert Murray McKinlay CBE FREng FRAeS (born 12 January 1934) [1] is a Scottish businessman, a former chief executive of British Aerospace .
#11 Grigore Sturdza
Grigore Mihail Sturdza , first name also Grigorie or Grigori , last name also Sturza , Stourdza , Sturd̦a , and Stourza (also known as Muklis Pasha , George Mukhlis , and Beizadea Vițel ; May 11, 1821 – January 26, 1901), was a Moldavian , later Romanian soldier, politician, and adventurer. He was t
Major-General Dr. Walter Robert Dornberger (6 September 1895 – 27 June 1980) was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World War I and World War II . He was a leader of Nazi Germany's V-2 rocket programme and other projects at the Peenemünde Army Research Centre . German Army artill
Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) [1] was an American engineer , professor , physicist , and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket . [2] Goddard successfully launched his rocket on March 16, 1926, which ushered in an
#14 Sergei Korolev
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev [lower-alpha 1] ( Russian : Сергей Павлович Королёв , romanized : Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov , lit. ' sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ kərɐˈlʲɵf ' ; Ukrainian : Сергій Павлович Корольов , romanized : Serhiy Pavlovych Korol'ov , lit. ' sɛrˈɦij ˈpavlovɪtʃ koroˈlʲou̯ ' ) 12 January
#15 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1910
The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
#16 Gustav Otto
Gustav Otto (12 January 1883 – 28 February 1926) was a German aircraft and aircraft engine designer and manufacturer. German aircraft manufacturer Gustav Otto Portrait of Otto in 1910 Born 12 January 1883 ( 1883-01-12 ) Cologne , Germany Died 28 February 1926 ( 1926-03-01 ) (aged 43) Munich ,
Organization devoted to the history of early pilots 39 aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 38 more aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 1936 signatures of Early Birds in recognition of the contribution of Earl Ovington to the First Regular Air Mail service, formally presented to his wife afte
George F. Titterton (19 August 1904 in New York City , New York – 12 January 1998) [1] was a design engineer and Senior Vice-President of the Grumman Corporation . George F. Titterton Born ( 1904-08-19 ) 19 August 1904 New York, New York , U.S. Died 12 January 1998 ( 1998-01-13 ) (aged 93) Farmi
Joseph Joel Hammond (1886 – 22 September 1918) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator. [1] On 17 January 1914 at Epsom showgrounds he took New Zealand's first military plane, a Blériot XI-2 , for its first flight. [2] Joseph Joel Hammond Joseph Joel Hammond flying his Bristol Boxkite at the Ascot Race
#20 Mikhail Gurevich (aircraft designer)
Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich ( Russian : Михаи́л Ио́сифович Гуре́вич ) ( 12 January 1893 [ O.S. 31 December 1892 ] – 12 November 1976) was a Soviet aircraft designer who co-founded the Mikoyan-Gurevich military aviation bureau along with Artem Mikoyan . The bureau is famous for its fighter aircraft,
The Rolls-Royce RB.23 Welland was Britain 's first production jet engine . [1] It entered production in 1943 for the Gloster Meteor . The name Welland is taken from the River Welland , in keeping with the Rolls-Royce policy of naming early jet engines after rivers based on the idea of continuous flo
The Rolls-Royce Crecy was a British experimental two-stroke , 90-degree, V12 , liquid-cooled aero-engine of 1,593.4 cu.in (26.11 L ) capacity , featuring sleeve valves and direct petrol injection . Initially intended for a high-speed "sprint" interceptor fighter, the Crecy was later seen as an econo
#1 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–1959)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1948: Years in aviation : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 19
#3 List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War
The following is a partial and unofficial list of helicopter and airplane crashes, accidents and shotdowns that occurred during the Soviet–Afghan War of 1979–89. In total, at least 333 helicopters and 118 Soviet jets were reported lost during the war. [1] This transport-related list is incomplete ;
#4 List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4
The Douglas DC-4 is a piston-engine airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1942 to 1947. The type was originally designed as a commercial airliner, but until the end of World War II , all were built as military transports . After the war, many of these military ai
#5 1947 BOAC Douglas C-47 crash
The 1947 BOAC Douglas C-47 Crash occurred on 11 January 1947 when Douglas C-47A G-AGJX of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) crashed into a hill at Stowting , Kent, in southeast England, killing five people outright, with a further three dying from injuries received. The aircraft had been o
#6 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
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1918: Years in aviation : 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 19
#8 List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1952
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 A that occurred in 1952, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2 . Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of wa
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1979: Years in aviation : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 19
#10 National Airlines Flight 2511
National Airlines Flight 2511 was a United States domestic passenger flight from New York City to Miami, Florida . On January 6, 1960, the Douglas DC-6 serving the flight exploded in midair. The National Airlines aircraft was carrying 5 crew members and 29 passengers, all of whom perished. The Civil
#11 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
#12 List of Vietnam Airlines accidents and incidents
This is a list of incidents and accidents that Vietnam Airlines has experienced since its inception in 1956.
#13 List of Trans World Airlines accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving American airlines Trans World Airlines and Transcontinental & Western Air. The airlines suffered a combined total of 106 accidents. [1] [2]
#14 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
#15 List of accidents and incidents involving helicopters
This article is a list of accidents and incidents involving helicopters and which are notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia. It is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.
#16 1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident
On 2 August 1947, Star Dust , a British South American Airways (BSAA) Avro Lancastrian airliner on a flight from Buenos Aires , Argentina, to Santiago , Chile, crashed into Mount Tupungato in the Argentine Andes . An extensive search operation failed to locate the wreckage, despite covering the area
#17 BOAC Flight 781
BOAC Flight 781 was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) passenger flight from Singapore to London. On 10 January 1954, a de Havilland Comet passenger jet operating the flight suffered an explosive decompression at altitude and crashed, killing all 35 people on board. The aircraft
#18 Bojinka plot
The Bojinka plot ( Arabic : بوجينكا ; Tagalog : Oplan Bojinka ) was a large-scale, three-phase terrorist attack planned by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for January 1995. They planned to assassinate Pope John Paul II ; blow up 11 airliners in flight from Asia to the United States [1] with
#19 Western Air Express Flight 7
Western Air Express Flight 7 , a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Salt Lake City to Burbank, California , crashed on January 12, 1937 near Newhall, California . The twin engine Boeing 247D , registration NC13315, crashed shortly after 11:00 a.m. in adverse weather conditions. Of the three cr
#20 West Air Sweden Flight 294
West Air Sweden Flight 294 was a cargo flight of a Canadair CRJ200 from Oslo to Tromsø , Norway that crashed on 8 January 2016. A malfunction in one of the inertial reference units had produced erroneous attitude indications on one of the instrument displays. The crew's subsequent response resulted
The SZD-56 Diana is a 15 metre Class glider originally designed by Bogumił Bereś at PZL-Bielsko . However, PZL Bielsko went bankrupt before it could be put into serial production. Polish single-seat glider, 1990 A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject.
The SZD-6x Nietoperz was a single-seat tail-less experimental glider aircraft that was designed and built in Poland at Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny (Glider Experimental Works) in Bielsko-Biała in 1951. [1] Only one example was constructed (with registration SP-1220). Polish single-seat tail-less
The Diamond HK36 Super Dimona is an extensive family of Austrian low-wing , T-tailed , two-seat motor gliders that were designed by Wolf Hoffmann and currently produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Austrian motor glider, 1989 H36 Dimona and HK36 Super Dimona Diamo
#1 Mil Mi-17
The Mil Mi-17 ( NATO reporting name : Hip ) is a Soviet-designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 (Mi-8M), continuing in production as of 2021 [update] at two factories, in Kazan and Ulan-Ude . It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. The helicopter is mostly used as
The Boeing AH-64 Apache ( / ə ˈ p æ tʃ i / ) is an American twin- turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems . It is armed with a 30 mm (
Bombardier Aviation is a division of Bombardier Inc. It is headquartered in Dorval , Quebec , Canada. [2] Its most popular aircraft included the Dash 8 Series 400 , CRJ100/200/440 , and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners , and the newer CSeries . It also manufactured the Bombardier 415 amph
#2 Packard
Packard or Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company located in Detroit , Michigan . The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899, and the last Packards were built in South Bend, Indiana in 1958. Defunct luxury automobile company from Detroit, Michigan Not to be conf
The Cirrus Design Corporation , doing business as Cirrus Aircraft (formally Cirrus Design ), is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier to produce the VK-30 kit aircraft. The company is owned by a subsidiary of the Chinese government-owned AVIC , and is headquart
#4 Competition between Airbus and Boeing
The competition between Airbus and Boeing has been characterised as a duopoly in the large jet airliner market since the 1990s. [1] This resulted from a series of mergers within the global aerospace industry , with Airbus beginning as a pan-European consortium while the American Boeing absorbed its
Gnome et Rhône was a major French aircraft engine manufacturer. Between 1914 and 1918 they produced 25,000 of their 9-cylinder Delta and Le Rhône 110 hp (81 kW) rotary designs, while another 75,000 were produced by various licensees. These engines powered the majority of aircraft in the first ha
Planes of Fame Air Museum is an aviation museum in Chino , California , [1] [2] [3] and Valle , Arizona . [4] The museum has many flying and static aircraft, along with several rare examples under restoration. Aviation museum in Arizona and California This article needs additional citations for veri
#1 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]
#2 BGM-71 TOW
The BGM-71 TOW ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided ") [7] is an American anti-tank missile . TOW replaced much smaller missiles like the SS.10 and ENTAC , offering roughly twice the effective range, a more powerful warhead, and a greatly improved semi-automatic guidance system that could
Cirit is a laser-guided 70 mm missile system under production by Turkish arms industry manufacturer ROKETSAN . [3] [4] It is one of the projects launched by Turkey to equip the Turkish Army's T-129 Atak , AH-1P Cobra and AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters with low-cost precision strike capabilit
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
Tallboy or Bomb, Medium Capacity, 12,000 lb was an earthquake bomb developed by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis and used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War . [lower-alpha 1] Type of earthquake bomb This article needs additional citations for verification . ( O