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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
Cable Union Airport , ( FAA LID : 3CU ) is a city owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km ) southeast of the central business district of Cable, Wisconsin , a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin , United States. [1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan
Detroit Lakes Airport ( IATA : DTL , ICAO : KDTL , FAA LID : DTL ) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) west of the central business district of Detroit Lakes , a city in Becker County , Minnesota , United States . [1] Airport Detroit Lakes Airport IATA : DTL ICAO : KDTL FAA
Ent Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Knob Hill neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado . A tent city, established in 1943 during construction of the base, was initially commanded by Major General Uzal Girard Ent (1900–1948), for whom the base is named. [1] [2] The
#5 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 ,
Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield ( 伊江島補助飛行場 , Iejima Hojo Hikōjō ) is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima , an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea . The airfield as such was inacti
Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport ( IATA : JUH , ICAO : ZSJH ) is an airport serving the city of Chizhou in Anhui Province, China. It is located in Guichi District , 20 kilometers from the city center. The airport also serves the city of Tongling and the Buddhist sacred mountain of Jiuhuashan , both 20 kil
#8 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
Hollywood Burbank Airport , legally and formerly marketed as Bob Hope Airport after entertainer Bob Hope [5] [6] ( IATA : BUR , ICAO : KBUR , FAA LID : BUR ) , is a public airport 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of downtown Burbank , in Los Angeles County, California , United States. [7] The airport se
#10 NASA Crows Landing Airport
NASA Crows Landing Airport ( IATA : NRC , ICAO : KNRC , FAA LID : NRC ) [2] is a private use airport owned by the NASA Ames Research Center , 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest of the central business district of Crows Landing , in Stanislaus County, California , United States. [1] The a
#11 Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport ( IATA : LAX , ICAO : KLAX , FAA LID : LAX ) , commonly referred to as LAX (with each letter pronounced individually), is the largest and busiest international airport serving Los Angeles and the surrounding metropolitan area . LAX is located in the Westchester neig
#12 Joensuu Airport
Joensuu Airport ( IATA : JOE , ICAO : EFJO ) is an airport in Liperi , Finland , about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of the city centre of Joensuu . Airport in Liperi, Finland Joensuu Airport Joensuun lentoasema IATA : JOE ICAO : EFJO Summary Airport type Public Operator Finavia Serves Joensuu Lo
#13 Lympne Airport
Lympne Airport / ˈ l ɪ m / , was a military and later civil airfield ( IATA : LYM , ICAO : EGMK ) , at Lympne , Kent , United Kingdom , which operated from 1916 to 1984. During the First World War RFC Lympne was originally an acceptance point for aircraft being delivered to, and returning from, Fran
#14 Paine Field
Paine Field ( IATA : PAE , ICAO : KPAE , FAA LID : PAE ) , also known as Snohomish County Airport , is a commercial and general aviation airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington . It is located in unincorporated Snohomish County, Washington , between the cities o
Reading Regional Airport ( IATA : RDG , ICAO : KRDG , FAA LID : RDG ) (also known as Carl A. Spaatz Field ) is a public airport three miles (5 km) northwest of Reading , in Berks County , Pennsylvania . It is owned by the Reading Regional Airport Authority. [1] Airport in Pennsylvania Reading Regi
#16 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
#17 Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center
Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is a Michigan Air National Guard training facility. It is located 7.1 miles (11.4 km) west-northwest of Alpena, Michigan . Michigan Air National Guard training facility For the civil use of this facility, see Alpena County Regional Airport . This article nee
#18 Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo
Matienzo Base ( Spanish : Base Aérea Teniente Benjamín Matienzo , or more often Base Matienzo or Estación Matienzo ) is an Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station named after Lieutenant Benjamín Matienzo , an Argentine aviation pioneer. It is located in Larsen Nunatak , one of the F
Moorabbin (Harry Hawker) Airport ( IATA : MBW , ICAO : YMMB ) is a mostly general aviation airport for light aircraft located in between the southern Melbourne suburbs of Heatherton , Cheltenham , Dingley Village and Mentone . It also receives commercial airline service. The airport grounds are trea
#20 RAF East Wretham
Royal Air Force East Wretham or more simply RAF East Wretham is a former Royal Air Force station located 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Thetford , Norfolk , England . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( March 2011 ) RAF Eas
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
The Supermarine Walrus (originally designated the Supermarine Seagull V ) was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and manufactured by Supermarine at Woolston, Southampton . British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft Walr
The Smith X-99 Prop-Jet was a six-seat turboprop powered business aircraft designed in the United States in the 1980s. Only one was built. This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions.
The Yakovlev Yak-1 ( Russian : Яковлев Як-1 ) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II . The Yak-1 was a single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings; production began in early 1940. [1] 1940s fighter aircraft family by Yakovlev This article needs additional citations for v
#5 Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30% to democratize air travel. In 1965, Joe Sutt
The Dassault Rafale ( French pronunciation: [ʁafal] , literally meaning "gust of wind", [2] and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) [3] is a French twin-engine , canard delta wing , multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation . Equipped with a wide range of weapons,
The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company . It was developed for the Royal Navy , being the first fixed-wing aircraft to combine both the search and strike portions of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ope
The AAI RQ-7 Shadow is an American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the United States Army , Australian Army , Swedish Army , Turkish Air Force and Italian Army for reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment . Launched from a trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult
#9 AgustaWestland Project Zero
The AgustaWestland Project Zero is a hybrid tiltrotor / Lift fan aircraft. It has been developed by AgustaWestland as a technology demonstrator, and is used to investigate all-electric propulsion and other advanced technologies. It is the world's first electric tiltrotor aircraft. [1] 2010s Italian
The Martin RB-57D Canberra was a specialized high-altitude strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber, a licence-built version of the English Electric Canberra . It was used by the United States Air Force during the 1950s prior to operational use of the
#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
The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft , a specialized version of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet . The EA-18G replaced the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers in service with the United States Navy . The Growler's electronic warfare capability is primarily
#13 Blériot 155
The Blériot 155 (or Bl-155 ) was a French airliner of the 1920s. It was a four-engined biplane developed from the Blériot 115 and 135 , but larger than these aircraft. Two were built for use by Air Union on their Paris - London route. Both were lost in accidents in 1926. 155 F-AICQ Clement Ader Role
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed 's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational aircraft to be designed with stealth technology . Single-seat,
#15 Tupolev Tu-134
The Tupolev Tu-134 ( NATO reporting name : Crusty ) is a twin-engined , narrow-body jet airliner built in the Soviet Union for short and medium-haul routes from 1966 to 1989. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners (including its sister model the
The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop -powered STOL medium cargo aircraft designed and built by the Spanish aircraft manufacturer Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). It is designed for use by both civil and military operators. Turboprop-powered STOL medium transport aircraft This article may be e
#17 Straight Flush
Straight Flush was the name of a B-29 Superfortress (B-29-36-MO 44-27301, Victor number 85) that participated in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. For other uses, see Straight flush (disambiguation) . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2018 ) S
#18 Antonov An-74
The Antonov An-74 ( NATO reporting name : Coaler ) is a Soviet / Ukrainian transport aircraft developed by Antonov . It is a variant of the An-72 . Soviet/Ukrainian military transport aircraft This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2013 ) An-74 An An-74T of formerly of Ant
#19 Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was an American civil passenger and cargo aircraft built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation during the late 1930s. An outgrowth of the earlier Model 10 Electra , the Model 14 was also developed into larger, more capable civil and military versions. 1930s America
#20 Laggin' Dragon
Laggin' Dragon was the name of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (B-29-50-MO, 44-86347 Victor number 95) configured to carry the atomic bomb in World War II . Laggin' Dragon Type Boeing B-29-50-MO Superfortress Manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company Serial 44-86347 Radio code Victor 95 In service June 15, 1
I-401 ( 伊号第四百一潜水艦 , I-gō-dai yon-hyaku-ichi-sensuikan ) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Sentoku -type (or I-400 -class) submarine commissioned in 1945 for service in World War II . Capable of carrying three two-seat Aichi M6A 1 "Seiran" (Mountain Haze) float -equipped torpedo bombers , the Sentoku -cl
SS Himalaya was a P&O steam ocean liner that was built in Scotland in 1892 and scrapped in Germany in 1922. She operated scheduled services between England and Australia until 1908, and then to and from Japan until 1914. For other ships with the same name, see HMS Himalaya (1854) and SS Himalaya (19
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
HMS Ocean was a Landing Platform Helicopter , formerly the UK's helicopter carrier and the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy . [6] She was designed to support amphibious landing operations and to support the staff of Commander UK Amphibious Force and Commander UK Landing Force. She was constructed in
USS Liscome Bay (ACV/CVE-56) was the second of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II . Launched in April 1943 and commissioned the following August, she was named for Liscome Bay in Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska. On 24
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
The 1969 USS Enterprise fire was a major fire and series of explosions that broke out aboard USS Enterprise on January 14, 1969, off the coast of Oahu , Hawaii . The fire started when a Zuni rocket detonated under a plane's wing. It spread as more munitions exploded, blowing holes in the flight de
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy . Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre -class battleship Almirante Cochrane , she was laid down before World War I . In early 1918 she was purchased by Britain for conversion to an aircraft carr
USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) was a Commencement Bay -class escort carrier of the United States Navy during the Korean War . Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the US Navy USS Badoeng Strait off the coast of Korea in 1952 History United States Name Badoeng Strait Namesake Battle of Badung Strai
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)
#12 List of aircraft carriers in service
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck , hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1] The list only
#13 Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi
Amagi ( 天城 ) was an Unryū -class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II . Named after Mount Amagi , [1] and completed late in the war, she never embarked her complement of aircraft and spent the war in Japanese waters. The ship capsized in July 1945 after being hit
#14 HMCS Magnificent
HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21) was a Majestic -class light aircraft carrier that served the Royal Canadian Navy from 1948–1957. Initially ordered by the Royal Navy during World War II , the Royal Canadian Navy acquired the Magnificent while waiting for another aircraft carrier to be completed to their ne
#15 USS Forrestal
USS Forrestal (CV-59) (later CVA-59 , then AVT-59 ), was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal . Commissioned in 1955, she was the United States' first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class . The other carriers of her class were
#16 USS Wasp (LHD-1)
USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship , and the lead ship of her class . She is the tenth USN vessel to bear the name since 1775, with the last two ships named Wasp being aircraft carriers . She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pasca
#17 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
USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk -class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War . She also served in the Per
#19 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier
The 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier , commonly referred to as the British Light Fleet Carrier , was a light aircraft carrier design created by the Royal Navy during the Second World War , and used by eight naval forces between 1944 and 2001. They were designed and constructed by civilian shipyards t
HMS Nairana ( / n aɪ ˈ r ɑː n ə / ) was a passenger ferry that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy (RN) as a seaplane carrier in 1917. She was laid down in Scotland in 1914 as TSS Nairana for the Australian shipping line Huddart Parker , but construction was suspended after the outbreak of the First
Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is a British airline and wholly owned subsidiary of Aer Lingus , the flag carrier of the Republic of Ireland . It is headquartered in Belfast , Northern Ireland with its operations based at Manchester Airport . The airline's operations launched on 20 October 2021, with its
#2 Alkan Air
Alkan Air Ltd. is an airline headquartered in Whitehorse, Yukon , Canada. The company operates seven-day-a-week charter and air ambulance ( medevac ) services. The Whitehorse and Mayo (seasonal) bases generally focus on wheel and floatplane charter and medevac services in northern and western Canada
#3 Aviación del Litoral Fluvial Argentino
The airline Aviación del Litoral Fluvial Argentino or A.L.F.A. was a joint venture established on May 16, 1946, by the Argentine government, through national decree 13.532, and the merger of "Corporación Sudamericana de Servicios Aéreos S.A." (CSSA) and "Compañía Argentina de Aeronavegación Dodero S
#4 Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela C.A. is a state-owned airline of Venezuela based in Torre Polar Oeste in Caracas , Venezuela . [2] It operates domestic services and international services in the Caribbean . Its main base is Simón Bolívar International Airport . [3] The airline ceased operations on Sept
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
#6 NetJets
NetJets Inc. is an American company that sells fractional ownership shares in private business jets . [7] Private business jet charter and aircraft management company For the first commercially available web accelerator, see NetJet . NetJets IATA ICAO Callsign 1I EJA EXECJET Founded 21 May 1964 (5
#7 Aeroflot
PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines ( Russian : ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии" , PAO Aeroflot — Rossiyskiye avialinii ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( English: / ˈ ɛər oʊ ˌ f l ɒ t / or / ˌ ɛər oʊ ˈ f l ɒ t / ( listen ) ; Russian : Аэрофлот , transl. "air fleet" , pronounced [ɐɛrɐˈfɫot]
Continent was an airline based in Moscow , Russia . Its main base was Vnukovo International Airport . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2013 ) IATA ICAO Callsign LK CNE CONTINENT Founded 2010 Ceased operations 2011 Hubs Vnukovo International Airport Fleet size 14 Hea
#9 RB Link
RB Link is a separate airline brand owned by Royal Brunei Airlines under a joint partnership with Malindo Air . Royal Brunei Airlines uses this brand to operate regional flights around Borneo , particularly to cities in Malaysia and Indonesia . It uses the same IATA code as Royal Brunei Airlines wit
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
#11 Royal Air Maroc
Royal Air Maroc ( French pronunciation: [ʁwajal ɛʁ maʁɔk] ; Arabic : الخطوط الملكية المغربية , al-Khuṭūṭu l-Malakiyyatu l-Maghribiyyah , literally Royal Moroccan Lines or Royal Moroccan Airlines ; Berber languages : ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵢⵍⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ , Amuni Aylal Ageldan n Amurakuc ), more commonly
#12 Spring Airlines
Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. ( Chinese : 春秋航空股份有限公司 ; pinyin : Chūnqiū Hángkōng Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī ) is a low-cost carrier with its headquarters in the Homeyo Hotel ( Chinese : 航友宾馆 ; pinyin : Hángyǒu Bīnguǎn ) in Changning District , Shanghai , China . [1] [2] While the company adopted the English n
#13 British Caledonian in the 1970s
British Caledonian (BCal) came into being in November 1970 when the Scottish charter airline Caledonian Airways , at the time Britain's second-largest, wholly privately owned, independent [nb 1] airline , took over British United Airways (BUA), then the largest British independent airline as well as
#14 Community Express Airlines
Community Express Airlines is a defunct airline that was based in the United Kingdom. Its IATA and ICAO codes were 5V and UNI, respectively. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2010 ) Community Express Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign 5V UNI - Founded 1993 Hubs Birmingha
#15 ATRAN
Atran, LLC ( Russian : ООО «Атран» ) is a cargo airline based in Moscow , Russia . It operates cargo charters in Europe , Russia and the CIS . Its main base is Domodedovo International Airport , Moscow. [3] Atran, LLC ООО «Атран» IATA ICAO Callsign V8 VAS ATRAN Founded 1942 (as Moscow Aviation Enter
#16 ADC Airlines
ADC Airlines was a Nigerian airline owned by Aviation Development Company plc and headquartered in Ikeja , Lagos State , Nigeria . [1] [2] It operated domestic scheduled services and regional charter flights. It had applied to be designated on international routes. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed
#17 Aero Union
Aero Union Corporation was an aircraft operation and maintenance company based in Chico, California , United States . It was known for operating aerial firefighting aircraft, training crews and making custom designed firefighting systems tailored to specific aircraft requirements. After years of con
#18 Egyptair
Egyptair ( Egyptian Arabic : مصر للطيران , Maṣr leṭ-Ṭayarān ) is the state-owned flag carrier [1] of Egypt . The airline is headquartered at Cairo International Airport , its main hub, operating scheduled passenger and freight services to 81 destinations in the Middle East , Europe , Africa , Asia ,
#19 Avelo Airlines
Avelo Airlines is an American ultra low-cost carrier headquartered in Houston , Texas . It previously operated charter flights as Casino Express Airlines and Xtra Airways , before transitioning to scheduled operations and rebranding as Avelo Airlines on April 8, 2021. [2] [3] The airline's first sch
#20 Régie Malagache
Service de la Navigation Aérienne de Madagascar (SNAM), better known as Régie Malagache or Régie Malgache , was an early French flag carrier airline based in Antananarivo , Madagascar. It was merged in 1937 with Lignes Aeriennes Nord Africaines (LANA) and Compagnie Transafricaine d'Aviation (CTA) to
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
#2 R100
His Majesty's Airship R100 was a privately designed and built British rigid airship made as part of a two-ship competition to develop a commercial airship service for use on British Empire routes as part of the Imperial Airship Scheme . The other airship, the R101 , was built by the British Air Mini
#3 Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin ( German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛpəliːn] ) who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874 [1] and developed in detail in 189
Mystery airships or phantom airships are a class of unidentified flying objects best known from a series of newspaper reports originating in the western United States and spreading east during late 1896 and early 1897. [1] According to researcher Jerome Clark , airship sightings were reported worldw
No. 156 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a bomber unit in World War II . Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 156 Squadron RAF Active 12 October 1918 – 9 December 1918 14 February 1942 – 25 September 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Part
#2 330th Bombardment Group (VH)
The 330th Bombardment Group ("Empire Busters") was a bomber group of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II . It was formed on 1 July 1942 at Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah . Initially, the group was equipped with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator , and served as a training unit wit
No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves . It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is
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
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
#6 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
No. 310 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovak-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force in the Second World War . No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF Badge of № 310 Squadron RAF Active 29 July 1940 – 15 February 1946 Country United Kingdom Allegiance United Kingdom Czechoslovakia (August 1945 onwards
No. 199 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War and later in the 1950s as a radar countermeasures squadron. Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inl
#9 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
No. 84 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron of World War II . It was established in February 1943 and was part of the defences of the Torres Strait area from April 1943 until May the next year. After being withdrawn from the Torres Strait the squadron was reduced to a ca
#11 Blue Angels
The Blue Angels is a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy . [1] Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The team, composed of five Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilot, fly Boe
#12 386th Tactical Fighter Squadron
The 386th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 312th Tactical Fighter Wing , based at Cannon Air Force Base . New Mexico . It was inactivated on 18 February 1959. This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks suff
#13 101st Intelligence Squadron
The United States Air Force 's 101st Intelligence Squadron ( 101 IS ), Massachusetts Air National Guard , is an intelligence unit assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing and located at Otis Air National Guard Base , Massachusetts . From its creation in 1921 to its mission change in 2008, the 101st w
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
No. 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron is an active Reserve unit of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) assigned to the RAF ISTAR Force at RAF Waddington. It was originally formed as a unit of the British Auxiliary Air Force in 1938, active throughout World War 2 as a fighter unit, becoming the 1st o
#16 387th Tactical Fighter Squadron
The 387th Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 312th Tactical Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base , New Mexico, where it was inactivated on 18 February 1959. This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks suffici
No 81 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force . It flew Fighter aircraft during the Second World War , and reconnaissance aircraft in the Far East after the war and was disbanded in 1970. Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 81 Squadron RAF Active 7 January 1917 – 4 July 1918 25
The 480th Fighter Squadron (480th FS), nicknamed the Warhawks , is an active United States Air Force unit operating the General Dynamics F-16CJ Fighting Falcon . The 480 FS assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing , Spangdahlem Air Base , Germany is the only United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces
The 55th 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. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points . ( December 201
#20 403rd Wing
The 403rd Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command . It is located at Keesler Air Force Base , Mississippi and employs a military manning authorization of more than 1,400 reservists, including some 250 full-time air reserve technicians. The 403rd Wing i
#1 DO-160
DO-160, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment is a standard for the environmental testing of avionics hardware. It is published by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) and supersedes DO-138. Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equi
In aircraft , an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency. In most designs, the seat is propelled out of the aircraft by an explosive charge or rocket motor , carrying the pilot with it. The concept of an e
Georges Théophile Legagneux (24 December 1882 in Puteaux – 6 July 1914 in Saumur [1] ) was a French aviator, the first person to fly an aircraft in several countries, and the first to fly a fixed wing aircraft higher than 10,000 and 20,000 feet. French aviator Legagneux in 1908 with his Ferber IX
Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov (1 October 1919, Tikhoretsk – March 7, 2009, Samara ) was a Russian aerospace engineer who founded the Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center . [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2009 ) Dr. Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov Дмитрий И
#3 Alan Bean
Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , NASA astronaut and painter ; he was the fourth person to walk on the Moon . He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3 . Americ
#4 Jan Hilgers
Johan Willem Emile Louis Hilgers (19 December 1886 – 21 July 1945), more commonly known as Jan Hilgers or John Hilgers , was an Indo (Eurasian) aviator and one of the leading pioneers of Dutch aviation. He was the first Dutch pilot to complete a flight in Dutch airspace 29 July 1910. [1] For the o
#5 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1911
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
Mikhail Klavdievich Tikhonravov (July 29, 1900 – March 3, 1974) was a Soviet engineer who was a pioneer of spacecraft design and rocketry. Mikhail Tikhonravov in 1925 Mikhail Tikhonravov was born in Vladimir, Russia . He attended the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy from 1922 to 1925, where he was expose
James Alton McDivitt (born June 10, 1929) is an American former test pilot , United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer , and NASA astronaut who flew in the Gemini and Apollo programs . He joined the USAF in 1951 and flew 145 combat missions in the Korean War . In 1959, after gradua
James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. He made his fortune in the financial services industry
#9 Alan Wrigley
Alan Keveral Cumming Newton Wrigley AO (born 19 July 1931) is an Australian writer and commentator on topics related to intelligence, defence and security. Prior to his writing career, he was an engineer at the Government Aircraft Factories, a senior public servant in the Department of Defence , and
#10 Richard Pearse
Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 – 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward describe observing Pearse flying and landing a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months befo
#11 Wilhelm Kress
Wilhelm Kress (29 July 1836 in Saint Petersburg – 24 February 1913 in Vienna ) Born of German (Bavarian) parents in St. Petersburg in 1836. Moved to Vienna in 1873, where his self-propelled flying models attracted much attention. He became a naturalized Austrian. Wilhelm Kress The Wilhelm Kress monu
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer [3] and space architect . He was a member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS , as well as the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and a pioneer o
Manas Bihari Verma (29 July 1943 – 4 May 2021) was an Indian aeronautical scientist instrumental in the development of the light combat aircraft , Tejas . In 2018, he was conferred the Padma Sri civilian honour by the President of India . After his retirement he launched Mobile Science Lab aimed at
#14 Paul Laubenthal
Paul Laubenthal (born in Cologne , date of birth unknown; died 8 June 1929 in Böblingen ) was a German aircraft constructor and pilot. German aircraft pioneer (d. 1929)
Major George Herbert "Lucky Breeze" Scott , CBE , AFC , [1] (25 May 1888 – 5 October 1930) was a British airship pilot and engineer. After serving in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force during World War I , Scott went on to command the airship R34 on its return Atlantic crossing in 1919,
#16 John F. Plumb
John F. Plumb (born 1970/1971) [1] is an American aerospace engineer , politician , and United States Navy Reserve captain who is the assistant secretary of defense for policy for space . He was previously the chief of government relations at The Aerospace Corporation . In 2016, he unsuccessfully ra
Wilber Brotherton Huston (October 2, 1912 – May 25, 2006) was an American scientist and NASA mission director. He was the Deputy Project Manager of the Nimbus program and served as mission director for seven satellite launches. At the age of sixteen he had won the first Edison Scholarship Contest. T
#18 Glidden Doman
Glidden Doman (January 28, 1921 – June 6, 2016) was an American aeronautical engineer and pioneer in helicopters and modern wind turbines. [1] He founded one of America's original six helicopter companies (Doman Helicopters, Inc.) after making major contributions to the use of Sikorsky helicopters d
#19 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 .
Alberto Santos-Dumont ( Palmira , 20 July 1873 — Guarujá , 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut , sportsman, inventor, [1] [2] and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. The heir of a wealthy family o
The Rolls-Royce RB.53 Dart is a turboprop engine designed and manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited . First run in 1946, it powered the Vickers Viscount on its maiden flight in 1948. A flight on July 29 of that year, which carried 14 paying passengers between Northolt and Paris–Le Bourget Airport in a
The Rolls-Royce Olympus (originally the Bristol B.E.10 Olympus ) was the world's second two- spool axial-flow turbojet aircraft engine design, first run in May 1950 and preceded only by the Pratt & Whitney J57 , first-run in January 1950. [1] [2] It is best known as the powerplant of the Avro Vulcan
The Rolls-Royce R is a British aero engine that was designed and built specifically for air racing purposes by Rolls-Royce Limited . Nineteen R engines were assembled in a limited production run between 1929 and 1931. Developed from the Rolls-Royce Buzzard , it was a 37-litre (2,240 cu in) capacit
#4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp is an American twin-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine with a displacement of 2,800 cu in (46 L) , and is part of the long-lived Wasp family of engines . American WWII-era aircraft engine R-2800 Double Wasp A preserved R-2800 engine at th
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
The Linate Airport disaster occurred in Italy at Linate Airport in Milan on the morning of Monday, 8 October 2001. Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 686, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87 airliner carrying 110 people bound for Copenhagen , Denmark, collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation CJ2 [1] :
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1969: Years in aviation : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 19
#4 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
#5 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
#6 List of Deutsche Luft Hansa accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving German airline Deutsche Luft Hansa (1926-1945). The airline suffered a total of 58 accidents. [1]
#7 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
The Decennial Air Cruise ( Italian : Crociera aerea del Decennale ) was a mass transatlantic flight from Orbetello , Italy , to the Century of Progress International Exposition , Chicago , Illinois . The expedition, organized by the Italian Regia Aeronautica , began on July 1, 1933, and ended on Aug
#9 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
#10 Avion Pirata
Avión Pirata ( Pirate Airplane ) is the name given by Bolivians to a Lockheed Constellation which mysteriously carried flights into El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz, Bolivia , during 1961. The airplane has remained in Bolivia since 1961, when it was forced to land by the Bolivian Air Force after a
#11 2010 Israeli Air Force CH-53 crash
On 26 July 2010, an Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur helicopter crashed during a training flight in the Carpathian Mountains , near the city of Brașov in Romania . The accident took place during a joint Romanian-Israeli aviation military exercise code-named "Blue Sky 2010". Aircraft crash 201
#12 1959 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1959: Years in aviation : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 19
#13 1974 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1974: Years in aviation : 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 19
#14 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 )
Airblue Flight 202 was a scheduled Pakistani domestic passenger flight from Karachi to the nation's capital of Islamabad . [1] On 28 July 2010, the Airbus A321-231 jet airliner serving the flight crashed into Margalla Hills , north of Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport , killing all 14
#16 1920 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1920: Years in aviation : 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s Years : 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 19
#17 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
#18 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
#19 1925 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1925. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2010 ) The areas of the world covered by commercial aviation in 1925 Years in aviation : 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Centuries : 19th century · 20th cent
#20 2005 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2005: List of aviation-related events in 2005 Years in aviation : 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2002
Otto Lilienthal 's Large Biplane glider ( Großer Doppeldecker ) was designed and built in 1895 as an advanced stage of the Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat – a monoplane glider invented by Otto Lilienthal. The Normalsegelapparat , patented in 1893 (US patent from 1895), was the first production aircraf
VSS Enterprise ( tail number : N339SS [1] ) was the first SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spaceplane , built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic . As of 2004, it was planned to be the first of five commercial suborbital SS2 spacecraft planned by Virgin Galactic. [2] [3] [ needs update ] It was also the firs
The Schleicher Ka 6 is a single-seat glider designed by Rudolf Kaiser , built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co , Germany and is constructed of Spruce and plywood with fabric covering. The design initially featured a conventional tailplane and elevator which was later replaced by an all-moving tailp
#4 Politechnika Warszawska PW-4 Pelikan
The Politechnika Warszawska PW-4 Pelikan was a motor-glider variant of the two seat Polish PW-3 Bakcyl glider. Only one flew. PW-4 Pelikan PW-4 Pelikan in the Polish Aviation Museum . Role two seat motor-glider Type of aircraft National origin Poland Manufacturer Politechnika Warszawska First flight
The Ryson ST-100 Cloudster is a tandem two-seat, low-wing , conventional landing gear motor glider that was designed by T. Claude Ryan first flown in 1976 and certified in 1983. The aircraft was intended to be used as both a motor glider and a light aircraft and was type certified in both categories
#1 Sikorsky R-4
The Sikorsky R-4 is a two-seat helicopter that was designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine. The R-4 was the world's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first helicopter used by the United States Army Air Forces , [1] the United S
The Mitsubishi MH 2000 is a 7/12 seat light utility helicopter . Low levels of interest in the aircraft forced Mitsubishi to halt sales of MH2000 in September 2004. MH2000 The Mitsubishi MH2000 of the EXCEL AIR SERVICE. Role Utility helicopter Type of aircraft National origin Japan Manufacturer Mits
#3 Sikorsky H-5
The Sikorsky H-5 (initially designated R-5 [lower-alpha 1] and also known as S-48 , S-51 and by company designation VS-327 [1] ) was a helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation . 1943 multi-role helicopter by Sikorsky R-5 / H-5 A Sikorsky HO3S-1 of Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 (HU-1) takes
The Bell ARH-70 Arapaho [1] [2] was an American four-bladed, single-engine, light military helicopter designed for the United States Army 's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program. With a crew of two and optimized for urban combat , the ARH-70 was slated to replace the Army's aging OH-58D Kio
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft . Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army 's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the pro
The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a retired long-range special operations and combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force . The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion . The HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" was initially de
#7 Brantly 305
The Brantly 305 is an American five-seat light helicopter of the 1960s. It is an enlarged version of the Brantly B-2 which was produced by the Brantly Helicopter Corporation . Brantly 305 Brantly 305 at Oxford Airport UK in 1966 Role Light helicopter Type of aircraft National origin United States of
British Aerospace plc ( BAe ) was a British aircraft , munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire . [1] Formed in 1977, in 1999 it purchased Marconi Electronic Systems , the defence electronics and na
#2 British Aircraft Corporation
The British Aircraft Corporation ( BAC ) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd. , Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) , the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "paren
#3 Sukhoi
The JSC Sukhoi Company ( Russian : ПАО «Компания „Сухой“» , Russian pronunciation: [sʊˈxoj] ) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer (formerly Soviet ), headquartered in Begovoy District , Northern Administrative Okrug , Moscow , [3] that designs both civilian and military aircraft. It was founded in
Austro Engine is an Austrian manufacturer of aircraft engines based at Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2010 ) Austro Engine GmbH Type Company with limited liability Industry Aerospace Founded 2007 Headquarters Wiener Neustadt ,
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
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre (Originally known as the Wagga Wagga RAAF Museum but was officially, RAAF Museum – Wagga Annex [1] ) is a heritage centre located at the Wagga Wagga RAAF Base at Forest Hill located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Wagga Wagga , New South Wales , Australia on
#1 BrahMos
The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10 ) [15] is a medium-range stealth [10] ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land, notably being the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world. [16] It is a joint-venture between the Indian Defence Research
#2 Pumpkin bomb
Pumpkin bombs were conventional aerial bombs developed by the Manhattan Project and used by the United States Army Air Forces against Japan during World War II . It was a close replication of the Fat Man plutonium bomb with the same ballistic and handling characteristics, but it used non-nuclear con
#3 NASAMS
NASAMS ( Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System , also known as the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System [5] ) is a distributed and networked short- to medium-range [6] : 4 ground-based air defense system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and Raytheon . [7] Th
The Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket ( FFAR ), also known as " Mighty Mouse ", was an unguided rocket used by United States military aircraft . It was 2.75 inches (70 mm) in diameter. Designed as an air-to-air weapon for interceptor aircraft to shoot down enemy bombers , it primarily saw service as
The EL/M-2080 Green Pine ( Hebrew : אורן ירוק , pronounced [oʁen jaʁok] ) is an Israeli ground-based missile-defense radar produced by Elta , a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries , to operate mainly with the Arrow theater missile defense system of Israel, which is jointly funded and produce
Seaslug was a first-generation surface-to-air missile designed by Armstrong Whitworth (later part of the Hawker Siddeley group) for use by the Royal Navy . Tracing its history as far back as 1943's LOPGAP design, it came into operational service in 1961 and was still in use at the time of the Falkla
#7 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( THAAD ), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense , is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short -, medium -, and intermediate -range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry ) by intercepting with a
#8 Little Boy
" Little Boy " was the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II . It was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. The bomb was dropped by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. , comm
#9 ALARM
ALARM ( Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile ) is a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). It was used by the RAF and is still used by the Royal Saudi Air Force . [2] The weapon was retired by the UK at th
#10 Nike Hercules
The Nike Hercules , initially designated SAM-A-25 and later MIM-14 , was a surface-to-air missile (SAM) used by U.S. and NATO armed forces for medium- and high-altitude long-range air defense . It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead , but could also be fitted with a conventional warhead
An anti-ballistic missile ( ABM ) is a surface-to-air missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (missile defense). Ballistic missiles are used to deliver nuclear , chemical , biological , or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory . The term "anti-ballistic missile" is a generic
#12 Ram (rocket)
The RAM , also known as the 6.5-Inch Anti-Tank Aircraft Rocket or ATAR , was an air-to-ground rocket used by the United States Navy during the Korean War. Developed rapidly, the rocket proved successful but was phased out shortly after the end of the conflict. For the RAM missile, see RIM-116 Rollin