langs: 1 июня [ru] / june 1 [en] / 1. juni [de] / 1er juin [fr] / 1º giugno [it] / 1 de junio [es]
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Aerodrome / Aerodrome
#1 Nasiriyah Airport
Nasiriyah Airport ( IATA : XNH , ICAO : ORTL ) is a public and military airport [1] located 23 km (14 mi) southwest of Nasiriyah , Iraq . Iraqi air base This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( August 2022 ) This article needs additional citations for
- ... upation. Camp Terendak was used by Australian troops until the Australian Battlegroup withdrawal on june 1, 2008. [8] Romanian troops used Camp Dracula until the Romanian Army withdrew in early June 2009. [9 ...
#2 List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada
This article contains a List of Facilities of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) in Canada. The BCATP was a major program for training Allied air crews during World War II that was administered by the Government of Canada , and commanded by the Royal Canadian Air Force with the assis
- ... 9] No. 7 Rockcliffe, Ontario ( Women's Division , Fall 1942) No. 8 Souris, Manitoba (4 January 1943- 1 june 1943) AIRCREW TRAINING FACILITIES INITIAL TRAINING SCHOOLS Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf. I ...
#3 Advanced Landing Ground
Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALGs ) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in northwest Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day , 7 May 1945. It has been suggested that th
- ... d Fighter Group , 9 November 1946 – 5 May 1947 [4] [5] [ page needed ] 507th Air Materiel Squadron, 1 june – 31 September 1947 ( Air Technical Service Command ) R-26 Bayreuth/Bindlach , Germany Later: AAF S ...
- ... tion Landsberg Now: Landsberg-Lech Air Base ( ICAO : ETSA ) Located: 48°04′15″N 010°54′24″E Opened: 1 june – 31 August 1945 Runway: 3800x150 SOD (13/31) [1] Use: Military Storage Airfield [3] R-56 Nordholz ...
- ... r Force Wing 7330th Flying Training Wing R-71 Lechfeld , Germany Later: AAF Station Lechfeld Closed 1 june 1947, placed in standby status. Turned over to the German Air Force, 1 January 1956 Now: Fliegerhor ...
- ... until 1955) Munich Air Depot (ATSC), 1 February 1946 – 31 May 1948 1602d Air Transport Wing (MATS), 1 june 1948 – 31 December 1956 R-85 Munich/Neubiberg Later: AAF Station Munich-Neubiberg ; Neubiberg Air B ...
- ... iberg Later: AAF Station Munich-Neubiberg ; Neubiberg Air Base Turned over to the German Air Force: 1 june 1958 Now: Neubiberg Air Base (Non-Flying) Located: 48°04′22″N 011°38′13″E Occupied 15 May 1945, Ope ...
- ... 952 317th Troop Carrier Group , 21 March 1953 – 17 April 1957 7101st Air Base Group, 1 April 1957 – 1 june 1958 R-87 Horsching , Austria Later: AAF Station Hoersching Located: 48°14′00″N 014°11′15″E Turned ...
- ... 1947 313th Troop Carrier Group , 30 September 1946 – 25 June 1947 7360th Base Complement Squadron, 1 june 1947 – 15 May 1955 R-95 Tempelhof , Occupied Berlin Later: AAF Station Tempelhof; Tempelhof Airbase ...
#4 Mitchel Air Force Base
Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field , was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island , New York , United States . Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2 , the facility was renamed later that year as Mitchel Field in honor of former New Y
- ... 1 May – 2 December 1947 318th Fighter Squadron , 21 May – 2 December 1947 78th Fighter Group (ADC), 1 june 1947 – 1 November 1948 82d Fighter Squadron , 25 June 1947 – 24 November 1948 83d Fighter Squadron ...
- ... s, Continental Air Command , 1 December 1948 – 1 April 1961 84th Fighter Wing, (All Weather) (ADC), 1 june – 10 October 1949 Headquarters, Eastern Air Defense Force (ADC), 1 September 1949 – 1 August 1950 5 ...
#5 RAF Reykjavik
Royal Air Force Station Reykjavik or more simply RAF Reykjavik is a former Royal Air Force station , at Reykjavík Airport , Iceland . Former Royal Air Force station in Iceland RAF Reykjavik Hurricane aircraft at RAF Reykjavik during World War II IATA : RKV ICAO : BIRK Summary Airport type Military O
- ... Sqn Aircraft Joined Departed From → To Notes 53 Consolidated Liberator VI & VIII 13 September 1944 1 june 1945 RAF St Eval → RAF St Davids Squadron move and a detachment sent to RAF Ballykelly . [1] 86 Con ...
#6 Mountain Home Air Force Base
Mountain Home Air Force Base ( IATA : MUO , ICAO : KMUO , FAA LID : MUO ) is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States . Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County , the base is twelve miles (20 km) southwest of Mountain Home , which is forty miles (65 km) so
- ... 1951 Strategic Air Command , 1 May 1953 Tactical Air Command , 1 January 1966 Air Combat Command , 1 june 1992 – present MAJOR UNITS ASSIGNED 396th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 16 February–10 April 1943 470t ...
- ... mbardment Group , Heavy, 4 December 1943 – 20 April 1944 494th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 15 April–1 1 june 1944 4205th Air Base Group, 12 December 1948 – 16 July 1949 5th Reconnaissance Group , Very Long Ran ...
#7 RAAF Base Darwin
RAAF Base Darwin ( IATA : DRW , ICAO : YPDN ) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located in the city of Darwin , in the Northern Territory , Australia. The base shares its runway with Darwin International Airport , for civil aviation purposes. The heritage-listed [2] RAAF Base
- ... artment of Defence Operator Royal Australian Air Force Website RAAF Base Darwin Site history In use 1 june 1940 ( 1940-06-01 ) – present Battles/wars Bombing of Darwin , World War II Garrison information Oc ...
- ... t [1] HISTORY Construction of the airfield began in 1938 and RAAF Station Darwin was established on 1 june 1940, [2] from elements of No. 12 Squadron RAAF . No. 13 Squadron RAAF was also created at the same ...
#8 Grosseto Airport
Grosseto Airport ( Italian : Aeroporto di Grosseto ) ( IATA : GRS , ICAO : LIRS ) [2] is an airport in central Italy , located 3 km (1.6 NM ) west of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany . Airport Grosseto Airport Aeroporto di Grosseto IATA : GRS ICAO : LIRS Summary Airport type Military /
- ... inal seat of the 4th Wing (aerobrigata founded in 1931 at the Udine-Campoformido airport), while on 1 june 1961 the 9th Fighter Group of Italian Air Force . FACILITIES The airport resides at an elevation of ...
#9 RAF Bognor
RAF Bognor (also known as Bognor Advanced Landing Ground (A.L.G.) ) is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bognor , West Sussex , England. [3] Former Royal Air Force flying base in West Sussex, England This article needs additional citations for verification
- ... 6 being built. The original budget for the site was £20,500. [5] The airfield became operational on 1 june 1943 with two intersecting Sommerfield track runways. The site was under the control of RAF Tangmer ...
#10 Yên Bái Air Base
Yên Bái Air Base is a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) military airfield located north-northwest of Yên Bái . Yên Bái Air Base Part of Vietnam People's Air Force Coordinates 21°43′58.8″N 104°51′14.4″E Type Air Force Base Site information Controlled by Vietnam Peop
- ... dly, and overran the runway overturning and exploding, killing the pilot instantly. [1] : 63 On 1 june 1972 F-4D #65-0784 was shot down by a VPAF J-6 near the base, the weapons system operator Capt Roge ...
#11 Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB ( IATA : DOV , ICAO : KDOV , FAA LID : DOV ) is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware . 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and l
- ... ice , April 1, 1952 Redesignated: Military Airlift Command , January 1, 1966 Air Mobility Command , june 1, 1992 – present * Base put on temporary inactive status, September 1, 1946 – August 1, 1950. During ...
#12 Topeka Regional Airport
Topeka Regional Airport ( IATA : FOE , ICAO : KFOE , FAA LID : FOE ) , formerly known as Forbes Field , is a joint civil-military public airport owned by the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority in Shawnee County, Kansas , seven miles south of downtown Topeka , [1] the capital city of Kansas . The
- ... e flights moved from the Philip Billard Municipal Airport to the newly-established Forbes Field. On june 1, 1976, the original Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) scheduled the first jet out of Forbes Field, a Boe ...
#13 Lamesa Army Airfield
Lamesa Field is an abandoned military airfield located about 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of Lamesa, Texas . Abandoned military airfield Lamesa Army Airfield Part of Army Air Forces Training Command Located near Lamesa , Texas 2006 USGS photo Lamesa AAF Coordinates 32°50′41″N 101°55′12″W Type M
- ... pe Military airfield Site history Built 1942 In use 1942-1947 HISTORY The airfield was opened in on 1 june 1942 and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a contract flying school. It was assigned ...
#14 RAF Weston Zoyland
RAF Westonzoyland is one of the country's oldest airfields being established in the early 1920s. Somerset , England . The airfield is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east-southeast of Bridgwater ; about 125 miles (201 km) west-southwest of London . Royal Air Force Station Westonzoyland US
- ... ng requirement the squadron was not disbanded at the end of the war and it moved to RAF Tangmere on 1 june 1946 to cover the south coast, but was disbanded shortly afterwards on 15 June 1946. [4] Four fight ...
#15 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 ,
- ... -1 Lancer jet bomber. [28] During the 1992 Air Force-wide reorganization, SAC was disestablished on 1 june . Carswell and the 7th Bomb Wing were assigned to the newly created Air Combat Command (ACC), and th ...
- ... Forces , 15 April 1945 Redesignated: Strategic Air Command , 21 March 1946 [5] Air Combat Command , 1 june 1992 – 30 September 1993 [26] FORMER UNITS 404th Base HQ and Air Base Sq, 18 August 1942 – 1 May 19 ...
#16 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
- ... ctronic security monitoring organisation providing services to the RAF. The unit was established on 1 june 1952 at RAF Wythall. It moved to Digby in 1955 and was transferred to Strike Command in July 2000 w ...
#17 March Air Reserve Base
March Air Reserve Base ( IATA : RIV , ICAO : KRIV , FAA LID : RIV ) ( March ARB ), previously known as March Air Force Base ( March AFB ) is located in Riverside County , California between the cities of Riverside , Moreno Valley , and Perris . It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command 's Four
- ... rcraft and personnel to logistics efforts in support of the liberation of Kuwait from 1990–1991. On 1 june 1992, a major Air Force reorganization resulted in the disestablishment of the Strategic Air Comman ...
- ... er 1948 Continental Air Command , 1 December 1948 – 1 May 1949 Strategic Air Command , 1 May 1949 – 1 june 1992 Air Combat Command , 1 June 1992 – 30 June 1996 Air Force Reserve Command , 1 July 1996–presen ...
- ... 1 December 1948 – 1 May 1949 Strategic Air Command , 1 May 1949 – 1 June 1992 Air Combat Command , 1 june 1992 – 30 June 1996 Air Force Reserve Command , 1 July 1996–present MAJOR HISTORICAL UNITS ASSIGNED ...
#18 Tonopah Test Range Airport
Tonopah Test Range Airport ( IATA : XSD , ICAO : KTNX , FAA LID : TNX ) , [2] [3] [4] at the Tonopah Test Range (Senior Trend project site PS-66 ) [5] is 27 NM (50 km; 31 mi) southeast of Tonopah , Nevada and 140 mi (230 km) northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada . It is a major airfield with a 12
- ... loman AFB came on May 9, 1992, setting into motion the final exodus of the Air Force at Tonopah. On june 1, 1992 Det 1, 57 FWW moved from Tonopah to Nellis AFB. On July 8, the 37th FW was inactivated and the ...
#19 Fairfield County Airport (South Carolina)
Fairfield County Airport ( ICAO : KFDW , FAA LID : FDW ) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Winnsboro , in Fairfield County , South Carolina , United States . It is owned by Fairfield County. [1] Airport in South Carolina, United States Fai
- ... % military. There are 30 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single engine and 20% multi-engine. By june 1, 2009 there will be 30 T-Hangars on base. [1] The on location fixed-base operator is S&S Aviation.
#20 Port Stanley Airport
Port Stanley Airport ( IATA : PSY , ICAO : SFAL ) is an airport in the Falkland Islands , two miles (3 kilometres) outside the capital, Stanley . The airport is the only civilian airport in the islands with a paved runway. However, RAF Mount Pleasant , located to the west of Stanley, functions as th
- ... to use the airfield [4] and attempted to interdict these flights leading to the loss of a C-130 on 1 june , [5] which was not, however, engaged in any resupply mission. [6] During the war the Argentines als ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Yermolayev Yer-2
The Yermolayev Yer-2 ( Russian : Ермолаев Ер-2 ) was a long-range Soviet medium bomber used during World War II . It was developed from the Bartini Stal-7 prototype airliner before the war. It was used to bomb Berlin from airbases in Estonia after Operation Barbarossa began in 1941. Production was t
- ... into production at the end of 1943, but none of the new bombers had been issued to combat units by 1 june 1944. However 42 were in service on 1 January 1945 and 101 on 10 May 1945 after the war ended. [10] ...
#2 Petlyakov VI-100
The Petlyakov VI-100 ( Visotnyi Istrebitel – high altitude fighter) was a fighter/dive bomber aircraft designed and built in the USSR from 1938. VI-100 Role Interceptor Type of aircraft National origin USSR Manufacturer Petlyakov Designer VM Petlyakov First flight 22 December 1939 Number built 1 Var
- ... ere assigned the priority task of transforming the VI-100 into the PB-100 three seat dive bomber by 1 june 1940. [ citation needed ] SPECIFICATIONS Data from Gunston, Bill. "The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russ ...
#3 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
- ... 750,000 lb (340 t) was offered. The first -100B order, one aircraft for Iran Air , was announced on june 1, 1978. This version first flew on June 20, 1979, received FAA certification on August 1, 1979, and w ...
#4 Embraer R-99
The Embraer R-99 is the Brazilian Air Force military designation of the EMB-145-RS. It is an aircraft based on the ERJ 145 civil regional jet . The R-99 series are equipped with Rolls-Royce AE1 3007 turbofan engines. The military versions provide 20% more thrust than the civil version. [1] The first
- ... detected VHF waves origin so the Peruvian authorities could rescue the hostages (2003). [6] [7] On june 1s t 2009 a R-99 was deployed on the search for the missing Air France Flight 447 . The fact is reporte ...
#5 Villiers XXIV
The Villiers XXIV or Villiers 24 CAN2 was a French army night fighter most notable as the first French military aircraft to be fitted with leading edge slats . French night fighter prototype Villiers XXIV Role night fighter Type of aircraft National origin France Manufacturer Ateliers d'Aviation Fra
- ... is second prototype was never built. [2] SPECIFICATIONS Villiers XXIV C.2 3-view drawing from L'Air june 1, 1928 Data from NACA (November 1928) [3] unless indicated otherwise General characteristics Crew: tw ...
#6 Canadian Vickers Velos
The Canadian Vickers Velos was a Canadian twin-engined float-equipped sesquiplane designed and built by Canadian Vickers Limited in 1928. Designed for survey work, it proved difficult to fly and only one was built. Velos Role Survey floatplane Type of aircraft National origin Canada Manufacturer Can
- ... ATOR Canada Royal Canadian Air Force SPECIFICATION Canadian Vickers Velos 3-view drawing from L'Air june 1, 1927 Data from [1] General characteristics Length: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m) Wingspan: 68 ft 0 in (20.73 ...
#7 Blohm & Voss BV 141
The Blohm & Voss BV 141 was a World War II German tactical reconnaissance aircraft , notable for its uncommon structural asymmetry . Although the Blohm & Voss BV 141 performed well, it was never ordered into full-scale production, for reasons that included the unavailability of the preferred engine
- ... lown 9 January 1941, had severe structural problem [1] B-02 (V10) - WNr 0210002; NC+RA; first flown 1 june 1941 [1] B-03 (V11) - WNr 0210003; NC+RB B-04 (V12) - WNr 0210004; NC+RC B-05 (V13) - WNr 0210005; ...
#8 Kawanishi E15K
The Kawanishi E15K Shiun (紫雲, " Violet Cloud ") was a single-engined Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of World War II . The Allied reporting name for the type was " Norm " after Squadron Leader Norman O. Clappison of the RAAF , a member of the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit (ATAIU). [ cita
- ... l 30, 1944, when six were assigned to the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron of the 61st Air Flotilla. On june 1 the first of its Shiuns arrived at Palau Island in the South Pacific. By that time new Allied fighte ...
#9 Petlyakov Pe-8
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
- ... aircraft belonging to the 45th DBAD continued to rise; 20 were on hand on 1 January 1944 and 30 on 1 june . [17] The Pe-8s flew 276 sorties in 1944 against such targets as Helsinki , Tallinn and Pskov . Avi ...
#10 Bombardier CRJ700 series
The Bombardier CRJ700 , CRJ900 , and CRJ1000 are a family of regional jet airliners that were designed and manufactured by Canadian transportation conglomerate Bombardier (formerly Canadair ) between 1999 and 2020. Their design was derived from the smaller CRJ100 and 200 airliners, the other members
- ... ircraft programs. The CRJ program was acquired by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in a deal that closed 1 june 2020. [4] Bombardier continued to manufacture aircraft at the Mirabel facility until the order back ...
- ... eparate the CRJ certificate from that of the Challenger . [55] Closure of the deal was confirmed on 1 june 2020, with Bombardier's service and support activities transferred to a new Montreal-based company, ...
#11 Nieuport-Delage NiD 450
The Nieuport-Delage NiD 450 was a French racing floatplane , originally intended to compete for the 1929 Schneider Trophy . After the French decided not to participate that year, the type was used as the NiD 650 to speed the development of the proposed entrants to the 1931 event, the NiD 651 and NiD
- ... the water at Hourtin were made. The exact date of the first flight is not known but had occurred by 1 june when, during a high speed run, a section of cowling came adrift. The aircraft sustained damage whic ...
#12 De Havilland Mosquito operational history
The de Havilland Mosquito was a British light bomber that served in many roles during and after the Second World War . Mosquito-equipped squadrons performed medium bomber , reconnaissance , tactical strike , anti-submarine warfare and shipping attack and night fighter duties, both defensive and offe
- ... f 'nuisance raids' that were of increasing ferocity as the Group acquired more Mosquito bombers. On 1 june 1943, the two pioneering Squadrons, 105 and 139, joined No. 109 Squadron within the LNSF whose "nui ...
#13 Learjet 45
The Learjet 45 (LJ45) aircraft is a mid-size business jet aircraft produced by the Learjet Division of Bombardier Aerospace . Learjet 45 Role Business jet Type of aircraft National origin Canada/United States Manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace First flight 7 October 1995 Introduction Mid-1998 [1] [2]
- ... or a month, while the manufacturer developed a fix and got it out to aircraft in the field. [5] [7] june 1, 2003, approximately 1426 local time, a Learjet 45, registration number I-ERJC, operated by Eurojet ...
#14 Piper PA-28 Cherokee
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of two-seat or four-seat light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft and designed for flight training, air taxi and personal use. [2] The PA-28 family of aircraft comprises all-metal, unpressurized, single-engined, piston-powered airplanes with low-mounted wings and t
- ... oming O-540-J3A5D engine of 235 hp (175 kW) , gross weight 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) . First certified on 1 june 1978. Changes from the 1972 certified PA-28-235 Cherokee Pathfinder include tapered wing. [17] PA-2 ...
#15 Fokker T.VIII
The Fokker T.VIII is a twin-engined torpedo bomber and aerial reconnaissance floatplane designed and manufactured by the Dutch aviation company Fokker . Fokker T.VIII Front view of a T.VIII in flight Role Torpedo-bomber seaplane Type of aircraft Manufacturer Fokker First flight 1938 Introduction 193
- ... 2] By early 1939, the first of these aircraft was ready to flight, while all five were completed by 1 june of that year. Despite some initial issues, the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service was largely satis ...
#16 Hybrid-Airplane Technology H-Aero
The Hybrid-Airplane Technology H-Aero (styled as H-AERO ) is a small German hybrid electric unmanned aerial vehicle [1] UAV by a Baden-Baden based start-up Hybrid-Airplane Technology GmbH . [2] Compared to some other UAVs it features vertical take-off and landing and extended flight endurance. Germa
- ... Type of aircraft National origin Germany Manufacturer Hybrid-Airplane Technology GmbH Introduction 1 june 2016 Status In production (2021) DEVELOPMENT The prototype H-Aero One, which can source its energy ...
#17 Lockheed L-1649 Starliner
The Lockheed L-1649 Starliner was the last model of the Lockheed Constellation line of airliners . Powered by four Wright R-3350 TurboCompound engines, it was built at Lockheed 's Burbank, California plant from 1956 to 1958. US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1956 L-1649 Starliner A Trans World Airl
- ... Manufacturer Lockheed Designer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson First flight October 10, 1956 Introduction june 1, 1957 Retired Early 1980s Status Retired Primary users Trans World Airlines , Lufthansa , Air France ...
- ... the property of Lockheed until the early 1970s when it was sold in Japan.) Airline service began on june 1, 1957 on a Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight from New York to London and Frankfurt . In September 19 ...
#18 Airbus A330
The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft developed and produced by Airbus . Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300 , its first airliner in the mid-1970s. Then the company began development on the A330 twinjet in parallel with the A340 quadjet and launched both designs with their first order
- ... ght 447 The second fatal and deadliest accident, and first while in commercial service, occurred on 1 june 2009 when Air France Flight 447 , an A330-200 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people ...
- ... PW4000 caught fire, [209] on 29 May 2018, a Delta Air Lines PW4000 had engine vibrations, [210] on 1 june 2018, a Qantas CF6 was shut down in flight, [211] on 1 October 2018, a China Airlines CF6 had an en ...
#19 Boeing EC-135
The Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter . During the Cold War , the EC-135 was best known for being modified to perform the Looking Glass mission where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command po
- ... er. About a week after the flight, Washington deleted the funds for additional E-4 aircraft. [7] On june 1, 1992, SAC was inactivated and replaced by the United States Strategic Command , which now controls ...
#20 Wickham A Bluebird
The Wickham A Bluebird is an all-metal four passenger homebuilt aircraft designed by Boeing engineer Jim Wickham. [1] Wickham A Bluebird A Wickham Bluebird on display Role Homebuilt aircraft Type of aircraft National origin United States Designer Jim Wickham First flight 1 June 1955 Number built 1
- ... Homebuilt aircraft Type of aircraft National origin United States Designer Jim Wickham First flight 1 june 1955 Number built 1 DESIGN The Bluebird is an all-metal four place strut-braced high-wing aircraft ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 USS Tarawa (CV-40)
USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40, AVT-12) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy . The ship was the first US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the bloody 1943 Battle of Tarawa . Tarawa was commissioned in December 1945
- ... d 13 May 1960 Reclassified CVA-40, 1 October 1952 CVS-40, 10 January 1955 AVT-12, May 1961 Stricken 1 june 1967 Identification Callsign : NKDT Hull number : CV-40 Honors and awards See Awards Fate Scrapped ...
- ... her retirement, she received one more change in designation when she became AVT-12 in May 1961. On 1 june 1967, her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register , and on 3 October 1968, she was sold to t ...
#2 Japanese submarine I-401
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
- ... rd workers installed a snorkel aboard her while she was under repair. [3] PANAMA CANAL OPERATION By 1 june 1945, all four submarines of Submarine Division 1 had been fueled and equipped with snorkels. They ...
#3 SS Himalaya (1892)
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
- ... 31] EAST AFRICA Himalaya took part in the East African Campaign from June 1916 until April 1917. On 1 june 1916 she left Simon's Town for Durban , where she embarked troops. On 17 June she left Durban, [31] ...
#4 Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov ( Russian : Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Кузнецо́в , romanized : Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov or "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov", originally the name of the fifth Kirov -class battlecruiser ) is an aircraft carrier (
- ... n. [41] 2013–2014 DEPLOYMENT Admiral Kuznetsov escorted by HMS Dragon off the UK coast, May 2014 On 1 june 2013, it was announced that the ship would return to the Mediterranean by the end of the year, [42] ...
#5 HMS Unicorn (I72)
HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. She was completed during World War II and provided air cover over the amphibious landing at Salerno, Italy , in September 1943. The ship was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian O
- ... ce 105 aircraft in March–May 1945. The ship sailed for Australia on 22 May and arrived in Sydney on 1 june . She sailed for Brisbane on 6 June to have her bottom cleaned at the Cairncross Dockyard and to loa ...
#6 List of aircraft carriers of France
The following is a list of aircraft carriers of France . Fifteen aircraft carriers have served the navy or been proposed since the 1910s. As of 2022, one French carrier— Charles de Gaulle (R91)—remains in service of the French government.
- ... ssus ) 48 18,300 t (18,000 long tons) 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines, 2 shafts 1 june 1942 August 1946 (as Arromanches ) Decommissioned on 22 Jan 1974 Scrapped 1978 CLEMENCEAU CLASS Mai ...
#7 USS Lexington (CV-16)
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
- ... ained Air Group 12 , which deployed with her on the next 7th Fleet deployment. Arriving Yokosuka on 1 june 1957, Lexington embarked Rear Admiral H. D. Riley, Commander Carrier Division 1 , and sailed as his ...
#8 USS Williamson (DD-244)
USS Williamson (DD-244/AVP-15/AVD-2/APD-27) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Commander William Price Williamson . Tender of the United States Navy History United States Namesake William Price Williamson Builder New York Shipbuilding Lai
- ... tested, Williamson departed for Kwajalein , the final staging point for the Marianas operation, on 1 june . Nine days later, on the 10th, the destroyer got underway for the first operational test of the und ...
#9 USS America (LHA-6)
USS America (LHA-6) , is an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy and the lead ship of the America -class amphibious assault ship . The fourth U.S. warship to be named for the United States of America , she was delivered in spring of 2014, replacing Peleliu of the Tarawa class . Her miss
- ... d several helicopters on deck History United States Name America [1] Namesake United States Awarded 1 june 2007 Builder Huntington Ingalls Industries Laid down 17 July 2009 [2] Launched 4 June 2012 [3] Spon ...
#10 USS Saratoga (CV-3)
USS Saratoga (CV-3) was a Lexington -class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser , she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. The ship en
- ... is departure for Pearl Harbor, even if Fitch had not yet arrived. The ship sailed from San Diego on 1 june carrying 14 Wildcats of VF-2 Detachment and 23 Dauntlesses of VS-3; in addition she carried four Wi ...
- ... picked up 60 aircraft, 1,200 passengers and some trucks for delivery in Pearl. Saratoga arrived on 1 june and became the flagship of Rear Admiral Ralph F. Jennings , commander of Carrier Division 11. She r ...
#11 HMS Eagle (1918)
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
- ... light deck and around the island began shortly afterward and the first on-board landing was made on 1 june . Larger aircraft like the Bristol F2B fighter, the Sopwith Cuckoo torpedo bomber, and the De Havill ...
#12 USS Pocomoke (AV-9)
USS Pocomoke (AV-9) was a Pocomoke -class seaplane tender , originally built as the SS Exchequer and acquired by the U.S. Navy as the military build-up occurred in the United States just prior to World War II . She operated principally in the Pacific Theatre of the war and serviced military seapla
- ... October 1940 Commissioned 18 July 1941, as USS Pocomoke (AV-9) Decommissioned 10 July 1946 Stricken 1 june 1961 Fate Sold, 12 December 1961 General characteristics Class and type Pocomoke -class seaplane te ...
- ... tlantic Reserve Fleet . Pocomoke decommissioned 10 July 1946 her name was struck from the Navy List 1 june 1961, she was ordered disposed 20 September 1961, and was sold 12 December 1961 to the Union Minera ...
#13 USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
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
- ... 1 (VC-84 and -91), flew 2,347 combat sorties, recording almost 8,000 hours of flying time. Relieved 1 june , the carrier sailed for Guam , arriving on 5 June. Whilst in availability on Guam, Vice Admiral Ira ...
#14 USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) , formerly CVA-63 , is a decommissioned United States Navy supercarrier . She was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina , the site of the Wright brothers ' first powered airplane flight. Kitty Hawk was the first of the three Kitty Hawk -class aircraft ca
- ... residential Unit Citation for exceptionally meritorious and heroic service from 23 December 1967 to 1 june 1968, which included the Tet Offensive , while participating in combat operations in Southeast Asia ...
#15 USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard , she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5)
- ... 3 Decommissioned 27 June 1970 Reclassified CVA-10, 1 October 1952 CVS-10, 1 September 1957 Stricken 1 june 1973 Identification Callsign : NWKJ [1] Hull number : CV-10 Nickname(s) The Fighting Lady Honors an ...
- ... erve Fleet . She remained there almost three years before her name was struck from the Navy List on 1 june 1973. During 1974, the Navy Department approved the donation of Yorktown to the Patriot's Point Dev ...
#16 USS Independence (CV-62)
The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy . She was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers . She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet. Decommissioned F
- ... dependence was towed beginning on 10 March 2017 to Brownsville, Texas for scrapping. She arrived on 1 june 2017 and dismantling was completed by early 2019. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Main article: Forrestal-c ...
#17 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
- ... ISTORY An Avenger torpedo bomber flies past Magnificent in 1953 Following her arrival in Halifax on 1 june 1948, Magnificent performed workups. During workups she lost two aircraft. [5] She was deployed in ...
#18 Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
Ryūjō ( Japanese : 龍驤 "Prancing Dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s. Small and lightly built in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, she proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable and was b
- ... lus two spares of each type. The ship transferred to Mutsu Bay on 25 May and then to Paramushiro on 1 june before departing the same day for the Aleutians. [14] At dawn on 3 June, she launched 9 B5Ns, escor ...
#19 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
- ... placable laid down. [36] 4 April – USS Wasp launched. [18] 5 April – HMS Illustrious launched. [32] 1 june – Shōkaku launched. [33] 26 June – HMS Unicorn laid down. [37] 5 July – Hiryū commissioned. [29] 17 ...
- ... as Unyō . [46] June – Incomplete Yamato -class battleship Shinano carrier conversion started. [45] 1 june – HMS Colossus laid down, [48] and HMS Edgar laid down. [48] 2 June – USS Wilmington re-designated ...
- ... S Randolph sold for scrap. [47] May – Kiev commissioned. [93] 3 May – USS Nimitz commissioned. [90] 1 june – USS Essex sold for scrap. [27] 1 September – USS Ticonderoga sold for scrap. [27] 30 September – ...
- ... uary – USS Hancock decommissioned. [27] March – HMS Bulwark decommissioned, placed in reserve. [60] 1 june – USS Arlington sold for scrap. [27] 1 September – USS Hancock sold for scrap. [27] September STOVL ...
#20 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
- ... 914 Renamed Takasaki Maru on 14 February 1905 [1] Wakamiya Maru on 1 September 1905 [2] Wakamiya on 1 june 1915 [3] Reclassified Miscellaneous ship on 14 February 1905 Rented to NYK Line on 22 March 1907 Re ...
- ... 907 Returned to IJN and reclassified transport ship on 9 March 1912 2nd class coast defence ship on 1 june 1915 Aircraft carrier on 1 April 1920 Stricken 1 April 1931 Fate Sold to Eizo Aoki on 26 November 1 ...
Airline / Airline
#1 Eastern Provincial Airways
Eastern Provincial Airways , also known as EPA, was an airline that operated in Atlantic and eastern Canada . At its peak, the carrier operated jet service with Boeing 737-200 aircraft connecting many communities that today [ when? ] only have scheduled passenger flights provided by 18-seat commuter
- ... ete against government owned Trans Canada Airlines which later became Air Canada . According to the june 1, 1968 Eastern Provincial system timetable, the airline was operating all scheduled flights with 40-p ...
#2 History of United Airlines
United Airlines is the third largest airline in the world, with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Airlines Holdings) and 721 aircraft. It was the brainchild of William Boeing and emerged from his consolidation of numerous carriers and equipment manufacturers from 192
- ... raffic Control . Also, in 1958, United received its first Douglas DC-8 , its first jet aircraft. On june 1, 1961, United merged with Capital Airlines , displacing rival American Airlines as the world's secon ...
#3 Stol Air Commuter
Stol Air Commuter was a United States commuter airline that began service around 1974. The air carrier was also known as STOL Air Commuter thus reflecting its use of STOL (short take off and landing) aircraft. It served the San Francisco, California Bay Area and northern California. The airline was
- ... ifornia (UKI, Ukiah Municipal Airport ) Destination information is taken from the Stol Air Commuter june 1, 1978 system timetable. [4] FLEET Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander The t ...
#4 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
- ... the Scottish-based consortium Sector Aviation Holdings was reached in May 2012 and was completed on 1 june 2012. BMI Regional continued to operate regional services for BMI until 27 October 2012, when it be ...
#5 Straight Corporation
The Straight Corporation Ltd was a significant operator of British airlines, airports and flying clubs from 1935 until the mid 1970s. Its major unit, Western Airways, expanded to become an important parts manufacturer, a maintenance, repair and upgrade organisation, and a builder of transport aircra
- ... January 1936. Exeter Airport Ltd, with Bill Parkhouse as manager, took a 21-year lease starting on 1 june 1937, and the field officially opened on 30 July. At first there was only tented accommodation, [12 ...
#6 Germania (airline)
Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH , trading as Germania ( German pronunciation: ['gɛrmani:a ] ), was [2] [3] a privately owned German airline with its headquarters in Berlin . [4] It began by focusing on charter operations, then moved towards becoming a scheduled carrier, although some charter flights w
- ... lights operated by its mother Germania, gexx commenced short-haul operations out of Berlin Tegel on june 1, 2003. Unlike most other airlines, gexx used a fixed-fare scheme - depending the route tickets were ...
- ... y was re-organised and its name was changed to Germania , the traditional Latin name of Germany, on 1 june 1986. [7] For many years, Germania's main area of doing business were charter services for TUI , Co ...
#7 Air Maldives
Air Maldives was the first national airline and flag carrier of the Maldives . It was established on 1 October 1974 during the presidency of Ibrahim Nasir . After operating for about 26 years, the airline declared bankruptcy and stopped all operations in 2000. This article needs additional citations
- ... ained 49% shareholding in the airline, and took over the management and operation of the airline on 1 june . The airline also stopped its flights to Gan following the withdrawal of the Royal Air Force from t ...
#8 South African Airways
South African Airways ( SAA ) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa . [4] Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operated a hub-and-spoke network, serving ten destinations in Africa. [1] The carrier joined Star All
- ... theid in 1990, SAA started services to former and new destinations in Africa and Asia. [33] [34] On 1 june 1990, South African companies signed a domestic air travel deregulation act. Flights to New York Ci ...
- ... the first time over Egypt and Sudan, on 8 September. [36] The airline launched flights to Milan on 1 june during the year, and services to Athens were re-introduced. [36] Also, an interline with Aeroflot w ...
#9 Líneas Aéreas Azteca
Líneas Aéreas Azteca [ˈlineas aˈeɾeas asˈteka] was an airline based in Mexico City , Mexico . It operated domestic scheduled services and international services to the USA . Its main base was Mexico City International Airport , with a hub at General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport , Tiju
- ... ights to consumers. [2] HISTORY The airline was established on 9 May 2000 and started operations on 1 june 2000, operating domestic services with Boeing 737 aircraft. It started up after TAESA closed down a ...
#10 Prinair
Prinair is a Puerto Rican charter operator airline. [10] It was Puerto Rico 's domestic and international flag carrier airline for almost two decades from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. Despite previously ceasing scheduled commercial operations twice, it restarted charter flights in 2019. Puerto Ri
- ... as Aerolíneas de Ponce (Ponce Airlines) [3] Commenced operations 1966, 2007, 2019 Ceased operations 1 june 1985 [4] [5] [ clarification needed ] /2010 Operating bases Mercedita Airport Hubs Ponce , Aguadill ...
#11 Taquan Air
Taquan Air is the operating name for Venture Travel, LLC , an American regional airline headquartered in Ketchikan , a city in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska . [3] It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services. Its base is Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base , which
- ... March by dedicating one of the planes as The Spirit of Juneau . [14] AirOne commenced operation on june 1, 1998, [15] [16] and began non-stop service from Ketchikan to Juneau . Another route connected Canad ...
#12 History of Braathens (1994–2004)
Braathens SAFE 's domestic market was deregulated on 1 April 1994. Since then, any airline within the European Economic Area is free to operate any domestic or international route. Braathens rejected a proposal from the main competitor Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for a merger; instead the hel
- ... ns streamlined and coordinated, there would be no further downstaffing due to the merger. [90] From 1 june 2007, SAS Braathens was rebranded to Scandinavian Airlines, making it identical to the branding in ...
#13 Delta Connection
Delta Connection is a regional airline brand name for Delta Air Lines , under which a number of individually owned regional airlines primarily operate short- and medium-haul routes. Mainline major air carriers often use regional airlines to operate services via code sharing agreements in order to in
- ... any of SkyWest Airlines . Ransome Airlines operated Delta Connection flights from March 1, 1984, to june 1, 1986, when it was purchased by Pan Am . Comair began Delta Connection service on September 1, 1984. ...
- ... r Lines. [1] Rio Airways operated Delta Connection flights from their hub in Dallas/Fort Worth from june 1, 1984, to December 14, 1986, when the airline declared bankruptcy. Business Express Airlines operate ...
- ... Business Express Airlines operated Delta Connection flights in the northeastern US and Canada from june 1, 1986, to March 15, 2000. The company was purchased by AMR Corporation in 1999 and integrated into t ...
#14 Syrian Air
Syrian Airlines ( Arabic : السورية للطيران ), operating as SyrianAir ( Arabic : السورية ), is the flag carrier airline of Syria. [2] It operates scheduled international services to several destinations in Asia, Europe and North Africa , though the number of flights operated has seriously declined si
- ... ependently its own Amman-New York flights in 1977. SyrianAir started its Boeing 747SP operations on june 1, 1976, using the jumbo jet on the Damascus-Munich-London sector. [4] During the seventies, SyrianAai ...
#15 PenAir
Peninsula Airways , operated as PenAir , was a U.S.-based regional airline headquartered in Anchorage , Alaska . It was Alaska's second-largest commuter airline operating scheduled passenger service, as well as charter and medevac services throughout the state. Its main base was Ted Stevens Anchorag
- ... Essential Air Services contract with the Department of Transportation. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] On june 1, 2019, PenAir ceased direct ticket sales under its own brand. From that day, all PenAir flights are ...
#16 Sita Air
Sita Air is an airline based in Kathmandu , Nepal , operating domestic services within Nepal. [3] The airline was established in 2003.The airline's main base is Tribhuvan International Airport with hubs at Pokhara Airport and Nepalgunj Airport . [4] Sita Air IATA ICAO Callsign ST STA [lower-alpha 1]
- ... ed by passenger and cargo payload that exceeded the aircraft's maximum takeoff weight. [24] [25] On 1 june 2013, a Sita Air Dornier 228 sustained substantial damage upon landing accident at Simikot Airport. ...
#17 Air Tanzania
Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) ( Swahili : Kampuni ya Ndege ya Tanzania ) is the flag carrier airline of Tanzania based in Dar es Salaam with its hub at Julius Nyerere International Airport . Tanzania Airline based in Dar es Salaam Air Tanzania IATA ICAO Callsign TC ATC TANZANIA Founded 11 Marc
- ... TC ATC TANZANIA Founded 11 March 1977 (as ATC ) December 2002 ( Restructured ) Commenced operations 1 june 1977 (as ATC) 31 March 2003 (as ATCL) AOC # 001 Hubs Julius Nyerere International Airport Fleet siz ...
#18 Air Rhodesia
Air Rhodesia was the national airline of Rhodesia . Its head office was located on the property of Salisbury Airport in Salisbury . [1] Air Rhodesia IATA ICAO Callsign RH RH Rhodesia Founded 1 September 1967 Hubs Salisbury Focus cities Bulawayo , Kariba Fleet size 13 Destinations Domestic, South Afr
- ... any sources . ( December 2011 ) CENTRAL AFRICAN AIRWAYS Central African Airways (CAA) was formed on 1 june 1946 as the joint airline of Southern Rhodesia (later Rhodesia ; now Zimbabwe ), Northern Rhodesia ...
#19 Chicago Express Airlines
Chicago Express Airlines, Inc. was a regional airline headquartered in Chicago , Illinois , United States. [1] [2] For other uses, see Chicago Express (disambiguation) . Chicago Express Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign C8 WDY WINDY CITY Founded August 1993 ; 29 years ago ( 1993-08 ) Ceased operatio
- ... It operated regional feeder services from Chicago Midway Airport under the name ATA Connection . On june 1, 1999, ATA Airlines acquired Chicago Express for $1.9 million. [3] Chicago Express became a wholly o ...
- ... ed up by investment group CEO Edward Halley, on March 28, 2005. Chicago Express Airlines relaunched june 1, 2021 as an International Cargo Airline operating B747-400F aircraft. HISTORY Logo of ATA Connection ...
- ... r named Chicago Air which also operated from Chicago Midway's airport less than a decade before. On june 1, 1999, Chicago Express became a wholly owned subsidiary of Amtran, later known as ATA Holdings and n ...
- ... ward S. Halley, purchased the airline in 2005 for $3.2 million. Chicago Express Airlines relaunched june 1, 2021 as an International Cargo Airline operating B747-400F aircraft DESTINATIONS Logo of ATA Connec ...
#20 Joy Air
Joy Air ( Chinese : 幸福航空 ; pinyin : Xìngfú Hángkōng ) is a Chinese airline launched jointly by China Eastern Airlines and AVIC I on March 29, 2008 [1] based at Xi'an . The airline started testing service in June 2009, and commenced passenger service at the end of 2009. [2] On December 14, 2020, Happ
- ... AO Callsign JR JOY JOY AIR Founded 29 March 2008 ; 14 years ago ( 2008-03-29 ) Commenced operations 1 june 2009 Hubs Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Fleet size 28 Destinations 17 Website joy-air.com HI ...
- ... ional Airport Fleet size 28 Destinations 17 Website joy-air.com HISTORY The airline began flying on 1 june 2009 with a fleet of 3 MA-60 turboprops. [4] This airline focuses on the northwestern part of China ...
Airship / Airship
#1 DN-1
The DN-1 was the United States Navy 's first airship . Naval airship DN-1 DN-1 approaching its floating hangar at Pensacola. Role Experimental airship Manufacturer Connecticut Aircraft First flight 20 April 1917 Number built 1
- ... son and LCDR Frank McCrary drew up the specifications for the DN-1. [1] The contract was awarded on 1 june 1915 to the Connecticut Aircraft Company of New Haven , CT . [2] The U.S. Navy had no experience wi ...
#2 Astra Clément-Bayard
Astra Clément-Bayard was a French manufacturer of dirigibles . Clément-Bayard Airship No 4, the "Adjudant Vincenot" circa 1910. Caption from Popular Mechanics magazine 1910 In 1908 the French industrialist Adolphe Clément-Bayard , who had already made a fortune manufacturing cars, motorcycles and bi
- ... 0,000 cu ft) capacity, powered by 2 Clément-Bayard 120 hp engines. Top speed 54 km/h. First flew on 1 june 1910. [4] N° 3 Dupuy de Lôme , 89.0 m (292 ft 0 in) long, 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) wide, 9,000 m 3 (320, ...
#3 K-class blimp
The K -class blimp was a class of blimps (non-rigid airship) built by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio for the United States Navy . These blimps were powered by two Pratt & Whitney Wasp nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engines, each mounted on twin-strut outriggers , one per side of the c
- ... o co-pilots, a navigator/pilot, airship rigger, an ordnanceman, two mechanics, and two radiomen. On 1 june 1944, two K-class blimps of United States Navy (USN) Airship Patrol Squadron 14 (ZP-14) [4] complet ...
#4 NS class airship
The British NS ( North Sea ) class non-rigid airships were the largest and last in a succession of "blimps" that served with the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I ; developed from experiences gained with earlier classes to operate off the east coast of Britain on long-range patrols. [1] Des
- ... only by orders to return to base due to increasing winds. During a flight on the night of 31 May / 1 june whilst participating in the testing of the anti-aircraft capabilities of the Grand Fleet and shore ...
#5 US Navy airships during World War II
The United States Navy proposed to the U.S. Congress the development of a lighter-than-air station program for anti-submarine patrolling of the coast and harbors. This program proposed, in addition to the expansion at Naval Air Station and Lakehurst, the construction of new stations. The original co
- ... and finally to Port Lyautey They completed the first transatlantic crossing by nonrigid airships on 1 june . 1945 The ZP-14 unit operating in the Mediterranean area from June 1944 completely denied the use o ...
#6 Airship
An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power . [1] Aerostats gain their lift from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. Dirigible airships compared with related aerostats, from a turn-of-
- ... nally to Port Lyautey where they completed the first transatlantic crossing by nonrigid airships on 1 june 1944. The blimps of USN Blimp Squadron ZP-14 (Blimpron 14, aka The Africa Squadron ) also conducted ...
#7 Zeppelin LZ 38
Zeppelin LZ 38 (designated LZ 38 ) was Zeppelin P Class airship of the German Imperial Army. It was the first to bomb London, United Kingdom. The zeppelin raid caused outrage in London and vows of vengeance as shown for this made for the Daily Chronicle by Frank Brangwyn The control room of Zeppel
- ... feat 105-years-ago Seattle Star received news of the bombing and commissioned this picture for its june 1, 1915, Night edition LZ 38 Media coverage of the May 31 1915 Zeppeling LZ 38 bombing raid on London ...
#8 R80 (airship)
The R.80 was a British rigid airship , first flown on 19 July 1920, and was the first fully streamlined airship to be built in Britain. Originally a military project for the British Admiralty , it was completed for commercial passenger-carrying. R.80 proved too small for this role and after being us
- ... The US Navy made 4 flights in the ship totalling some 8 hours 45 minutes between 26 March 1921 and 1 june 1921. After these flights it was flown to RNAS Pulham , Norfolk. There the airframe was used for st ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 81st Training Wing
The 81st Training Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host wing at Keesler Air Force Base , Mississippi. The 81st Training Wing has the Air Force's largest Technical Training Group and trains more than 40,000 students annually. Training includes weather, basic electronics, communic
- ... of the 81st TFW squadrons, the 509th and 511th Tactical Fighter Squadrons were transferred there on 1 june and 1 September, respectively. With the transfer of the A-10s to Alconbury, the 527th Aggressor Squ ...
- ... rther attached to 81st Fighter-Interceptor Group) 509th Tactical Fighter Squadron: 1 October 1979 – 1 june 1988 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron : 1 October 1978 – 1 October 1992 511th Tactical Fighter Squad ...
#2 4th Ferrying Group
The 4th Ferrying Group was a World War II unit of the United States Army Air Forces (AAF). It was activated in February 1942 as the Nashville Sector, Ferrying Command , but soon changed its name. It ferried aircraft manufactured in the midwest and south until March 1944, when it was disbanded in a g
- ... ry Squadron (later 59th Ferrying Squadron), 15 October 1942 – 31 March 1944 92nd Ferrying Squadron, 1 june 1943 – 31 March 1944 93rd Ferrying Squadron, 1 June 1943 – 31 March 1944 305th Ferrying Squadron, 2 ...
- ... er 1942 – 31 March 1944 92nd Ferrying Squadron, 1 June 1943 – 31 March 1944 93rd Ferrying Squadron, 1 june 1943 – 31 March 1944 305th Ferrying Squadron, 25 June 1943 – 31 March 1944 346th Air Base Squadron ...
#3 9th Intelligence Squadron
The United States Air Force 's 9th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Beale Air Force Base , California. The 9th is associated with Lockheed U-2 and Distributed Common Ground System operations. The squadron was first active during World War II as the 9th Photographic Technical
- ... 1945 311th Air Division, 19 July 1948 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (later 9 Bombardment Wing), 1 june 1949 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 10 April–1 May 1950 Strategic Air Command , 18 May 1966 (n ...
- ... 5 [note 5] Topeka Air Force Base, Kansas, 19 July 1948 Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California, 1 june 1949 Rapid City Air Force Base, South Dakota, 10 April–1 May 1950 Beale Air Force Base, California, ...
#4 122nd Fighter Wing
The 122nd Fighter Wing ( 122 FW sometimes 122nd) is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard , stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station , Fort Wayne, Indiana. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . Unit of the Indiana Air Nat
- ... r National Guard , 1 September 1962 Gained by: Tactical Air Command Gained by: Air Combat Command , 1 june 1992 – present COMPONENTS 122nd Fighter-Interceptor (later Tactical Fighter) Group, 10 February 195 ...
#5 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
- ... out of a total of 621 tons of bombs dropped by the 131 aircraft on the raid. JUNE MISSION: 24 Date: 1 june Target: West Osaka Urban Area Bomber Command Mission: 187 The BG contributed 37 aircraft that dropp ...
#6 Jagdstaffel 32
Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 32 , commonly abbreviated to Jasta 32 , was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the German Luftstreitkräfte , the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I . The unit would score 41 aerial victories during the war, including four enemy observation ba
- ... n on 22 February 1917, the new squadron began operations in support of Armee-Abteilung A Sector. On 1 june 1917, the Jasta shifted to Avancon and support of 7 Armee . By September, it had been assigned to J ...
#7 No. 164 Squadron RAF
No. 164 (Argentine–British) Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War . It was a donation squadron presented by the British community in Argentina . Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 164 (Argentine–British) Squadron RAF Typhoon of No.164 Squa
- ... rgentine–British) Squadron RAF Typhoon of No.164 Squadron take off from RAF Thorney Island . Active 1 june 1918-4 July 1918 6 April 1942-31 August 1946 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Type Ina ...
- ... t guardant Squadron code FJ Military unit BACKGROUND No. 164 Squadron RAF was originally founded on 1 june 1918, but never received aircraft and was disbanded on 4 July 1918. The squadron was reformed at Pe ...
#8 Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter - wing of World War II . It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter , a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Wes
- ... later released). All but three fell in aerial combat. The penultimate day of combat over Dunkirk on 1 june saw JG 26 claim five for no loss; within twenty four hours seven claims were granted after a large ...
- ... 1941 [216] • Major Johannes Seifert 11 July 1941 – 31 May 1943 † [216] • Hauptmann Fritz Losigkeit 1 june 1943 – 22 June 1943 [217] • Hauptmann Karl Borris 23 June 1943 – 14 May 1944 [217] • Hauptmann Herm ...
- ... May 1940 [216] • Hauptmann Karl Ebbighausen 20 May 1940 – 31 May 1940 [216] • Hauptmann Erich Noack 1 june 1940 – 24 July 1940 [216] • Hauptmann Karl Ebbighausen 25 July 1940 – 16 August 1940 † [216] • Haup ...
#9 List of LTV A-7 Corsair II operators
The following is a list of operators of the LTV A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft.
- ... ders" (now VFA-86) Transitioned from A-4E to A-7A March 1967. Became first A-7 operational squadron june 1, 1967. Transitioned to A-7B 1970, to A-7C 1972, and to A-7E March 1975. 4 combat cruises to Tonkin G ...
- ... d VFA-94 June 28, 1990 and re-equipped with F/A-18C. [18] VA-97 "Warhawks" (now VFA-97) Established june 1, 1967, with A-7A. Transitioned to A-7E 1970. 4 combat cruises to Tonkin Gulf. 8 cruises to Western P ...
- ... established October 1, 1986. [18] VA-67 Established August 1967 with A-7B. Redesignated VA-15 (2nd) june 1, 1969 [18] VA-72 "Blue Hawks" Transitioned from A-4B to A-7B September 1969. Transitioned to A-7E in ...
#10 86th Airlift Wing
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
- ... r brought major force structure changes throughout the Air Force, and the 86th was no exception. On 1 june 1992, the 86th Fighter Wing, which had only been equipped with F-16s, began a slow move to airlift ...
- ... tivated on 1 November 1969 Redesignated: 86th Fighter Wing on 1 May 1991 Redesignated: 86th Wing on 1 june 1992 Redesignated: 86th Airlift Wing on 1 October 1994. [36] ASSIGNMENTS United States Air Forces i ...
#11 183rd Wing
The 183rd Wing is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard , stationed at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport , Springfield, Illinois. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( Mar
- ... ir National Guard , 15 October 1962 Gained by: Tactical Air Command Gained by: Air Combat Command , 1 june 1992 - present COMPONENTS 183rd Operations Group, c. 1 March 1994 – 30 September 2008 170th Tactica ...
#12 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron
The 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command 's 325th Fighter Weapons Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida, where it was inactivated on 15 October 1982. This article includes a list of general refer
- ... Force , 28 December 1942 16th Bombardment Training Wing , c. 15 February 1943 Fifth Air Force , c. 1 june 1943 (attached to 310th Bombardment Wing , 1 February 1944; 85th Fighter Wing , c. 16 May–14 July 1 ...
#13 119th Wing
The 119th Wing (119 WG) is a composite unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard , stationed at Fargo Air National Guard Base , North Dakota. If activated to federal service, elements of the Wing are gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . 119th Wing 178th Reconnaissance Squadro
- ... 3d Air Defense Wing , 16 April 1956 128th Air Defense Wing , 1 January 1960 132d Air Defense Wing , 1 june 1965 North Dakota Air National Guard , 1 August 1969 142d Fighter-Interceptor Wing , 1 January 1972 ...
- ... erospace Defense Command), 16 April 1956 Tactical Air Command , 1 October 1979 Air Combat Command , 1 june 1992 Gained by: Air Mobility Command , 1 October 2007 177th Airlift Squadron gained by: Air Mobilit ...
#14 149th Fighter Wing
The 149th Fighter Wing (149 FW) is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard , stationed at Kelly Field Annex , Joint Base San Antonio , Texas. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . 149th Fighter Wing TSgt. Gerardo Guevar
- ... and , 15 January 1968 Gained by: Tactical Air Command , 1 July 1968 Gained by: Air Combat Command , 1 june 1992 Gained by: Air Education and Training Command , 1 July 1999–Present COMPONENTS 149th Operation ...
#15 No. 33 Squadron RAAF
No. 33 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) strategic transport and air-to-air refuelling squadron. It operates Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports from RAAF Base Amberley , Queensland. The squadron was formed in February 1942 for service during World War II, operating Short Empi
- ... he squadron began re-equipping with the first of five Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports on 1 june 2011. [4] The KC-30 could carry one-and-a-half times as much fuel as the 707 and was configured wit ...
#16 97th Intelligence Squadron
The United States Air Force 's 97th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska. Nebraska-based unit studying and devising communication securities 97th Intelligence Squadron Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint Active 1917–1919; 1935–1944; 1979–present Country
- ... Award 1 October 2002 – 31 May 2004 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 june 2004 – 31 May 2006 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 June 2006 – 31 ...
- ... nit Award 1 June 2004 – 31 May 2006 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 june 2006 – 31 May 2007 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 June 2007 – 31 ...
- ... nit Award 1 June 2006 – 31 May 2007 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 june 2007 – 31 May 2008 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 June 2008 – 31 ...
- ... nit Award 1 June 2007 – 31 May 2008 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 june 2008 – 31 May 2009 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 June 2009 – 31 ...
- ... nit Award 1 June 2008 – 31 May 2009 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Meritorious Unit Award 1 june 2009 – 31 May 2010 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1983 – 30 ...
- ... 1 October 1990 – 30 September 2000 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 june 2001 – 31 May 2002 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Campaign Streamer Campaign Dates Notes Theater of ...
#17 157th Fighter Squadron
The 157th Fighter Squadron (157 FS) is a unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base , Columbia, South Carolina. The 157th FS is one of the few Air National Guard squadrons to operate the HARM Targeting System (HTS)-equipped F-16C Bl
- ... from its designation and becoming the 169th Fighter Group. Tactical Air Command was inactivated on 1 june , being replaced by the new Air Combat Command (ACC). In 1995, the 157th Fighter Squadron became the ...
#18 47th Flying Training Wing
The 47th Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force pilot training wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base , near Del Rio, Texas . It is one of five pilot training units in the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command which conducts joint specialized undergraduate pilot training for the U
- ... clear weapons, the wing moved to RAF Sculthorpe , United Kingdom where it began operations there on 1 june 1952. Operational squadrons of the wing included the 84th, 85th, and 86th Bombardment Squadrons. In ...
- ... October 1949 Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 12 March 1951 – 21 May 1952 RAF Sculthorpe, England, 1 june 1952 – 22 June 1962 Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, 1 September 1972 – present
#19 131st Fighter Squadron
The 131st Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing located at Barnes Air National Guard Base , Westfield, Massachusetts . The 131st is equipped with the F-15C/D Eagle . Unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, US 131st Fighter Squadron 131st Fighter
- ... esignated 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron c. 15 October 1962 Redesignated 131st Fighter Squadron on 1 june 1992 Deployed as the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron to Trapani Birgi Air Base , Italy from 17 ...
#20 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , also known as "The Black Knights of Keflavik", [ citation needed ] is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The 57 FIS was last stationed at Naval Air Station Keflavik , Iceland . It was inactivated on 1 March 1995. 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 57th F
- ... F-15Ds replaced the aging F-4s, and the tail code "IS" was assigned to Air Forces Iceland (AFI). On 1 june 1992, Air Combat Command (ACC) assumed command and control of AFI and the 57th FIS. Air Forces Icel ...
- ... rd 1 April 1966-31 May 1967 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [14] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 june 1967-31 December 1968 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [14] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 Jan ...
Design / Design
#1 Mark Ellis (Formula One)
Mark Ellis is a British Formula One engineer. He was most recently the performance director at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula One team. [1] [2] British engineer Mark Ellis Born 22 June 1964 Nationality British Citizenship British Occupation Engineer Known for Formula One engineer
- ... ore the San Marino Grand Prix, he moved to Jaguar Racing as its chief race engineer. [4] [5] [6] On june 1, 2002, it was announced that BAR's new chief of staff, David Richards , decided to bring Ellis back ...
#2 Spoiler (aeronautics)
In aeronautics , a spoiler (sometimes called a lift spoiler or lift dumper ) is a device which intentionally reduces the lift component of an airfoil in a controlled way. Most often, spoilers are plates on the top surface of a wing that can be extended upward into the airflow to spoil the streamline
- ... 20 – Forgetting to deploy the spoilers contributed to this crash at Little Rock National Airport on 1 june 1999. Atlantic Airways Flight 670 – The spoilers did not deploy during landing on a fairly short we ...
#3 Unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ), commonly known as a drone , is an aircraft without any human pilot , crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) , which includes adding a ground-based controller and a system of communications with the UAV. [1] The flig
- ... occasionally used as alternatives to "unmanned". [20] Under new regulations which came into effect 1 june 2019, the term RPAS ( Remotely Piloted Aircraft System ) has been adopted by the Canadian Governmen ...
#4 Air data inertial reference unit
An Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU) is a key component of the integrated Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS), which supplies air data ( airspeed , angle of attack and altitude ) and inertial reference (position and attitude) information to the pilots' electronic flight instrument syst
- ... ed off so that it no longer can send erroneous data to other systems. [19] AIR FRANCE FLIGHT 447 On 1 june 2009, Air France Flight 447 , an Airbus A330 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris , crashed in the ...
#5 Autogyro
An autogyro (from Greek αὐτός and γύρος , "self-turning"), also known as a gyroplane , is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift . Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller . While similar to a helicopter rotor in appearan
- ... pan for over three years before being shipped across the Pacific to the state of Oregon , USA. From 1 june 2015, Surplus flew from McMinnville, Oregon , across the continental USA, through northern Canada/G ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Frederick S. Billig
Frederick Stucky Billig (February 28, 1933 – June 1, 2006) was a pioneer in the development of scramjet propulsion. [1] American aerospace engineer (1933-2006) Billig's primary research was in the area of high-speed, air-breathing propulsion for advanced flight vehicles including pioneering work in
- Frederick Stucky Billig (February 28, 1933 – june 1, 2006) was a pioneer in the development of scramjet propulsion. [1] American aerospace engineer (193 ...
- ... conducted by Pyrodyne. GoHypersonic inherited Billig's technical library. [8] DEATH Billig died on june 1, 2006. [9] He was preceded in death by Peggy Billig, his wife of 50 years. He was survived by his fo ...
#2 Hugo Sundstedt
Hugo Sundstedt (12 July 1886 - 8 July 1966) was a Swedish-American aviation pioneer. Swedish-American aviation pioneer Hugo Sundstedt Born ( 1886-07-12 ) July 12, 1886 Örebro , Sweden Died July 8, 1966 (1966-07-08) (aged 79) Liberty, New York Occupation Aviator
- ... own experience of flying, in order to finally obtain a flight certificate himself. He first flew on 1 june 1912 at Ljungbyhed with Cederström's aircraft, a Blériot XI named Nordstjernan (The North Star). Wi ...
#3 Ferdinand Budicki
Ferdinand Budicki (11 April 1871 – 25 June 1951) was a Croatian pioneer of car, bicycle and airplane culture. [1] A resident of Zagreb , Croatia, Budicki was reportedly the first to drive a car in his home city, [2] and the first to open a car dealership and repair shop in Croatia. [3] In April 1901
- ... Street 24 in 1899. In the early 1900s, the shop began selling cars and motorcycles as well. [2] On 1 june 1906, Budicki founded the first Croatian Automobile Society, which opened with 14 members. [5] From ...
#4 Henri Farman
Henri Farman (26 May 1874 [1] – 17 July 1958 [2] [3] ) was a British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman . Before dedicating himself to aviation he gained fame as a sportsman, specifically in cycling [4] and motor racing. Henri took French nationalit
- ... es. [27] Henri then decided he wanted a machine powered plane, and ordered a Voisin 1907 biplane on 1 june 1907. [28] He used this aircraft to set many official records for both distance and duration. On 26 ...
#5 Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart ( / ˈ ɛər h ɑːr t / AIR -hart , born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer. [2] [Note 1] Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean . [4] She set many other records, [3]
- ... empt. On this second flight, Fred Noonan was Earhart's only crew member. The pair departed Miami on june 1 and after numerous stops in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, arriv ...
- ... ana 1070 Arrived at Lakefront Airport [141] May 23, 1937 New Orleans, Louisiana Miami , Florida 586 june 1, 1937 Miami, Florida San Juan , Puerto Rico 908 June 2, 1937 San Juan, Puerto Rico Caripito , Venezu ...
#6 Solomon Andrews (inventor)
Solomon Andrews (February 15, 1806 – October 17, 1872) was a doctor, aviator and dirigible airship inventor. [1] Andrews invented an airship called Aereon which received some notice in the 1860s. He claimed to sail it as one would a sailboat. [2] Mention is made of the movement of pilot and passenge
- ... , New Jersey . [4] His widow died in 1881. [7] AIRSHIPS His first "Aereon" flew over Perth Amboy on june 1, 1863. [8] This had three 80-foot cigar-shaped balloons, with a rudder and gondola. Buoyancy was con ...
#7 Kenneth Whiting
Kenneth Whiting (July 22, 1881 – April 24, 1943) was a United States Navy officer who was a pioneer in submarines and is best known for his lengthy career as a pioneering naval aviator. During World War I , he commanded the first American military force to arrive in Europe for combat. After the war,
- ... ent in 1918 of the U.S. Navy ' s Northern Bombing Group . [25] He also instructed French pilots. On june 1 or July 20, 1918, according to different sources, Whiting, by now promoted to lieutenant commander , ...
#8 Abe Silverstein
Abraham "Abe" Silverstein [2] (September 15, 1908 – June 1, 2001) was an American engineer who played an important part in the United States space program. He was a longtime manager at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for
- Abraham "Abe" Silverstein [2] (September 15, 1908 – june 1, 2001) was an American engineer who played an important part in the United States space program. He ...
- ... nd Roman God . [3] Abraham Silverstein Born September 15, 1908 [1] Terre Haute, Indiana , U.S. Died june 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) (aged 92) Fairview Park, Ohio , U.S. Nationality American Alma mater Rose–Hulman ...
- ... r "significant contributions to the advancement of flight." [ citation needed ] Silverstein died on june 1, 2001, in his home in Fairview Park, Ohio . Silverstein is survived by two sons: Joe, of Thousand Oa ...
#9 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
- ... Seattle on June 4, he applied to become an astronaut. His application arrived about a week past the june 1, 1962, deadline, but Dick Day, a flight simulator expert with whom Armstrong had worked closely at E ...
#10 Wilfrid Thomas Reid
Wilfrid Thomas Reid (4 March 1887 – 5 April 1968) was an English aircraft designer and considered one of the pioneers of the Canadian aircraft industry. Wilfrid Thomas Reid Wilfrid T. Reid, c.1920 Born ( 1887-03-04 ) 4 March 1887 Battersea , Surrey , England Died 5 April 1968 (1968-04-05) (aged 81
- ... cated at Bedford Modern School between 1896 and 1903. [2] After school he up an apprenticeship from 1 june 1903 to 1 June 1908 at the Queen's Engineering Works of W. H. Allen, Son & Co. Ltd located in Queen ...
- ... d Modern School between 1896 and 1903. [2] After school he up an apprenticeship from 1 June 1903 to 1 june 1908 at the Queen's Engineering Works of W. H. Allen, Son & Co. Ltd located in Queens Park, Bedford ...
#11 Edward N. Hall
Edward Nathaniel Hall (4 August 1914 – 15 January 2006) was a leading missile development engineer working for the United States and its allies in World War II and the late 20th century. He is known as the father of the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile . American engineer (1914–2006) E
- ... s very unusual for a first lieutenant . [1] He was promoted to captain in October 1943 and major on 1 june 1945. [11] [12] Hall's introduction to missiles came near the war's end when he was assigned to acq ...
#12 Bill Sadler (engineer)
William George Sadler (3 September 1931 – 5 April 2022) designed, built, and drove his own sports racing cars , some of which anticipated the later Formula 5000 and Can-Am cars. [1] [2] [3] He left racing and earned a Masters of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, then went on to design and buil
- ... ate, and Vicki. [1] RACING HISTORY First place [22] 21 October 1956 at Watkins Glen, in Sadler Mk.2 1 june 1958 in SCCA Regional at Dunkirk, in Sadler Mk.2 27 June 1958 in SCCA Regional at Watkins Glen, in ...
#13 Alberto Santos-Dumont
Alberto Santos-Dumont ( Palmira , 20 July 1873 — Guarujá , 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut , sportsman, inventor, [1] [2] and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. The heir of a wealthy family o
- ... hdeacon Prize, and before that he had begun building a helicopter, the No. 12, but gave up on it on 1 june because it was impossible to create a light, powerful engine. [217] Between June 12 and August 25, ...
- ... 59): 442–454. 1 March 1905. "The Pleasures of Ballooning" . The Independent . 58 (2948): 1225–1232. 1 june 1905. Translations of his works My Airships . London, G. Richards. 1904. p. 352. OL 6871807W . Im R ...
#14 Thomas Johnstone McWiggan
Thomas Johnstone McWiggan CBE , CEng , FIEE , FRAeS , SMIEEE , FIET [1] (26 May 1918 – 2 January 2016) joined the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1946, was involved in the introduction of Ground-Controlled Approach Radar (GCA) into civil aviation and was Director-General of Telecommunications at the C
- ... e. [10] [11] National Air Traffic Services (NATS) held a farewell retirement dinner for McWiggan on 1 june 1979 at the Officers Mess at RAF Uxbridge . [12] Following his retirement he held the post of Secre ...
#15 Oswald Lange
Oswald Hermann Lange (June 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) [1] was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the " von Braun rocket group". [2] He contributed to early military aerospace projects, including the V-2 and Wasserfall , and eventually became project director of Saturn V . [2] [3] G
- Oswald Hermann Lange ( june 1, 1912 – February 20, 2000) [1] was a German-American aerospace engineer and member of the " von Brau ...
- ... f Saturn V . [2] [3] German-American aerospace engineer Oswald Hermann Lange VonBraunTeam1959. Born june 1, 1912 Haynau , Germany Died February 20, 2000 ( 2000-02-21 ) (aged 87) Savannah, Georgia , United St ...
#16 Thomas Knauff
Thomas L. Knauff (born 1938) is an American writer, glider pilot, flight instructor , former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Pilot Examiner, and a member of the U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame . He was an early pioneer of ridge soaring in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the 1960s, ul
- ... , Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3 Free distance using up to 3 turn points: 1,394.04 kilometres (866.22 mi) , 1 june 1993, Schempp-Hirth Discus B Two-place glider Out-and-return distance: 829.7 kilometres (515.6 mi) ...
#17 Arkhip Lyulka
Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyul'ka ( Russian : Архи́п Миха́йлович Лю́лька, Ukrainian : Архип Михайлович Люлька) (1908–1984) was a Soviet scientist and designer of jet engines, head of the OKB Lyulka , member of the USSR Academy of Sciences . Soviet scientist and jet engine designer Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyul
- ... Lyulka Born 23 March [ O.S. 23 March] 1908 Savarka village, Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire Died 1 june 1984 (1984-06-01) (aged 76) Moscow , Russia Nationality Ukrainian Known for Lyulka-Saturn Awards Le ...
#18 Kurt Hohenemser
Kurt Heinrich Hohenemser (January 3, 1906 – April 7, 2001) was a German-born American aerospace engineer and pioneer in the field of helicopter design. [1] Kurt Hohenemser Born January 3, 1906 Berlin , Germany Died April 7, 2001 ( 2001-04-08 ) (aged 95) St. Louis , Missouri , United States Natio
- ... er. "Theory of Flight (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering)" , Dover Publications; 1st edition ( june 1, 1959), 672 pages. Kurt H. Honenemser, Andrew H.P. Swift, D. A. Peters, Washington University Techno ...
#19 Robert A. Rushworth
Robert Aitken "Bob" Rushworth (October 9, 1924 – March 18, 1993 [1] ) was an American United States Air Force major general , World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War pilot , mechanical and aeronautical engineer , test pilot and astronaut . He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-
- ... AF Astronaut Rank Major general , USAF Selection 1958 MISS Group Missions X-15 Flight 87 Retirement june 1, 1981 Military career Allegiance United States of America Service/ branch United States Army Air For ...
- ... t in technical management or engineering achievement in aerospace technology". Rushworth retired on june 1, 1981. He was rated a Command Pilot Astronaut and logged over 6,500 flying hours in more than 50 typ ...
#20 Frank Whittle
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle , OM , KBE , CB , FRS , FRAeS [1] (1 June 1907 – 8 August 1996) was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer . He is credited with inventing the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for a similar invention whic
- Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle , OM , KBE , CB , FRS , FRAeS [1] ( 1 june 1907 – 8 August 1996) was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer . He ...
- ... British Royal Air Force engineer and air officer (1907–1996) Sir Frank Whittle Born ( 1907-06-01 ) 1 june 1907 Coventry , England Died 8 August 1996 (1996-08-08) (aged 89) Columbia, Maryland , US Buried Cr ...
- ... photo 2007) Whittle was born in a terraced house in Newcombe Road, Earlsdon , Coventry, England, on 1 june 1907, the eldest son of Moses Whittle and Sara Alice Garlick. [8] When he was nine years old, the f ...
- ... Centre. A statue of Whittle by Faith Winter is situated under the Whittle Arch. It was unveiled on 1 june 2007 by his son, Ian Whittle, during a televised event. It shows Whittle at RAF Cranwell looking to ...
Engine / Engine
#1 IAE V2500
The IAE V2500 is a two-shaft high-bypass turbofan engine built by International Aero Engines (IAE) which powers the Airbus A320 family , the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 , and the Embraer C-390 Millennium . [2] High-bypass turbofan engine V2500 The V2500-A5/D5/E5 has 1 fan; 4 LP and 10 HP compressor stag
- ... Variant Certification Take-Off Thrust Weight T/W BPR [11] Comp. [11] Application [11] V2500-A1 [11] 1 june 1988 110.31 kN (24,800 lbf) 2,404 kg (5,300 lb) 4.68 5.4:1 35.8:1 Airbus A320 V2527E-A5 14 August 1 ...
#2 Pratt & Whitney PW1000G
The Pratt & Whitney PW1000G , also called the Geared Turbofan ( GTF ), is a high-bypass geared turbofan engine family produced by Pratt & Whitney . After many demonstrators, the program was launched with the Mitsubishi MRJ 's PW1200G in March 2008, and it was first flight tested in July 2008. The fi
- ... tages instead of the 22 [4] in the V2500 for similar thrusts. Preliminary development was to end by june 1, the first test for 10 months later, and certification 20 months after, for $400 million. Pratt had ...
Event / Event
#1 2002 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2002: Wikimedia list article Years in aviation : 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 1999 2000 2001 2
- ... vestigation blames the accident on metal fatigue caused by inadequate maintenance 22 years earlier. june 1 June – An AirQuarius Aviation British Aerospace BAe 748-372 Srs. 2B (registration ZS-OJU) on a mail ...
- ... w 22 May – Zlin Z 400 Rhino 22 May – Boeing X-45 29 May – Aceair Aeriks A-200 31 May – Toyota TAA-1 june 1 June – Aero L159B 22 June – Tupolev Tu-214VSSN 28 June – CAC J-10 30 June – 21st Century Airships SP ...
- ... gation blames the accident on metal fatigue caused by inadequate maintenance 22 years earlier. JUNE 1 june – An AirQuarius Aviation British Aerospace BAe 748-372 Srs. 2B (registration ZS-OJU) on a mail flig ...
- ... row 22 May – Zlin Z 400 Rhino 22 May – Boeing X-45 29 May – Aceair Aeriks A-200 31 May – Toyota TAA- 1 june 1 June – Aero L159B 22 June – Tupolev Tu-214VSSN 28 June – CAC J-10 30 June – 21st Century Airships ...
- ... May – Zlin Z 400 Rhino 22 May – Boeing X-45 29 May – Aceair Aeriks A-200 31 May – Toyota TAA-1 JUNE 1 june – Aero L159B 22 June – Tupolev Tu-214VSSN 28 June – CAC J-10 30 June – 21st Century Airships SPAS-R ...
#2 1948 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1948: Years in aviation : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 19
- ... nd its designation for its ground-attack aircraft from A (for "attack") to B (for " bomber "). [21] june 1 British European Airways (BEA) commences the first helicopter air mail service in the United Kingdom ...
- ... type of the Douglas F3D Skyknight [49] MAY May 7 – Tupolev Tu-78 May 13 – Percival Prince [50] JUNE june 1 – Cessna 170 June 9 – SNCASE SE-1210 [51] June 12 – Avro Athena [12] June 15 – SNCASE SE-3101 [52] J ...
- ... 5 – McDonnell FH Phantom with U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 17 (VF-17) aboard USS Saipan (CVL-48) JUNE june 1 – Convair CV-240 Convairliner with American Airlines [69] June 2 – Convair B-36 Peacemaker with the ...
- ... Star Tiger . March 7 – Air Vice Marshal Oliver Swann , Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force. june 1 – Air Marshal John Frederick Andrews Higgins , Royal Air Force.
#3 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
Aeroflot , the Soviet Union 's national carrier , experienced a number of serious accidents and incidents during the 1970s. The airline's worst accident during the decade took place in August 1979 ( 1979-08 ) , when two Tupolev Tu-134s were involved in a mid-air collision over the Ukrainian city
- ... ow-altitude stunts. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in a forest and burned out. [58] [59] 1 june 1971 Bogodorsk Island An-24B CCCP-47729 East Siberia W/O 0 Crashed near Ulan-Ude while on a trainin ...
- ... was drunk. [289] 19 May 1976 Alaverdi An-2R CCCP-03547 Armenia W/O 0 Crashed in bad weather. [290] 1 june 1976 Bioko Island Tu-154A CCCP-85102 International W/O 45 /45 Crashed while en route its first leg ...
#4 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 ;
- ... – An Mi-6 heavy transport helicopter was shot down near the remote village of Bakarak, killing one. 1 june 1985 – An Mi-24 assault helicopter was shot down. 18 June 1985 – An Mi-24 assault helicopter was sh ...
- ... rcraft was shot down, killing two. [8] 31 May 1987 – An Mi-24 assault helicopter was shot down. [8] 1 june 1987 – An Su-25 strike jet was shot down. [8] 4 June 1987 – An Mi-24 assault helicopter was shot do ...
- ... edevac helicopter carrying one wounded individual was shot down North of Kandahar, killing one. [8] 1 june 1987 – An Su-25 aircraft is shotdown by MANPADS. [8] 3 June 1987 – An Mi-24 aircraft was shot down. ...
#5 1999 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1999: Years in aviation : 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years : 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20
- ... t on May 21. Mueller is permanently closed and subsequently redeveloped for non-aviation uses. JUNE june 1 – American Airlines Flight 1420 , a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 , overruns the runway and crashes upon l ...
#6 EgyptAir Flight 804
EgyptAir Flight 804 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport , operated by EgyptAir . On 19 May 2016 at 02:33 Egypt Standard Time ( UTC+2 ), the Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea , killing all 56 passe
- ... hat are designed to detect a ULB from a distance of up to nearly 4 kilometres (2 mi) . [66] [67] On 1 june , the Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry reported that "pings" from a ULB of one of the flight recorde ...
#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
- ... ve descent during a training flight; all four crew survived, but the aircraft was written off. [25] 1 june 1946 US Army Air Force C-54E 44-9078 crashed off Amalfi, Italy due to a cockpit fire and loss of co ...
- ... hile training pararescue crews for the Gemini program, killing all 17 on board both aircraft. [147] 1 june 1964 USN R5D-2 50867 burned out while parked at Twin Cities NARTU. [148] 30 June 1964 A Zantop Air ...
#8 2000 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 2000. Years in aviation : 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20
- ... plane over Antipolo, Rizal . His body is found three days later near Llabac in Real, Quezon . JUNE june 1 – LANChile , LAN Express , LAN Perú , and Aer Lingus join the Oneworld airline alliance , and Canadi ...
#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
- ... kheed C-56B Stockholm–London Shot down by German fighter Flight 777 (operated by KLM) Bay of Biscay 1 june 1943 Douglas DC-3-194 Lisbon–Bristol Attacked by German fighters FK459 (leased from RAF) Khartoum C ...
- ... –Kosice Engine failure for reasons unknown, poor CRM OK-NDD Plzen near Tripoli International Airport 1 june e 1970 Tupolev Tu-104A Prague–Tripoli Crashed short of runway Flight 744 Centrotex Kloten Airport 18 ...
#10 Dynamic Airways Flight 405
On October 29, 2015, Dynamic Airways Flight 405 , a Boeing 767 on a scheduled passenger service from Fort Lauderdale , Florida, to Caracas , Venezuela, suffered a fire while taxiing for departure. All 101 passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft and survived, but twenty-two of them were injured. 2
- ... ondemned some passengers for taking their luggage. The final report on the accident was released on june 1, 2020. The report concluded that the failure of the main fuel line coupling assembly was "the failur ...
#11 Air route authority between the United States and China
There are bilateral treaties that govern aviation rights between the United States and China, which cover both passenger services and cargo services. The United States has liberal aviation agreements with many countries but not China, Japan, South Africa, and some South American countries. [1] Howev
- ... non-stop service to that country until it resumed non-stop flights between Detroit and Shanghai on june 1, 2009 (as part of its new parent, Delta Air Lines ). In April 2000, United Airlines discontinued Sha ...
#12 1918 in aviation
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
- ... 3 in tow during successful initial trials, but N.S.3 touches down on the sea on the final run. [49] june 1 The Australian ace Lieutenant Colonel Roderic Dallas , flying an SE.5a , is shot down and killed ove ...
#13 CHC Helikopter Service Flight 241
On 29 April 2016, a CHC Helikopter Service Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma helicopter, carrying oil workers from the Gullfaks B platform in the North Sea , crashed near Turøy , a Norwegian coastal island 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the city of Bergen . The main rotor assembly detached from the aircraft
- ... by that date, [18] an opinion also stated by Airbus during a safety meeting on 20 May. [21] [22] On 1 june the AIBN released an update to the preliminary investigation report including an urgent safety reco ...
- ... ated directives were results of a recommendation in the preliminary report published by the AIBN on 1 june . [23] Later that day the European Aviation Safety Agency decided to prohibit all flights with EC225 ...
#14 ILIS 1936
The ILIS 1936 (Swedish: Internationella Luftfartsutställningen i Stockholm ) was an international aviation exhibition held at Lindarängen airport in the Swedish capital Stockholm between 15 May 1936 and 1 June 1936. It was the first specialised exhibition recognised by the Bureau International des E
- ... .717′E Timeline Awarded October 23, 1934 ( 1934-10-23 ) Opening May 15, 1936 ( 1936-05-15 ) Closure june 1, 1936 ( 1936-06-01 ) Specialized expositions Next Second International Aeronautic Exhibition in Hels ...
- ... ion exhibition held at Lindarängen airport in the Swedish capital Stockholm between 15 May 1936 and 1 june 1936. It was the first specialised exhibition recognised by the Bureau International des Exposition ...
#15 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
- ... . [122] After Lawrence Hoareau, 28, of Wembley , England, drank some vodka he had smuggled aboard a june 1 Zoom Airlines flight from Glasgow to Ottawa , he accused a neighboring passenger of stealing some of ...
- ... eturning on the jet similarly shared images of the bloodstains still on the overhead bins. [417] On june 1 at Tho Xuan Airport , Le Van Hung, a man bound for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City grew agitated after ...
#16 List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War
This list of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War includes incidents with Coalition and civilian aircraft during the Iraq War . According to media reports, 129 helicopters and 24 fixed-wing aircraft were lost in Iraq between the 2003 invasion and February 2009. Of these incidents, 4
- ... es (100 km) west of Basrah International Airport , killing seven U.S. soldiers. [34] [35] [36] [37] 1 june – A U.S. helicopter crashes south of Baghdad, injuring two soldiers. The type of helicopter is not ...
#17 Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown
British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919. [1] They flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy [2] bomber from St. John's , Newfoundland , to Clifden , County Galway , Ireland. [3] The Secretary of State for Air , Winston Churchill , pr
- ... eparting from the International Air Tattoo in 1979. To mark the original transatlantic crossing, on 1 june 1979 two Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2s – XV424 (of No. 56 Squadron ) and ( RAF C ...
#18 2012 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2012 . Years in aviation : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20
- ... Citation M2 [158] APRIL 3 April – Diamond DA52 [159] MAY 10 May – AgustaWestland AW169 I-EASF [160] june 1 June – Boeing Phantom Eye [161] JULY e-volo VC2 [162] [ dubious – discuss ] SEPTEMBER 21 September – ...
- ... ion M2 [158] APRIL 3 April – Diamond DA52 [159] MAY 10 May – AgustaWestland AW169 I-EASF [160] JUNE 1 june – Boeing Phantom Eye [161] JULY e-volo VC2 [162] [ dubious – discuss ] SEPTEMBER 21 September – Suk ...
- ... ember – Embraer Legacy 500 PT-ZEX [164] DECEMBER 1 December – Dassault nEUROn [165] ENTERED SERVICE 1 june – Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental with Lufthansa . [166] RETIREMENTS FEBRUARY 8 February Shuttle Carr ...
#19 Germanwings Flight 9525
Germanwings Flight 9525 [1] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Spain to Düsseldorf Airport in Germany. The flight was operated by Germanwings , a low-cost carrier owned by the German airline Lufthansa . On 24 March 2015, the aircraft, an Airbus A320-211
- ... as delivered to Lufthansa on 5 February 1991. [32] [33] The aircraft was leased to Germanwings from 1 june 2003 until mid-2004, [34] then returned to Lufthansa on 22 July 2004 and remained with the airline ...
#20 List of accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-24
The Antonov An-24 has suffered 159 accidents with a total of 2,134 fatalities.
- ... 34] 31 March 1971 An Aeroflot An-24 (CCCP-46747) crashed near Moscow during a training flight. [35] 1 june 1971 An Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-47729) crashed on Bogodorsk Island during a training flight. The airc ...
Glider / Glider
#1 CIL Reghin Albatros
The CIL Reghin RG-9 Albatros was a tandem seat , all wood glider designed and produced in small numbers at the CIL ( Complexu Industrializare Lemnului - Reghin) in Romania in the 1950s. RG-9 Albatros Role Tandem seat glider Type of aircraft National origin Romania Manufacturer Complexu Industrializa
- ... nia Manufacturer Complexu Industrializare Lemnului - Reghin Designer Vladimir Novitchi First flight 1 june 1958 Number built 25 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT The Albatros was a wooden glider with a cantilever mid- ...
- ... e and an integral nose skid. At rest, it sat on its wheels and tail. [1] The Albatros first flew on 1 june 1958. In all, 25 were built. [1] SPECIFICATIONS Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1966/7 [1 ...
#2 Europa XS
The Europa XS and Europa Classic are a family of British composite two-place low-wing monoplane kit aircraft . Designed by Ivan Shaw, the Europa was introduced in the early 1990s. Europas are manufactured by Europa Aircraft and supplied as kits for amateur construction . More than 450 Europas have b
- ... They are said to have easier handling than the monowheel version. [ citation needed ] ACCIDENTS On 1 june 2007 a Europa Classic, registration G-HOFC, broke up during a flight over South Wales, United Kingd ...
#3 Schweizer SGU 1-6
The Schweizer SGU 1-6 was a United States Open Class , single-seat, high-wing, pod-and-boom glider built by Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company of Elmira, New York . [1] "1-6" redirects here. For the dates, see 1 June and 6 January . SGU 1-6 Role Open-class sailplane Type of aircraft National origin Un
- ... Schweizer Metal Aircraft Company of Elmira, New York . [1] "1-6" redirects here. For the dates, see 1 june and 6 January . SGU 1-6 Role Open-class sailplane Type of aircraft National origin United States Ma ...
#4 VSS Unity
VSS Unity (Virgin Space Ship Unity, Registration : N202VG ), previously referred to as VSS Voyager , is a SpaceShipTwo -class suborbital rocket-powered crewed spaceplane . It is the second SpaceShipTwo to be built and is part of the Virgin Galactic fleet. It first reached space as defined by the Uni
- ... ry 2017 Sturckow / Mackay 3rd Glide Flight 08 / GF04 1 May 2017 Stucky / Masucci F01 [56] 09 / CF01 1 june 2017 Mackay / Sturckow [57] 10 / GF06 4 August 2017 Mackay / Sturckow First flight with major propu ...
#5 Space Shuttle orbiter
The Space Shuttle orbiter is the spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle , a partially reusable orbital spacecraft system that was part of the discontinued Space Shuttle program . Operated from 1977 to 2011 by NASA , [1] the U.S. space agency, this vehicle could carry astronauts and payloads into
- ... Discovery completed its final flight on March 9, 2011, and Endeavour completed its final flight on june 1, 2011. Atlantis completed the final Shuttle flight, STS-135 , on July 21, 2011. In addition to their ...
#6 Schweizer SGS 1-23
The Schweizer SGS 1-23 is a United States Open and Standard Class , single-seat, mid-wing glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York . [2] SGS 1-23 Schweizer SGS 1-23D Role Open-class and Standard-class (1-23H-15) sailplane Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Schw
- ... lbs. [4] A total of 12 "D" models were produced. [2] The aircraft received its type certificate on 1 june 1953. [4] 1-23E The 1-23E has 52.8 foot wings equipped with balanced dive brakes. It has a glide ra ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Sikorsky S-61R
The Sikorsky S-61R is a twin-engine helicopter used in transport or search and rescue roles. A developed version of the S-61/SH-3 Sea King , the S-61R was also built under license by Agusta as the AS-61R . The S-61R served in the United States Air Force as the CH-3C/E Sea King and the HH-3E Jolly Gr
- ... aft have since been upgraded to the MH-60T Jayhawk version. TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT Between 31 May and 1 june 1967, two HH-3Es of the United States Air Force made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic O ...
#2 Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel
The Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel was a variant of the AgustaWestland AW101 (formerly the EH101) that was being manufactured to replace the United States Marine Corps ' Marine One U.S. Presidential transport fleet. Originally marketed for various competitions as the US101 , it was developed and manu
- ... budget announced by Defense Secretary Robert Gates had not included funding for the VH-71. [43] On 1 june 2009, the U.S. Navy announced that the contract was officially canceled, and that remaining funds w ...
#3 Cierva C.17
The Cierva C.17 was a British experimental autogyro built by Cierva Autogiro Company in England in 1928, in association with Avro (which designated it their Type 612 ). It was an attempt to build upon the successful Cierva C.8 design using the smaller, more streamlined fuselage of an Avro Avian IIIA
- ... red by an Avro Alpha radial piston engine. [2] SPECIFICATIONS Cierva C.17 3-view drawing from L'Air june 1, 1929 Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928, [3] British Aircraft Directory [4] General cha ...
#4 Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift helicopter operated by the United States military . As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion , mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, and canting the tail rotor 20°. It was built by Sikor
- ... nges were not made, nor were crews instructed on emergency techniques. [34] [35] MAJOR ACCIDENTS On 1 june 1984, a CH-53E based at Tustin was lifting a truck from the deck of a ship during an exercise when ...
#5 HAL Light Combat Helicopter
The HAL Light Combat Helicopter ( LCH ) is an Indian multi-role attack helicopter designed and manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The LCH has been ordered by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army . Its flight ceiling is the highest among all attack helicopters. [2] Ind
- ... al for the production of an initial batch of 15 LCHs, ten for the IAF and five for the AAC. [42] On 1 june 2022, an attack squadron was raised by the Army Aviation Corps in Bangalore. A total of seven squad ...
#6 Bell AH-1 Cobra
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter . A member of the prolific Huey family , the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake . This article is about the single-engine Cobra. For the twin-e
- ... expanded fleet enabled the creation of a second squadron, known as the Fighting Family Squadron, on 1 june 1985. [41] During 1990, the IAF received its first Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, [44] hav ...
#7 Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter that was designed and originally produced by the French aerospace manufacturer Sud Aviation . It is capable of carrying up to 20 passengers as well as a variety of cargoes, either internally or externally
- ... litary officers crashed in thick fog near Beirut , all passengers and crewmen being killed. [39] On 1 june 1987, the Lebanese Prime-Minister Rachid Karami was assassinated aboard a Puma helicopter en route ...
#8 AgustaWestland AW109
The AgustaWestland AW109 , originally the Agusta A109 , is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter designed and initially produced by the Italian rotorcraft manufacturer Agusta . It was the first all-Italian helicopter to be mass-produced. [1] Its production has been continue
- ... ientated A109B project. On 4 August 1971, the first of three prototypes made its maiden flight . On 1 june 1975, the type received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), permitting it ...
- ... st four years later, the first production helicopter was officially completed during April 1975. On 1 june 1975, the type received certification for visual flight rules (VFR) from the Federal Aviation Admin ...
#9 Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar (now Airbus Helicopters H215M ) is a twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter developed by France. The AS532 is a development and upgrade of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma in its militarized form. Its civilian counterpart is the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma . The
- ... ed 6 company personnel. The aircraft crashed was destined to the Albanian Armed Forces . [3] [4] On 1 june , 2017, 13 military personnel were killed in Turkey when a Cougar helicopter crashed into power line ...
#10 Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche
The Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American stealth armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter designed for the United States Army . Following decades of development, the RAH-66 program was canceled in 2004 before mass production began, by which point nearly US$ 7 billion had been spent on th
- ... ties. Two RAH-66 prototypes were constructed and underwent flight testing between 1996 and 2004. On 1 june 2000, the program entered its $3.1 billion engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase. H ...
- ... ers 94-0327 and 95-0001 . Following a demonstration of its ability to meet certain key criteria, on 1 june 2000, the RAH-66 entered the $3.1 billion engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Cobham (company)
Cobham Limited is a British aerospace manufacturing company based in Bournemouth , England. [1] British defense industry manufacturing company Cobham Limited Type Subsidiary Industry Aerospace , defence Founded 1934 Headquarters Bournemouth , England, UK Revenue 1,590,000,000 United States dollar (2
- ... ulk of Cobham’s operations to other buyers, leaving it with no UK manufacturing operations. [28] On 1 june 2021, Eaton completed their acquisition of Cobham Mission Systems for $2.83 billion. [29] [30] In S ...
#2 Clément-Bayard
Clément-Bayard , Bayard-Clément , [1] was a French manufacturer of automobiles, aeroplanes and airships founded in 1903 by entrepreneur Gustave Adolphe Clément . [2] [3] Clément obtained consent from the Conseil d'Etat to change his name to that of his business in 1909. The extra name celebrated the
- ... tres wide, 7,000 m 3 , powered by 2 Clément Bayard 120 cv engines. Top speed 54 km/h. First flew on 1 june 1910. [21] N° 3 Dupuy de Lôme, 89 metres long, 13.5 metres wide, 9,000 m 3 , powered by 2 Clément B ...
#3 Bombardier Aviation
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
- ... In early May 2020, Mitsubishi confirmed that all conditions had been met. The transaction closed on 1 june . [68] Bombardier's CRJ-related service and support activities were transferred to a new Montreal-ba ...
- ... onal Jet 1991 2006 CRJ 550/600/700/900/1000 Regional Jet 1999 2020 Mitsubishi acquired programme on 1 june 2020 and ended production Learjet 60 Business Jet 1991 2012 Canadair CL-415 Aerial Firefighter 1993 ...
#4 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ( 三菱重工業株式会社 , Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-kaisha , informally MHI ) is a Japanese multinational engineering , electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo , Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobil
- ... ay 2020, MHI confirmed that all conditions had been met and that the transaction would be closed on 1 june . [42] The acquired aviation unit was then renamed MHI RJ Aviation Group. [43] MHI recorded a loss i ...
#5 Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester , United Kingdom by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce . Building on Royce's reputation established with his cranes they quickly developed a reputation for superior en
- ... F The new aircraft with its three RB211 engines left USA for the first time and arrived in Paris on 1 june 1971. [26] At Palmdale California the L-1011 received its US Federal Aviation Administration's cert ...
#6 General Motors
The General Motors Company [2] ( GM ) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit , Michigan , United States. [3] It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. [4
- ... August 1, 1990 – November 1, 1992 John F. Smith Jr. —November 2, 1992 – May 31, 2000 Rick Wagoner —J june 1, 2000 – March 30, 2009 Frederick Henderson —March 30, 2009 – December 1, 2009 Edward Whitacre Jr. —De ...
#7 Fiat S.p.A.
Fiat S.p.A. , or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), was an Italian holding company whose original and core activities were in the automotive industry , and that was succeeded by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA). The Fiat Group contained many brands such as F
- ... n becoming vice chairman (at the age of 28), and other family members also serving on the board. On 1 june 2004, Giuseppe Morchio was replaced by Sergio Marchionne as CEO. HISTORY Fiat 3 ½ CV (1899) Corso D ...
#8 SONACA
The Sonaca Group is a Belgian aerospace company. It has subsidiaries in the United States , Canada , Mexico , Brazil , China , Romania and Sri Lanka . In 2018, the Sonaca Group's operating revenues amounted to $900 million. The Sonaca Group currently [ when? ] employs 4,630 workers. 92.604% of the c
- ... nder the name of Sonaca - an acronym for “Société Nationale de Construction Aérospatiale” - as from 1 june 1978. In this major contract, Sonaca manufactured the rear fuselage and assembled the F16. [4] SONA ...
#9 B/E Aerospace
B/E Aerospace, Inc. was a manufacturer of aircraft passenger cabin interior products for the commercial and business jet aircraft markets. B/E Aerospace had leading worldwide market shares in all of its major product lines and served virtually all of the world's airlines, aircraft manufacturers and
- ... ace Hardware Inc., a distributor of aerospace fasteners, for $177 million in cash and stock. [9] On june 1, 2005, Air Canada awarded a $50 million (U.S.) contract to B/E Aerospace to upgrade seating in 143 a ...
#10 Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace , arms, defense , information security , and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland , in the Washingt
- ... ls at the contractor. [39] It is unclear if the Lockheed incident is the specific prompt whereby on june 1, 2011, the new United States military strategy, makes explicit that a cyberattack is casus belli for ...
#11 Advance Motor Manufacturing Company
The Advance Motor Manufacturing Company was a British motorcycle and engine manufacturer established in 1905. As well as supplying aircraft engines to the pioneering monoplane developers, Advance engines were also used by Captain Robert Scott to power Antarctic snow sleds. After the end of the Secon
- ... a ton at a top speed of just 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) . In the coverage of Scott's departure on 1 june 1910 The New York Times quoted him as saying they would take the motorised sledges as far as they c ...
#12 Ibis Aircraft
Ibis Aircraft S.A. is a Colombian aircraft manufacturer based in Santiago de Cali . The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the American light-sport aircraft category, and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale mic
- ... te ibis-aircraft .com The company was formed on 1 November 1990 as Ultralivianos Ibis Ltda , but on 1 june 2006 changed its name to Ibis Aircraft S.A. to present a more international image. [2] [3] The comp ...
#13 United Aircraft Corporation
The PJSC United Aircraft Corporation ( UAC ) ( Russian : Объединённая авиастроительная корпорация , tr. Obyedinyonnaya Aviastroitelnaya Korporatsiya (OAK) ) is a Russian aerospace and defense corporation . With a majority stake belonging to the Russian government , it consolidates Russian private an
- ... inished the process of Mikoyan and Sukhoi absorption in June 2022. Relevant records were changed on june 1 in the United State Register of Legal Entities . [58] ORGANIZATION Company structure: [59] AIRCRAFT ...
#14 RCA
The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse , AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Company . In 1932, RCA became an independent company after the
- ... adcasting station, the short-lived WDY, located at its plant in Roselle Park, New Jersey (1922) The june 1, 1922 cover of RCA's equipment catalog showcased the emerging home market. The introduction of organ ...
- ... for radio equipment by the general public, and this development was reflected in the title of RCA's june 1, 1922 catalog, "Radio Enters the Home". RCA began selling receivers under the "Radiola" name, market ...
#15 BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc ( BAE ) is a British multinational arms , security , and aerospace company based in London , England. [5] [6] It is the largest defence contractor in Europe , [7] and ranked the seventh-largest in the world based on applicable 2021 revenues. [8] As of 2017, it is the biggest manufact
- ... for TRW in February 2002. A bidding war between BAE Systems, Northrop and General Dynamics ended on 1 june when Northrop's increased bid of £5.1 billion was accepted. On 11 December 2002, the company issued ...
#16 Aviadvigatel
UEC-Aviadvigatel JSC (Russian: АО "ОДК-Авиадвигатель", lit. Aeroengine) is a Russian developer and builder of aircraft engines , most notably jet engines for commercial aircraft. Based at the Perm Engine Plant , its products power the Ilyushin Il-76MF , Ilyushin Il-96 , Tupolev Tu-204 , and Tupolev
- ... es UEC-Aviadvigatel JSC Formerly OKB-19, OJSC Aviadvigatel Industry Aero-engine manufacture Founded 1 june 1934; 88 years ago in Perm Krai , Russia Founder Arkadiy Dmitrievich Shvetsov Headquarters Perm , R ...
- ... design and manufacturing factory (Plant No.19) founded in Perm Krai , Russian Soviet Republic , on 1 june 1934, to produce the Wright Cyclone -derived Shvetsov M-25 . [ citation needed ] Arkadiy Shvetsov w ...
#17 Cirrus Aircraft
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
- ... of what will become a more substantial trend into the second half of the year and beyond." [79] On 1 june 2009, the company announced it was recalling 50 workers and boosting production to 8 aircraft per w ...
#18 Werkspoor
Werkspoor N.V. was the shortened, and later the official name of the Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen en Spoorwegmaterieel . It was a Dutch machine factory , known for rolling stock, (ship) steam engines , and diesel engines . It was a successor of the company Van Vlissingen en Dudok van Heel ,
- ... essor for 1,500,500 guilders, of which 920,500 went to a mortgage on the grounds of the factory. On 1 june 1891 C.H. Strumphler started as new CEO. The supervisory board was formed by: L. Serrurier of the m ...
- ... . Nivel of the Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen [2] When the company (re)opened on 1 june 1891 it had 124 employees. New work came in slowly at first. The confidence in the old factory had ...
#19 Avions Fairey
Avions Fairey was the Belgian-based subsidiary of the British Fairey Aviation that built aircraft for the Belgian government. It subsequently separated from the UK parent and became SONACA . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn h
- ... nd the Belgian government took over Avions Fairey in order to preserve the Belgian F-16 project. On 1 june 1976, the SONACA company was created from Avions Fairey.
#20 Akaflieg Karlsruhe
Akaflieg Karlsruhe is one of ten flying groups ( Akaflieg ) attached to German universities . Akaflieg is an abbreviation for Akademische Fliegergruppe , an academic group of students working with a German University. The Akademische Fliegergruppe Karlsruhe e.V. (Akaflieg Karlsruhe) - (Academic Avia
- ... methods as fiberglass. It can be used in instruction because of easy handling. The first flight was june 1, 1990. Akaflieg Karlsruhe AK-5b "Otto K.K." This is a development of AK-5 with "winglets" and rebuil ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Finnish Air Force Museum
The Finnish Air Force Museum ( Finnish : Suomen Ilmavoimamuseo ), formerly the Aviation Museum of Central Finland ( Finnish : Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo ), is an aviation museum located near Jyväskylä Airport in Tikkakoski , Jyväskylä , Finland . The museum exhibits the aviation history of Finland, f
- ... orce Museum Suomen Ilmavoimamuseo A Valmet Vihuri II on display Location within Finland Established 1 june 1979 Location Tikkakoski , Jyväskylä , Finland Coordinates 62°23′14″N 025°40′55″E Type Aviation mus ...
#2 North Carolina Aviation Museum
The North Carolina Aviation Museum and North Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame displays a collection across two hangars of static aircraft, uniforms and memorabilia, and an extensive collection of aircraft models. Nearly all aircraft on display are privately owned and on loan. All aircraft on display a
- ... osite canard aircraft, 1st sold in N.C., 3rd sold in U.S., currently under active restoration as of june 1, 2010 by Mike/Ryan White. Link Trainers - flight simulators awaiting restoration, used for pilot tra ...
#3 National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution , also called the Air and Space Museum , is a museum in Washington, D.C. , US. It was established in 1946 as the National Air Museum and opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976. In 2018, the museum saw
- ... n museum on the mall includes 61 aircraft, 51 large space artifacts, over 2,000 smaller items as of june 1, 2007. [41] Ad Astra ("To the Stars"), the sculpture at the entrance to the building Mercury Friends ...
#4 Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik
The Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik Wernigerode is an aviation museum located in the German town of Wernigerode near Halberstadt . Many aerospace exhibits are on display including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and aircraft engines . The main display is contained within two buildings with some ai
- ... h [1] Website http://www.luftfahrtmuseum-wernigerode.de/ HISTORY The museum opened to the public on 1 june 1999. In 2016, the museum opened two new buildings with a total of 2,100 square meters. [3] AIRCRAF ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 MIM-104 Patriot
The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defence contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system. The AN/MPQ-53 at the heart of
- ... s of the Polish military with preventive maintenance for Patriot missile systems in Morąg , Poland ( june 1, 2010). The dismounted Patriot ICC (D-PICC) is a set of equipment which is composed of the same hard ...
#2 Rapier (missile)
Rapier is a surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army to replace their towed Bofors 40/L70 anti-aircraft guns . The system is unusual as it uses a manual optical guidance system, sending guidance commands to the missile in flight over a radio link. This results in a high level of accurac
- ... coincidentally the first unit to have been equipped with Rapier, was deployed at San Carlos bay on 1 june , later deploying around Stanley. There were many siting problems which prevented Rapier from operat ...
#3 AMES Type 85
The AMES Type 85 , also known by its rainbow code Blue Yeoman , was an extremely powerful early warning (EW) and fighter direction (GCI) radar used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as part of the Linesman/Mediator radar network. First proposed in early 1958, [1] it was eleven years before they became op
- ... he handover was continually pushed back three months until it was finally officially handed over on 1 june 1967. [50] The other sites benefitted from lessons learned from the troubles at Neatishead. Staxton ...
#4 Cannone da 90/53
The Cannone da 90/53 was an Italian-designed cannon used both in an anti-aircraft role and as an anti-tank gun during World War II . It was one of the most successful anti-aircraft guns to see service during the conflict. Anti-aircraft gun Cannone da 90/53 Cannone da 90/53 Type Anti-aircraft gun Pla
- ... War of Independence Production history Designer Ansaldo Designed 1939 Manufacturer Ansaldo Produced 1 june 1939 - 31 July 1943 No. built 539 Specifications ( Cannone da 90/53 ) Mass 8,950 kg (19,730 lb) Len ...
#5 Akash (missile)
Akash ( IAST : Ākāśa , lit. ' Sky ' ) is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). Surveillance and Fire control radar, tactical control and command center and missi
- ... ia successfully test fired Akash missile to revalidate technology and operational efficacy. [39] On 1 june 2012, the Air Force version of the missile with a strike range of 25 km was successfully test fired ...
#6 Operation Bumblebee
Operation Bumblebee was a US Navy effort to develop surface to air missiles (SAMs) to provide a mid-range layer of anti-aircraft defence, between anti-aircraft guns in the short range and fighter aircraft operating at long range. A major reason for the Bumblebee efforts was the need to attack bomber
- ... aware , temporary sites, [7] Camp Davis , North Carolina , was used for Operation Bumblebee from c. june 1, 1946, to July 28, 1948. [8] Topsail Island , North Carolina , became the permanent Bumblebee testin ...
#7 AN/FPS-17
The AN/FPS-17 was a ground-based fixed-beam radar system that was installed at three locations worldwide, including Pirinçlik Air Base (formerly Diyarbakir Air Station) in south-eastern Turkey , Laredo, Texas and Shemya Island, Alaska. AN/FPS-17 antennas at Shemya, Alaska. This system was deployed t
- ... pulated that the equipment was to be in operation at Site IX near Diyarbakir within nine months: by 1 june 1955. Construction began in February, and the scheduled operational date was missed by fifteen minu ...
#8 Roland (missile)
The Roland is a Franco-German mobile short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. The Roland was also purchased by the U.S. Army as one of very few foreign SAM systems. Surface-to-air missile Roland Type Surface-to-air missile Service history In service 1977–present Production history Designed
- ... AMX-30R chassis and 6 shelter-mounted systems with deliveries completed in 1989. [6] COMBAT USE On 1 june 1982, during the Falklands War , Sea Harrier XZ456 was destroyed south of Stanley , by a Roland lau ...