langs: 30 июня [ru] / june 30 [en] / 30. juni [de] / 30 juin [fr] / 30 giugno [it] / 30 de junio [es]
days: june 27 / june 28 / june 29 / june 30 / july 1 / july 2 / july 3
Aerodrome / Aerodrome
#1 Advanced Landing Ground
Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALGs ) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in northwest Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day , 7 May 1945. It has been suggested that th
- ... – 23 August 1944 (P-47) 370th Fighter Group , 24 July – 15 August 1944 (P-38) A-4 Deux-Jumeaux , C 30 june 1944 – 15 September 1944 Located: 49°20′40″N 000°58′48″W Runway: 5000x120, SMT (11/29) [1] Used by: ...
- ... [5] [ page needed ] A-9 Le Molay-Littry (Le Molay) , France Located: 49°15′42″N 000°53′29″W Opened: 30 june 1944 Closed: 5 October 1944 Runway: 4000x120, SMT (04/22) [1] Used by: [4] [5] [ page needed ] 67th ...
- ... 1944 Closed: 15 September 1944 Runway: 5000x120, PHS (07/25) [1] Used by: [5] 405th Fighter Group , 30 june – 14 September 1944 (P-47) A-10 Carentan , France Located: 49°18′18″N 001°10′46″W Opened: 16 June 1 ...
- ... ay 2: 3200x180, CON, (03/21) [1] Used by: [5] [ page needed ] 69th Reconnaissance Group , 2 April – 30 june 1945 (P-38/F-4; P-51/F-5) Y-42 Nancy/Essey , France Now: Nancy-Essey Airport ( IATA : ENC , ICAO : ...
- ... and Evacuation airfield [3] R-7 Weimar , Germany Located: 50°58′35″N 011°14′48″E Opened: 14 April – 30 june 1945 Runway: 3300x120 SOD (09/27) [1] Use: [3] [4] IX Fighter Command , April – July 1945 IX Tactic ...
- ... actical Air Command , 26 April – 26 June 1945 125th Liaison Squadron, 9 March – 4 April 1945 Closed 30 june 1945, turned over to Soviet Union as part of Soviet Zone of Occupation. R-8 Eisfeld , Germany Locat ...
- ... h/Riem , Germany Later: AAF Station Munich-Riem ; Munich Air Base Returned to German civil control: 30 june 1957 Was: Munich-Riem Airport (Closed 16 May 1992) Now: non-aviation use Located: 48°08′16″N 011°41 ...
#2 Mid-State Regional Airport
Mid-State Regional Airport ( ICAO : KPSB , FAA LID : PSB ) (Mid-State Airport) is a small airport in Rush Township , Centre County in Pennsylvania , between Black Moshannon State Park to the east and Moshannon State Forest . Airport in Centre County, Pennsylvania, US Mid-State Regional Airport Main
- ... 6/34 is 5,711 x 100 ft (1,741 x 30 m) and 6/24 is 5,006 x 100 ft (1,526 x 30 m). In the year ending june 30, 2007 the airport had 2,550 aircraft operations: 98% general aviation and 2% military. Two aircraft ...
#3 Haguenau Airport
Haguenau Airport ( ICAO : LFSH ) is an airport in France , located about 2 miles southeast of Haguenau (Département du Bas-Rhin, Alsace); 15 miles north of Strasburg and 250 miles east of Paris . Airport in Haguenau, France Haguenau Airport Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-39 IATA : none ICAO : LFSH
- ... aissance aircraft. [ dubious – discuss ] The unit remained until the end of the war, pulling out on 30 june 1945. [6] With the end of the war, Haguenau Airport was returned to French control on 17 July 1945. ...
#4 Maple Lake Municipal Airport
Maple Lake Municipal Airport ( ICAO : KMGG , FAA LID : MGG ) is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Maple Lake , a city in Wright County , Minnesota , United States . [1] It is located on Maple Lake and is also known as Ma
- ... signated 4W/22W which measures 8,000 x 2,000 ft (2,438 x 610 m). [1] For the 12-month period ending june 30, 2007, the airport had 20,800 aircraft operations, an average of 56 per day: 91% general aviation , ...
#5 Selman Army Airfield
Selman Army Airfield is an inactive United States Air Force base, approximately 7.7 miles east of Monroe, Louisiana . It was active during World War II as an Army Air Forces Training Command airfield. It was closed on 1 September 1945. Former US Army Air Forces field For the civilian airport use, se
- ... llite field of Barksdale Field , Shreveport, Louisiana . Selman Field was officially deactivated on 30 june 1947. POSTWAR USE The ownership of the property was transferred to the City of Monroe in September ...
#6 Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza ( Albanian : Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Tiranës Nënë Tereza , IATA : TIA , ICAO : LATI ), often referred to as the Rinas International Airport , is one of the two main international airports of the Republic of Albania . It serves the city of Tirana , its metrop
- ... k air force; the flight was intercepted by military aircraft and landed safely at Brindisi , Italy. 30 june 2016: Three armed and masked people entered the cargo terminal, where they stole a huge amount of m ...
#7 Miami Army Airfield
Miami Army Airfield , was a World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield located at the 36th Street Airport in Miami , Florida . The military airfield closed in 1946 and the airport was returned to civil use. In 1949, the airport became a United States Air Force Reserve base until 1960. For t
- ... oop Carrier Wing (Medium), 1 December 1952 – 25 July 1953 301st Air Rescue Squadron, 9 March 1956 – 30 june 1960 320th Rescue Squadron, 1 July 1956 – 30 June 1960 6th Weather Squadron (Regional), 1 May 1949 ...
- ... ly 1953 301st Air Rescue Squadron, 9 March 1956 – 30 June 1960 320th Rescue Squadron, 1 July 1956 – 30 june 1960 6th Weather Squadron (Regional), 1 May 1949 – 30 March 1950 1961 Berlin Crisis 482d Fighter-In ...
#8 John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport ( IATA : SNA [4] , ICAO : KSNA , FAA LID : SNA ) [5] is a commercial and general aviation airport that serves Orange County, California , and the Greater Los Angeles area. The airport is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, and it is owned and operated by the county
- ... f runway 20L. A Boeing 737 was holding short of 20L on the taxiway when Ford overflew them. [78] On june 30, 2017, a Cessna 310 twin-engine aircraft crashed short of a runway into a highway median on Intersta ...
#9 Cambrai-Niergnies Airport
Cambrai-Niergnies Airport ( ICAO : LFYG ) is a regional airport in France , located 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southeast of Cambrai ; 100 miles (160 km) north-northeast of Paris . Airport in Cambrai, France Cambrai-Niergnies Airport Aerodrome de Cambrai-Niergnies Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-74 I
- ... 945 (B-26) When the combat units moved out, Niergnies was turned over to the French Air Ministry on 30 june 1945. POSTWAR/NATO USE In French control after the war, the base sat abandoned for several years. T ...
#10 Narvik Airport, Framnes
Narvik Airport, Framnes ( Norwegian : Narvik lufthavn, Framnes ; IATA : NVK , ICAO : ENNK ) is a former public regional airport closed down in 2017 in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway . It was located at Framnes in the town of Narvik , along the Ofotfjorden . It was operated by the sta
- ... e Civil Aviation Administration was granted in August. [9] Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes opened on 30 june 1973. [8] At first Framnes only served general aviation, but in late 1974 Parliament approved that ...
#11 Dennis F. Cantrell Field
Dennis F. Cantrell Field ( ICAO : KCWS , FAA LID : CWS , formerly M03 ) was a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km ) southeast of the central business district of Conway , in Faulkner County , Arkansas , United States . It was owned by the City of Conway. [2] Former airport in Conway,
- ... port: 73% single- engine , 22% multi-engine, 2% jet , and 2% helicopter . [2] AVIATION ACCIDENTS On june 30, 2007, a Cessna Citation I aircraft attempting to land at the airfield instead crashed into a nearby ...
#12 Sydney Airport
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (colloquially Mascot Airport , Kingsford Smith Airport , or Sydney Airport ; IATA : SYD , ICAO : YSSY ; ASX : SYD ) is an international airport in Sydney , Australia, located 8 km (5 mi) south of the Sydney central business district , in the suburb of Mascot . Th
- ... ta query . DOMESTIC Sydney Airport handled over 27.5 million domestic passengers in the year ending 30 june 2019. [111] Busiest domestic routes (year ending 30 June 2019) [111] Rank Airport Passengers handle ...
- ... ion domestic passengers in the year ending 30 June 2019. [111] Busiest domestic routes (year ending 30 june 2019) [111] Rank Airport Passengers handled % Change 1 Melbourne 9,196,196 0.5 2 Brisbane 4,814,327 ...
- ... 4 1.3 INTERNATIONAL Sydney Airport handled 22.9 million international passengers in the year ending 30 june 2019. [112] Busiest international routes (year ending 30 June 2019) [112] Rank Airport Passengers h ...
- ... ational passengers in the year ending 30 June 2019. [112] Busiest international routes (year ending 30 june 2019) [112] Rank Airport Passengers handled % change 1 Auckland 1,581,489 2.2 2 Singapore 1,510,858 ...
#13 Ent Air Force Base
Ent Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Knob Hill neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado . A tent city, established in 1943 during construction of the base, was initially commanded by Major General Uzal Girard Ent (1900–1948), for whom the base is named. [1] [2] The
- ... mphasis on bomber defense on 4 February 1974. The Continental Air Defense Command de-established on 30 june 1974. [6] INACTIVATION The US Army Air Defense command, a component command of the North American A ...
- ... other nearby off-base facilities. It received Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards from 1 July 1975 to 30 june 1977 and from 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1979. [45] 47th Communication Group 1971-10 The group was stat ...
- ... received Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards from 1 July 1975 to 30 June 1977 and from 1 July 1977 to 30 june 1979. [45] 47th Communication Group 1971-10 The group was stationed at the base by 1963 [46] and wa ...
#14 Munda Airport
Munda Airport ( IATA : MUA , ICAO : AGGM ) is an international airport adjacent to the town of Munda , Western Province in Solomon Islands . International airport in Munda, Solomon Islands Munda Airport IATA : MUA ICAO : AGGM Summary Location Munda, New Georgia island Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3
- ... s the principal objective of the New Georgia campaign . Following the Allied Landings on Rendova on 30 june 1943, the Drive on Munda Point during July and the Japanese New Georgia counterattack in Mid-July, ...
#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 ,
- ... ANDS TO WHICH ASSIGNED Second Air Force , c. 26 June 1942 Army Air Forces Flying Training Command , 30 june 1942 Second Air Force, 21 November 1944 Continental Air Forces , 15 April 1945 Redesignated: Strate ...
#16 Thomas C. Russell Field
Thomas C. Russell Field ( IATA : ALX , ICAO : KALX , FAA LID : ALX ) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Alexander City , a city in Tallapoosa County , Alabama , United States . [1] Airport Thomas C. Russell Field NAIP
- ... allapoosa County , Alabama , United States . [1] Airport Thomas C. Russell Field NAIP aerial image, 30 june 2006 IATA : ALX ICAO : KALX FAA LID : ALX Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Alexander City ...
#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
- ... 10] On 16 April 1950, the 1st Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 1st Fighter-Interceptor Wing. On 30 june 1950, the 1st Fighter-Interceptor Group was assigned to the 1st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, which was ...
- ... 48 – 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 Northrop A-17 ...
#18 Chitose Air Base
Chitose Air Base ( 千歳基地 , Chitose Kichi ) ( ICAO : RJCJ ) , is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base located in Chitose , Hokkaidō , adjacent to New Chitose Airport . It is the JASDF 's primary base in northern Japan and tasked with monitoring Japan's maritime borders with Russia . It was also Hokkaid
- ... ommunications facility at the base until December 1970, and formally ended operations at Chitose on june 30, 1975. CIVILIAN SERVICE The passenger terminal at Chitose Airport opened in 1963. Chitose quickly ov ...
#19 Seal Bay Seaplane Base
Seal Bay Seaplane Base ( IATA : SYB [1] ) is a seaplane base located in Seal Bay , in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska . Airport Seal Bay Seaplane Base IATA : SYB ICAO : none Summary Airport type Public Serves Seal Bay , Alaska Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m Coordinates 58°22′1
- ... ak 11), at subsidy rates of $152,534 annually, and at Karluk, Alaska, for $29,481 annually, through june 30, 2009. Order 2009-4-23 (April 28, 2009) : re-selecting Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service , ...
#20 Münster Osnabrück International Airport
Münster Osnabrück International Airport ( IATA : FMO , ICAO : EDDG ) , Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück in German, is a minor international airport in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is located near Greven , 25 km (16 mi) north of Münster and 35 km (22 mi) south of Osnabrück . The
- ... ilt. The ground levelling was performed by BAOR. Despite many problems the project was completed on 30 june 1969, within a few days of the planned date. As a gesture to recognise the British Army involvement ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Tachikawa Ki-77
The Tachikawa Ki-77 was a Japanese very long- range experimental transport and communications aircraft of World War II derived from a design commissioned by a newspaper to break the flight distance record set by a rival. It was a low-wing cabin monoplane with twin piston engines and a tailwheel unde
- ... ficers were also carried as passengers, two of whom were military attachés . They departed Japan on 30 june 1943 for Singapore, where the airstrip had to be lengthened by 1,000 meters to assure a safe takeof ...
#2 Sikorsky S-37
The Sikorsky S-37 was an American twin-engine aircraft built by the Sikorsky Manufacturing Corporation . Both examples of the series were completed in 1927. The S-37 was specifically designed to compete for the Orteig Prize and would be the last land based fixed-wing aircraft Sikorsky would produce.
- ... na where it was renamed the Southern Star and re-registered as R1283. During its delivery flight on 30 june 1929, it became the first commercial transport to cross the 18,700 feet (5,700 m) high Andes mounta ...
#3 A Vlaicu II
The A Vlaicu II was the second powered airplane designed and built by Aurel Vlaicu . A Vlaicu II Role Monoplane Type of aircraft Manufacturer Arts and Crafts School in Bucharest Designer Aurel Vlaicu First flight April, 1911 Number built 1 Developed from A Vlaicu I
- ... II first flew in April 1911 on Cotroceni airfield in Bucharest . OPERATIONAL HISTORY Between 23 and 30 june 1912 Vlaicu flew the A. Vlaicu Nr. II at the Die Internationale Flugwoche at Aspern near Vienna , c ...
#4 Handley Page Halifax
The Handley Page Halifax is a British Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War . It was developed by Handley Page to the same specification as the contemporary twin-engine Avro Manchester . Royal Air Force four-engine heavy bomber of WWII Halifax Handley Page Halifax B
- ... n Norway but the aircraft sank 12 hours later. It was discovered by divers in 1971 and recovered on 30 june 1973 by the RAF Sub-Aqua Association. It has been left unrestored. [55] SPECIFICATIONS (MK III) 3-v ...
#5 Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster was an experimental bomber aircraft , designed for a high top speed. The unconventional approach was to mount the two engines within the fuselage driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers mounted at the tail in a pusher configuration , leaving the wing and fuselage cle
- ... ding in 1947. The XB-42A was repaired but never flew again, and was taken off the USAF inventory on 30 june 1949. [7] SURVIVING AIRCRAFT The first prototype 43-50224 - in storage awaiting restoration in the ...
#6 Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
The Grumman XF5F Skyrocket was a prototype twin-engined shipboard fighter interceptor. The United States Navy ordered one prototype, model number G-34, from Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation on 30 June 1938; its designation was XF5F-1 . The aircraft had a unique appearance: The forward "nose"
- ... tes Navy ordered one prototype, model number G-34, from Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation on 30 june 1938; its designation was XF5F-1 . The aircraft had a unique appearance: The forward "nose" of the ...
#7 De Havilland Flamingo
The de Havilland DH.95 Flamingo was a British twin-engined high-wing monoplane airliner first flown on 22 December 1938. During the Second World War some were used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a transport and general communications duties. British passenger and transport aircraft DH.95 Flamingo L
- ... e engine. Testing was successful, with the Flamingo being granted a certificate of airworthiness on 30 june 1939, [2] with an initial production run of twenty aircraft being laid down. [3] Only one Hertfords ...
#8 Boeing 720
The Boeing 720 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . Announced in July 1957 as a 707 derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways, the 720 first flew on November 23, 1959. Its type certificate was issued on June 30, 1960, and it entered service with Uni
- ... s from shorter runways, the 720 first flew on November 23, 1959. Its type certificate was issued on june 30, 1960, and it entered service with United Airlines on July 5, 1960. A total of 154 Boeing 720s and 7 ...
- ... 720 took its maiden flight on November 23, 1959. [4] The type certificate for the 720 was issued on june 30, 1960. It first entered service with United Airlines on July 5, 1960; [4] 65 of the original version ...
- ... for United Airlines which flew on November 23, 1959. The type certificate for the 720 was issued on june 30, 1960. The first service of the 720 was by United Airlines on July 5, 1960 [8] on the Los Angeles-De ...
#9 Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale ( French pronunciation: [ʁafal] , literally meaning "gust of wind", [2] and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) [3] is a French twin-engine , canard delta wing , multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation . Equipped with a wide range of weapons,
- ... ale performed demonstration flights at Payerne Air Base for comparison against other bids. [263] On 30 june 2021, the Swiss Federal Council proposed to Parliament the acquisition of 36 F-35As [264] [265] at ...
#10 Vought XF2U
The Vought XF2U was a prototype biplane fighter aircraft evaluated by the United States Navy at the end of the 1920s, but was already outclassed by competing designs and never put into production. XF2U Role Fighter Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Vought Designer Chance M.
- ... for a two-seat carrier-based fighter, Vought adapted this design, but progress was slow. Ordered on 30 june 1927, the aircraft was not completed until June 1929. It was no longer state-of-the-art; in particu ...
#11 Bell XFL Airabonita
The Bell XFL Airabonita was an experimental carrier-based interceptor aircraft developed for the United States Navy by Bell Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo, New York. It was similar to and a parallel development of the U.S. Army Air Corps ’ land-based P-39 Airacobra , differing mainly in the use of
- ... als but only three received contracts. Two of them were awarded contracts for one prototype each on 30 june 1938; these were for the Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket and the Vought XF4U-1 Corsair . The third contrac ...
#12 Harbin Y-12
The Harbin Y-12 ( Chinese : 运-12 ; pinyin : Yùn-12 ) is a high wing twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft built by Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG). Utility transport aircraft Y-12 Harbin Y-12 II of the Iranian IRGC Role Twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft Type of aircraft National origin C
- ... . [4] The Y-12 completed the FAA evaluation flight tests for its automatic flight control system on june 30, 2018, with its performance meeting the requirements, said AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry Company Ltd ...
- ... ruary 2016. [3] The Y-12F passed flight tests for its automatic flight control system by the FAA on 30 june 2018. [5] It was demonstrated during the 2012 Zhuhai Airshow . Y-12G : Proposed cargo version of Y- ...
#13 Turner Two Seat Wot
The Turner Two Seat Wot (TSW-2) is a biplane aircraft designed for amateur construction by Chris Turner in 1976. British homebuilt aircraft design Two Seat Wot The second example built, G-BLPB Role Homebuilt aircraft Type of aircraft National origin United Kingdom Designer Chris Turner First flight
- ... EBO, was built by its designer Chris Turner. It was registered with the Civil Aviation Authority on 30 june 1976 and first flown from Sunderland Airport in 1978. The aircraft was destroyed in a hangar fire a ...
#14 List of Chengdu J-7 variants
The following is a list of variants and specifications for variants of the Chengdu J-7 , which differed considerably between models in its 48 years of its production run. Production of the J-7 ceased after delivering of 16 F-7BGIs to the Bangladesh Air Force in 2013.
- ... inning on March 3, 1979. After 10 rounds of negotiation that lasted 16 months, a deal was signed on june 30, 1980, which included a technology transfer. The entire J-/F-7M Air Guard program took six years to ...
#15 Caproni Ca.22
The Caproni Ca.22 was a single-engine monoplane made by the Italian company Aeronautica Caproni in 1913. 1910s Italian aircraft Caproni Ca.22, Ca.23, and Ca.24 Role experimental aircraft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Caproni Designer Giovanni Battista Caproni First flight 1913 Number built 3
- ... . The Ca.22 in 1913 obtained various world records of height and ascent. [1] OPERATIONAL HISTORY On june 30, 1915 the pilots of the 15th Reconnaissance and Combat Squadron withdraw the Caproni 2 Parasol 100 h ...
#16 SFCA Maillet 20
The SFCA Maillet 20 was a French three seat tourer built in 1935. The Armée de l'Air ordered 30 for training and liaison and several were raced. The aircraft was developed through 1935 via cockpit layout and canopy changes to the provision of retracting landing gear . 1930s French light aircraft Mai
- ... light aircraft designed by André Maillet, [1] though Maillet was killed in an aircraft accident on 30 june 1934. [2] The company's first design, the Maillet 20, [1] was a direct development of the earlier M ...
#17 Rockwell B-1 Lancer
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer [N 1] is a supersonic variable-sweep wing , heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force . It is commonly called the "Bone" (from "B-One"). [1] It is one of three strategic bombers serving in the U.S. Air Force fleet along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress a
- ... 52 and develop and deploy the ALCM would cost at least 20% less than the planned 244 B-1As. [47] On 30 june 1977, Carter announced that the B-1A would be canceled in favor of ICBMs, SLBMs, and a fleet of mod ...
#18 Sukhoi Su-17
The Sukhoi Su-17 ( izdeliye S-32) is a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed for the Soviet military. Its NATO reporting name is " Fitter ". Developed from the Sukhoi Su-7 , the Su-17 was the first variable-sweep wing aircraft to enter Soviet service. Two subsequent Sukhoi aircraft, the Su-20
- ... toll") or R-60 (AA-8 "Aphid") was added between the two existing pylons on each wing. First flight: 30 june 1976 with V. A. Krechetov at the controls. Export version with the R-29 engine and downgraded avion ...
#19 Avions Fairey Junior
The Avions Fairey Junior , also known as the Tipsy Junior was a single-seat light aircraft built in Belgium following World War II . Tipsy Junior Tipsy Junior G-AMVP at a UK airshow in 1953 Role Sports plane Type of aircraft Manufacturer Avions Fairey Designer Ernest Oscar Tips First flight 30 June
- ... le Sports plane Type of aircraft Manufacturer Avions Fairey Designer Ernest Oscar Tips First flight 30 june 1947 Number built 2 DEVELOPMENT The Junior was one of a series of light aircraft [1] designed by an ...
- ... , 62 hp (46 kW) Walter Mikron 2. [2] [4] The Junior, registered OO-TIT , flew for the first time on 30 june 1947 from Gosselies in Belgium. [3] OPERATIONAL HISTORY The first Junior was written off after a ha ...
#20 Hawker Siddeley Trident
The Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident (originally the de Havilland DH.121 and briefly the Airco DH.121 ) is a British airliner produced by Hawker Siddeley . In 1957, de Havilland proposed its DH.121 trijet design to a British European Airways (BEA) request. By 1960, de Havilland had been acquired by Ha
- ... raft to run off the runway and slip into the harbour. Seven people were killed. [71] HULL LOSSES On 30 june 1966, Trident 1E registration 9K-ACG touched down 3 miles short of the runway at Kuwait Internation ...
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
- ... al Shipyard Laid down 1 March 1944 Launched 12 May 1945 Commissioned 8 December 1945 Decommissioned 30 june 1949 Recommissioned 3 February 1951 Decommissioned 13 May 1960 Reclassified CVA-40, 1 October 1952 ...
- ... oast and in the Caribbean area. After inactivation overhaul, Tarawa was placed out of commission on 30 june 1949 and was berthed with the New York Group , Atlantic Reserve Fleet . [1] RECOMMISSIONING Tarawa ...
#2 USS Patoka (AO-9)
USS Patoka (AO–9/AV–6/AG–125) was a replenishment oiler made famous as a tender for the airships Shenandoah (ZR-1) , Los Angeles (ZR-3) and Akron (ZRS-4) . It was also notable in that its height ( 177 feet (54 m) ) figured prominently in the design of the Rainbow Bridge in Texas (the bridge
- ... she also operated with the newly acquired airship Akron , but the decommissioning of Los Angeles on 30 june 1932, and the loss of Akron on 4 April 1933 saw a reduced need for an airship tender, with Patoka d ...
#3 Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev
Kiev ( Russian : Киев ) is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) [2] that served the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy from 1975 to 1993. It was built between 1970 and 1975 at Chernomorski factory in Mykolaiv and was the first Kiev -class vessel to be built. It is cur
- ... olaiv Laid down 21 July 1970 Launched 26 December 1972 Commissioned 28 December 1975 Decommissioned 30 june 1993 Fate Sold to a Chinese company in 1996. Theme park in Tianjin since 1 May 2004. General charac ...
- ... s taken by Russia . Due to a low military budget and worsening ship's condition, she was retired on 30 june 1993. [3] POST-SERVICE LIFE In 1996 Kiev was sold to Binhai Aircraft Park , a theme park in Tianjin ...
#4 Soviet helicopter carrier Leningrad
Leningrad was the second of two Moskva -class helicopter carriers in service with the Soviet Navy . Laid down at Nikolayev South (Shipyard No.444) , Leningrad was commissioned in late 1968. Preceded by Moskva , there were no further vessels built, reportedly due to the poor handling of the ships in
- ... part of the Black Sea Fleet on 9 July of that year. Between 1 and 31 May 1970, 1 December 1971 and 30 june 1972, and 15 June and 6 December 1974 she cruised in the Mediterranean Sea to support Egyptian forc ...
#5 USS Midway (CV-41)
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
- ... ar air wing again a month later when the aircraft carrier returned NAS Cubi Point , Philippines. On 30 june 1975, Midway was redesignated from "CVA-41" to "CV-41". [13] AFTER VIETNAM On 21 August 1976, a Nav ...
#6 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
- ... icaragua during an outbreak of revolutionary violence. After returning to the New York Navy Yard on 30 june 1927, Williamson trained Naval Reserve units off the eastern seaboard. In 1928 it arrived in Havana ...
#7 Carrier strike group
A carrier strike group ( CSG ) is a type of carrier battle group of the United States Navy . [1] It is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, usually an aircraft carrier , at least one cruiser , a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers or frigates , [2] and a carrier ai
- ... ilitary drawdown that followed World War II. Carrier Division 1 was redesignated Carrier Group 1 on 30 june 1973, [3] and seemingly all Carrier Divisions were redesignated Carrier Groups on that date. Throug ...
#8 Japanese seaplane tender Akitsushima
Akitsushima ( 秋津洲 ) was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II from 1942 until being sunk in September 1944. Ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Akitsushima . Akitsushima on 18 April 1942 History Empire
- ... 5 January 1943, and she was dispatched to Kavieng , only to proceed to Jaluit Atoll in February. On 30 june 1943 she sailed to Paramushir for the evacuation of Kiska . She returned to Yokosuka in August and ...
#9 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
- ... of her replacement five-inch gun mount. Jennings transferred his flag to another carrier from 11 to 30 june . She continued training carrier pilots after the Japanese surrender until 6 September. [118] Sarato ...
#10 HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy . Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicles, [18] she is named in honour of the first HMS Queen Elizabeth , a World War I
- ... 6,000 tonnes and forming part of the base of the ship, were assembled and joined into one piece on 30 june 2011. [30] On 16 August 2011, the 8,000-tonne Lower Block 03 of Queen Elizabeth left BAE Systems Su ...
#11 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)
- ... ds on Iwo Jima . On 25 June, she laid in a course for Eniwetok and arrived there two days later. On 30 june , the aircraft carrier headed back to the Marianas and the Bonins. She renewed combat operations on ...
#12 List of aircraft carriers in service
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck , hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1] The list only
- ... 57 m (843 ft) 040358 40,358 t 20 September 1997 Iwo Jima (LHD-7) 257 257 m (843 ft) 040530 40,530 t 30 june 2001 Makin Island (LHD-8) 258 257 m (843 ft) 041649 41,649 t 24 October 2009 Country Class Name ( h ...
#13 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz -class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy . She is the second Navy ship to have been named after the former President Abraham Lincoln . Her home port is NAS North Island , San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fle
- ... une to conduct sea trials before returning to her homeport of Naval Station Everett, Washington, on 30 june 2007. [32] [36] [37] [38] Abraham Lincoln underwent flight deck carrier qualifications while sailin ...
#14 HMAS Melbourne (R21)
HMAS Melbourne (R21) was a Majestic -class light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1955 until 1982, and was the third and final conventional aircraft carrier [note 1] to serve in the RAN. Melbourne was the only Commonwealth naval vessel to sink two friendly warships i
- ... Harrier jump jet demonstrator undertook a series of trial takeoffs and landings aboard Melbourne on 30 june : a trial organised as part of the project overseeing the ship's potential replacement . [44] [141] ...
- ... ] The Australian carrier was prepared for disposal, and was decommissioned and placed in reserve on 30 june 1982. [155] She was towed to the mooring dolphins near Bradley's Head , where she remained until 19 ...
- ... ed into 851 Squadron . [161] [162] The Skyhawks remained in service as fleet support aircraft until 30 june 1984, while the Trackers were withdrawn from service on 31 August 1984 after being used as land-bas ...
#15 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
- ... ry aircraft on 2 March 1959. She arrived at her new homeport of Naval Station Norfolk , Virginia on 30 june 1959, and then carried out a ten-week training cruise in the Caribbean . [1] [11] During these tria ...
- ... nced ship in the Navy's active fleet, and the first carrier in history to hold that distinction, on 30 june 1995. With this honor, Independence displayed the Revolution -era First Navy Jack , commonly called ...
#16 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB/CVA/CV-42) was the second of three Midway -class aircraft carriers . To her crew, she was known as " Swanky Franky ," " Foo-De-Roo ," or " Rosie ," with the last nickname probably the most popular. Roosevelt spent most of her active deployed career operating in the Med
- ... rumman E-1 Tracer squadrons in the fleet. Roosevelt received a multipurpose designation, CV-42 , on 30 june 1975, but she did not operate any anti-submarine aircraft. In June 1976, Roosevelt embarked VMA-231 ...
#17 USS Forrestal
USS Forrestal (CV-59) (later CVA-59 , then AVT-59 ), was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal . Commissioned in 1955, she was the United States' first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class . The other carriers of her class were
- ... Commissioned 1 October 1955 Decommissioned 11 September 1993 Reclassified CVA-59, 1 Oct 1952 CV-59, 30 june 1975 AVT-59, February 1992 Stricken 11 September 1993 Identification Callsign : NJVF [2] Hull numbe ...
- ... nited with Forrestal at the island of Crete in mid June. 1975–1980 Forrestal ' s island, c. 1989 On 30 june 1975, Forrestal was reclassified a "Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier", CV-59 . Also in 1975 Forrestal ...
#18 HMS Implacable (R86)
HMS Implacable was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II . Upon completion in 1944, she was initially assigned to the Home Fleet and attacked targets in Norway for the rest of the year. She was subsequently assigned to the British Pacific Fl
- ... a Seafire to enemy action, the carrier and her escorts returned to Manus Island on 17 June. [28] On 30 june No. 8 Carrier Air Group was formed, absorbing No. 24 Naval Fighter Wing, to control all of the air ...
#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
- ... missioned. [18] 8 June – Aso laid down. [49] USS Monterey 17 June – USS Monterey commissioned. [18] 30 june – Béarn transferred to the Free French forces. [20] 5 July – Ikoma laid down. [49] 24 July – USS Ca ...
- ... – USS United States cancelled. [18] 21 June – USS Antietam decommissioned, placed in reserve. [18] 30 june – USS Tarawa decommissioned, placed in reserve. [27] 2 August – USS Reprisal (incomplete) sold for ...
- ... missioned as ARA Veinticinco de Mayo . [91] 26 May – USS Franklin D. Roosevelt recommissioned. [27] 30 june – USS Essex decommissioned. [27] July – HMS Victorious sold for scrap. [32] 1 December – USS Boxer ...
- ... ysk laid up in reserve. [110] USS George Washington 1993 7 May – USS Coral Sea sold for scrap. [27] 30 june – Kiev , [112] Minsk [95] and Novorossiysk [110] decommissioned. 10 July – USS Ranger decommissione ...
#20 Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
The Commencement Bay -class escort aircraft carriers were the last class of escort carriers built for the US Navy in World War II . Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2008 ) USS Commencement Bay Class overview Builders Seattle-Taco
- ... cember 1944 22 October 1945 27 January 1950 Struck 1 April 1971; Sold for scrap 1971 3 January 1951 30 june 1955 Bairoko ( ex- Portage Bay ) CVE-115 25 July 1944 25 January 1945 16 July 1945 14 April 1950 St ...
- ... 1 October 1960 Point Cruz ( ex- Trocadero Bay ) CVE-119 4 December 1944 18 May 1945 16 October 1945 30 june 1947 Struck 15 September 1970; Sold for scrap 1971 26 July 1951 31 August 1956 Mindoro CVE-120 2 Ja ...
Airline / Airline
#1 Air Spray
Air Spray (1967) Ltd. trading as Air Spray Ltd. of Edmonton , Alberta , Canada and Air Spray USA Inc of Chico , California is a private company specializing in aerial wildfire suppression using air tanker or water bomber aircraft. Air Spray was owned and operated by Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame [5
- ... Canada lists a Douglas A-26 Invader but with a cancelled certificate. [22] ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS june 30, 2000: An Air Spray Douglas B26C Invader (C-FEZX) air tanker was extensively damaged in a forced lan ...
#2 Yemenia
Yemenia ( Arabic : اليمنية ) is the flag carrier airline of Yemen , [5] based in Sanaa . It operates scheduled domestic and international passenger flights to destinations in Africa and the Middle East out of its hubs at Aden International Airport , and to a lesser extent Seiyun Airport . National a
- ... gunfire at An Naeem Airstrip, killing one passenger. [68] The company's worst accident occurred on 30 june 2009, when Yemenia Flight 626 from Sana'a to Moroni, Comoros crashed into the sea shortly before la ...
#3 Egyptair Cargo
Egyptair Cargo is the cargo division of the Egyptian national airline Egyptair . It operates using both its own dedicated aircraft and the cargo-carrying capacity of its sister passenger airline. Its main base is Cairo International Airport . Egyptair Cargo IATA ICAO Callsign MS MSX EGYPTAIR CARGO F
- ... gypt . BUSINESS TRENDS Trends for recent years for Egyptair Cargo are shown below (for years ending 30 june ): 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Turnover ( LE m) 962 573 596 603 652 587 Net Profits ( LE m) 73 80 ...
#4 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
- ... ee United planes were lost in mid-air collisions that killed everyone on both aircraft involved. On june 30, 1956, Flight 718 collided with a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over the ...
#5 KentuckySkies
KentuckySkies was a subsidiary of Pacific Wings founded in 2009. [1] The carrier was offered to fly to the destinations stated below on an Essential Air Service contract. Also travelers can connect to sister carrier Georgia Skies at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport . On June 30, 2011
- ... an connect to sister carrier Georgia Skies at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport . On june 30, 2011, Pacific Wings filed with the United States Department of Transportation a 90-day notice of it ...
#6 Iberia (airline)
Iberia ( Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβeɾja] ), legally incorporated as Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. Operadora, Sociedad Unipersonal , is the flag carrier airline of Spain, [6] founded in 1927. Based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from its main base of Madrid–Bara
- ... nts to Article 6 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation of 14 June 1954 made in Paris on 30 june 1956 about non-scheduled air services enabled mass tourism using chartered aircraft since allowing ...
#7 List of Hawker Hurricane operators
This is a list of the Hawker Hurricane operators. This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( October 2021 )
- ... arly days of the war, the Romanian Hurricane pilots shot down eight aircraft without any losses. On 30 june , Esc. 53 Vân had a particularly successful day. During three air combats, Hurricane pilots claimed ...
#8 Nightexpress
Nightexpress Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH was a small German cargo airline based at Frankfurt Airport . [1] In 2013, the company was bought by BDA (Bespoke Distribution Aviation). [2] The company ceased operations in late 2017. Former German cargo airline Nightexpress IATA ICAO Callsign - EXT [1] EX
- ... Aircraft In Service Notes Short 360 2 Total 2 ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS Nightexpress Beechcraft 99 On 30 june 1999 at 02:41 UTC , Nightexpress Flight 114, a Beechcraft Model 99 ( registered D-IBEX) crashed nea ...
#9 People Express Airlines (2010s)
People Express Airlines (stylized as PEOPLExpress ) was an airline that began operations on June 30, 2014 from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport , targeting the no-frills budget flyer. The air carrier took its name from the original PEOPLExpress Airlines which operated in the 1980s but
- People Express Airlines (stylized as PEOPLExpress ) was an airline that began operations on june 30, 2014 from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport , targeting the no-frills budget flyer. T ...
- ... Y (from Vision Airlines) RUBY (from Vision Airlines) Founded February 13, 2012 Commenced operations june 30, 2014 Ceased operations September 26, 2014 Hubs Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport Freq ...
- ... July 2014) At a press event on May 30, 2014, PEX announced that flight operations would commence on june 30, 2014. Flights were operated by Vision Airlines doing business as PEOPLExpress. [9] The airline util ...
#10 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
- ... The pilot and first officer were killed but the passengers and cabin staff survived. [186] [188] On 30 june 1962, a Douglas DC-4 (registration ZS-BMH) was involved in a mid-air collision with a military Harv ...
#11 Proflight Zambia
Proflight Zambia is an airline based in Lusaka , Zambia that serves the business community and tourism industry. It is a trading name of Proflight Commuter Services Ltd. [1] Proflight Zambia operates the largest fleet of aircraft in Zambia, [2] operating both scheduled and charter flights . The airl
- ... Proflight Air Services was founded in 1991 by pilot Tony Irwin, formerly of Zambia Airways . [3] On 30 june 2009 the airline was authorized by the Zambia Competition Commission to form an alliance with Zambe ...
#12 Pronto Airways
Pronto Airways LP was an airline formed in 2006 that was based in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada. It operated scheduled and charter passenger services as well as cargo service until the airline ceased operations in 2015. Its main bases were Prince Albert and Saskatoon , with destinations througho
- ... 90Cs were repainted and continue to fly under the West Wind banner. DESTINATIONS Destinations as of june 30, 2009 [4] Nunavut [5] Baker Lake ( Baker Lake Airport ) Rankin Inlet ( Rankin Inlet Airport ) Saskat ...
#13 People Express Airlines (1980s)
People Express Airlines , stylized as PEOPLExpress , was an American low-cost airline that operated from 1981 to 1987, when it was merged into Continental Airlines . The airline's headquarters was in the North Terminal (later Terminal C) of Newark International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey .
- ... ir President and CEO was announced as People Express CEO. [17] Having eventually started service on june 30, 2014, People Express abruptly suspended service on September 26, 2014, due to its two planes being ...
#14 Fastjet
Fastjet Limited is a UK based holding company of fastjet Zimbabwe an airline operating in Africa . The airline was initially created following the acquisition of Fly540 , an airline operating in East Africa; flights in fastjet's own name commenced in November 2012 in Tanzania. In order to satisfy lo
- ... pumalanga and Maun Botswana have recently been announced from Victoria Falls commencing on 16 March 30 june 2022. RESTRUCTURING 2016-17 With troubled operations and continued losses, majority shareholder Ste ...
- ... ced the launch of flights from Victoria Falls to Maun in Botswana on 4 times a week basis effective 30 june 2022. This becomes the second route that the airline would have launched in 2022 after flights from ...
#15 SAVAG – Sociedade Anônima Viação Aérea Gaúcha
SAVAG – Sociedade Anônima Viação Aérea Gaúcha was a Brazilian airline founded in 1946 that operated mainly in the state of Rio Grande do Sul . It was absorbed by Cruzeiro do Sul in 1966. SAVAG – Sociedade Anônima Viação Aérea Gaúcha Founded 1946 Commenced operations 1947 Ceased operations 1966 Headq
- ... ke-off from Pelotas killing all 8 occupants. Causes are likely to have been fuel contamination. [5] 30 june 1950: a Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar registration PP-SAA, flying from Porto Alegre to São Borja in ba ...
#16 DAT (airline)
DAT A/S , [1] formerly named Danish Air Transport , is a Danish airline headquartered in Vamdrup , Kolding Municipality , [2] operating scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo flights mainly from airports in Denmark. Danish airline DAT IATA ICAO Callsign DX DTR DANISH Founded 1989 AOC # DK.AOC
- ... icily , Italy, operated under the brand Volidisicilia . The contract ran from July 1, 2018, through june 30, 2022. [6] Country City Airport IATA ICAO Italy Catania Catania–Fontanarossa Airport CTA LICC Lamped ...
#17 Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. ( HNA , Chinese : 海南航空公司 ; pinyin : Hǎinán Hángkōnggōngsī ; Hainanese : Hái-nâm Hang-khun-kông-si ) is an airline headquartered in Haikou , Hainan , People's Republic of China . The airline is rated as a 5-star airline by Skytrax . It is the largest civilian-run and majorit
- ... , Haikou Meilan International Airport (8.30%), Shenhua Group (5.56%) and other shareholders ( As of 30 june 2016 [update] ). [25] HNA Group owned 3.53% shares directly and via Changjiang Leasing , owned an a ...
- ... 016. [31] Hainan announced the launch of a direct route between Beijing and Calgary , Canada, as of 30 june 2016. [32] During the second half of 2017, Hainan Airlines began flights from Shanghai to Tel Aviv ...
#18 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
- ... [71] CORPORATE AFFAIRS OWNERSHIP Air Tanzania is wholly owned by the Government of Tanzania . As of 30 june 2011, its share capital was about TSh.13.4 billion/=. [72] The board of directors comprises governm ...
#19 Malta Air
Malta Air is a low-cost airline that operates out of Malta. [1] It is a joint venture between Ryanair and the Government of Malta . [2] Low-cost airline of Malta; part of Ryanair Holdings Not to be confused with Air Malta . Malta Air IATA ICAO Callsign AL MAY BLUE MED Founded 2019 AOC # MT-57 Hubs
- ... bin crew from the full complement of 179 pilots and cabin crew had their employment terminated from 30 june 2020. [5] In July 2021, Malta Air received its first Boeing 737 MAX 200 . The aircraft, registered ...
#20 Transportes Aéreos Nacionales
Transportes Aéreos Nacionales SA , also known as TAN Airlines , [1] was a Honduran airline, headquartered at the Edificio TAN in Tegucigalpa . [2] The carrier was set up in 1947 and merged into SAHSA , another Honduran airline, in November 1991 ( 1991-11 ) . Not to be confused with Transportes A
- ... ight following takeoff from Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport because of overloading. [17] 30 june 1966 Tegucigalpa Douglas DC-6 HR-TNG W/O 0 /3 Skidded off the runway on landing at Toncontín Airpor ...
Airship / Airship
#1 1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps
The 1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps were a set of three airmail postage stamps , each depicting the image of the Graf Zeppelin , issued by the United States Post Office Department in 1930 exclusively for delivery of mail carried aboard that airship. Although the stamps were valid for postage on mail sent
- ... 60 stamps in all were sold, or 7% of the total. [1] The Zeppelin stamps were withdrawn from sale on june 30, 1930 [12] and the remaining stocks were destroyed by the Post Office Department. [9] [11] The set o ...
#2 LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin operational history
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a German passenger-carrying, hydrogen-filled rigid airship which flew from 1928 to 1937. It was designed and built to show that intercontinental airship travel was practicable. Its operational history included several long flights, such as a polar exploration mission, a roun
- ... ession , only about 7% of the stamps had been distributed when the issue was withdrawn from sale on 30 june . Over three million unsold stamps were destroyed by the US Post Office, making the three Graf Zeppe ...
#3 Skyhook balloon
Skyhook balloons were high-altitude balloons developed by Otto C. Winzen and General Mills, Inc . They were used by the United States Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) in the late 1940s and 1950s for atmospheric research, especially for constant-level meteorological observations at very high altit
- ... carry out an astrophysical measurement from a plastic balloon occurred under the Skyhook program on june 30, 1954. During the solar eclipse on that date two Skyhook balloons were launched by Winzen Research w ...
#4 USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
USS Los Angeles was a rigid airship , designated ZR-3 , which was built in 1923–1924 by the Zeppelin company in Friedrichshafen , Germany, as war reparations . It was delivered to the United States Navy in October 1924 and after being used mainly for experimental work, particularly in the developmen
- ... July 1922 (Commenced) August 1924 (Launched) Serial ZR-3 In service 25 November 1924 (Commissioned) 30 june 1932 (Decommissioned) 24 October 1939 (Struck from Naval Register) Fate Broken up for scrap in 1939 ...
#5 Gross-Basenach
Gross-Basenach or Groß-Basenach is the designation for a series of five so-called M-class German military semi-rigid airships constructed by balloonist Nikolaus Basenach and Major Hans Georg Friedrich Groß (1860–1924) of the Royal Prussian Airship Battalion Nr 2 [1] between 1907 and 1914. They produ
- ... 65.5 metres, Diameter 11.1 metre built by the Luftschiffer-Bataillon in Berlin Tegel First flight: 30 june 1908 Propulsion: two Körting -engines each 75 HP On 21 September 1908 it set a flight endurance rec ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 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
- ... duty and returned to Indiana state control, 31 August 1962 122nd Tactical Fighter Group inactivated 30 june 1974. Re-designated: 122nd Fighter Wing , 16 March 1992 – present Group re-activated and re-designa ...
- ... 2 – present COMPONENTS 122nd Fighter-Interceptor (later Tactical Fighter) Group, 10 February 1951 – 30 june 1974 Re-designated: 163rd Operations Group, 16 March 1992 – present 112th Fighter (later Fighter-In ...
#2 436th Airlift Wing
The 436th Airlift Wing is an active United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Air Mobility Command 's Eighteenth Air Force , and is based at Dover Air Force Base , Delaware. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2012 ) 436th Airlift Wing 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Sup
- ... 15 May 1958; 1 December 1991–present [1] Squadrons 1st Military Airlift Squadron : 8 January 1966 – 30 june 1971 3d Military Airlift Squadron : 1 August 1973 – 1 December 1991 9th Military Airlift Squadron : ...
#3 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
- ... m Schutzstaffel 27 on 23 February 1917 – 16 March 1917 (KIA) Bartholomäus Schröder: 17 March 1917 – 30 june 1917 Otto Schmidt : transferred in from Jasta 7 on 30 June 1917 – transferred out to Jasta 29 on 19 ...
- ... ) Bartholomäus Schröder: 17 March 1917 – 30 June 1917 Otto Schmidt : transferred in from Jasta 7 on 30 june 1917 – transferred out to Jasta 29 on 19 August 1917 Hans Auer: 19 August 1917 [1] – 19 October 191 ...
- ... uary 1917 [2] – 9 March 1917 Chéry-lès-Pouilly : 9 March 1917 [1] – June 1917 Avanson : June 1917 – 30 june 1917 Landreville : 30 June 1917 – 21 September 1917 Boulin Ferme: 21 September 1917 – 20 October 19 ...
- ... 7 Chéry-lès-Pouilly : 9 March 1917 [1] – June 1917 Avanson : June 1917 – 30 June 1917 Landreville : 30 june 1917 – 21 September 1917 Boulin Ferme: 21 September 1917 – 20 October 1917 Chéry-les-Pouilly: 21 Oc ...
#4 No. 28 Squadron RAF
No. 28 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma and Chinook helicopters from RAF Benson . Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 28 Squadron RAF Squadron badge Active 7 November 1915 ( 1915-11-07 ) – present Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Type Operational Conversion
- ... d by the squadron was usually considerably less, with the squadron recorded as having 7 aircraft on 30 june 1922. [21] Serviceability of the RAF's India-based aircraft was also poor, with many of the aircraf ...
#5 List of LTV A-7 Corsair II operators
The following is a list of operators of the LTV A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft.
- ... 1968, from A-7A to A-7B June 1970, and to A-7E in 1977. 11 cruises to Mediterranean. Disestablished june 30, 1991 [18] VA-55 "Warhorses" VA-56 "Champions" Transitioned from A-4E to A-7B in 1968, to A-7A in 19 ...
- ... 77. 12 cruises to Mediterranean. Participated in action in Lebanon and Persian Gulf. Disestablished june 30, 1991. [18] VA-82 "Marauders" (later became VFA-82. Disestablished September 30, 2005) Activated wit ...
- ... Readiness Squadron for A-7. Received A-7A Oct 1966, A-7E Dec 1969, TA-7C July 1978. Disestablished june 30, 1988. [18] VA-203 "Blue Dolphins" (later became VFA-203. Deactivated June 30, 2004) VA-205 "Green F ...
- ... 1978. Disestablished June 30, 1988. [18] VA-203 "Blue Dolphins" (later became VFA-203. Deactivated june 30, 2004) VA-205 "Green Falcons" VA-215 "Barn Owls" Established March 1, 1968, with A-7B. 3 cruises to ...
#6 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
- ... opean contingencies earned it the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period of 1 July 1993 to 30 june 1995, bringing the wing's total Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards to six. 86TH CONTINGENCY RESPONSE ...
#7 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
- ... in service, an ex-Qantas jet named "Richmond Town", made a low-level farewell flight over Sydney on 30 june in the company of smaller aircraft filming the occasion, which gave rise to fear in some quarters t ...
#8 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
- ... ntelligence Group (later 67th Information Operations Group), 1 October 1993 55th Operations Group , 30 june 1993 – present [1] COMPONENTS 6985th Electronic Security Squadron: 1 January 1980 – 1 August 1981 S ...
- ... ne 2009 – 31 May 2010 97th Intelligence Squadron [1] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1983 – 30 june 1985 6949th Electronic Security Squadron [1] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 January 1990 – 31 D ...
#9 402 Squadron
402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron ( French: 402 e Escadron ) is a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron based in Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada 402 Squadron 402 e Escadron (French) Active 1932–1945 1946–present Country Canada Branch Royal Canadian Air Force Role Training Part of 17 Wing Garrison/HQ C
- ... nd when No. 110 Squadron was posted overseas. [3] [N 1] The squadron was likewise sent to Europe on 30 june 1940 with the intention to have No. 112 Squadron become part of the British Expeditionary Force but ...
#10 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
- ... 16 April 1973, as TAC was replacing its F-4C's with F-4E models at the end of the Vietnam War . By 30 june , the squadron. had six F-4Cs and additional F-4s were received in the third quarter of 1974. The la ...
- ... -31 August 1970 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [15] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1973- 30 june 1975 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [15] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1975-30 June 19 ...
- ... 73-30 June 1975 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [15] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1975- 30 june 1976 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [16] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1976-30 June 19 ...
- ... 75-30 June 1976 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [16] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1976- 30 june 1978 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [16] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1981-30 June 19 ...
- ... 76-30 June 1978 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [16] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 July 1981- 30 june 1982 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [16] Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 31 October 1985-31 Mar ...
#11 No. 205 Group RAF
No. 205 (Heavy Bomber) Group was a long-range, heavy bomber group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) established on 23 October 1941 by boosting No. 257 Wing to Group status. [1]
- ... 1949 : AVM Victor Groom 6 February 1952 : No appointment 6 July 1952 : AVM Harold Vivian Satterley 30 june 1954 : AVM Denis Barnett The group headquarters was established at RAF Fayid in 1947, and appears t ...
#12 148th Aero Squadron
The 148th Aero Squadron was a unit of the United States Army Air Service that fought on the Western Front during World War I . 148th Aero Squadron 148th Aero Squadron preparing for a daylight raid on German trenches and cities, Petite Synthe , France, 6 August 1918 Active 11 November 1917 – 24 March
- ... moved to Serny and attached to 208 Sqn RAF, flying Sopwith Camels for training on that aircraft. On 30 june , the detachment was moved by truck to Cappelle Airdrome, Dunkirk, where the detachment was re-unite ...
- ... ervice Headquarters, AEF, British Isles Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 21 March – 30 june 1918 Headquarters, Chief of Air Service, AEF Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for operations, 30 ...
- ... une 1918 Headquarters, Chief of Air Service, AEF Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for operations, 30 june – 30 October 1918 4th Pursuit Group , 3 November 1918 1st Air Depot, 11 December 1918 Commanding Ge ...
- ... Airdrome, France, 29 March – 5 June Attached to: No. 70 Squadron RAF Remaisnil Airdrome, France, 5–3 30 june 1918 "C" Flight Attached to: No. 43 Squadron RAF La Gorgue Airdrome, France, 23–25 March 1918 Avesne ...
- ... 1918 Avesnes-le-Comte Airdrome, France, 27 March – 27 May 1918 Liettres Airdrome, France, 28 May – 30 june 1918 Air and Ground Echelons of squadron reformed Cappelle Airdrome , Dunkirk, France, 30 June – 22 ...
- ... ay – 30 June 1918 Air and Ground Echelons of squadron reformed Cappelle Airdrome , Dunkirk, France, 30 june – 22 July Allonville Aerodrome , France, 11–18 August 1918 Remaisnil Aerodrome , France, 18 August ...
#13 526th Fighter Squadron
The 526th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 86th Operations Group , based at Ramstein Air Base , Germany . It was inactivated on 1 July 1994. This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline
- ... French Morocco, 15 May 1943 Tafaraoui Airfield , Algeria, 11 June 1943 Korba Airfield , Tunisia, c. 30 june 1943 Gela Airfield , Sicily, Italy, 20 July 1943 Barcelona Landing Ground , Sicily, Italy, 1 Septem ...
#14 75th Fighter Squadron
The 75th Fighter Squadron (75 FS) is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group , Air Combat Command and stationed at Moody Air Force Base , Georgia . The squadron is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II attack fighter. [1] This article needs additio
- ... erceptor Squadron on 19 December 1950 Activated on 12 January 1951 Discontinued and inactivated, on 30 june 1968 Activated on 30 September 1968 Inactivated on 30 November 1969 Redesignated 75th Tactical Figh ...
- ... er Group, 18 August 1955 Bangor Air Defense Sector , 1 July 1959 36th Air Division , 1 April 1966 – 30 june 1968 34th Air Division , 30 September 1968 – 30 November 1969 23d Tactical Fighter (later, 23d Figh ...
- ... 1952 Presque Isle Air Force Base, Maine, 18 August 1955 Dow Air Force Base , Maine, 25 June 1959 – 30 june 1968 Wurtsmith Air Force Base , Michigan, 30 September 1968 – 30 November 1969 England Air Force Ba ...
#15 Seaplane Squadron RAAF
Seaplane Squadron was a flying unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) between the wars. It operated Supermarine Southampton flying boats from January 1928, as well as other types. Along with Fighter Squadron , Seaplane Squadron was a component of No. 1 Flying Training School , based at RAAF
- ... in the words of the official history. [18] The final entry in Seaplane Squadron records was made on 30 june 1939. [1] The unit became the nucleus for No. 10 (Reconnaissance) Squadron , formed at Point Cook t ...
#16 No. 1 Group RAF
No. 1 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two operations groups in RAF Air Command . Today, the group is referred to as the Air Combat Group, as it controls the RAF's combat fast-jet aircraft and has airfields in the UK, as well as RAF Support Unit Goose Bay in Canada. The group headquarters
- ... RAF Northolt alongside No. 32 Squadron RAF , was disbanded on retirement of the remaining Devons on 30 june 1984. [17] After the end of the Cold War, RAF Germany was reduced in status to become No. 2 Group R ...
#17 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron
410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron (French: 410 e Escadron d'entraînement opérationnel à l'appui tactique ), nicknamed the "Cougars", is a Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft squadron currently located at Canada's primary training base for the CF-18 (Canadian Forces version of the McDo
- ... irst officer to command No. 410 Squadron was Squadron Leader P.Y. Davoud, who was in charge between 30 june 1941 and 4 September 1941. [10] Wing Commander (W/C) M. Lipton took over command between 5 Septembe ...
#18 324th Intelligence Squadron
The United States Air Force 's 324th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam , Hawaii. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) 324th Intelligence Squadron A squadron airmen participates in a memorial service with ot
- ... – 30 September 1995 1 October 1993 – 30 September 1994 1 July 1991 – 4 December 1991 1 July 1981 – 30 june 1983 [1]
#19 189th Airlift Wing
The 189th Airlift Wing (189 AW) is a unit of the Arkansas Air National Guard , stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base , Arkansas. If activated to federal service, it is gained by the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . 189th Airlift Wing A 189th Airlift Wing C-130H whilst d
- ... January 1968; 1 January 1976 – Present DECORATIONS Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 31 July 1998 – 30 june 2000 [4]
#20 35th Fighter Squadron
The 35th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 8th Operations Group , stationed at Kunsan Air Base , South Korea. The squadron operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions. United States Air Force combat squadron 35th F
- ... 16 July 1968, 22 August – 1 October 1968, 22 November – 26 December 1968, 21 March – 23 April 1969, 30 june – 6 August 1969, 17 October – 29 November 1969, 30 January – 7 March 1970, 8–30 May 1970, 11 July – ...
- ... 16 July 1968, 22 August – 1 October 1968, 23 November – 26 December 1968, 21 March – 23 April 1969, 30 june – 6 August 1969, 17 October – 29 November 1969, 30 January – 7 March 1970, 8–30 May 1970, 11 July – ...
Design / Design
#1 Ryōichi Yazu
Ryōichi Yazu ( 矢頭 良一 , Yazu Ryōichi , 30 June 1878 – 16 October 1908) was a Japanese inventor. He is best known for his invention of Japan's first mechanical calculator . Ryōichi Yazu and his Patent Yazu Arithmometer.
- Ryōichi Yazu ( 矢頭 良一 , Yazu Ryōichi , 30 june 1878 – 16 October 1908) was a Japanese inventor. He is best known for his invention of Japan's firs ...
#2 Apache Arrowhead
The Apache Arrowhead (also Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor or M-TADS/PNVS ), is an integrated targeting and night vision system developed by Lockheed Martin for the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter . It uses second-generation long-wave Forward looki
- ... licopters departed for Fort Hood in two flights beginning June 23, and were officially delivered on 30 june 2005. [3] The $247 million Lot 2 follow-on production contract for Arrowhead was awarded by the US ...
#3 GlobalEye
GlobalEye is a multi-role airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) platform from Swedish defence and security company Saab . GlobalEye consists of a suite of sensors using Saab's Erieye ER (Extended Range) radar and mission system, installed in the Bombardier Global 6000/6500 long-range business jet
- ... an additional 2 on order scheduled for delivery in 2025. [32] FUTURE OPERATORS Swedish Air Force On 30 june 2022 SAAB and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) signed a contract for the acquisiti ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Dumitru Prunariu
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu ( Romanian pronunciation: [duˈmitru doˈrin pruˈnarju] ( listen ) ; born 27 September 1952) is a Romanian cosmonaut . He flew in space aboard Soyuz 40 spacecraft and Salyut 6 space laboratory. He teamed with the Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Popov . The backup crew was made of Roma
- ... the international level the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation, on 30 june 1908 and to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard. The proposal was adopted by th ...
#2 James Smith McDonnell
James Smith "Mac" McDonnell (April 9, 1899 – August 22, 1980) was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman. He was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation , later McDonnell Douglas , and the James S. McDonnell Foundation . American aviator, engineer, and businessman
- ... married twice. His first marriage, to Mary Elizabeth Finney, took place in Baltimore, Maryland, on june 30, 1934. They had two children, James Smith McDonnell, III, born January 28, 1936, and John Finney McD ...
#3 Ivy Baldwin
Ivy Baldwin (born William Ivy July 31, 1866 – October 8, 1953, in Houston, Texas , he changed his name in later years to Ivy Baldwin so that he and his partner, Thomas Scott Baldwin, could be billed as "The Baldwin Brothers". [1] Ivy Baldwin was an American balloonist , aeronaut and high-wire perfor
- ... on information of Spanish snipers before the Battle of San Juan Hill . The balloon was shot down on june 30, 1898, and landed in the Aguadores River. Baldwin was later honourably discharged and he took fragme ...
#4 Kurt H. Debus
Kurt Heinrich Debus [3] (November 29, 1908 – October 10, 1983) was a rocket engineer and NASA director. Born in Germany, he was a member of the Schutzstaffel during World War II, where he served as a V-weapons flight test director. Following the war, he was brought to the United States via Operation
- ... ams. Debus retired as KSC director in November 1974. [4] FAMILY Debus married Irmgard Brueckmann on june 30, 1937; they had two daughters while still in Germany: Siegrid and Ute. [4] RECOGNITION A small lunar ...
#5 Thomas Scott Baldwin
Thomas Scott Baldwin (June 30, 1854 – May 17, 1923) was a pioneer balloonist and U.S. Army major during World War I . [1] He was the first American to descend from a balloon by parachute . US Army aviator and balloonist (1854–1923) Thomas Scott Baldwin Born ( 1854-06-30 ) June 30, 1854 Marion County
- Thomas Scott Baldwin ( june 30, 1854 – May 17, 1923) was a pioneer balloonist and U.S. Army major during World War I . [1] He was t ...
- ... by parachute . US Army aviator and balloonist (1854–1923) Thomas Scott Baldwin Born ( 1854-06-30 ) june 30, 1854 Marion County, Missouri Died May 17, 1923 (1923-05-17) (aged 68) Buffalo, New York Resting pla ...
- ... s) Cary Poole Parent(s) Jane and Samuel Yates Baldwin EARLY CAREER Thomas Scott Baldwin was born on june 30, 1854, to Jane and Samuel Yates Baldwin. [2] He worked as a brakeman on the Illinois railroad, then ...
#6 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... une 1913 [38] Romanian 529 Lt. C. E. Maude RN 26 June 1913 [38] – 530 Capt. Henry Hammond Shott DSO 30 june 1913 [38] Awarded Distinguished Service Order for his services in South Africa during the Second Bo ...
- ... in South Africa during the Second Boer War . [40] 531 2nd Lt. Arthur Victor Newton, Special Reserve 30 june 1913 [38] – 532 Lt.-Col. Alexander Beamish Hamilton 30 June 1913 [38] – 533 Lt. Augustus Willington ...
- ... . Arthur Victor Newton, Special Reserve 30 June 1913 [38] – 532 Lt.-Col. Alexander Beamish Hamilton 30 june 1913 [38] – 533 Lt. Augustus Willington Shelton Agar RN 25 June 1913 [41] Awarded the Victoria Cros ...
#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,
- ... at New York , New York . He was still in this position when he was placed on the retirement list on june 30, 1940. However, instead of retiring, he was retained on active duty. [62] WORLD WAR II After the Uni ...
#8 Charles McGee (pilot)
Brigadier General Charles Edward McGee (December 7, 1919 − January 16, 2022) was an American fighter pilot who was one of the first African American aviators in the United States military and one of the last living members of the Tuskegee Airmen . McGee first began his career in World War II flying
- ... t of the Tuskegee Airmen , having already earned his pilot's wings and graduated from Class 43-F on june 30, 1943. [7] By February 1944, McGee was stationed in Italy with the 302nd Fighter Squadron of the 332 ...
#9 Basil Smallpeice
Sir Basil Smallpeice , KCVO (18 September 1906 – 12 July 1992) was an English accountant and businessman, who served as a director of several companies, including the state owned airline British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), the shipping company Cunard and the mining based conglomerate Lonr
- ... mately prove futile and Trafalgar House would launch a successful bid for the company, beginning on 30 june 1971. [3] [62] Smallpeice accepted an increased bid from Trafalgar House at the end of July, and wo ...
#10 Harry Ferguson
Henry George "Harry" Ferguson (4 November 1884 – 25 October 1960) was a British mechanic and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor and its three point linkage system, for being the first person in Ireland to build and fly his own aeroplane, and fo
- ... not make any. [ citation needed ] Henry Ford II , Ford's grandson, ended the handshake agreement on 30 june 1947, following unsuccessful negotiations with Ferguson, but continued to produce a tractor, the 8N ...
#11 Henri Fabre
Henri Fabre (29 November 1882 – 30 June 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of the first successful seaplane , the Fabre Hydravion . [1] 19/20th-century French aviator and inventor of the seaplane This article is about the inventor. For the biologist, see Jean-Henri Fabre . Henri Fabre Henri
- Henri Fabre (29 November 1882 – 30 june 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of the first successful seaplane , the Fabre Hydravion ...
- ... i Fabre on Hydroplane on 28 March 1910 Born ( 1882-11-29 ) 29 November 1882 Marseille , France Died 30 june 1984 (1984-06-30) (aged 101) Le Touvet , France Resting place Le Touvet, France Nationality French ...
#12 Matthew Piers Watt Boulton
Matthew Piers Watt Boulton (22 September 1820 – 30 June 1894), also published under the pseudonym M. P. W. Bolton , was a British classicist , elected member of the UK's Metaphysical Society , an amateur scientist and an inventor , best known for his invention of the aileron , a primary aeronaut
- Matthew Piers Watt Boulton (22 September 1820 – 30 june 1894), also published under the pseudonym M. P. W. Bolton , was a British classicist , elected memb ...
- ... ant , c. 1850 Born ( 1820-09-22 ) 22 September 1820 Mose Old Norton, Staffordshire , England Died 30 june 1894 (1894-06-30) (aged 73) London, England Other names M. P. W. Bolton Alma mater Trinity College, ...
- ... have attended the reading of his own work. [7] DEATH AND LEGACY M. P. W. Boulton died in London on 30 june 1894 at age 73. [Note 10] This was soon noted by The Times which wrote in his obituary that he was: ...
#13 Jiro Tanaka
Jiro Tanaka ( 田中 次郎 , Tanaka Jirō , born January 16, 1917) is a Japanese aircraft and automotive engineer . Japanese engineer Jiro Tanaka 田中 次郎 Jiro Tanaka in front of the Tachikawa Ki-74 after World War II Born ( 1917-01-16 ) 16 January 1917 (age 105) Shibuya, Tokyo Nationality Japanese Education
- ... War II, Tanaka repaired existing Tachikawa Ki-77 and Ki-74 aircraft for submission to the GHQ . On june 30, 1947, [1] Tanaka joined the Tokyo Electric Car Company after it became independent from the Tachika ...
#14 Edgar J. Lesher
Edgar J. Lesher (July 31, 1914 – May 19, 1998) was an American aircraft designer, pilot and a professor of aerospace engineering. Edgar J. Lesher Born ( 1914-07-31 ) July 31, 1914 Detroit , Michigan Died ( 1998-05-19 ) May 19, 1998 Ann Arbor , Michigan Citizenship United States Alma mater Ohio Sta
- ... , 1967, he flew the aircraft to a new 500 km closed-course Class C1a speed record of 181.55 mph. On june 30, he set a new 1,000 km closed-course speed record of 169.20 mph and on October 20, he set a new 2,00 ...
#15 Aurel Vlaicu
Aurel Vlaicu ( Romanian pronunciation: [a.uˈrel ˈvlajku] ( listen ) ; 19 November 1882 – 13 September 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot. [3] [4] 19/20th-century Romanian engineer and aviator For other uses, see Aurel Vlaicu (disambiguation) . Aurel Vlaic
- ... was started in December 1910 on a budget of 16,000 lei and first flew in April 1911. Between 23 and 30 june 1912 Vlaicu competed with it at the International Flight Week in Aspern - Vienna (Die international ...
#16 Richard Schreder
Richard E. Schreder (25 September 1915 – 2 August 2002) was an American naval aviator and sailplane developer, responsible for design and development of the HP/RS-series kit sailplanes marketed from 1962 until about 1982. Schreder also founded and ran Airmate, a successful drafting supplies company.
- ... awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for the sinking of the German submarine U-158 off Bermuda on 30 june 1942 while commanding a Martin PBM Mariner . [1] Schreder's airmanship and marksmanship were such t ...
#17 Norman Blackburn
Captain Norman William George Blackburn (25 May 1896 – 27 January 1966), was a British pilot and flying instructor during the First World War, and afterwards a director of Blackburn Aircraft . Norman William George Blackburn Nickname(s) Blackie Born ( 1896-05-25 ) 25 May 1896 Leeds , Yorkshire , Eng
- ... eppelins", flying, among other aircraft, the Curtiss reconnaissance biplane and Kangaroo bomber. On 30 june 1916 he was promoted to flight lieutenant. [5] Soon after, on 22 July, thick mist in the Vale of Yo ...
#18 Vladimir Chelomey
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey or Chelomei ( Russian : Влади́мир Никола́евич Челоме́й ; 30 June 1914 – 8 December 1984) was a Soviet engineer of Ukrainian ethnicity and designer in missile program of the former Soviet Union . He invented the first Soviet pulse jet engine and was responsible for the
- Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey or Chelomei ( Russian : Влади́мир Никола́евич Челоме́й ; 30 june 1914 – 8 December 1984) was a Soviet engineer of Ukrainian ethnicity and designer in missile progra ...
- ... R-200 , UR-500 and UR-700 . [1] Soviet scientist and engineer Vladimir Chelomey Born ( 1914-06-30 ) 30 june 1914 Siedlce , Lublin Governorate , Russian Empire (now Poland ) Died 12 August 1984 (1984-08-12) ( ...
#19 Preston Watson
Preston Albert Watson (17 October 1880 – 30 June 1915) was a Scottish aviation pioneer, who conceived his own original method of controlling an aeroplane in flight. This was his rocking wing method of lateral control, which consisted of a secondary smaller wing mounted above the main wing on an A-fr
- Preston Albert Watson (17 October 1880 – 30 june 1915) was a Scottish aviation pioneer, who conceived his own original method of controlling an aero ...
- ... [2] [3] [4] [5] Preston Watson Born ( 1880-10-17 ) 17 October 1880 Dundee , Tayside , Scotland Died 30 june 1915 (1915-06-30) (aged 35) Heathfield, East Sussex , England Occupation aviator aeronaut Parent(s) ...
- ... ommission with the Royal Naval Air Service with the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. [6] On 30 june 1915 he was killed when the Caudron G.3 aeroplane he was flying disintegrated in flight and crashed ...
- ... e 31 March 1915 issue of The Aeroplane magazine, flying that school's Beatty-Wright biplane. [2] On 30 june 1915, Flight sub-Lieutenant Preston Watson of the Royal Naval Air Service was flying Caudron G.3 32 ...
- ... d even then, he never saw it being flown. [2] DEBATED CLAIMS At the inquest into Preston's death on 30 june 1915, his father stated that his son, "...had taken a great interest in flying for the past seven y ...
#20 Igor Sikorsky
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky ( Russian : И́горь Ива́нович Сико́рский , tr. Ígor' Ivánovich Sikórskiy ; May 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972) [4] was a Russian–American [1] [2] [3] aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft . His first success came with the S-2 , the second aircraft of his
- ... zani engine in a tractor configuration and first flew on June 3, 1910 at a height of a few feet. On june 30 after some modifications, Sikorsky reached an altitude of "sixty or eighty feet" before the S-2 stal ...
Engine / Engine
#1 Rolls-Royce Trent 700
The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc to power the Airbus A330 . Rolls-Royce was studying a RB211 development for the A330 at its launch in June 1987. It was first selected by Cathay Pacific in April 1989, first ran in summer 1992, was certified in January 1
- ... ng and was to be joined by five others by the end of the year. [1] Certification was applied for on 30 june 1991 and was granted on 24 January 1994. [9] The first Trent 700-powered A330 flew in August 1994. ...
#2 Powered paragliding
Powered paragliding , also known as paramotoring or PPG , is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor ) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and on level ground, by the pilot alone — no assistance is r
- ... roughout the Czech Republic, starting in Sazená and ending in Lipovå-lázn, between 1 April 2011 and 30 june 2011. [16] 2nd Longest Journey by Powered Paraglider: 8,008 km (4,976 mi) set on 24 August 2009 [17 ...
#3 Fairey Monarch
The Fairey P.24 Monarch was a British experimental 2,000 hp (1,490 kW ) class H-24 aircraft engine designed and built by Fairey in the late 1930s. The engine did not go into production. [1] 1930s Britiish aircraft engine P.24 Monarch P.24 Monarch engine at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Type Piston H24 ae
- ... The engine was test flown in a Fairey Battle , serial K9370 , with its first flight taking place on 30 june 1939. [4] The engine was considered for use in the Hawker Tornado and K9370 was later shipped to Wr ...
#4 Rolls-Royce R
The Rolls-Royce R is a British aero engine that was designed and built specifically for air racing purposes by Rolls-Royce Limited . Nineteen R engines were assembled in a limited production run between 1929 and 1931. Developed from the Rolls-Royce Buzzard , it was a 37-litre (2,240 cu in) capacit
- ... 935 Lent by Lord Wakefield to Sir Malcolm Campbell as a spare for a land speed record attempt. [51] 30 june 1937 Timed at 85 mph (137 km/h) in Blue Bird K3 with Sir Malcolm Campbell. [51] R21 6 July 1931 Fir ...
#5 Scramjet programs
Scramjet programs refers to research and testing programs for the development of supersonic combustion ramjets , known as scramjets . This list provides a short overview of national and international collaborations, and civilian and military programs. The USA, Russia, India, and China (2014), have s
- ... RE 3 Sept 13, 2012 - Radical farming [19] of an hydrogen-fueled axisymmetric scramjet [20] HIFiRE 4 june 30, 2017 - Aerodynamic performance of an hypersonic waverider HIFiRE 5 April 23, 2012 - Elliptical fore ...
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
- ... -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-R1 JULY 1 July – Pilatus PC-21 9 July – CargoLifter Scala 11 July – Ad ...
#2 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–1959)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
- ... curs. Pilot ejects too low and is killed. [431] Crash site of a Kadena Air Base F-100D Super Sabre, 30 june 1959. 30 June Main article: 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash A USAF North American F-100D-25-NA Super Sabre ...
- ... ects too low and is killed. [431] Crash site of a Kadena Air Base F-100D Super Sabre, 30 June 1959. 30 june Main article: 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash A USAF North American F-100D-25-NA Super Sabre , 55-3633A , ...
#3 1976 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crash
On 13 October 1976, a Boeing 707-131F , a chartered cargo aircraft operated for Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB) crashed shortly after takeoff at El Trompillo Airport , Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia , into a residential neighbourhood. All three crew on board were killed, along with 88 other fatalitie
- ... ime of the accident. The aircraft, a then 17 year old Boeing 707-131F (CN/MSN: 17671), manufactured 30 june 1959, was originally delivered to Trans World Airlines (TWA) on 14 July 1959, and was assigned its ...
#4 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
- ... Leader Basil Arkel sets a new helicopter speed record of 124 mph (200 km/h) in a Fairey Gyrodyne . june 30 – Anti- Communists hijack a TABSO Junkers Ju 52 over Bulgaria during a domestic flight from Varna to ...
- ... SE-1210 [51] June 12 – Avro Athena [12] June 15 – SNCASE SE-3101 [52] June 23 – Arsenal VG 70 [53] june 30 – Nord 1221 Norélan [54] JULY July 3 – Douglas XAJ-1 July 8 – Ilyushin Il-28 July 16 – Vickers Visco ...
#5 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
Aeroflot , the Soviet Union 's national carrier , experienced a number of serious accidents and incidents during the 1970s. The airline's worst accident during the decade took place in August 1979 ( 1979-08 ) , when two Tupolev Tu-134s were involved in a mid-air collision over the Ukrainian city
- ... June 1973 Irkutsk An-2R CCCP-32558 East Siberia W/O 0 Struck obstacles while flying too low. [161] 30 june 1973 Amman Tu-134A CCCP-65668 Armenia W/O 9 /85 Crashed into a house and broke in three after it fa ...
- ... ts; on the second flight the aircraft crashed on the banks of the Tolybai River and exploded. [297] 30 june 1976 Valikhanovskiy District An-2R CCCP-70531 Central W/O 3 /3 Experienced an in-flight failure on ...
#6 United Airlines Flight 297
United Airlines Flight 297 was a scheduled flight from Newark International Airport to Atlanta that crashed 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Baltimore on November 23, 1962, killing all 17 people on board. An investigation concluded that the aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 745D turboprop airliner, had st
- ... e turboprop airliner, serial number 128. It was registered as tail number N7430 and manufactured on june 30, 1956. [1] : p15 [5] At the time of the crash, it had a total of 18,809 logged flight hours. [5] ...
#7 Montreal Convention
The Montreal Convention (formally, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air ) is a multilateral treaty adopted by a diplomatic meeting of ICAO member states in 1999. It amended important provisions of the Warsaw Convention 's regime concerning compensatio
- ... International Protocol Honduras 16 January 2016 Hungary 7 January 2005 Iceland 16 August 2004 India 30 june 2009 Indonesia 19 May 2017 Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Warsaw Convention & Hague Protocol Iraq - W ...
#8 Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
This is a partial list of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing-designed B-17 Flying Fortress . Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. A few documented drone attrition cases are also included. Main article: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Air
- ... dron at Anchorage , Alaska, when it fails to return from a search for an RCAF bomber, missing since 30 june with four aboard. The Fortress had apparently completed its six hour search sweep and was en route ...
- ... esently undergoing operational suitability testing at the Air Force Operational Test Center." [136] 30 june 1956 An F-102A Delta Dagger downed a remotely controlled QB-17 Flying Fortress over the Eglin water ...
#9 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
- ... oss of height until it struck the ground. The aircraft was registered VH-ANA and named Amana . [67] 30 june 1950 USAF C-54G 45-518 struck a 2000 foot hill 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Busan, South Korea, killing ...
- ... 3 May 1962 An Indian Airlines C-54A (VT-CZT) burned out in a hangar fire at Dum Dum Airport. [134] 30 june 1962 South African Airways DC-4-1009 ZS-BMH named "Lebombo" (The last DC-4 built) miraculously surv ...
- ... oth aircraft. [147] 1 June 1964 USN R5D-2 50867 burned out while parked at Twin Cities NARTU. [148] 30 june 1964 A Zantop Air Transport C-54A (N188S) burned out at an unknown location. [149] 29 November 1964 ...
- ... C-54A (XW-PKH) was destroyed on the ground at Pochentong Airport during a Khmer Rouge attack. [183] 30 june 1975 A Taxi Aereo El Venado DC-4 (HK-1309) crashed in the foothills of the Cordillera, killing the ...
#10 Decennial Air Cruise
The Decennial Air Cruise ( Italian : Crociera aerea del Decennale ) was a mass transatlantic flight from Orbetello , Italy , to the Century of Progress International Exposition , Chicago , Illinois . The expedition, organized by the Italian Regia Aeronautica , began on July 1, 1933, and ended on Aug
- ... mada on the front page (Saturday 15 July 1933) With the weather finally cleared during the night of june 30 to July 1, Balbo set reveille at 4:15 AM for the first leg of the flight between Orbetello and Amste ...
#11 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
- ... ft. Aeroméxico , Air France , Delta Air Lines , and Korean Air found the Skyteam airline alliance . june 30 – The Indonesian airline Lion Air begins flight operations. Its first flight is between Jakarta on J ...
#12 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
- ... -26 El Obeid Airport-Unknown Engine failure on take-off Flight 700 [47] near Khartoum-Civil Airport 30 june 2008 Ilyushin Il-76TD Khartoum-Civil Airport-Juba Airport Engine failure on take-off , stall Abakan ...
- ... s R4D-1 Mayfa'ah Airport-Aden International Airport Bombing VR-AAV [101] Aden International Airport 30 june 1967 Vickers 760D Viscount None Bombing ADES Colombia - Aerolineas del Este Flight designation Loca ...
- ... VI Possible fuel starvation, engine failure, loss of control FK618 (leased from RAF) near Khartoum 30 june 1943 Lockheed Hudson VI Possible overloading, loss of control G-AGES near Brandon , Ireland 28 July ...
#13 Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (June 1956)
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Idlewild International Airport , New York to Caracas International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela . During the 20 June 1956 operation of the flight, approximately one hour and twenty minutes after departure, the fl
- ... salvage teams dragged grappling lines across the site for several days without success. Finally, a june 30 sonar search provided tentative identification of the main wreckage, which the Navy estimated would ...
#14 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
- ... anned San Francisco–Guangzhou service using a Boeing 777. [58] However, United delayed the route to june 30, 2010, due to the sudden decrease in international travel. [59] 2009 EXPANSION One award was granted ...
- ... direct flight connecting Nanjing, capital city of East China's Jiangsu province, and Los Angeles on june 30. [83] Air China strengthened service to the New York area in the 4th quarter of 2015, as it began Be ...
#15 1959 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1959: Years in aviation : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 19
- ... or off the coast of North Korea . The Mercator ' s crew returns the aircraft safely to Japan . [17] june 30 – A U.S. Air Force North American F-100 Super Sabre fighter suffers an in-flight engine fire over Ok ...
#16 1979 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1979: Years in aviation : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 19
- ... landing . One of the plane's propellers separates and cuts through the cockpit , killing him. [13] june 30 – Wanting to return to Cuba to join the revolution of Fidel Castro after living in Puerto Rico and a ...
#17 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
- ... e three weeks' time served before her plea. [164] US Airways Flight 705 : About halfway through the june 30 flight from Charlotte, North Carolina , to Los Angeles, Keith Wright, 50, of the Bronx , New York, t ...
#18 List of Trans World Airlines accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving American airlines Trans World Airlines and Transcontinental & Western Air. The airlines suffered a combined total of 106 accidents. [1] [2]
- ... warning was false, caused by a failed hose clamp allowing exhaust gas to trip a overheat detector. june 30, 1956 Flight 2 , operated by Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Star of the Seine collided with Uni ...
- ... to Iran, but returned to Beirut a third time instead where the remaining hostages were released by june 30. February 27, 1986 Flight 348 , a Boeing 727 , was hijacked by a female passenger. She became angry ...
#19 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
- ... the Huddleston crash site, an 868-pound granite marker was dedicated on 10 November 2002. [42] [43] 30 june Royal Canadian Navy Lt. Mervin C. “Butch” Hare of the 803 Naval Fighter Squadron departs from Montr ...
- ... in several films including Men of the Fighting Lady , Midway , and The Hunt for Red October . [118] 30 june The second prototype Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor , 46–681 , had an engine failure during takeoff f ...
- ... the Convair B-60 program was canceled and the two airframes were salvaged in 1954 for parts. [167] 30 june A Royal Canadian Air Force bomber with four aboard goes missing in the Yukon . Still missing on 4 J ...
- ... dron at Anchorage , Alaska, when it fails to return from a search for an RCAF bomber, missing since 30 june with four aboard. The Fortress had apparently completed its six hour search sweep and was en route ...
#20 List of accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount
As World War II came to a close the British government realised that it was going to have to drastically change its air manufacturing industry to avoid becoming dependent on American aircraft companies. To address this issue the Brabazon Committee was formed in 1943 to investigate the future needs o
- ... er Lingus stalled and crashed at Ashbourne, County Meath killing all three people on board. [82] On 30 june 1967, VR-AAV of Aden Airways was damaged beyond economic repair at Aden International Airport when ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Göppingen Gö 1
The Göppingen Gö 1 Wolf was a single-seat glider produced in Germany from 1935. German single-seat glider, 1935 Gö 1 Wolf A Gö 1 in the background regn no. PH 68 Role Sailplane Type of aircraft National origin Germany Manufacturer Sportflugzeugbau Schempp-Hirth First flight 1935 Number built at leas
- ... nown to have survived in museums. [1] One is still operational in Germany at Schempp-Hirth GmbH. On june 30, 2018, Tilo Holighaus made a 74 km cross country flight with it. [2] VARIANTS TG-20 Four Gö 1s impre ...
#2 Champion Freedom Falcon
The Champion Freedom Falcon is an American mid-wing , T-tailed , pusher configuration , single-seat motor glider that was designed and constructed by Ken Champion , first flying in 1982. [1] [2] American motorglider Freedom Falcon Role Motor glider National origin United States Designer Ken Champion
- ... rimental - amateur-built category. FAA records indicate that the aircraft's registration expired on 30 june 2011 and was not renewed, so it is unknown whether the aircraft still exists. [1] [2] SPECIFICATION ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Bell OH-58 Kiowa
The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine single- rotor military helicopters used for observation, utility, and direct fire support. It was produced by the American manufacturer Bell Helicopter and is closely related to the Model 206A JetRanger civilian helicopter. 1967 scout helicopter seri
- ... pectively. [61] [62] Croatia received the first batch of 5 OH-58Ds at the Zadar-Zemunik air base on 30 june 2016. [63] [64] In early 2018, Greece was granted 70 OH-58Ds via an FMS arrangement, the type has b ...
#2 Helicopter 66
Helicopter 66 is a United States Navy Sikorsky Sea King helicopter used during the late 1960s for the water recovery of astronauts during five missions of the Apollo program . It has been called "one of the most famous, or at least most iconic, helicopters in history", [2] was the subject of a 1969
- ... Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4). [2] Its original tail number was NT-66/2711. [5] Activated on june 30, 1952, Squadron Four—"the Black Knights"—was the first anti-submarine warfare helicopter squadron of ...
#3 Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight
The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter powered by twin turboshaft engines . It was designed by Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol following Vertol's acquisition by Boeing . Tandem transport helicopter designed by Vertol "Sea Knight" redirects here
- ... aircraft was not recovered from the water, failure of some sort in the rear pylon was suspected. On 30 june a CH-46D at Santa Ana crashed when a rotor blade separated from the aircraft, all three of the crew ...
#4 Eurocopter Tiger
The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), which arose from the merger of Aérospatiale 's and DASA 's respective helicopter divisions. Airbus Helicopters designates it as the
- ... the MTR390 engines, and enhancements to the communications suite. [78] Between 30 January 2013 and 30 june 2014, the German Tigers flew 1,860 hours and 260 sorties supporting NATO ground troops, Afghan secu ...
#5 Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters ) UH-72 Lakota is a twin-engine helicopter with a single, four-bladed main rotor. The UH-72 is a militarized version of the Eurocopter EC145 , built by American Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters, Inc. ), a division of Airbus Group, Inc. Light utility multipurp
- ... opter was selected as winner of the United States Army 's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program on 30 june 2006. In October 2006, American Eurocopter was awarded a production contract for 345 aircraft to re ...
- ... 39 . EADS North America (EADS NA) marketed the UH-145 variant of the EC 145 for the program. [6] On 30 june 2006, the U.S. Army announced that the UH-145 as the winner of the $3 billion LUH contract. In Augu ...
#6 Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
The CH-53 Sea Stallion ( Sikorsky S-65 ) is an American family of heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft . Originally developed for use by the United States Marine Corps , it is currently in service with Germany, Iran, and Israel. The United States Air Force operate
- ... cluding the retrieval of a navigator from a downed IAF F-4 Phantom II under sustained enemy fire on 30 june 1970. [21] During the 1973 Yom Kippur War , the Yas'ur routinely moved artillery batteries and for ...
#7 Boeing AH-6
The Boeing AH-6 is a series of light helicopter gunships based on the MH-6 Little Bird and MD 500 family. Developed by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems , these include the Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) demonstrator, the A/MH-6X Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB), and the proposed AH-6I and AH-6S . This artic
- ... es manufactured by L-3 Communications . [2] The ULB Demonstrator first flew in the unmanned mode on june 30, 2006 from the United States Army 's Yuma Proving Ground , flying a pre-programmed 20-minute armed i ...
#8 Lockheed XH-51
The Lockheed XH-51 ( Model 186 ) was an American single-engine experimental helicopter designed by Lockheed Aircraft , utilizing a rigid rotor and retractable skid landing gear. The XH-51 was selected as the test vehicle for a joint research program conducted by the United States Army and United Sta
- ... bladed rotor system of the XH-51A. The Model 286 was certificated for civil operation by the FAA on 30 june 1966, but Lockheed never sold any aircraft. Lockheed used the aircraft for several years as executi ...
#9 Kamov Ka-26
The Kamov Ka-26 ( NATO reporting name Hoodlum ) is a Soviet light utility helicopter with co-axial rotors . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( May 2008 ) Ka-26 A Kamov Ka-26 in flight Role Light utility Type of aircraft Man
- ... ial vortex system is symmetrical, allowing the distribution of the pesticide to be more uniform. On 30 june 2020, Moldovan police and prosecutors closed down an illegal factory producing unlicensed copies of ...
#10 AgustaWestland AW101
The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter in military and civil use. First flown in 1987, it was developed by a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the United Kingdom and Agusta in Italy in response to national requirements for a modern naval utility helicopter. Several operator
- ... al cockpit , electro-optical camera and multi-static sonar processing. [80] The HM2 achieved IOC on 30 june 2014 after flying 480 hours from Illustrious during Exercise Deep Blue earlier that month. It was a ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Borneo SubOrbitals
Borneo SubOrbitals is a public-private spaceflight venture. Created in 2019, it is involving several tertiary institutions and a local social enterprise, which comprises Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), University of Malaya (UM) and Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), with collaboration of The
- ... by students through Blast Off One event. BLAST OFF ONE EVENT The event was first inaugurated on 29–3 30 june 2019 at 11Ridgeway. [7] The event, which is held yearly, is a collaboration between Borneo SubOrbita ...
#2 General Electric
General Electric Company ( GE ) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston . American multinational conglomerate "GE" redirects here. For other uses, see GE (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with the former British Ge
- ... tember 2017, GE announced the sale of its Industrial Solutions Business to ABB . The deal closed on june 30, 2018. [106] [107] FRAUD ALLEGATIONS AND NOTICE OF POSSIBLE SEC CIVIL ACTION On August 15, 2019, Har ...
#3 Kawasaki Aerospace Company
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Aerospace Company ( 川崎重工業航空宇宙カンパニー , Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kōkūuchū Kanpanii ) is the aerospace division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). It produces aircraft , space systems , simulators , jet engines , missiles , and electronic equipment . Japanese company division Kawasaki
- ... which, when including the C-2, were reported as being 345 billion Yen ($3 billion) in 2007. [22] On 30 june 2016, the C-2 airlifter formally entered service with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force . [23] A Kaw ...
#4 Argon ST
Argon ST is a subsidiary of The Boeing Company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia , United States , that specializes in systems engineering and provides C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) products. Argon ST's efforts include developing
- ... complementing Argon ST’s core advanced signal intercept and processing capabilities and systems. On june 30, 2010, Argon ST announced that it would be acquired by The Boeing Company for approximately $775 mil ...
#5 Peter Hooker
Peter Hooker Limited owned an engineering business originally established in 1827 and carried on under the name Messrs Peter Hooker [note 1] as printers' engineers at 12 Pump Row, Old Street Road, St Luke's, [1] later at Pear Tree Court, Farringdon Road, London EC. [2] The limited liability company
- ... ciable proportion of the amount offered" was not taken up. [9] Directors of Peter Hooker Limited at 30 june 1917: [8] G Holt Thomas (1869-1929), chairman and managing director of Aircraft Manufacturing Co Li ...
#6 Short Brothers
Short Brothers plc , usually referred to as Shorts or Short , is an aerospace company based in Belfast , Northern Ireland . Shorts was founded in 1908 in London , and was the first company in the world to make production aeroplanes. [1] It was particularly notable for its flying boat designs manufac
- ... ace. Alan Cobham 's de Havilland DH.50 (G-EBFO) was also fitted with Shorts floats at Rochester. On 30 june 1926, Cobham then started a flight to Australia from the Medway. Two de Havilland Giant Moths were ...
#7 Renault
Groupe Renault ( UK : / ˈ r ɛ n oʊ / REN -oh , US : / r ə ˈ n ɔː l t , r ə ˈ n oʊ / rə- NAWLT , rə- NOH , [7] [8] French: [ɡʁup ʁəno] , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A. ) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. [9] The company produces
- ... e, Renault withdrew from the US in 1987 and sold its share to Chrysler. [268] PROPOSED ALLIANCES On 30 june 2006, the media reported that General Motors convened an emergency board meeting to discuss a propo ...
#8 Airship Industries
Airship Industries was a British manufacturers of modern non-rigid airships (blimps) active under that name from 1970 to 1990 and controlled for part of that time by Alan Bond . The first company, Aerospace Developments, was founded in 1970, and a successor, [1] Hybrid Air Vehicles , remains active
- ... to 56p in March 1984. [34] However, AI reported its first profit, some £50,000, in the 15 months to 30 june 1985. [36] THE SENTINEL 5000/YEZ-2A PROGRAMME In February 1985, the United States Navy (USN) issued ...
- ... mme. [37] [39] [49] [50] THE END OF AIRSHIP INDUSTRIES AI made a loss of £15 million in the year to 30 june 1989, compared to £3.7 million in the preceding year and £5.1 million the year before that. [51] In ...
#9 Falconar Avia
Falconar Avia was a Canadian aircraft manufacturer based in Edmonton, Alberta . The company specialized in the design and manufacture of kits and plans for amateur construction . [1] [2] Canadian homebuilt aircraft manufacturer Falconar Avia Type Privately held company Industry Aerospace Predecessor
- ... nar Aviation Ltd (1960s), Falconar Aviation Ltd (1985) Founded 1960s Founder Chris Falconar Defunct june 30, 2019 ( 2019-06-30 ) Fate business wound up Headquarters Edmonton , Alberta , Canada Products Aircra ...
- ... r Avia Inc. in 1995. [5] Falconar died on 9 September 2018. The company operations were wound up on 30 june 2019 and the design rights sold. Phil Hale of Manna Aviation bought the rights to the F-series airc ...
#10 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
- ... In its 2012 half-year report, the company revealed a 10% decline in revenue in the six months up to 30 june due to falling demand for armaments. [95] In May 2012 the governments of the UK and Saudi Arabia re ...
#11 Embraer
Embraer S.A. ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽbɾaˈɛɾ] ) is a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft , [5] and provides aeronautical services. It was founded in 1969 in São José dos Campos , São Paulo , where its headquart
- ... The numbers include military versions of commercial aircraft. Total delivered-backlog-options as of june 30, 2007: 862-53-131 145 Family, 256-399-719 170/190 Family Net deliveries (by year) As of 10 June 2022 ...
#12 Manna Aviation
Manna Aviation is an Australian aircraft manufacturer based in Toronto, New South Wales , founded by Phil Hale. The company specializes in provision of parts and plans for amateur construction . [1] Australian aircraft parts and plans provider Manna Aviation Type Privately held company Industry Aero
- ... er that company's founder, Chris Falconar died on 9 September 2018 and that company was wound-up on 30 june 2019. Manna Aviation acquired the rights to the Falconar F9A , Falconar F10A , Falconar F11 Sporty ...
#13 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex ( Urdu : پاکستان مستقر برائے ہوا پیمائیِ بحری ), or PAC ) is a major defense contractor and an aerospace manufacturer that is headquartered in Kamra , Punjab , Pakistan . [1] Aircraft manufacturing Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Official logo of Pakistan Aeronautical
- ... 3 March 2007, assembled by PAC earlier that month. Serial production of the fighter at AMF began on 30 june 2009. An MFI-395 Super Mushshak , produced at AMF, on display at the IDEAS 2008 defence exhibition ...
- ... weight multi-role fighter began on 22 January 2008, while serial production of the fighter began on 30 june 2009. On 20 August 2009 the PAF announced that it would begin production of its own unmanned aerial ...
Museum / Museum
#1 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
- ... hy queues are both a security hazard and often cause visitors to wait in inclement weather. [15] On june 30, 2015, the Smithsonian began seeking approval for a $365 million renovation to the National Air and ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 AGM-28 Hound Dog
The North American Aviation AGM-28 Hound Dog was a supersonic , turbojet-propelled , air-launched cruise missile developed in 1959 for the United States Air Force . It was primarily designed to be capable of attacking Soviet ground-based air defense sites prior to a potential air attack by B-52 Stra
- ... ears of service with the Air Force, the last Hound Dog missile was removed from alert deployment on june 30, 1975. The Hound Dog missiles were kept in dead storage [ clarification needed ] for a number of yea ...
#2 List of Syrian civil war barrel bomb attacks
A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war . They are typically made from a barrel that has been filled with High Explosives , along with shrapnel and/or oil . In Syria they are typically dropped from a helicopter . [1]
- ... dozens in Daraa . [194] On 28 June 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 7 people in Aleppo . [195] On 30 june 2015, barrel bombs killed at least 15 people in the neighborhood of Salihin , Aleppo , [196] at lea ...
#3 S-500 missile system
The S-500 Prometey ( Russian : C-500 Прометей , lit. ' Prometheus ' ), also known as 55R6M "Triumfator-M" , [2] is a Russian hypersonic surface-to-air missile / anti-ballistic missile replacing the A-135 missile system currently in use, and supplementing the S-400 . The S-500 was developed by the
- ... 2022. [10] CEO of Rostec Corporation Sergey Chemezov declared the beginning of S-500 production on 30 june 2019. [11] Despite that, serial production of the first 10 systems (ordered in late 2020) only begu ...
#4 Barak 8
Barak 8 ( Hebrew : בָּרָק , lit. "Lightning"), also known as LR-SAM or as MR-SAM, [9] [10] [11] is an Indo-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles , and UAVs as well as b
- ... aval exercises being undertaken in the Arabian Sea. [47] [48] INS Kolkata firing a Barak-8 LRSAM On 30 june 2016, India test-fired a land based version of the Barak 8 surface-to-air missile for the first tim ...
#5 Kh-22
The Kh-22 ( Russian : Х-22 ; AS-4 'Kitchen') is a large, long-range anti-ship missile developed by MKB Raduga in the Soviet Union . It was designed for use against aircraft carriers and carrier battle groups , with either a conventional or nuclear warhead . Soviet anti-ship missile Kh-22 ( NATO repo
- ... in, ″only half of the shots land within 600 meters of the aiming point″). [16] In the night between 30 june and 1 July 2022, three Kh-22 missiles were fired from Tu-22M3s into a 9-storey apartment building a ...
#6 Nike-X
Nike-X was an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system designed in the 1960s by the United States Army to protect major cities in the United States from attacks by the Soviet Union 's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fleet during the Cold War . The X in the name referred to its experimental basi
- ... ests. The first series of tests, RMP-A, focused on modern conical reentry vehicles. It concluded on 30 june 1966. These demonstrated that these vehicles were difficult to discriminate because of their low dr ...
#7 Cobra Mist
Cobra Mist was the codename for an Anglo-American experimental over-the-horizon radar station at Orford Ness , England [lower-alpha 1] . It was known technically as AN/FPS-95 and sometimes referred to as System 441a ; a reference to the project as a whole. Anglo-American experimental over-the-horizo
- ... though the resulting system would only be marginally useful. Instead the USAF simply gave up and on 30 june 1973 the system was shut down, never having been used operationally. It is estimated to have cost b ...
#8 M1917 Browning machine gun
The M1917 Browning machine gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I , World War II , the Korean War , and the Vietnam War ; it has also been used by other nations. It was a crew-served, belt-fed, water-cooled machine gun that served alongside the much lighter
- ... manufacturers started producing the gun, but they had to set up the assembly lines and tooling. By 30 june 1918, Westinghouse had made only 2,500 and Remington had made only 1,600. By the time of the Armist ...
#9 Meteor (missile)
The Meteor is a European active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed and manufactured by MBDA . It offers a multi-shot capability (multiple launches against multiple targets), and has the ability to engage highly maneuverable targets, such as jets, and small targets
- ... ithin the range boundary. The first trial of a flight standard functional seeker was carried out on 30 june 2006. [85] The Seeker Data Gathering (SDG) missile was carried under the wing of Gripen. The SDG mi ...
#10 PARS 3 LR
The PARS 3 LR [3] in German service, also known as TRIGAT-LR (Third Generation AntiTank, Long Range) and AC 3G in French, is a fire-and-forget missile , which can be used against air or ground targets. It is intended for long range applications and designed to defeat tanks , helicopters and other in
- ... MILAN 3 firing posts and the Trigat-MR missile. [4] France withdrew from the programme in 2004. On 30 june 2006, Germany ordered 680 PARS 3 LR missiles for € 380 million. Deliveries began in 2012. Indonesia ...