langs: 1 ноября [ru] / november 1 [en] / 1. november [de] / 1er novembre [fr] / 1º novembre [it] / 1 de noviembre [es]
days: october 29 / october 30 / october 31 / november 1 / november 2 / november 3 / november 4
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
- ... – 31 December 1945 64th Fighter Wing , 1 December 1945 – 5 June 1947 [5] XII Tactical Air Command , 1 november 1945 – 10 November 1947 86th Fighter Group , 5 March – 12 June 1947 52d Fighter Group , 5 May – 25 ...
#2 San Salvador Airport
San Salvador Airport ( IATA : ZSA , ICAO : MYSM ) , also known as Cockburn Town Airport , is an airport in San Salvador , Bahamas. This article is about the airport in the Bahamas. For the airport in El Salvador, see El Salvador International Airport . Airport in San Salvador Island San Salvador Air
- ... d Miami. AIRLINES AND DESTINATIONS Airlines Destinations Air Canada Rouge Montréal–Trudeau (resumes november 1, 2022) [2] Bahamasair Deadman's Cay , Nassau , Rock Sound ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS On 2 March 1973, D ...
#3 Mitchel Air Force Base
Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field , was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island , New York , United States . Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2 , the facility was renamed later that year as Mitchel Field in honor of former New Y
- ... sibility for defending New York's air space. [7] Army Anti-Aircraft Command moved to Mitchel AFB on 1 november 1950. After Air Defense Command was re-established on January 1, 1951; the 1945 U.S. Air Defense Pl ...
- ... er 1940 Reassigned to 9 Group (Observation), 1 August 1922 3d Observation Group 5th Aero Squadron , 1 november 1919 – 6 November 1940 Reassigned to 9 Group (Observation), 1 August 1922 (32 other Aero Squadrons, ...
- ... ust 1943 – 20 December 1943 362d Fighter Group , 19 October – 12 November 1943 301st Fighter Wing , 1 november 1944 – 30 May 1945 373d Fighter Group , 28 September – 7 November 1945 Headquarters, Air Defense Co ...
- ... mber 1947 318th Fighter Squadron , 21 May – 2 December 1947 78th Fighter Group (ADC), 1 June 1947 – 1 november 1948 82d Fighter Squadron , 25 June 1947 – 24 November 1948 83d Fighter Squadron , 25 June 1947 – 2 ...
#4 Tipton Airport
Tipton Airport ( IATA : FME , ICAO : KFME , FAA LID : FME ) is a public airport just south of Fort George G. Meade in Odenton , Anne Arundel County , Maryland . The facility is bordered by Fort Meade, the National Security Agency , and the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center . The airport opened in 19
- ... ned to civilian traffic. A formal dedication of Tipton Airport was held on October 27, 1999, and on november 1, 1999, the airport held a grand opening.
#5 Mountain Home Air Force Base
Mountain Home Air Force Base ( IATA : MUO , ICAO : KMUO , FAA LID : MUO ) is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States . Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County , the base is twelve miles (20 km) southwest of Mountain Home , which is forty miles (65 km) so
- ... May-16 July 1949 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing , 16 July–11 November 1949 1300th Air Base Wing, 1 november 1951 – 30 April 1953 580th Air Resupply and Communications Wing , 16 April 1951 – 17 September 1952 ...
#6 Colombey-les-Belles Aerodrome
Colombey-les-Belles Aerodrome , was a temporary World War I airfield in France used by the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force . It was located near Colombey-les-Belles , in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France . Colombey-les-Belles Aerodrome 1st Air Depot Part of Am
- ... t Air Depot built in the woods west of the town. The construction of the 1st Air Depot was begun on 1 november 1917. [2] The first contingent of Air Service troops arrived at Colombey-les-Belles. consisting of ...
#7 Hamad International Airport
Hamad International Airport ( IATA : DOH , ICAO : OTHH ) ( Arabic : مطار حمد الدولي , Maṭār Ḥamad al-Duwalī ) is an international airport in the state of Qatar , and the home of Qatar’s flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways . Located south of its capital, Doha , it replaced the nearby Doha Internation
- ... Cairo Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa [37] Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi [38] Finnair Copenhagen (begins 1 november 2022), [39] Helsinki (begins 16 December 2022), [39] Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 1 November 2022) [39 ...
- ... n (begins 1 November 2022), [39] Helsinki (begins 16 December 2022), [39] Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 1 november 2022) [39] flydubai Dubai–International [40] Go First Kannur , Kochi , Mumbai [41] Himalaya Airline ...
#8 Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB ( IATA : DOV , ICAO : KDOV , FAA LID : DOV ) is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware . 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and l
- ... th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , August 13 – November 10, 1950 46th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , november 1, 1952 – July 1, 1958 80th Air Base Sq, February 1, 1952 – August 1, 1953 1607th Air Base Group, 1 Au ...
#9 Newquay Airport
Cornwall Airport Newquay ( IATA : NQY , ICAO : EGHQ ) is the main commercial airport for Cornwall , United Kingdom, located at Mawgan in Pydar , 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of the town of Newquay on Cornwall's north coast. Its runway was operated by RAF St Mawgan before 2008, and is now ow
- ... ron RAF Regiment and 2625 Sqn ( Royal Auxiliary Air Force ) were present. 2625 Sqn was disbanded on 1 november 2006, whilst 1 Sqn RAF Regt relocated to RAF Honington . The others relocated or closed. In 2005, R ...
#10 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
- ... enstown , Wellington Air Niugini Port Moresby Air Vanuatu Port Vila [44] AirAsia X Auckland (begins 1 november 2022), [45] Kuala Lumpur–International [46] Aircalin Nouméa All Nippon Airways Tokyo–Haneda America ...
#11 El Bathan Airfield
El Bathan Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Ariana province, Tunisia , located approximately 15 km south of El Battan, and 30 km west of Tunis . It is now an agricultural area, with little or no visible remains. A light scar on the landscape indicates where its main runway was locate
- ... o the tents, aircraft and the support facilities. 320th Bombardment Group , B-26 Marauder , 28 July- 1 november 1943 14th Fighter Group , P-38 Lightning , 3 June-25 July 1943 By late October 1943 the front had a ...
#12 Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport [4] ( IATA : BOS , ICAO : KBOS , FAA LID : BOS ) , also known as Boston Logan International Airport [5] [6] and commonly as Boston Logan , Logan Airport or simply Logan , is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partial
- ... [137] KLM Amsterdam [138] Korean Air Seoul–Incheon [139] LATAM Brasil São Paulo–Guarulhos (resumes november 1, 2022) [140] [141] Level Barcelona [142] Lufthansa Frankfurt , Munich [143] PLAY Reykjavík–Keflavík ...
#13 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 ,
- ... were transferred to Fort Worth AAF from the 92nd Bombardment Group at Spokane AAF , Washington . On 1 november 1946, the Eighth Air Force moved its headquarters to Fort Worth AAF from MacDill Field , Florida. [ ...
- ... November 1947 – 1 October 1993 58th Bombardment Wing , 9 May 1946 – 1 March 1948 Eighth Air Force , 1 november 1946 – 1 August 1948 11th Bombardment Group , 1 December 1948 – 16 June 1952 11th Bombardment Wing ...
#14 PAF Base Mushaf
PAF Base Mushaf (formerly PAF Base Sargodha ), IATA : SGI , ICAO : OPSR ), is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) airbase situated at Sargodha in the Punjab province of Pakistan . It is designated as a "Major Operational Base" or "MOB" by the PAF. [1] Pakistan Air Force base in Punjab, Pakistan. PAF's most e
- ... he highest equipped aircraft and squadrons and the best trained pilots and commanders. INCIDENTS On 1 november 2007, a suicide bomber struck the 50-seat bus carrying PAF officers to nearby Kirana Ammunition Dep ...
#15 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
- ... October – 2 December 1943 479th Fighter Group , 28 October 1943 – 7 April 1944 473d Fighter Group, 1 november 1943 – 31 March 1944 399th Bombardment Group , 3 December 1943 – 31 March 1944 420th Army Air Force ...
- ... Wing , 1 December 1952 – 15 December 1960 452d Troop Carrier (later Military Airlift) Wing (AFRES), 1 november 1960 – 1 January 1972 452d Tactical Airlift (later Air Refueling) Wing (AFRES), 1 January 1976 – 1 ...
#16 Toketee State Airport
Toketee State Airport ( FAA LID : 3S6 ) is a public airport located two miles (3.2 km) south of Clearwater in Douglas County , Oregon , United States . It is closed between November 1 and May 1, and pilots are advised that elk and deer can sometimes be found on the runway. Airport in Clearwater, O
- ... iles (3.2 km) south of Clearwater in Douglas County , Oregon , United States . It is closed between november 1 and May 1, and pilots are advised that elk and deer can sometimes be found on the runway. Airport in ...
#17 Goetsenhoven Airfield
Goetsenhoven Airfield ( ICAO : EBTN ) is a former Belgian Air Component base, located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Tienen , approximately 26 miles (42 km) east-southeast of Brussels . Airport in Tienen, Belgium Goetsenhoven Military Airfield IATA : none ICAO : EBTN Summary Airport type Military Ope
- ... s that of observation aircraft of II Group, consisting of 10 Ansaldo A.300 or DH.9 biplanes. [3] On 1 november 1939, as part of the wartime buildup, three squadrons of British built Fairey Fox III fighter/bombe ...
#18 Sandefjord Airport, Torp
Sandefjord Airport, Torp ( Norwegian : Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp ; IATA : TRF , ICAO : ENTO ) is an international airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of Sandefjord , Norway and 110 kilometers (68 mi) south of Oslo . The airport features a 2,989-meter (9,806 ft) runway
- ... rating services with Boeing 737s to Stavanger and Bergen on 9 May, but terminated the services from 1 november due to low yield. Sun Air of Scandinavia , a franchise of British Airways , started flights from To ...
- ... r of Scandinavia , a franchise of British Airways , started flights from Torp to Billund Airport on 1 november 1999, but this was terminated in March 2000. GuardAir started flights from Torp to Ålesund Airport, ...
#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
- ... nt, Uganik, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), at a combined annual subsidy rate of $144,972, from november 1, 2011, through October 31, 2013. Service levels were set at two round trips per week to Kodiak (ADQ) ...
- ... Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, and Zachar Bay, Alaska (Kodiak 11), for $124,663 annual subsidy from november 1, 2013, through October 31, 2015. Scheduled Service: 18-week peak period, 21-week shoulder, 13-week o ...
#20 Tromsø Airport, Skattøra
Tromsø Airport, Skattøra ( Norwegian : Tromsø sjøflyhavn, Skattøra ), also known by its military designation Skattøra Naval Air Station (Norwegian: Skattøra sjøflystasjon , German : Seefliegerhorst Tromsö ) was a water aerodrome and air base situated at Skattøra in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Munic
- ... The squadron moved back to Sola in May 1952, although a detachment remained in Tromsø. From 1953 to 1 november 1955 the squadron also operated Noorduyn Norseman transporters. [25] Flights to Svalbard and Jan Ma ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Guerchais-Henriot T-2
The Guerchais-Henriot T-2 was a French low-power, two-seat cabin cantilever monoplane built in 1928. Only one was flown. Guerchais-Henriot T-2 Role Two-seat light aircraft Type of aircraft National origin France Manufacturer Louis Guerchais Designer Louis Guerchais First flight Early September 1928
- ... part in the Auvergne rally. [8] SPECIFICATIONS Guerchais-Henriot T-2 3-view drawing from Les Ailes november 1, 1928 Data from Les Ailes, November 1928 [1] unless noted General characteristics Crew: One Capacity ...
#2 Sukhoi Su-9 (1946)
The Sukhoi Su-9 ( Russian : Самолёт K , lit. ' Aircraft K ' ; USAF/DoD designation : Type 8 ) [1] was an early jet fighter built in the Soviet Union shortly after World War II . The design began in 1944 and was intended to use Soviet-designed turbojet engines. The design was heavily influenced by
- ... 's Commissars issued an order on 26 February that the manufacturer's flight testing was to begin on 1 november . This goal was not met because the OKB was heavily committed to other projects like the trainer ver ...
#3 Aichi D3A
The Aichi D3A Type 99 Carrier Bomber ( Allied reporting name " Val ") [lower-alpha 1] is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber . It was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the attack on Pearl Harbor . Imperial Japanese
- ... troyer, 26 December 1943 – Pacific Ocean [20] USS Abner Read , American destroyer, sunk by kamikaze 1 november 1944 – Pacific Ocean [21] USS William D. Porter , American destroyer, sunk by kamikaze 10 June 1945 ...
#4 Yakovlev Yak-16
The Yakovlev Yak-16 ( NATO reporting name Cork ) [1] was a Soviet light transport that first flew in 1947. Prototypes were built in both passenger and military cargo versions, but neither was put into production as the Antonov An-2 was felt to be more versatile. Twin-piston-engine Soviet airliner, 1
- ... ill this requirement in February 1946 with the first prototype ready for State acceptance trials on 1 november 1946. [2] This proved to be too optimistic considering the amount of work the OKB was already doing ...
#5 Tupolev SB
The Tupolev ANT-40 , also known by its service name Tupolev SB ( Russian : Скоростной бомбардировщик – Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik – high speed bomber) and development co-name TsAGI-40 , was a high speed twin-engined three-seat monoplane bomber , first flown in 1934 . The Tupolev design was advanced
- ... s relocated under engines rather than the frontal radiators fitted in earlier aircraft. Tested from 1 november 1937 – 17 January 1938, with testing showing maximum speed increasing to 446 km/h (277 mph). [52] I ...
#6 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ( Russian : Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21 ; NATO reporting name : Fishbed ) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft , designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union . Its nicknames include: "balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringe
- ... a million sorties and nearly 1,000 US aircraft losses, Operation Rolling Thunder came to an end on 1 november 1968. [41] A poor air-to-air combat loss-exchange ratio against the smaller, more agile enemy MiGs ...
#7 Mikoyan MiG-29K
The Mikoyan MiG-29K ( Russian : Микоян МиГ-29K ; NATO reporting name : Fulcrum-D ) [9] is a Russian all-weather carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau . The MiG-29K was developed in the late 1980s from the MiG-29M . Mikoyan describes it as a 4+ generation air
- ... iG-29Ks first flight was performed on 23 July 1988 at Saky by test pilot Toktar Aubakirov . [19] On 1 november 1989, on the same day as the Sukhoi Su-27K , [N 2] Aubakirov executed the first carrier landing of ...
#8 Macchi C.200 Saetta
The Macchi C.200 Saetta (Italian: "Lightning"), or MC.200, was a fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Aeronautica Macchi in Italy . Various versions were flown by the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) who used the type throughout the Second World War . 1937 Italian fighter aircraft fam
- ... s efforts against the Mediterranean island of Malta , escorting Junkers Ju 87 dive-bombers. [16] On 1 november 1940 the C.200s were credited with their first kill, a British Sunderland , on a reconnaissance mis ...
#9 AAI RQ-7 Shadow
The AAI RQ-7 Shadow is an American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the United States Army , Australian Army , Swedish Army , Turkish Air Force and Italian Army for reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment . Launched from a trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult
- ... l Munition , [46] and Lockheed Martin has tested the Shadow Hawk glide weapon from an RQ-7. [47] On 1 november 2012, General Dynamics successfully demonstrated their guided 81 mm Air Dropped Mortar, with three ...
#10 List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators
American units that operated the F-4 Phantom II are listed below. An F-4J Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-74 Bedevillers, about to be launched from the USS America
- ... to: 405th Fighter Wing , 20 August 1965 – 31 October 1965 Attached to: 12th Tactical Fighter Wing , 1 november 1965 - 4 January 1966 Assigned to 21st Composite Wing , 15 July 1970 - 15 November 1977 Assigned to ...
#11 Heinkel He 178
The Heinkel He 178 was the world's first aircraft to fly using the thrust from a turbojet engine. It was a private venture by the German Heinkel company in accordance with director Ernst Heinkel 's emphasis on developing technology for high-speed flight. It first flew on 27 August 1939, piloted by E
- ... e Heinkel He 178 V1, in great secrecy. They were kept secret even from the German air force, and on 1 november 1939, after the German victory in Poland, Heinkel arranged a demonstration of the jet for officials ...
#12 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed 's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational aircraft to be designed with stealth technology . Single-seat,
- ... m code name " Senior Trend ". [18] [19] SENIOR TREND The decision to produce the F-117A was made on 1 november 1978, and a contract was awarded to Lockheed Advanced Development Projects, popularly known as the ...
#13 Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body aircraft developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . The aircraft was launched as the 7X7 program on July 14, 1978, the prototype first flew on September 26, 1981, and it was certified on July 30, 1982. The original 767-200 entered service on S
- ... shoe bomb attempt that December involved an American Airlines 767-300ER. [196] [197] HULL LOSSES On november 1, 2011, LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 , a 767-300ER, safely landed at Warsaw Chopin Airport in Warsaw ...
#14 Fighter-bomber
A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft . It differs from bomber and attack aircraft primarily in its origins, as a fighter that has been adapted into other roles, [1] whereas bombers and attack aircraft are developed spe
- ... the Soviet Air Force intervened with swept-wing Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15s flown by Russian pilots on november 1. The planes had Korean markings and the pilots had been taught a few Korean words, in a thin sham th ...
#15 Heinkel He 114
The Heinkel He 114 was a sesquiwing reconnaissance seaplane produced for the Kriegsmarine in the 1930s for use from warships . It replaced the company's He 60 , but did not remain in service long before being replaced in turn by the Arado Ar 196 as Germany's standard observation seaplane . Ship-base
- ... Spain acquired a total number of 12 aircraft of the A and C variants, they were retired in 1954. On 1 november 1939 Sweden ordered 12 aircraft of the B-1 variant, the aircraft were planned to be delivered in De ...
#16 Tisserand Hydroplum
The Tisserand Hydroplum is a small amphibious aircraft with a single, pusher engine, built in France in the 1980s. Originally a single-seat, high-wing monoplane , it was developed into a two-seat biplane for production in kit form as the SMAN Pétrel . Hydroplum Role Single-seat amphibious ultralight
- ... Hydroplum II is powered by a 48 kW (65 hp) Rotax 532 flat-twin . [3] The Hydroplum II first flew on 1 november 1986; it was sold the following September. [3] The production, kit built, Hydroplum II was introduc ...
#17 Lockheed Have Blue
Lockheed Have Blue was the code name for Lockheed 's proof of concept demonstrator for a stealth bomber . Have Blue was designed by Lockheed's Skunk Works division, and tested at Groom Lake , Nevada . The Have Blue was the first fixed-wing aircraft whose external shape was defined by radar engineeri
- ... mpany used "GENSCAT", software similar to ECHO 1, to calculate the RCS of its designs. [16] [17] On 1 november 1975, Lockheed and Northrop were each awarded $1.5-million contracts to proceed with Phase 1 of XST ...
#18 Tupolev MTB-2
The Tupolev MTB-2 ( Морской Тяжелый Бомбардировщик — Heavy Naval Bomber), also known as the ANT-44 , was a Soviet four-engine flying boat built in the late 1930s. Two prototypes were built; performance was satisfactory, but the design was overtaken by the fielding of long-range, land-based bombers b
- ... 937 from dry land using a temporary fixed undercarriage; its first water-borne flight was not until 1 november after its underwing stabilizing floats had been installed. State trials began that month, but were ...
#19 Bennett BTC-1
The Bennett Aircraft Corporation Bi-motored Transport Commercial Number One (BTC-1) Executive was a 1930s American eight-seat light transport aircraft built by the Bennett Aircraft Corporation . In the ten-year span of its known life, the Bennett BTC-1 was identified in print by four different names
- ... o the two bent Hamilton Standard Propellers and the aluminum cowling and landing gear doors. [2] On november 1, 1937 the Bennett BTC-1 received approval number 2-552 from the Civil Aeronautics Administration, an ...
#20 Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 ( Russian : Илью́шин Ил-76 ; NATO reporting name : Candid ) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union 's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967, as a replacement for the Antonov An-
- ... 95] The crash was possibly the result of a midair collision with a Northrop F-5E Tiger II . [96] On 1 november 2009, an Il-76 belonging to the Russian Ministry of the Interior, crashed near the city of Mirny wi ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 Japanese submarine I-401
I-401 ( 伊号第四百一潜水艦 , I-gō-dai yon-hyaku-ichi-sensuikan ) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Sentoku -type (or I-400 -class) submarine commissioned in 1945 for service in World War II . Capable of carrying three two-seat Aichi M6A 1 "Seiran" (Mountain Haze) float -equipped torpedo bombers , the Sentoku -cl
- ... on allowed them to ride remarkably smoothly in the heavy seas. [3] The vessels arrived at Sasebo on 1 november 1945. [3] After loading Japanese motor launches onto their decks to serve as lifeboats , [15] I-400 ...
#2 USS Wasp (CV-7)
USS Wasp (CV-7) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier commissioned in 1940 and lost in action in 1942. She was the eighth ship named USS Wasp , and the sole ship of a class built to use up the remaining tonnage allowed to the U.S. for aircraft carriers under the treaties of the time. As a redu
- ... a and conducted qualifications and refresher training flights en route . Anchoring in Grassy Bay on 1 november , Wasp operated on patrols out of Bermuda for the remainder of the month. October had seen the incid ...
#3 USS Fanshaw Bay
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . She was named after Fanshaw Bay, located within Cape Fanshaw, of the Alexander Archipelago in the Territory of Alaska . The cape was given its name by Charles Mitchell Thomas , who was mapping the area, in 18
- ... ull, MCE hull 1107 [1] Awarded 18 June 1942 Builder Kaiser Shipyards Laid down 18 May 1943 Launched 1 november 1943 Commissioned 9 December 1943 Decommissioned 14 August 1946 Stricken 1 March 1959 Identificatio ...
- ... part of a tradition which named escort carriers after bays or sounds in Alaska. She was launched on 1 november 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Lorna V. Kenworthy, the wife of Captain Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr., who was the ...
- ... and four wounded, with three having to be transferred to for treatment ashore. Arriving at Manus on 1 november , she replenished until 7 November, and proceeded back to the West Coast, making a stop at Pearl Har ...
#4 USS Wright (CVL-49)
USS Wright (CVL-49/AVT-7) was a Saipan -class light aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy , later converted to the command ship CC-2 . It is the second ship named "Wright". The first Wright (AV-1) was named for Orville Wright; the second honored both Wright brothers: Orville and Wilbur . [1] Saipan-cl
- ... 4 October, to return north. She arrived at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard soon thereafter and from 1 november to 17 December, underwent post-shakedown repairs and alterations before she returned to Pensacola t ...
#5 Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
Chitose ( 千歳 ) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served from 1938 to 1944, seeing service as a seaplane carrier and later as a light aircraft carrier during World War II . In her initial guise as a seaplane carrier, she first saw service during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, an
- ... ight aircraft carrier at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal on 26 January 1943. [5] She was recommissioned on 1 november 1943 and moved to Kure on 17 December 1943. [5] After final fitting out , she was completed as an a ...
#6 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
- ... audi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Shield to protect that country against invasion by Iraq. On 1 november 1990, Midway was again on station in the North Arabian Sea as the carrier of Battle Force Zulu (whi ...
#7 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
- ... ry operations for the invasion of Bougainville Island scheduled a few days later. On the morning of 1 november , Saratoga ' s aircraft neutralized Japanese airfields at the northern end of the island and on Buka ...
#8 HMS Eagle (1918)
HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy . Ordered by Chile during the South American dreadnought race as the Almirante Latorre -class battleship Almirante Cochrane , she was laid down before World War I . In early 1918 she was purchased by Britain for conversion to an aircraft carr
- ... Gladstone Dock , Liverpool . She arrived off Greenock on 26 October and was docked at Liverpool on 1 november . [56] The quadruple .50 machine guns were replaced by 12 manually operated automatic 20 mm Oerlikon ...
#9 Chitose-class aircraft carrier
The Chitose -class aircraft carriers ( 千歳型航空母艦 , Chitose-gata kōkūbokan ) were a class of two seaplane tenders , later converted to light aircraft carriers , of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II . Under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty , the total tonnage of Japan's naval vessel
- ... Recommissioned Fate Chitose (千歳) Kure Naval Arsenal 26 November 1934 29 November 1936 25 July 1938 1 november 1943 Sunk during the Battle off Cape Engaño , 25 October 1944 Chiyoda (千代田) 14 December 1936 19 Nov ...
#10 Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier
The Graf Zeppelin -class aircraft carriers were four German Kriegsmarine aircraft carriers planned in the mid-1930s by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as part of the Plan Z rearmament program after Germany and Great Britain signed the Anglo-German Naval Agreement . They were planned after a thorough stud
- ... maintain given the uncertainty over when the two vessels would be ready for sea trials. Instead, on 1 november that same year a single fighter squadron ( Trägerjagdstaffel ) was created, 6./186, and placed unde ...
#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)
- ... from 18 to 24 October, Yorktown arrived back in Eniwetok on 31 October. She departed the lagoon on 1 november and arrived at Ulithi on 3 November. There, she reported for duty with TG 38.4. The task group left ...
- ... ays later. For the next eight months, Yorktown conducted normal operations along the west coast. On 1 november , she departed San Diego to return to the western Pacific. After a stop at Pearl Harbor from 8–17 No ...
#12 USS Kitkun Bay
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was the seventeenth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carrier built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was launched in November 1943, and transferred to the Navy and commissioned in December. She served in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign , the Battle
- ... tober, "Taffy 3" was instructed to retire to Manus for replenishment and repairs, arriving there on 1 november . There, Captain Albert Handly took over command of the vessel. Transiting eastwards, VC-5's planes ...
#13 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
- ... loss of one Barracuda, [24] while conducting the Royal Navy's last wartime torpedo attack. [24] On 1 november Captain Charles Hughes-Hallett relieved Mackintosh and assumed command of the ship. [20] Fireflies ...
#14 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
- ... he tanker Hiryu . [17] 1920–1929 1920 USS Langley 21 April – USS Jupiter renamed USS Langley . [16] 1 november – U.S. Navy sinks USS Indiana during an exercise testing aerial bombardment. [18] 6 December – Akag ...
- ... action. [18] 25 October – Chitose , [57] Chiyoda, [57] Zuihō [34] and Zuikaku [33] sunk in action. 1 november – Aso launched, never completed and broken up after the war. [49] 2 November – USS Lake Champlain l ...
- ... ; [76] HMS Vengeance recommissioned in reserve. [51] November – HMS Implacable sold for scrap. [36] 1 november – Clemenceau (France) laid down. [20] 15 November – USS Boxer reclassified as CVS. [18] 1956 HMS In ...
- ... ay – USS Leyte decommissioned, placed in reserve. [18] June – HMS Unicorn sold for scrap. [14] [37] 1 november – USS Cowpens sold for scrap. [27] 18 November – HMS Hermes commissioned. [60] 1960–1969 1960 USS C ...
- ... 30 September – Giuseppe Garibaldi commissioned as helicopter anti-submarine warfare carrier . [99] 1 november – HMS Ark Royal commissioned. [94] 5 December – Leonid Brezhnev launched. [101] 10 December – Riga ...
- ... d. [101] 28 February – Gulf War ends with ceasefire. 13 March – USS John C. Stennis laid down. [90] 1 november – Ulyanovsk cancelled at 40% complete. [110] 8 November – USS Lexington decommissioned. [47] 25 Dec ...
#15 USS Saginaw Bay
USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . It was named after Saginaw Bay, located within Kuiu Island . The bay was in turn named after USS Saginaw , a U.S. Navy sloop-of-war that spent 1868 and 1869 charting and exploring the Alaskan coast. Launche
- ... as a Type S4-S2-BB3 hull, MCE hull 1119 [1] Awarded 18 June 1942 Builder Kaiser Shipyards Laid down 1 november 1943 Launched 19 January 1944 Commissioned 2 March 1944 Decommissioned 19 June 1946 Stricken 1 Marc ...
- ... Washington . All fifty were commissioned in the span of a single year. Saginaw Bay was laid down on 1 november 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 1119, by Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, ...
#16 Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi
Akagi ( Japanese : 赤城, "red castle") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), named after Mount Akagi in present-day Gunma Prefecture . Though she was laid down as an Amagi -class battlecruiser , Akagi was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction to
- ... r's early career was uneventful, consisting of various training exercises. From 10 December 1928 to 1 november 1929, the ship was captained by Isoroku Yamamoto , future commander of the Combined Fleet. [24] Aka ...
#17 HMS Nabob (D77)
HMS Nabob (D77) was a Ruler -class escort aircraft carrier which served in the Royal Navy during 1943 and 1944. The ship was built in the United States as the Bogue -class USS Edisto (CVE-41) (originally AVG-41 then later ACV-41 ) but did not serve with the United States Navy . In August 1944 the sh
- ... ing, the ship travelled to Vancouver , to undergo modification to Royal Navy standards beginning on 1 november at Burrard Dry Dock . The conversion completed on 12 January and an arrangement was agreed upon whe ...
#18 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
- ... 07 29 November 1943 20 July 1944 5 February 1945 21 May 1946 Struck 15 October 1976; Sold for scrap 1 november 1979 5 February 1951 15 January 1955 Kula Gulf ( ex- Vermillion Bay ) CVE-108 16 December 1943 15 A ...
#19 USS America (CV-66)
USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk -class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War . She also served in the Per
- ... ksonville and a period of carrier qualifications. She was conducting routine training operations on 1 november when she went to the assistance of the crippled sailing schooner Harry W. Adams of Nova Scotia . Th ...
- ... port call, the carrier conducted exercises with Spanish forces, and subsequently sailed for home on 1 november , departing the Mediterranean the following day. She arrived at Norfolk on 12 November. America in d ...
- ... Lincoln in the Indian Ocean in support of UN humanitarian efforts in Somalia . She was followed, on 1 november by members of her battle group, Simpson and the replenished oiler Savannah . America covered over 2 ...
#20 USS Annapolis (AGMR-1)
USS Annapolis (AGMR-1) was the former USS Gilbert Islands (ex- Sunset Bay ) and a Commencement Bay -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . For other ships with the same name, see USS Annapolis . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2012 ) USS Annapolis (A
- ... h, CA Identification AGMR-1 Motto Vox Maris – Voice of the Sea Nickname(s) Anna Fate Sold for scrap 1 november 1979 General characteristics Class and type Commencement Bay -class escort carrier Displacement 10, ...
- ... thballs. The ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 15 October 1976 and sold for scrap on 1 november 1979. She never saw her home port of Long Beach, CA. PROTOTYPE COMMUNICATIONS Annapolis was not the ...
Airline / Airline
#1 Canadian Airlines International
Canadian Airlines International Ltd. (stylized as Canadi›n Airlines or Canadi‹n Airlines , or simply Canadian ) was a Canadian airline that operated from 1987 until 2001. The airline was Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada , carrying more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destina
- ... industry slump. It was further aided by an injection of cash from the American Airlines Group . On november 1, 1996, Kevin Benson , then president and CEO, unveiled a restructuring strategy to improve the profi ...
#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
- ... en on a multi-stopover flight from Yemen to Europe and had just departed Belgrade Airport . [58] On 1 november 1972, a Yemen Airlines Douglas DC-3 (registered 4W-ABJ) was destroyed in a crash-landing at an airf ...
#3 Vanilla Air
Vanilla Air Inc. ( バニラ・エア株式会社 , Banira Ea Kabushiki Kaisha ) was a low-cost airline in Japan wholly owned by All Nippon Airways . Its head office was within Terminal 2 of Narita International Airport in Narita , Chiba Prefecture . [1] The airline ceased operations in October 2019 on its merger with
- ... d vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2022 ) Vanilla Air IATA ICAO Callsign JW VNL VANILLA Founded 1 november 2013 Commenced operations 20 December 2013 Ceased operations 26 October 2019 (merged with Peach Avi ...
- ... r its current branding through 26 October 2013 and would then be rebranded as Vanilla Air effective 1 november 2013; Vanilla Air would start operations with two aircraft and expand to ten aircraft by fiscal yea ...
#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
- ... club in the sky", they featured "cocktails, steak dinner, and cigar and pipe smoking permitted". On november 1, 1955, United Airlines Flight 629 was bombed while flying from Stapleton Airport in Denver to Portla ...
- ... 2005, the bankruptcy court extended the airline's exclusive right to file a reorganization plan to november 1, although it also stated firmly this extension would be the last. United announced at the same time ...
#5 Transmeridian Air Cargo
Transmeridian Air Cargo ( IATA : KK , ICAO : · , Call sign : Transmeridian ) was a British cargo airline that operated from 1962 until 1979 when it merged with IAS Cargo Airlines to form British Cargo Airlines . Transmeridian Air Cargo IATA ICAO Callsign KK - TRANSMERIDIAN Founded 1962 Commenced
- ... n operations under the name Trans Meridian Flying Service on 5 October 1962 and began operations on 1 november 1962 using a Douglas DC-4 . The airline was then based at Liverpool and used the DC-4 for freight a ...
#6 Panair do Brasil
Panair do Brasil was an airline of Brazil . Between 1945 and 1965 it was considered to be the largest carrier not only in Brazil but in all of Latin America. It ceased operations in 1965. Former airline of Brazil Panair do Brasil IATA ICAO Callsign PB PAB BANDEIRANTE Founded 1929 as NYRBA do Brasil
- ... submerged object or debris on landing procedures. 3 out of the 12 passengers and crew aboard died. 1 november 1961: a Douglas DC-7C registration PP-PDO en route from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão via Sal and ...
#7 British Midland International
British Midland Airways Limited (trading at various times throughout its history as British Midland , bmi British Midland , bmi or British Midland International ) [1] was an airline with its head office in Donington Hall in Castle Donington , close to East Midlands Airport , in the United Kingdom. T
- ... to other operators, with none operating for BMA on scheduled or charter services until 1981. [8] On 1 november 1974, BMA began operating between London Gatwick and Belfast , where it replaced the service previo ...
#8 Cameroon Airlines
Cameroon Airlines was an airline from Cameroon , serving as flag carrier of the country. Based in Douala , it operated scheduled services within Africa , as well as to Europe and the Middle East out of its hub at Douala International Airport , [1] with a second network focus on Yaoundé Nsimalen Inte
- ... cuted by multi-national Air Afrique . Scheduled flights between Douala and Yaoundé were launched on 1 november of that year with an initial fleet of two Boeing 737-200 aircraft. Shortly thereafter, internationa ...
#9 Hewa Bora Airways
Hewa Bora Airways Sarl (operating as Hewa Bora Airways ) was the national airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo based in Barumbu , Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2] It was one of Congo's largest airlines and operated regional and domestic services. Its main base was N'dj
- ... s in 1998 with the joining together of Zaire Airlines , Zaire Express , and Congo Airlines . [5] On 1 november 2007, HBA (51%) and Brussels Airlines subsidiary Pan African Airlines (49%) announced a new domesti ...
#10 Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela C.A. is a state-owned airline of Venezuela based in Torre Polar Oeste in Caracas , Venezuela . [2] It operates domestic services and international services in the Caribbean . Its main base is Simón Bolívar International Airport . [3] The airline ceased operations on Sept
- ... -AMV) crashed into a mountain near Mérida . Thirteen of the 47 people on board were killed. [16] On november 1, 1971, Vickers Viscount (registered YV-C-AMZ) crashed shortly after take-off from La Chinita Interna ...
#11 AirTran Airways
AirTran Airways (stylized as ɑir Tran ) was an American low-cost airline that was originally headquartered in Orlando, Florida , and ceased operation following its acquisition by Southwest Airlines . American low-cost airline from 1993 to 2014 "AirTran" redirects here. For other uses, see AirTran (d
- ... tendant and a passenger were seriously injured during a turbulence encounter. 2 AirTran Airways 867 november 1, 1998 Boeing 737-200 Atlanta, GA Lost control and skidded off of the runway while landing, with main ...
#12 Flex Linhas Aéreas
Flex Linhas Aéreas , styled as FLEX , was a Brazilian non-regular charter airline based at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport . It is the brand name of Nordeste Linhas Aéreas S.A. , judicial successor of former Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense, known as Varig . Informally Flex is known as "old Va
- ... t and leasing fees to the aircraft's owner, [12] which led to the grounding of the aircraft between november 1 and November 27, 2009. On November 10, 2009 the director, Aurélio Penelas, was replaced by Carlos Be ...
#13 TransAsia Airways
TransAsia Airways ( TNA , until January 1992 known by its Chinese-transliterated name Foshing Airlines ; [1] [2] traditional Chinese : 復興航空 ; simplified Chinese : 复兴航空 ; pinyin : Fùxīng Hángkōng ) was a Taiwanese airline based in Neihu District in Taipei . Though the company started its operations f
- ... considering an order for Airbus A380 aircraft to facilitate expansion to the United States . [6] On 1 november 2011, TransAsia Airways was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. [7] In May 2013, the headquarters ...
#14 Taquan Air
Taquan Air is the operating name for Venture Travel, LLC , an American regional airline headquartered in Ketchikan , a city in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska . [3] It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services. Its base is Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base , which
- ... their Sitka hub. [23] KOOTZNOOWOO INC. Kootznoowoo Inc., acquired full ownership of the company on november 1, 1999, [24] [25] and at the end of December 1999 laid off most or 80 of their workers [26] [27] alon ...
#15 History of Braathens (1994–2004)
Braathens SAFE 's domestic market was deregulated on 1 April 1994. Since then, any airline within the European Economic Area is free to operate any domestic or international route. Braathens rejected a proposal from the main competitor Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for a merger; instead the hel
- ... pensive by SAS. [2] Prior to a government report being presented on 30 March 1993, SAS had launched 1 november 1993 as their preferred date of free competition, while Braathens SAFE had launched 1 April 1997 as ...
#16 Britannia Airways
Britannia Airways was a charter airline based in the UK. It was founded in 1961 as Euravia and became the world's largest holiday airline. Britannia's main bases were at London Gatwick , London Stansted , London Luton , Cardiff , Bristol , East Midlands , Birmingham , Manchester , Newcastle , Leeds
- ... BAL BRITANNIA Founded 1 December 1961 ; 60 years ago ( 1961-12-01 ) (as Euravia ) Ceased operations 1 november 2005 ; 16 years ago ( 2005-11-01 ) (rebranded as Thomsonfly ) Operating bases Birmingham Glasgow Lo ...
#17 Trans Guyana Airways
Trans Guyana Airways Limited is a Guyanese airline which commenced operations in 1956 in Georgetown , Guyana , with a single float airplane. Since then, the company has expanded their fleet to provide domestic and regional transportation, and to Guyana 's remote areas. [1] Trans Guyana Airways (TGA)
- ... ffers scheduled commercial services to the following interior locations: BARBADOS Bridgetown (since november 1, 2020) [4] [5] BRAZIL Boa Vista (since December 21, 2020) [6] [7] GUYANA Region 1 Mabaruma Matthews ...
#18 AirAsia Japan
AirAsia Japan Co., Ltd ( エアアジア・ジャパン株式会社 , Eāajia Japan Kabushiki Gaisha ) was the name of two incarnations of a Japanese low-cost airline , which had operated as a joint venture between AirAsia of Malaysia and Japanese partners. Low-cost airline of Japan; operated 2011–2013 / 2014–2020 This article
- ... current branding through 26 October 2013, before the airline's rebranding as Vanilla Air effective 1 november 2013. AirAsia Japan's aircraft would be transferred to Indonesia AirAsia , while Vanilla Air would ...
#19 Sunclass Airlines
Sunclass Airlines A/S (formerly Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia ) is a Danish charter airline that operates charter services from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The company is affiliated with Ving Group, a Nordic tour operator. It and Ving Group were a part of Thomas Cook Group until 23 Decem
- ... 1994 (as Premiair A/S ) 2002 (as MyTravel Airways A/S ) 2008 (as Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia ) 1 november 2019 (as Sunclass Airlines ) Operating bases Billund Copenhagen Gothenburg Helsinki Malmö Oslo Stoc ...
#20 Air Canada Tango
Air Canada Tango was a low-cost subsidiary branch of Air Canada , which was established in 2001 to offer no-frills service on some of Air Canada's routes and to reduce operating costs at the struggling main company. [1] Based in Toronto , Tango operated on the major longer-distance Canadian routes b
- ... ] Air Canada Tango IATA ICAO Callsign CT ACT CANADA TANGO Founded October 2001 Commenced operations november 1, 2001 Ceased operations 2004 Alliance Star Alliance (affiliate) Parent company Air Canada Headquarte ...
- ... th tickets becoming first available for purchase on October 11, 2001. Tango commenced operations on november 1, 2001, with a fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-200 aircraft, offering fares of up to 80% off full ...
Airship / Airship
#1 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
- ... Germany he became well-known and received job offers. [20] [21] [nb 2] The airship returned home on 1 november . [23] On 6 November it flew to Berlin Staaken , where it was met by the German president, Paul von ...
#2 R101
R101 was one of a pair of British rigid airships completed in 1929 as part of a British government programme to develop civil airships capable of service on long-distance routes within the British Empire . It was designed and built by an Air Ministry –appointed team and was effectively in competitio
- ... to be made to the starting engines. [40] A third flight lasting seven hours 15 minutes was made on 1 november , during which it was flown at full power for the first time, recording a speed of 68.5 mph (110.2 k ...
#3 Santos-Dumont number 6
The Santos-Dumont No. 6 was an airship designed and built by the Brazilian pioneer aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont . In 1901 it was used by him to win the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize for a flight from Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within thirty minutes. 1900s airship Santos-Dumont No
- ... distance of 11 km (6.8 mi) in the allotted time. The prize was to be available from May 1, 1900 to november 1, 1901. To win the prize, Alberto Santos-Dumont decided to build dirigible No. 5 , a larger craft tha ...
#4 Balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea
Balloon propaganda campaigns in Korea include both North and South Korean propaganda leaflet campaigns through the use of balloons as a distribution method since the Korean War . A variety of other contents have also been included with the balloons. Originally, these campaigns were organized by the
- ... to three years in prison or 30 million won ($27,400) in fines. [5] ESTABLISHMENT OF BUFFER ZONE On 1 november 2018, both Koreas established buffer zones near the Korean border. [77] According to the Agreement ...
#5 List of Zeppelins
This is a complete list of Zeppelins constructed by the German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other rigid airships that are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins but not built by Zeppelin are not included. For other uses of "Zeppelin", see Zeppelin (disambiguation) . This article needs a
- ... 917; 7 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea Decommissioned on 10 August 1917. LZ 82 R L 36 1 november 1916 20 flights around the North Sea and England, including four reconnaissance missions; damaged d ...
#6 BBC One 'Balloon' idents
The BBC One Balloon idents were a series of idents (station identifications) used on the British TV channel BBC One from 4 October 1997 to 28 March 2002. The balloon theme replaced the computer-generated spinning globe that had been used as the main ident on the channel since 1991. [1] It launched o
- ... ng in the Ice Age . This was to promote the show Walking with Beasts . [8] [13] [14] REPLACEMENT On 1 november 2000, Lorraine Heggessey became controller of BBC One and immediately ordered a review of the chann ...
#7 LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II
The Graf Zeppelin ( Deutsche Luftschiff Zeppelin #130 ; Registration: D-LZ 130 ) was the last of the German rigid airships built by Zeppelin Luftschiffbau during the period between the World Wars , the second and final ship of the Hindenburg class , and the second zeppelin to carry the name "Graf Ze
- ... hip port at Frankfurt am Main). It landed after nearly 25 hours, covering over 2,100 km at 15:10 on november 1. The airship and the crew were welcomed by Gauleiter Sprenger at the new home port. After this trip ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 Jagdgeschwader 52
Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) [lower-alpha 1] was a German World War II fighter Geschwader ( wing ) that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to a base near Stuttgart . JG 52 became the most successful fighter-
- ... [28] • Major Herbert Ihlefeld 22 June 1942 – 28 October 1942 [28] • Oberstleutnant Dietrich Hrabak 1 november 1942 – 30 September 1944 [28] • Oberstleutnant Hermann Graf 1 October 1944 – 8 May 1945 [28] GRUPPE ...
- ... RUPPENKOMMANDEURE I./JG 52 Emblem of I./JG 52 • Hauptmann Dietrich Graf von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth 1 november 1939 – 21 November 1939 [29] • Hauptmann Siegfried von Eschwege 1 December 1939 – 26 August 1940 [2 ...
#2 No. 10 Squadron RAF
Number 10 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron has served in a variety of roles (observation, bombing, transport and aerial refuelling) over its 90-year history. It currently flies the Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3 in the transport/tanker role from RAF Brize Norton , Oxfordshire . Flying sq
- ... he unit helped provide the nucleus to form No. 97 Squadron and later helped form No. 78 Squadron on 1 november 1936. [7] No. 10 Squadron moved to RAF Dishforth on 25 January 1937 to form part of the newly creat ...
#3 Escadron de Transformation Rafale 3/4 Aquitaine
The Escadron de Transformation Rafale 3/4 Aquitaine ( Rafale Transition Squadron 3/4 Aquitaine ) is an Operational conversion unit of the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) flying the Dassault Rafale , based at BA 113 Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base . Rafale Transition Squad
- ... quitaine Escadron de Transformation Rafale 3/4 Aquitaine Rafale B317 113-HO of the ETR 2/92. Active november 1, 1958 - present Country France Branch Armée de l'air et de l'espace Type Fighter aircraft Part of 4 ...
- ... ed respectively to the unit. SUCCESSIVE DESIGNATIONS Escadron de Bombardement 2/92 Aquitaine : from november 1, 1958 until September 1, 1974 (EB 2/92 Aquitaine) Centre d'instruction des Forces aériennes stratégi ...
#4 122nd Fighter Wing
The 122nd Fighter Wing ( 122 FW sometimes 122nd) is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard , stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station , Fort Wayne, Indiana. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . Unit of the Indiana Air Nat
- ... nit Inactivated on 7 February 1952 Released from active duty and returned to Indiana state control, 1 november 1952 Re-activated on 1 November 1952 Re-designated: 122nd Tactical Fighter Wing , 1 July 1954 Group ...
- ... 52 Released from active duty and returned to Indiana state control, 1 November 1952 Re-activated on 1 november 1952 Re-designated: 122nd Tactical Fighter Wing , 1 July 1954 Group re-designated 122nd Tactical Fi ...
- ... efense Force , Air Defense Command , 1 December 1951 – 7 February 1952 Indiana Air National Guard , 1 november 1952 Gained by: Eastern Air Defense Force , Air Defense Command Gained by: Tactical Air Command , 1 ...
#5 330th Bombardment Group (VH)
The 330th Bombardment Group ("Empire Busters") was a bomber group of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II . It was formed on 1 July 1942 at Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah . Initially, the group was equipped with the Consolidated B-24 Liberator , and served as a training unit wit
- ... since it was directly in the path of the projected invasion of Kyūshū by Gen. Douglas MacArthur on 1 november 1945. The 32 planes were airborne from North Field, Guam at 28/2000G and landed at 29/1100G with bo ...
#6 No. 605 Squadron RAF
No. 605 Squadron was formed as an Auxiliary Air Force Squadron. Initially formed as a bomber unit, it was one of the most successful participants of the Battle of Britain . It also had the distinction of being active during the Second World War at two fronts at a time, when the squadron was split up
- ... n badge Active 5 October 1926 – March 1942 7 June 1942 – 31 August 1945 10 May 1946 – 10 March 1957 1 november 2014 – Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Auxiliary Air Force Role Logistics Part of No 85 Expedit ...
- ... s 10 May 1946 11 March 1957 RAF Honiley, Warwickshire, England Third formation and last disbandment 1 november 2014 31 December 2020 RAF Cosford , Shropshire, England Originally reformed as a General Support Sq ...
#7 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
- ... January 1918 – 23 July 1918 Emil Koch (WIA): 23 July 1918 – 24 October 1918 ( WIA ) Hans Böhning : 1 november 1918 – 11 November 1918 [1] AERODROMES Darmstadt, Germany: 14 December 1916 – 21 February 1917 Brul ...
#8 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
- ... operated until August 1972. On 17 May 1978 the squadron moved to RAF Sek Kong [2] and stayed until 1 november 1996. The squadron returned to Kai Tak from then until disbanded on 3 June 1997 prior to the Britis ...
#9 25th Aero Squadron
The 25th Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I . For subsequent history and lineage, see 25th Space Range Squadron . 25th Aero Squadron Austin -built 25th Aero Squadron British S.E.5a, British s/n F8005, with 200 hp Wolseley Viper
- ... days were spent on camp duty awaiting the problems with its aircraft being sorted out. Finally, on 1 november , the first S.E.5 was delivered to the squadron, with the second aircraft being delivered the next d ...
#10 Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter - wing of World War II . It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter , a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Wes
- ... Knüppel, who took command on 28 June 1939. [7] The Geschwaderstab (headquarters unit) was formed on 1 november 1938 in Düsseldorf and placed under the command of Oberst Eduard Ritter von Schleich. On this day, ...
- ... ötz surrendered JG 26 to the British at Flensburg. [215] COMMANDING OFFICERS GESCHWADERKOMMODORE On 1 november 1938, the Geschwaderstab of JG 132 was recreated from elements of JG 234 which then became JG 26 on ...
- ... m elements of JG 234 which then became JG 26 on 1 May 1939. [5] • Oberst Eduard Ritter von Schleich 1 november 1938 – 9 December 1939 [216] • Major Hans-Hugo Witt 14 December 1939 – 23 June 1940 [216] • Major G ...
- ... G 26 • Major Eduard Ritter von Schleich 15 May 1937 – 31 October 1938 [216] • Hauptmann Werner Palm 1 november 1938 – 27 June 1939 [216] • Hauptmann Herwig Knüppel 28 June 1939 – 19 May 1940 [216] • Hauptmann K ...
- ... Hauptmann Walter Kienitz 23 September 1939 – 31 October 1939 [216] • Major Ernst Freiherr von Berg 1 november 1939 – 5 June 1940 [216] • Major Adolf Galland 6 June 1940 – 20 August 1940 [216] • Major Gerhard S ...
#11 Jagdgeschwader 134
Jagdgeschwader 134 (JG 134) "Horst Wessel" was a Luftwaffe fighter - wing prior to World War II . JG 134 was formed on 4 January 1936 with III. Gruppe in Döberitz . The Geschwader was given the honorific name Horst Wessel on 24 March 1936. II Gruppe was formed on 15 March 1936 in Werl and was follow
- ... Military unit COMMANDING OFFICERS Kommodore Oberstleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring , 1 April 1936 – 1 november 1938 Gruppenkommandeure Major Josef Kammhuber , 1 April 1936 – March 1937 Major Walter Grabmann , M ...
- ... r Walter Grabmann , March 1937 – September 1938 Oberstleutnant Hermann Frommherz , September 1938 – 1 november 1938 Major Theo Osterkamp , 15 March 1936 – November 1937 Hauptmann Oskar Dinort , 4 January 1936 – ...
- ... 1937 Hauptmann Oskar Dinort , 4 January 1936 – 1 April 1937 Hauptmann Johann Schalk , 1 July 1938 – 1 november 1938
#12 55th Fighter Wing
The 55th Fighter Wing is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force , last stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base , Ohio. It was withdrawn from the Ohio Air National Guard and inactivated on 31 October 1950 when the Guard adopted the Wing Base organizational model and formed the cadre for the 1
- ... established by the National Guard Bureau , allocated to the state of Ohio, recognized and activated 1 november 1950; assuming the personnel, equipment and mission of the inactivated 55th Fighter Wing. LINEAGE C ...
#13 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 79th Fighter Group at Youngstown Air Force Base , Ohio, where it was inactivated on 1 March 1960. 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger, AF Ser. No. 55-4052, o
- ... ed on 15 July 1947 Redesignated 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 11 September 1952 Activated on 1 november 1952 Inactivated on 1 March 1960 [10] ASSIGNMENTS 79th Pursuit Group (later Fighter Group), 9 Febru ...
- ... ENTS 79th Pursuit Group (later Fighter Group), 9 February 1942 – 15 July 1947 4708th Defense Wing , 1 november 1952 502d Air Defense Group, 16 February 1953 79th Fighter Group, 18 August 1955 – 1 March 1960 [10 ...
- ... June 1947 Langley Field , Virginia, 25 June 1947 – 15 July 1947 Youngstown Municipal Airport, Ohio, 1 november 1952 – 1 March 1960 [15] AIRCRAFT Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, 1942–1944 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1 ...
#14 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
- ... ope, and Canada's three wings left Zweibrücken Air Base , leaving the base available for USAFE . On 1 november 1969, the Air Force reactivated the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing at Zweibrücken. It received its firs ...
- ... ember 1968 (Unit inactive) Redesignated: 86th Tactical Fighter Wing on 13 October 1969 Activated on 1 november 1969 Redesignated: 86th Fighter Wing on 1 May 1991 Redesignated: 86th Wing on 1 June 1992 Redesigna ...
- ... nited States Air Forces in Europe , 20 May 1965 Seventeenth Air Force , 5 October-14 November 1968, 1 november 1969 316th Air Division , 14 June 1985 Seventeenth Air Force , 1 May 1991 Third Air Force , 31 July ...
- ... enteenth Air Force , 1 May 1991 Third Air Force , 31 July 1996 United States Air Forces in Europe , 1 november 2005 Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe) , 29 November 2008–present COMPONENTS Groups 86th Fighter ...
- ... r Base (later, 86th Combat Support; 86th Support; 86th Mission Support) 1 July 1948 – 8 March 1958; 1 november 1969 – 14 June 1985; 1 May 1991 – 15 January 2004; 16 July 2009 – present [47] 65th Air Base : 11 A ...
- ... ance Squadron : 12 January 1970 – 31 January 1973 32d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron : 8 April 1960 – 1 november 1968 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron Attached 12 June – 14 July 1971 Assigned 15 July 1971 – 15 Janu ...
- ... uadron Attached 1 July 1954 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – 7 March 1958 Assigned 8 March 1958 – 1 november 1968 512th Fighter-Interceptor (later, 512th Tactical Fighter) Squadron , 24 March 1958 – 1 July 19 ...
- ... quadron Attached 22 May 1957 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – March 1958, Assigned 8 March 1958 – 1 november 1968 526th Fighter-Interceptor (later, 526th Tactical Fighter) Attached 22 May 1954 – 7 October 195 ...
- ... ghter) Attached 22 May 1954 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – 7 March 1958 Assigned 8 March 1958 – 1 november 1968; 31 January 1973 – 22 September 1975; 14 June 1985 – 1 May 1991 Attached Squadrons 38th Tactic ...
- ... hl Air Base, West Germany , 21 August 1952 – 14 November 1968 Zweibrücken Air Base , West Germany , 1 november 1969 Ramstein Air Base , West Germany (later Germany) , 31 January 1973–present AIRCRAFT OPERATED P ...
#15 157th Fighter Squadron
The 157th Fighter Squadron (157 FS) is a unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base , Columbia, South Carolina. The 157th FS is one of the few Air National Guard squadrons to operate the HARM Targeting System (HTS)-equipped F-16C Bl
- ... ACTIVATION The 157th Fighter Squadron was federalized due to the Korean War on 10 October 1950. On 1 november the RF-51 Mustangs were transferred to other units and the 157th was re-equipped with RF-80A Shooti ...
- ... 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 5 September 1957 Federalized and ordered to active service on: 1 november 1961 Relieved from active duty and returned to South Carolina State Control: 15 August 1962 Re-desi ...
- ... ny, 27 January-9 July 1952 1961 Berlin Crisis federalization Operated from: Morón Air Base , Spain, 1 november 1961 – 15 August 1962 1990-1991 Gulf War federalization Operated from: Prince Sultan Air Base , Al ...
#16 VMF-215
Marine Fighting Squadron 215 (VMF-215) was a fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps that was commissioned and fought during World War II . Known as "The Fighting Corsairs", the squadron fought in many areas of the Pacific War , including the Battle of Bougainville . During its four-and-a
- ... vella. From there they covered the landings at Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville , which began on november 1, 1943. [4] By January 27, 1944 the squadron was operating from Torokina Airfield on Bougainville and ...
#17 71st Flying Training Wing
The 71st Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Education and Training Command . It is stationed at Vance Air Force Base , Oklahoma where has conducted pilot training for the Air Force and allied nations since 1972. It also is the host unit for Vance. Unit of the US A
- ... 7 Inactivated on 30 April 1971 Redesignated 71st Flying Training Wing on 14 April 1972 Activated on 1 november 1972 [2] ASSIGNMENTS 1st Air Division , 18 August – 25 October 1948 (attached to 32d Composite Wing ...
- ... orce , 1 July 1968 – 30 April 1971 Air Training Command (later Air Education and Training Command), 1 november 1972 Nineteenth Air Force , 1 July 1993 Air Education and Training Command, 12 July 2012 Nineteenth ...
- ... 991 7th Flying Training Squadron: 19 January 1990 – 15 December 1991 8th Flying Training Squadron : 1 november 1972 – 15 December 1991 12th Missile Warning Squadron , 1 January 1967 – 30 April 1971 [ citation n ...
- ... rategic Reconnaissance Squadron (later 25 Flying Training Squadron): 24 January 1955 – 1 July 1957; 1 november 1972 – 15 December 1991 26th Flying Training Squadron : 19 January 1990 – 15 December 1991 82d Stra ...
- ... 2 McGuire Air Force Base , New Jersey, 21 July 1969 – 30 April 1971 Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1 november 1972 – present [2] AIRCRAFT Boeing RB-17 Flying Fortress, 1948 Boeing RB-29 Superfortress, 1948 Rep ...
#18 358th Fighter Squadron
The 358th Fighter Squadron is part of the 495th Fighter Group at Whiteman Air Force Base , Missouri. The squadron was reactivated there in 2015. The squadron was formerly part of the 355th Operations Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona, operating the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt I
- ... 358th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 January 1976 Redesignated: 358th Fighter Squadron on 1 november 1991 Inactivated on 21 February 2014 Activated on 18 October 2015 [1] ASSIGNMENTS 355th Fighter Gro ...
#19 No. 222 Group RAF
No. 222 Group was a group of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War . Formed on 1 September 1941, based at Ceylon . Squadrons were stationed around the Indian Ocean . The group undertook long-range bombing and mine-laying operations that took them as far afield as Sumatra and Singapore . No
- ... AF ); and No. 136 Squadron RAF with Spitfires (Lee, Eastward). In turn, AHQ Ceylon was disbanded on 1 november 1957 as RAF installations in Ceylon were handed over to the Royal Ceylon Air Force . [2] AHQ Ceylon ...
#20 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
- ... ame through to stop combat missions on 26 October and leave for the American Sector in the South on 1 november . [6] On 28 October, the last day of flying with the RAF was a fitting climax to three months on the ...
- ... and seven of the enemy aircraft had crashed to the ground in short order. [6] THE AMERICAN FRONT On 1 november , the squadron was ordered to move to Toul , and be attached to the 2d United States Army for duty. ...
Design / Design
#1 John Joseph Montgomery
John Joseph Montgomery (February 15, 1858 – October 31, 1911) was an American inventor, physicist , engineer , and professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California , who is best known for his invention of controlled heavier-than-air flying machines. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] American
- ... 831,173 - Aeroplane - 1906 September 18 U.S. Patent 0,974,171 - Rectifying electric currents - 1910 november 1 U.S. Patent 0,974,415 - Process for compelling electric motors to keep in step with the waves or imp ...
- ... ep with the waves or impulses of the current driving them, and a motor embodying the process - 1910 november 1 BIOGRAPHIES Spearman, Arthur Dunning John J. Montgomery: Father of Basic Flying . Santa Clara Univer ...
#2 Adverse yaw
Adverse yaw is the natural and undesirable tendency for an aircraft to yaw in the opposite direction of a roll . It is caused by the difference in lift and drag of each wing. The effect can be greatly minimized with ailerons deliberately designed to create drag when deflected upward and/or mechanism
- ... w-Hill. pp. 163–165. ISBN 0-07-036240-8 . Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge Ch. 5 Archived november 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Federal Aviation Administration, 2008, p. 5-3, retrieved 2012-12-12 ...
#3 United States Air Force Stability and Control Digital DATCOM
The United States Air Force Stability and Control Digital DATCOM is a computer program that implements the methods contained in the USAF Stability and Control DATCOM to calculate the static stability, control and dynamic derivative characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft . Digital DATCOM requires an
- ... e providing real-time input error and bounds checking. An alpha version of the program was released november 1, 2009 to the general public. The OpenAE.org web site is no longer active. PREDICTING AERODYNAMICS OF ...
#4 Flight recorder
A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents . The device may often be referred to as a " black box ", an outdated name which has become a misnomer —they are now required to be painted
- ... ator beacon which is automatically activated in the event of an accident. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION On november 1, 1966, Bobbie R. Allen - director of Bureau of Safety, Civil Aeronautics Board and John S. Leak - ch ...
#5 H2S (radar)
H2S was the first airborne , ground scanning radar system . It was developed for the Royal Air Force 's Bomber Command during World War II to identify targets on the ground for night and all-weather bombing. This allowed attacks outside the range of the various radio navigation aids like Gee or Oboe
- ... d where the night targeting issue was discussed. Dee mentioned the recent discoveries using AIS. On 1 november , Dee performed an experiment in which he used an AIS radar mounted on a Blenheim to scan the ground ...
Designer / Designer
#1 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 .
- ... ed during the Second World War as an Air Vice-Marshal. [81] 672 Petty Officer James Fraser Grady RN 1 november 1913 [69] Used a Maurice Farman Biplane at the Central Flying School, Upavon. [82] 673 1st Air Mech ...
- ... man Biplane at the Central Flying School, Upavon. [82] 673 1st Air Mechanic William Hedley Butt RFC 1 november 1913 [69] Used a Maurice Farman Biplane at the Central Flying School, Upavon. [83] 674 1st Air Mech ...
- ... an Biplane at the Central Flying School, Upavon. [83] 674 1st Air Mechanic Ernest Edward Copper RFC 1 november 1913. [69] Used a Maurice Farman Biplane at the Central Flying School, Upavon. [84] 675 Engine Room ...
- ... Farman Biplane at the Central Flying School, Upavon. [84] 675 Engine Room Artificer Hugh Nelson RN 1 november 1913 [69] Used a Bristol Biplane at the Naval School, Eastchurch. [85] 676 Lt. de Courcy Wyndor Plu ...
- ... Bristol Biplane at the Naval School, Eastchurch. [85] 676 Lt. de Courcy Wyndor Plunkett Ireland RN 1 november 1913 [69] Used a Bristol Biplane at the Naval School, Eastchurch. [86] Was with the Royal Naval Air ...
- ... rman Biplane at the Central Flying School, Upavon. [98] 684 Chief-Armourer Charles Hart Whitlock RN 1 november 1913 [97] Used a Bristol Biplane at the Naval School, Eastchurch. [99] 685 Sgt. Fred Farrer RFC 7 N ...
- ... first confirmed RFC victory in the First World War when with 6 Squadron he shot down a "Fokker" on 1 november 1914. 695 Lt. Cedric Yeats McDonald, Seaforth Highlanders 27 November 1913 [109] Used a Bristol Bip ...
#2 Eugene Luther Vidal
Eugene Luther " Gene " Vidal ( / v ɪ ˈ d ɑː l / ; [1] April 13, 1895 – February 20, 1969) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, New Deal official, inventor, and athlete . He was the father of author Gore Vidal . For eight years, from 1929 to 1937, he worked closely with Amelia Earhart in a nu
- ... ARY SERVICE, OLYMPICS AND FOOTBALL Vidal's West Point class (originally Class of 1920) graduated on november 1, 1918, 19 months early because of World War I, with Vidal ranked 72nd in general merit. He was commi ...
#3 Edward Bayard Heath
Edward Bayard Heath (November 17, 1888 – November 1, 1931) was an American Aircraft engineer. [1] [2] a Heath Parasol on display Edward Bayard Heath Born November 17, 1888 Brooklyn, New York Died February 1, 1931 (1931-02-01) (aged 42) Maine Township, Cook County, Illinois Employer Glen Curtiss Kn
- Edward Bayard Heath (November 17, 1888 – november 1, 1931) was an American Aircraft engineer. [1] [2] a Heath Parasol on display Edward Bayard Heath Bor ...
#4 Mary Jackson (engineer)
Mary Jackson ( née Winston ; [1] April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005) was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which in 1958 was succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She worked at Langley Researc
- ... ic Aircraft Technol , National Aeronautics and Space Administration Czarnecki, K.R.; Jackson, M.W. ( november 1, 1970), Theoretical pressure distributions over arbitrarily shaped periodic waves in subsonic compre ...
#5 Victor Mahl
Victor Mahl (28 October 1889 – 2 April 1915) was an early English aviator and Chief Mechanic of the Sopwith Aviation Company . Victor Mahl Born ( 1889-10-28 ) 28 October 1889 Twickenham, Middlesex, England Died 2 April 1915 (1915-04-02) (aged 25) Southampton, Hampshire, England Nationality British
- ... aviators licence flying a Sopwith Biplane at Brooklands. [1] Mahl test flew Sopwith aircraft and on 1 november 1914 he crashed into Southampton Water flying a Sopwith seaplane. The passenger and designer of the ...
#6 Pete Worden
Simon Peter Worden (born 1949, in Michigan ) was Director of NASA 's Ames Research Center (ARC) at Moffett Field, California, until his retirement on March 31, 2015. Prior to joining NASA, he held several positions in the United States Air Force and was research professor of astronomy at the Univers
- ... Brigadier General September 1, 2000 Colonel October 1, 1989 Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1986 Major november 1, 1982 Captain May 1, 1977 First Lieutenant May 1, 1974 Second Lieutenant May 1, 1971 EDUCATION 1997 ...
#7 Franz Peter
Franz Peter (8 October 1896 – 1968) was an Austrian flying ace credited with six aerial victories in World War I [1] [2] while flying for Austria-Hungary 's Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops . Franz Peter Franz Peter Born 8 October 1896 Vienna , Austria Died 1968 Warsaw , Poland Allegiance Austria-
- ... During the next two years of service he received several awards and was promoted to oberleutnant on 1 november 1917. [1] After brief service with Fliegerkompanie 47F (Flik 47F), [note 2] he applied for pilot tr ...
#8 Tadija Sondermajer
Tadija R. Sondermajer (Serbian Cyrillic: Тадија Сондермајер; 19 February 1892 – 10 October 1967) was a Serbian aviator, aeronautical engineer and a pioneer of Yugoslav aviation. Serbian and Yugoslav fighter pilot Tadija Sondermajer Тадија Сондермајер Sondermajer c. 1923 Born ( 1892-02-19 ) 19 Februa
- ... at Airways launched an initiative to name a Belgrade street after him, the plan went through and on 1 november 2017, he was given a street in New Belgrade, in the place of the old airport. [22] According to Ser ...
#9 Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer [3] and space architect . He was a member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS , as well as the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and a pioneer o
- ... only god". [32] MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALLGEMEINE-SS Von Braun joined the SS horseback riding school on 1 november 1933 as an SS- Anwärter . He left the following year. [33] : 63 In 1940, von Braun joined the S ...
- ... S CAREER SS number: 185,068 Nazi Party number: 5,738,692 [30] : 96 DATES OF RANK SS- Anwärter : 1 november 1933 ( Candidate; received rank upon joining SS Riding School ) SS- Mann : July 1934 ( Private ) ( ...
#10 Giulio Gavotti
Giulio Gavotti (17 October 1882 in Genoa –6 October 1939) was an Italian lieutenant and pilot who fought in the Italo-Turkish War . He set two firsts in the history of aerial warfare of heavier-than-air flyers: he was the first man to make an aerial bombardment, as well as the first to perform a nig
- ... on. 20th-century Italian pilot Giulio Gavotti on a Farman biplane, Rome 1910. AERIAL BOMBARDMENT On 1 november 1911, he flew his early model Etrich Taube monoplane against Ottoman military in Libya . [1] [2] [3 ...
#11 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
- ... out cap, and various flags and medals flown on his space missions. A series of auctions was held on november 1 to 3, 2018, that realized $5,276,320. As of July 2019 [update] , the auction sales have totaled $16. ...
#12 Beatrice Shilling
Beatrice Shilling OBE PhD MSc CEng (8 March 1909 – 18 November 1990) [1] was a British aeronautical engineer and amateur racing driver. During the Second World War , she designed and developed " Miss Shilling's orifice " to restrict fuel flow to the carburettor of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engines in
- ... echnical publications department. She was allowed to transfer to doing work on aircraft engines. On 1 november 1939 she was promoted to become technical officer in charge of carburettor research and development ...
#13 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
- ... lights with rubber-powered models in front of Romanian government officials and journalists. [8] On november 1, 1909, he began the construction of his first powered airplane, the A. Vlaicu Nr. I at the Army Arse ...
#14 Jim Wetherbee
James Donald "Wxb" Wetherbee (born November 27, 1952) ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , and NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions.
- ... s. Mission duration was 173 orbits in 261 hours and 01 minute. [6] STS-52 : Columbia (October 22 to november 1, 1992) successfully deployed the Laser Geodynamic Satellite (LAGEOS), a joint Italian-American proje ...
#15 Sergei Korolev
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev [lower-alpha 1] ( Russian : Сергей Павлович Королёв , romanized : Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov , lit. ' sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ kərɐˈlʲɵf ' ; Ukrainian : Сергій Павлович Корольов , romanized : Serhiy Pavlovych Korol'ov , lit. ' sɛrˈɦij ˈpavlovɪtʃ koroˈlʲou̯ ' ) 12 January
- ... us all failed between 1961 and 1962, Korolev himself supervised the launches of all probes. [29] On 1 november 1962, the Soviet Union successfully launched the Mars 1 and although communications failed, was the ...
#16 Paul Poberezny
Paul Howard Poberezny (September 14, 1921 – August 22, 2013) was an American aviator, entrepreneur, and aircraft designer. He founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1953, and spent the greater part of his life promoting homebuilt aircraft . United States aviator, founder of Experim
- ... y Co. and was opened to public tours beginning in the summer of 2017. [22] Audrey Poberezny died on november 1, 2020, at age 95, [23] and Tom Poberezny died on July 25, 2022, at age 75, severing the last direct ...
#17 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1910
The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... wn pioneers of aviation; d. in Nice 19 August 1959. 31 Efimoff, Michel 15 February 1910 Russia Born 1 november 1881 at Smolensk, Russia; [17] executed by firing-squad in the early days of the Russian revolution ...
#18 Alfred V. Verville
Alfred Victor Verville (November 16, 1890 – March 10, 1970) was an American aviation pioneer and aircraft designer who contributed to civilian and military aviation . [1] During his forty-seven years in the aviation industry, he was responsible for the design and development of nearly twenty comme
- ... armingdale was contracted to build five Messengers in April 1920. The first Messenger flight was on november 1. Later designated the Verville-Sperry M-1 Messenger , the plane is notable for its small size, simpl ...
#19 Kazimierz Czarnecki (engineer)
Kazimierz R. Czarnecki (1916 – 30 January 2005) was a Polish aeronautics engineer who worked for NACA , later NASA . Polish-American aerospace engineer Kazimierz Czarnecki Born 1916 [1] Poland [2] Died 30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) (aged 88–89) Newport News, Virginia , U.S. Alma mater University
- ... c-cruise aircraft , National Aeronautics and Space Administration Czarnecki, K. R.; Jackson, M. W. ( november 1, 1970), Theoretical pressure distributions over arbitrarily shaped periodic waves in subsonic compre ...
#20 Frank Whittle
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle , OM , KBE , CB , FRS , FRAeS [1] (1 June 1907 – 8 August 1996) was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer . He is credited with inventing the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for a similar invention whic
- ... over, but then he was placed on the Special Duty List so he could work full-time on the engine. On 1 november , Williams, Tinling and Whittle took control of Power Jets. [5] Whittle was promoted to squadron lea ...
Engine / Engine
#1 Continental A40
The Continental A40 engine is a carbureted four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air-cooled aircraft engine that was developed especially for use in light aircraft by Continental Motors . It was produced between 1931 and 1941. [1] [2] [3] A40 Preserved Continental A40-5 (dual magneto, two spark plugs
- ... nimum octane rating of 73. [2] [3] The entire family of engines had its certification terminated on 1 november 1941. Engines produced before that date are still certified, but none can be produced after that da ...
#2 Pratt & Whitney PW1000G
The Pratt & Whitney PW1000G , also called the Geared Turbofan ( GTF ), is a high-bypass geared turbofan engine family produced by Pratt & Whitney . After many demonstrators, the program was launched with the Mitsubishi MRJ 's PW1200G in March 2008, and it was first flight tested in July 2008. The fi
- ... September 16, 2013. [18] The A320 engine, the PW1100G, had made its first static engine test run on november 1, 2012, [19] and was first tested on the 747SP on May 15, 2013. [20] The first flight of the Airbus A ...
- ... The cause of the shutdowns has been traced to problems with the Low-Pressure Turbine (LPT). [75] On 1 november 2019 the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) asked IndiGo to replace engines on all ...
#3 Rapp 100 hp
The Rapp 100 hp was a four-cylinder, SOHC valvetrain liquid-cooled inline aircraft engine built by Rapp Motorenwerke . The engine originated from Karl Rapp's earlier 90 hp four-cylinder that he had designed at the Flugwerk Deutschland GmbH for the 1912/13 Kaiserpreis aircraft engine contest. Rapp
- ... e immediate delivery of 100 hp four cylinder engines to the Prussian Army Administration already on 1 november 1913. [1] The engine had undergone several improvements since the Kaiserpreis contest, but the basi ...
Event / Event
#1 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
- ... elow the glidepath in bad weather, crashing some 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) short of the runway. [229] 1 november 1974 Surgut An-2 CCCP-70766 Tyumen W/O 14 /14 Mid-air collision with a Mi-8T . The aircraft was ope ...
#2 List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War
The following is a partial and unofficial list of helicopter and airplane crashes, accidents and shotdowns that occurred during the Soviet–Afghan War of 1979–89. In total, at least 333 helicopters and 118 Soviet jets were reported lost during the war. [1] This transport-related list is incomplete ;
- ... icopter was shot down 20 km to the Northwest of Kunduz, killing nine crew members and paratroopers. 1 november 1985 – An Mi-8 transport helicopter was shot down, killing one. 7 November 1985 – An Mi-24 assault ...
#3 List of Deutsche Luft Hansa accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving German airline Deutsche Luft Hansa (1926-1945). The airline suffered a total of 58 accidents. [1]
- ... mechanical failure during a test flight; the pilot survived, but the aircraft was written off. [46] 1 november 1936: Junkers Ju 52/3mge D-APOO Heinrich Kroll crashed into mountains near Tabarz while en route to ...
#4 1999 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1999: Years in aviation : 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years : 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20
- ... g Canadian journalist Claude Masson , in the deadliest aviation disaster of 1999. [8] [17] NOVEMBER november 1 – Trans World Airlines (TWA) makes San Juan , Puerto Rico , its first "focus city." Under the "focus ...
#5 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
- ... en its hydraulics failed. The noses of both are wrecked and both are written off. [122] [123] [124] 1 november 1951 44-83699 is subjected to the Easy shot of the Operation Buster–Jangle atomic weapons tests as ...
- ... W. Burns, the second drone to fall prey to the air-to-air missile within a week at the APGC. [137] 1 november 1956 A third QB-17 drone kill was achieved by a Hughes GAR-1 Falcon fired from a F-102A Delta Dagge ...
#6 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
- ... board. THe aircraft was returning from a mercy mission to help victims of an earthquake in Ecuador. 1 november 1949 Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 was struck and cut in half by Bolivian Air Force Lockheed P-38 Li ...
#7 Cubana de Aviación accidents and incidents
Cubana de Aviación , the national carrier of Cuba , [1] has been involved in 51 incidents and accidents between 1934 and 2018, 27 of which had 1 fatality or more, with 708 fatalities. Included are ground and collision fatalities and hijackings.
- ... os Airport . [6] 9 April 1958 Mérida Vickers Viscount Unknown Unknown 0 /13 Hijacked to Mexico. [7] 1 november 1958 Preston Viscount 755D CU-T603 W/O 17 /20 The aircraft was due to operate an international sche ...
#8 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
- ... C.1 Natinga Airport-Lokichoggio Airport Pilot error, belly landing 9L-LFQ [14] Lokichoggio Airport 1 november 2006 Antonov An-12BP Nairobi-Lokichoggio Airport Pilot error, bounced landing leading to nose gear ...
- ... td Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause ZS-PCM [24] near Nyala Lodge Airstrip 1 november 2008 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan "Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport"-Nyala Lodge Airstrip Pilot error, fail ...
- ... n Air Ontario Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause Flight 937 Pikangikum Lake 1 november 1988 Douglas C-47A Red Lake–Pikangikum Stall, loss of control Flight 1363 Dryden Municipal Airport ...
- ... ember 1970 Douglas DC-3DST-318A Buon Ma Thuot–Hue CFIT B-1543 (leased from China Airlines) Quy Nhơn 1 november 1970 Curtiss C-46D Saigon–Quang Ngai Possible fuel exhaustion, forced landing XV-HUI near Bến Cát 2 ...
#9 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
- ... two countries as well as new service by Northwest Airlines from Tokyo to Guangzhou, which began on november 1, 2004, operated using Boeing 757 aircraft. [43] (The route was planned to be resumed on July 6, 2011 ...
#10 1918 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1918: Years in aviation : 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 19
- ... 22 airplanes and four balloons) will make him the top-scoring American ace of World War I. NOVEMBER november 1 The French fighter pilot René Fonck scores his 75th and final aerial victory. He ends the war as the ...
#11 Atlas Air Flight 3591
Atlas Air Flight 3591 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight under the Amazon Air banner between Miami International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston . On February 23, 2019, the Boeing 767-375ER(BCF) used for this flight crashed into Trinity Bay during approach into Houston
- ... de Difficulties in performing missed approaches Blakely underwent remedial training the next day on november 1, this time with satisfactory results. The day after, he had his 767 checkride, and received his type ...
#12 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
- ... parked truck, crashes, and bursts into flames. Seventy-two of the 89 people on board die. NOVEMBER november 1 – After the Liberian oil tanker Burmah Agate and the Liberian cargo ship Mimosa collide in the Gulf ...
#13 Julian Nott (balloonist)
Julian Nott (22 June 1944 – 26 March 2019) was a British balloonist who later lived in Santa Barbara, California . He was known for his record-setting achievements. Nott set 79 world ballooning records and 96 British aviation records. He developed balloons for flights to Solar System destinations, p
- ... he descent rate. The British Balloon Museum preserves the solar balloon G-BAVU envelope. [6] [7] On 1 november 1984, Nott became the first person to pilot a “pumpkin” superpressure balloon (SPB) . He flew the S ...
#14 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
On 29 August 2007, six AGM-129 ACM cruise missiles , each loaded with a W80-1 variable yield nuclear warhead , were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52H heavy bomber at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and transported to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana . The nuclea
- ... les to Barksdale for retirement. He did not provide a timeline for that recertification process. On 1 november 2007 Colonel Joel Westa took command of the 5th Bomb Wing. [25] That same day, General Keys retired ...
#15 Federal Airport Act of 1946
Federal Airport Act of 1946 is United States statute establishing a federal program for the development of civil aviation airports within the continental United States . The Act of Congress authorized federal grants to progressively evolve civil aviation bases. The public law mandates a national air
- ... on October 18, 1945 ( 279-82 , in lieu of H.R. 3615) Reported by the joint conference committee on november 1, 1945; agreed to by the House on April 2, 1946 (Agreed) and by the Senate on April 30, 1946 ( 49-32 ...
#16 List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
A number of mid-air collisions and incidents have taken place in the United Kingdom. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2013 )
- ... eptember 1951 two RAF Gloster Meteors collided during a formation roll near RAF Waterbeach . [6] On 1 november 1951 two RAF Gloster Meteors collided on landing at RAF Waterbeach. [6] 1952 On 7 January 1952 two ...
#17 1920 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1920: Years in aviation : 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s Years : 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 19
- ... s active service against rebel tribesmen in the Northwest Frontier Province of British India . [32] november 1 The United States Post Office awards a contract for international air mail to Aeromarine West Indies ...
#18 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
- ... uary Lockheed P2V-4 Neptune , BuNo 124227 , of VP-22 , deployed to WestPac during the Korean War on 1 november 1950 and based at Naha Air Base , Okinawa, is lost this date due to starboard engine failure during ...
- ... found. 27 October An Argentine Air Force Vickers VC.1 Viking T-64 crashed at Morón Air Base . [57] 1 november A USAF F-84G of 1211th Test Squadron piloted by Capt. Jimmy Priestly Robinson during atomic testing ...
#19 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
- ... 86E pilot ejected but all 31 on board the Viscount were killed when it crashed at Nettuno . [21] On 1 november 1958, CU-T603 of Cubana de Aviación crashed into Nipe Bay on a flight from Miami International Airp ...
- ... ctober 1971, a Viscount of SAETA was hijacked by six people. It landed at Cuenca Airport . [111] On 1 november 1971, YV-C-AMZ of Línea Aeropostal Venezolana crashed shortly after take-off from La Chinita Intern ...
#20 List of accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-24
The Antonov An-24 has suffered 159 accidents with a total of 2,134 fatalities.
- ... oho Geologoh Uul in bad weather after the crew descended too soon, killing 42 of 43 on board. [158] 1 november 1995 A Kazakhstan Airlines An-24B (UN-47710) landed hard short of the runway at Shymkent during a t ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-7 Nimbus
The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-7 Nimbus is a Standard class glider designed and built in Germany in the 1960s. It was one of a series of mixed glass fibre and wood designs from the students of Akaflieg Braunschweig . German single-seat glider, 1962 SB-7 Nimbus Role Standard class competition glider Ty
- ... in a landing accident in 1994. It was again restored, making its first flight for over 17 years on 1 november 2011. [6] One Nimbus remains on the German civil aircraft register in 2010. [9] SPECIFICATIONS (ORI ...
#2 VSS Unity
VSS Unity (Virgin Space Ship Unity, Registration : N202VG ), previously referred to as VSS Voyager , is a SpaceShipTwo -class suborbital rocket-powered crewed spaceplane . It is the second SpaceShipTwo to be built and is part of the Virgin Galactic fleet. It first reached space as defined by the Uni
- ... ptember 2016, Virgin Galactic commenced flight testing of Unity with a captive-carry flight. [7] On 1 november 2016, Virgin Galactic conducted another captive-carry flight of Unity but cancelled the glide porti ...
- ... ot / passengers Notes 01 / CC01 8 September 2016 15.2 km (50,000 ft) Stucky / Mackay [48] 02 / CC02 1 november 2016 Strong winds, no release during flight intended as GF01 [49] 03 / CC03 3 November 2016 Strong ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III ( French pronunciation: [aloo-wɛt ] , Lark ; company designations SA 316 and SA 319 ) is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by French aircraft company Sud Aviation . During its production life, it proved to be a relatively popular rotorcraft; includ
- ... eviously operated by AOP Squadrons were transferred from the Indian Air Force to the Indian Army on 1 november 1986. The Air Force has continued to fly a force of armed Chetaks in the anti-tank role as well as ...
#2 Changhe Z-11
The Changhe Z-11 is a light utility helicopter developed by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC). According to the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation website, it is claimed to be the first indigenously-designed helicopter in China . However, it is largely based on the Eurocopter AS350
- ... nk missiles. [5] Z-11WB First flight on 28 September 2015. Officially unveiled at Zhuhai Airshow on 1 november 2016. Enhanced attack/reconnaissance variant with a new EO ball, redesigned cockpit, SW-6 UAV, and ...
#3 Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard
The Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard (company designation S-62 ) was an early amphibious helicopter designed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft . It was the first of the company's amphibious rotorcraft to fly. 1958 transport helicopter family by Sikorsky This article needs
- ... ort in Antarctica . [1] One HH-52 was present for the floundering of the oil tanker Burmah Agate on 1 november 1979, facilitating in the rescue of personnel from the affected vessels. [4] The HH-52 fleet was ac ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Tomark
Tomark s.r.o. is a Slovak aircraft manufacturer based in Prešov and founded in 1995. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ready-to-fly ultralight aircraft . [1] [2] [3] Tomark Skyper GT9 Tomark s.r.o. Type Společnost s ručením omezeným Industry Aerospace Founded 1995 Headquarters
- ... pany's first design is the Tomark Viper SD4 , a low-wing, two seat aircraft that was first flown on 1 november 2006 and accepted by the American Federal Aviation Administration as an approved special light-spor ...
#2 Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 employees [3] and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military technology providers. [4] [5] [6] The firm ranks No. 101
- ... me to "Northrop Grumman Corporation". Later that year, Newport News Shipbuilding was added. [49] On november 1, 2001, Northrop Grumman restated its third-quarter profit after stopping work on two ships for Ameri ...
#3 General Motors
The General Motors Company [2] ( GM ) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit , Michigan , United States. [3] It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. [4
- ... 2, 1956 – August 31, 1958 Frederic G. Donner —September 1, 1958 – October 31, 1967 James M. Roche —N november 1, 1967 – December 31, 1971 Richard C. Gerstenberg —January 1, 1972 – November 30, 1974 Thomas A. Murph ...
- ... cember 31, 1980 Roger B. Smith —January 1, 1981 – July 31, 1990 Robert C. Stempel —August 1, 1990 – november 1, 1992 John G. Smale —November 2, 1992 – December 31, 1995 John F. Smith Jr. —January 1, 1996 – April ...
- ... e 3, 1946 – January 26, 1953 Harlow H. Curtice —February 2, 1953 – August 31, 1958 James M. Roche —N november 1, 1967 – December 31, 1971 Richard C. Gerstenberg —January 1, 1972 – November 30, 1974 Thomas A. Murph ...
- ... cember 31, 1980 Roger B. Smith —January 1, 1981 – July 31, 1990 Robert C. Stempel —August 1, 1990 – november 1, 1992 John F. Smith Jr. —November 2, 1992 – May 31, 2000 Rick Wagoner —June 1, 2000 – March 30, 2009 ...
#4 Satair
Satair is an aircraft component and service company based in Copenhagen , Denmark . Founded in 1957, Satair services range from parts supply and distribution to tailor-made services. [1] The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus in 2011. This article contains content that is written lik
- ... e. [6] In February Satair and Airbus open their first joint warehouse in Singapore. [7] [2] 2016 On november 1, 2016, Bart Reijnen took over as CEO of Satair Group succeeding former CEO Mikkel Bardram. Bart Reij ...
#5 Corvus Hungary
Corvus Hungary LLC is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 2011 to produce the Corvus Fusion aircraft. Hungarian aircraft manufacturer This article is about aircraft manufacturer. For other uses, see Corvus . Corvus Hungary LLC Type Privately held company Industry Aerospace Founded Aug 2011
- ... the European microlight and American light sport aircraft categories. The new design first flew on 1 november 2013 [7] AIRCRAFT Corvus Phantom Summary of aircraft built by Corvus Hungary LLC Model name First f ...
#6 Fowler Airplane Corporation
The Fowler Airplane Corporation was an aircraft manufacturing company that operated in San Francisco , California, from 1918 into the 1920s. It was founded by Robert G. Fowler , the first person to make a west-to-east transcontinental flight in stages.
- ... ll airplanes, engines, balloons and dirigibles accepted by the Air Service between 6 April 1917 and 1 november 1919, only records an order for fifty Fowler-built planes. [7] [8] Some wings were built under sub- ...
#7 Voronezh Mechanical Plant
Voronezh Mechanical Plant ( Russian : Воронежский механический завод , ВМЗ ) is a Russian engine and heavy machinery manufacturing plant. It is located in the city of Voronezh , in the Voronezh Oblast . Russian engine and heavy machinery manufacturing plant Voronezh Mechanical Plant Native name Воро
- ... s heat-resistant alloys. Voronezh director-general Ivan Tikhonovich Koptev resigned. [2] [3] [4] On november 1, 2019, enterprises ВМЗ and the Chemical Automatics Design Bureau were merged. [5] [6] [ full citatio ...
#8 Ibis Aircraft
Ibis Aircraft S.A. is a Colombian aircraft manufacturer based in Santiago de Cali . The company specializes in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the American light-sport aircraft category, and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale mic
- ... ht aircraft, founded 1990 Ibis Aircraft S.A. Type Privately held company Industry Aerospace Founded 1 november 1990 Headquarters Cali , Colombia Products Light-sport aircraft Website ibis-aircraft .com The comp ...
- ... Cali , Colombia Products Light-sport aircraft Website ibis-aircraft .com The company was formed on 1 november 1990 as Ultralivianos Ibis Ltda , but on 1 June 2006 changed its name to Ibis Aircraft S.A. to pres ...
#9 Entwicklung und Erprobung von Leichtflugzeugen
Entwicklung und Erprobung von Leichtflugzeugen ( EEL ) ( English: Development and Testing of Light Aircraft ) is a German aircraft design firm based in Putzbrunn . The company was founded in 1976 by Heiner Neumann and Dieter Reich. It specializes in the design of gliders and motor gliders , provided
- ... [2] [4] AIRCRAFT Summary of aircraft built by EEL Model name First flight Number built Type EEL ULF 1 november 1977 More than 40 microlift glider EEL ULF 2 October 1993 15 Motor glider SEE ALSO List of gliders ...
#10 Spruce Production Division
The Spruce Production Division was a unit of the United States Army established in 1917 to produce high-quality Sitka spruce timber and other wood products needed to make aircraft for the United States ' efforts in World War I . The division was part of the Army Signal Corps 's Aviation Section . It
- ... on, as well as "a complete roster of all military personnel in the Spruce Production Division as of 1 november 1918." [5] The effects of the Spruce Production Division continued long after the unit was demobili ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
The Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum , the largest aviation museum in Illinois , [ citation needed ] occupied part of the grounds of the decommissioned Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois . It and the base were named for Octave Chanute , railroad engineer and aviation pioneer. The museum was
- ... and tributes to the veterans who have served in America's conflicts and wars. The museum closed on november 1, 2015. HISTORY Chanute Air Force Base operated in Rantoul from 1917-1993. After decommission, the cl ...
- ... mber 30 of that year. [4] [5] However, the closing date was later moved up and the museum closed on november 1. [6] Some of the exhibits went to other museums in the state of Illinois. [7] In 2016 the museum’s a ...
- ... Aerospace Museum LGM-30A Minuteman I Location within Illinois Established 8 October 1994 Dissolved 1 november 2015 Location Rantoul, Illinois Type Aviation museum President William S. Clayton Curator Mark Hans ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 M247 Sergeant York
The M247 Sergeant York DIVAD (Division Air Defense) was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), developed by Ford Aerospace in the late 1970s. Based on the M48 Patton tank, it replaced the Patton's turret with a new one that featured twin radar -directed Bofors 40 mm rapid-fire guns. The vehicle
- ... sly positive. Major General Maloney said, "The DIVAD battery-eight systems plus one spare-activated 1 november 1984, at Fort Bliss to prepare for tests, has been demonstrating 90% reliability for full systems c ...
#2 BrahMos
The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10 ) [15] is a medium-range stealth [10] ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land, notably being the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world. [16] It is a joint-venture between the Indian Defence Research
- ... r First test with advanced guidance system and indigenously built software algorithm [148] [149] 38 1 november 2014 ASM Indian Navy Arabian Sea INS Kochi [150] [151] 39 14 February 2015 ASM Indian Navy Goa INS ...
#3 Reeves AN/MSQ-77 Bomb Directing Central
The Reeves AN/MSQ-77 Bomb Directing Central, Radar [6] (nickname " Miscue 77 ") was a USAF automatic tracking radar/computer system for command guidance of military aircraft during Vietnam War bomb runs at nighttime and during bad weather. Developed from the Reeves AN/MSQ-35 , [7] the AN/MSQ-77 reve
- ... ate 1967 after the March 1967 "Combat Target" task force recommended a closer site. [5] : 68 By 1 november 1967, the USAF Heavy Green operation had prepared a Laos mountaintop site and installed an MSQ-77 v ...
#4 Kh-20
The Raduga Kh-20 ( NATO reporting name : AS-3 Kangaroo ) was an air launched cruise missile armed with a thermonuclear warhead which was developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War . The Kh-20 was designed to be air-launched. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( Decembe
- ... system weight exceeded projected limits. Government trials took place between October 15, 1958, and november 1, 1959, and consisted of 16 launches of which 11 were considered successful although accuracy still l ...
#5 AK-130
The AK-130 is a Russian designed automatic dual barrel naval cannon with a caliber of 130 millimetres (5.1 in) , capable of firing 10-40 rounds per minute per barrel. [1] Naval cannon AK-130 AK-130 Naval guns mounted on the destroyer Nastoychiviy . Type Naval cannon Place of origin USSR Servic
- ... operation on the Project 956 destroyer for five years, and was adopted into service in the USSR on november 1, 1985. DESCRIPTION Innovations include the unitary cannon cartridge and the automatic loading system ...
#6 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( THAAD ), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense , is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short -, medium -, and intermediate -range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry ) by intercepting with a
- ... where two air-launched ballistic missile targets were successfully intercepted in November 2015. On 1 november 2015, a THAAD system was a key component of Campaign Fierce Sentry Flight Test Operational-02 Event ...
#7 Aerial bomb
An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory . Engineers usually develop such bombs for dropping from an aircraft . Explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory A British Coo
- ... ircraft were grenades or grenade-like devices. Historically, the first use was by Giulio Gavotti on 1 november 1911, during the Italo-Turkish War . [2] An F-100 Super Sabre of the 308th TFS, being loaded with M ...