langs: 20 ноября [ru] / november 20 [en] / 20. november [de] / 20 novembre [fr] / 20 novembre [it] / 20 de noviembre [es]
days: november 17 / november 18 / november 19 / november 20 / november 21 / november 22 / november 23
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
- ... , France Located: 48°00′27″N 000°11′54″E Captured: 12 August 1944 Opened: 3 September 1944 Closed: 20 november 1944 Runway: 5000x120, PHS (14/32) [1] Used by: [5] 36th Fighter Group , 25 August – September 1944 ...
- ... ber 1944 A-43 Saint-Marceau , France Located: 48°10′42″N 000°09′31″E Opened: 31 August 1944 Closed: 20 november 1944 Runway : 5000x120, PHS (08/26) [1] Used by: [5] 474th Fighter Group , 29 August – 6 September ...
- ... November 1944 A-44 Peray , France Located: 48°13′56″N 000°22′46″E Opened: 2 September 1944 Closed: 20 november 1944 Runway : 5000x120, PHS (10/28) [1] Used by: [5] 367th Fighter Group , 4–8 September 1944 442d ...
- ... 1944 A-45 Lonrai (Lonray) , France Located: 48°27′36″N 000°02′22″E Opened: 3 September 1944 Closed: 20 november 1944 Runway : 5000x120, PHS (05/23) [1] Used by: [5] 370th Fighter Group , 6–11 September 1944 439t ...
- ... , France Located: 49°09′07″N 005°55′55″E Now: Doncourt-lès-Conflans Airport ( ICAO : LFGR ) Opened: 20 november 1944 Closed: 22 May 1945 Runway: 5000x120, PSP, (08/26) [1] Used by: [5] [ page needed ] 10th Recon ...
- ... 44 (P-61) 320th Bombardment Group , 11 November 1944 – 1 April 1945 (B-26) 17th Bombardment Group , 20 november 1944 – June 1945 (B-26) (12th AF) Y-11 Cannes/Mandelieu , France Located: 43°32′47″N 006°57′15″E Op ...
- ... : 43°25′02″N 006°44′08″E Now: Frejus Airport ( IATA : FRJ ) (Closed) Opened: 26 August 1944 Closed: 20 november 1944 Runway: 6000x150, SOD/ETH, (08/26) [1] Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Used by: [5] 79th F ...
- ... Pierrefeu Airport ( IATA : TLN , ICAO : LFTH ) Located: 43°14′49″N 006°07′30″E Opened: 24 August – 20 november 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 5000x150 ETH (10/28) [1] Use: Emergency landing/re ...
- ... Provence Aerodrome ( IATA : QXB , ICAO : LFMA ) Located: 43°30′19″N 005°22′02″E Opened: 28 August – 20 november 1944 Repaired by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 4200x150 ETH [1] Use: Resupply/Casualty evacuation ai ...
- ... ted: 43°36′23″N 005°06′33″E Now: Salon-de-Provence Air Base (BA 701) Opened: 28 August 1944 Closed: 20 november 1944 Runway: 6000x150, SOD/ETH, (04/22) [1] Repaired by MTO (12AF) Engineers Used by: [5] 27th Figh ...
- ... Y-18 Le Vallon , France Located: 43°37′30″N 004°55′44″E (abandoned) Opened: 30 August 1944 Closed: 20 november 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 7800x300, SOD, (13/31) [1] Used by: [4] 415th Nigh ...
- ... Beaufighters) (12th AF) Y-19 La Jasse , France Located: 43°39′28″N 005°00′44″E Opened: 30 August – 20 november 1944 Runway: 6000x150 SOD (12/30) [1] Use: Emergency landing/refueling airfield [3] Y-20 Sisteron , ...
- ... g/refueling airfield [3] Y-20 Sisteron , France Located: 44°11′28″N 005°56′50″E Opened: 28 August – 20 november 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 5000x150 SOD (17/35) [1] Use: Emergency Landing/Re ...
- ... r Ancone Airport ( IATA : XMK , ICAO : LFLQ ) Located: 44°34′47″N 004°44′18″E Opened: 3 September – 20 november 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 6000x150 SOD (17/35) [1] Use: Emergency landing/re ...
- ... ding/refueling airfield [3] Y-22 Crest , France Located: 44°43′45″N 005°01′22″E Opened: 29 August – 20 november 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 5000x150 SOD (01/19) [1] Use: Supply and Evacuatio ...
- ... 58′11″E Now: Valence-Chabeuil Airport ( IATA : VAF , ICAO : LFLU ) Opened: 2 September 1944 Closed: 20 november 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 5500x150, SOD, (01/19) [1] Used by: [5] 79th Fight ...
- ... Exupéry Airport ( IATA : LYS , ICAO : LFLL ) Located: 45°43′32″N 005°04′52″E Opened: 7 September – 20 november 1944 Runway: 4000x150 SOD (17/35) [1] Use: [3] 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, September 19 ...
- ... quadron, September 1944 Y-25 Lyon/Loyettes , France Located: 45°47′16″N 005°12′49″E Opened: Closed: 20 november 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 6000x150, SOD, (02/20) [1] Used by: [5] 27th Fight ...
- ... aunier , France Now: Lons-le-Saunier Airport Located: 46°40′30″N 005°28′07″E Opened: 12 September – 20 november 1944 Runway: 3000/150 SOD (08/26) [1] Use: 72d Liaison Squadron, September 1944 [3] Y-27 Besancon/T ...
- ... /Thise , France Now: Besancon-Thiese Airport Located: 47°16′29″N 006°05′00″E Opened: 13 September – 20 november 1944 Runway: 3500/150 SOD (06/27) [1] Use: Supply and Evacuation Airfield [3] FRENCH NONCOMBAT SUPP ...
- ... 0 December 1944 Y-29 Asch , Belgium Located: 50°57′55″N 005°35′02″E Now: Zutendaal Air Base Opened: 20 november 1944 Closed: 20 June 1945 Runway: 5000x150, SOD, (06/24) [1] Used by: [5] 366th Fighter Group , 19 ...
#2 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
- ... Defense Command, 21 March 1946 – 1 January 1951 355th Fighter Group (Air Defense) (ADC), 1 August – 20 november 1946 4th Fighter Wing (AFRES), 20 December 1946 – 27 June 1949 319th Bombardment Group (AFRES), 27 ...
#3 Dunsfold Aerodrome
Dunsfold Aerodrome (former ICAO code EGTD ) is an unlicensed airfield in Surrey , England, near the village of Cranleigh . It extends across land in the villages of Dunsfold and Alfold . Unlicensed airfield in Surrey, England For the racing track at Dunsfold Aerodrome, see Top Gear test track . Duns
- ... ACCIDENTS On January 7, 1944, two RAF bombers collided near Dunsfold and were brought down. [12] On 20 november 1975, a Hawker Siddeley HS.125 G-BCUX was taking off on a test flight from runway 07. Just as aircr ...
#4 Miami Army Airfield
Miami Army Airfield , was a World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield located at the 36th Street Airport in Miami , Florida . The military airfield closed in 1946 and the airport was returned to civil use. In 1949, the airport became a United States Air Force Reserve base until 1960. For t
- ... quarters, for the 26th Antisubmarine Wing of the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (AAFAC) from 20 november 1942 – 15 October 1943. The AAFAC flew antisubmarine patrols, searching for and attacking German U- ...
#5 Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport ( Meacham Field ) ( IATA : FTW , ICAO : KFTW , FAA LID : FTW ) is a general aviation airport located near the intersection of Interstate 820 and Business U.S. Highway 287 in Fort Worth, Texas , United States. It is named after former Fort Worth Mayor Henry C.
- ... s disregard of the weather advisory, the unfavorable windshift, and the thunderstorm outflow." [11] 20 november 1996: A Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow , registration number N1394T, crashed into power lines on final appr ...
#6 RAF Kirknewton
Royal Air Force Kirknewton , otherwise known as RAF Kirknewton , is a Royal Air Force station at Whitemoss, a mile south east of Kirknewton, West Lothian , Scotland . It is retained by the Ministry of Defence , as Kirknewton Airfield and is home to 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. [1] RAF Kirknewton
- ... e Second World War . No. 289 Squadron RAF was formed there as an anti-aircraft co-operation unit on 20 november 1941. In June 1943, RAF Kirknewton was the site of an outstanding act of bravery when Sqn Ldr Peter ...
#7 Beech Factory Airport
Beech Factory Airport ( IATA : BEC , ICAO : KBEC , FAA LID : BEC ) is a public use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) east of the central business district of Wichita , a city in Sedgwick County , Kansas , United States . It is privately owned by Beechcraft . [1] Airport in Wichita, Kansas
- ... ton ) Other airports in region List of airports in Kansas List of airports in Oklahoma INCIDENTS On november 20, 2013 at approximately 9:30 pm CST, a Boeing 747-400 Dreamlifter with registration N780BA and operat ...
#8 Naval Air Station Albany
Naval Air Station Albany (formerly Turner Air Force Base and Turner Field ) is a former United States Air Force and United States Navy military airfield located in Albany, Georgia . United States Navy military airfield in Albany, Georgia Naval Air Station Albany Turner Field Albany , Georgia in th
- ... 947, the airfield was reactivated. [2] On 13 January 1948, it was renamed Turner Air Force Base. On 20 november 1947 the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing equipped with North American F-51 Mustangs moved there from Lan ...
#9 West Point Rice Mill
West Point Rice Mill is a former rice mill building in Charleston, South Carolina . It is at the City Marina at 17 Lockwood Drive. [2] West Point Mill was one of three large rice mills in Charleston in the 19th century. This building was constructed in 1861 to replace a rice mill that had burned the
- ... built a four-story brick, steam-powered rice mill on the Ashley River . [5] [6] This mill burned on november 20, 1860. [3] Construction of a new mill began quickly. Although hampered by the Union blockade , the m ...
#10 Alexai Point Army Airfield
Alexai Point Army Airfield is an abandoned World War II airfield with two runways laid across Alexai Point on Attu Island , Alaska. The remains of the Seabee built airbase are located about 4 miles east of the closed Casco Cove Coast Guard Station , directly across Massacre Bay. Alexai Point Army Ai
- ... 18th Fighter Squadron , March 28, 1944 – November 6, 1945 (P-38 Lightning) 54th Fighter Squadron , november 20, 1943- March 8, 1946 (P-38 Lightning) 344th Fighter Squadron , June 12 - December 1943 (P-40 Warhawk ...
#11 Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport ( IATA : IAD , ICAO : KIAD , FAA LID : IAD ) , typically referred to as Dulles International Airport , Dulles Airport , Washington Dulles , or simply Dulles ( / ˈ d ʌ l ɪ s / DUL -iss ), is an international airport in the Eastern United States , located in Lou
- ... tower dwarfs the original one. In 2007, 24.7 million passengers passed through the airport. [36] On november 20, 2008, a third parallel north–south runway opened on the west side of the airfield, designated 1L/19 ...
#12 Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport ( IATA : LAX , ICAO : KLAX , FAA LID : LAX ) , commonly referred to as LAX (with each letter pronounced individually), is the largest and busiest international airport serving Los Angeles and the surrounding metropolitan area . LAX is located in the Westchester neig
- ... ater acquired the privately owned DC-5 prototype, from William E. Boeing as a replacement. [186] On november 20, 1940, the prototype NA-73X Mustang , NX19998 , [187] first flown October 26, 1940, by test pilot Va ...
#13 Bayug Airfield
Bayug Airfield is a World War II airfield located in the east of Burauen, Leyte , Philippines , and to the west of San Pablo Airfield, to the north of the Marabong River in the province of Leyte , Philippines . It was closed after the war. Bayug Airfield Part of Fifth Air Force Bayug Airfield Bayug
- ... eturned to its natural state. Units assigned to Bayug airfield were: Headquarters, Fifth Air Force ( 20 november 1944-January 1945) Headquarters, V Bomber Command (November 1944-January 1945) Headquarters, V Figh ...
#14 Foggia Airfield Complex
The Foggia Airfield Complex was a series of World War II military airfields located within a 40 km (25 mi) radius of Foggia , in the Province of Foggia , Italy . The airfields were used by the United States Army Air Force Fifteenth Air Force as part of the strategic bombardment campaign against
- ... 17 Flying Fortress ), 16 January 1944 – 1 October 1945 321st Bombardment Group , ( B-25 Mitchell ), 20 november 1943 – 14 January 1944 330 Wing RAF ( 142 [3] and 150 [4] Squadrons) (Wellington X), Feb 1944 - Jul ...
#15 List of people who have lived in airports
This is a list of people notable for living for periods of more than a week in airports . The reasons are usually protesting, asylum seeking or having holiday difficulties, or having difficulty with visas and passports. Mehran Karimi Nasseri's residency site in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle Airpor
- ... four children Syrian Sheremetyevo International Airport , Moscow , Russia [20] 10 September 2015 – 20 november 2015 [21] 71 days Family of Kurdish refugees fleeing the Iraqi Civil War who intended to seek asylu ...
#16 Nouvion Airfield
Nouvion Airfield was a pre-war airport and World War II military airfield in Algeria , located about 5 km west of Camp Militaire d' El Ghomri in Mascara province; about 76 km east of Oran . Nouvion Airfield Part of Twelfth Air Force Coordinates 35°40′35.21″N 000°10′53.43″E Type Military airfield
- ... ing. After several weeks, the 1st Fighter Group arrived at the field from Oran Tafaraoui Airport on 20 november , operating P-38 Lightnings . During its entire tenure at the airfield, the 1st flew combat operatio ...
#17 Hawkins Field (Tarawa)
Hawkins Field is a former World War II airfield on Betio , Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands of the Central Pacific . Hawkins Field Part of Seventh Air Force Coordinates 01°21′22.49″N 172°55′48.39″E Type Military airfield Site information Controlled by United States Army Air Forces Site history Built
- ... Japanese had Zeros , Vals , Nells and Bettys operating from this base. During the Battle of Tarawa ( november 20 – 23, 1943), United States Marines seized the airfield as a target of the operation, to enable USAAF ...
#18 Gusap Airport
Gusap Airport is a general aviation airport in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea . ( IATA : GAP ) located at the base of the Finisterre Range. It has no scheduled commercial airline service. It is currently in use, and maintained by Ramu Agri Industries Ltd. (RAIL) for Crop Dusting purposes (Aerial
- ... y – 22 July 1944) Headquarters, 39th , 41st Fighter Squadrons, P-47 Thunderbolt 49th Fighter Group ( 20 november 1943 – 19 April 1944) Headquarters, 7th , 8th , 9th Fighter Squadrons, P-40 Warhawk (1943), P-47 Th ...
#19 Platov International Airport
Platov International Airport ( IATA : ROV , ICAO : URRP ) ( Russian : Международный аэропорт Платов ) is an airport close to the stanitsa of Grushevskaya, Aksaysky District , Rostov Oblast , Russia near the city of Novocherkassk northeast of Rostov-on-Don . It serves Rostov-on-Don (as a replacement
- ... saviation had approved the new airport and the airport plans to commence the testing procedure till 20 november . After all the stages are done, the airport plans to fully open 1 December. The old airport will cl ...
#20 Oslo Airport, Fornebu
Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( IATA : FBU , ICAO : ENFB ) ( Norwegian : Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu ), was the primary international airport serving Oslo and Eastern Norway from 1 June 1939 to 7 October 1998. It was then replaced by Oslo Airport, Gardermoen , and the area has since been redeveloped. The airport
- ... technical error on the aircraft. All people on board were killed, but no-one on the ground. [65] On 20 november 1949, a Dutch DC-3 crashed in Hurum while approaching Fornebu. All but one of the passengers, plus ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Comper Swift
The Comper C.L.A.7 Swift is a British 1930s single-seat sporting aircraft produced by Comper Aircraft Company Ltd of Hooton Park , Cheshire. Swift Role Single-seat sporting aircraft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Comper Aircraft Company Ltd Designer Nicholas Comper First flight 1930 Produced 1930–193
- ... ] - According to Classic Wings Magazine, VH-UVC took to the skies for the first time in 55 years on 20 november 2017 at Omaka Airfield, Blenheim, New Zealand. A new-build aircraft, registered G-ECTF, and built a ...
#2 Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer (also known as the Kitty Hawk , [3] [4] Flyer I or the 1903 Flyer ) made the first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft—an airplane —on 17 December 1903. [2] Invented and flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright , it marked the beginning of the pio
- ... he propeller hubs came loose. The drive shafts were sent back to Dayton for repair, and returned on 20 november . A hairline crack was discovered in one of the propeller shafts. Orville returned to Dayton on 30 N ...
#3 AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven
The AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven is a small hand-launched remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle (or SUAV ) [2] developed for the United States military , but now adopted by the military forces of many other countries. Family of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft RQ-11 Raven An RQ-11 Raven UAV in flig
- ... 11, one "in Shahrivar 1390 (August 21 – September 19, 2011) and the other one in Aban (October 22 – november 20, 2012)". [21] It also indicated that "much of the data of these drones has been decoded", but did no ...
#4 Siemens-Schuckert R.II
The Siemens-Schuckert R.II was a prototype bomber aircraft built in Germany during World War I. [4] [5] It was one of six aircraft based on the Siemens-Schuckert R.I that were originally intended to be identical, but which each developed in a different direction and were designated as different airc
- ... f the aircraft. [1] The R.II first flew on 26 October 1915 [2] and was delivered to the military on 20 november . [9] The Maybach engines proved immediately troublesome, [9] prone to overheating and mechanical fa ...
#5 Dive bomber
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Diving towards the target simplifies the bomb's trajectory and allows the pilot to keep visual contact throughout the bomb run. This allows attacks on point targets and s
- ... ircraft using both machine guns and small bombs as a deliberate tactic. At the Battle of Cambrai on 20 november 1917, 320 Mark IV tanks and 300 aircraft, mostly Sopwith Camels and Airco DH 5s with 20 lb (9.1 kg) ...
#6 Siemens-Schuckert R.VII
The Siemens-Schuckert R.VII was a bomber aircraft built in Germany during World War I. [3] [4] It was one of six aircraft based on the Siemens-Schuckert R.I that were originally intended to be identical, but which each developed in a different direction and were designated as different aircraft type
- ... the R.VII to the Riesenflugzeugersatzabteilung (Rea — "giant aircraft support unit") at Döberitz on 20 november 1916, and test flights commenced on 15 January 1917. [2] The wings were found to be too heavy, and ...
#7 Airbus A330
The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft developed and produced by Airbus . Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300 , its first airliner in the mid-1970s. Then the company began development on the A330 twinjet in parallel with the A340 quadjet and launched both designs with their first order
- ... ctober 2002 General Electric CF6-80E1A2 A330-202 31 March 1998 General Electric CF6-80E1A4 A330-203 20 november 2001 General Electric CF6-80E1A3 A330-223 13 July 1998 Pratt & Whitney PW4168A/4170 A330-223F 9 Apr ...
#8 Fokker 100
The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by 18.8 ft (5.7 m) to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, and it has an updated glass cockpit and a
- ... as announced in 1983 and it made its maiden flight on 30 November 1986. The variant was approved on 20 november 1987, and first deliveries to Swissair started in February 1988. American Airlines ordered 75, TAM ...
- ... e first time , while the second, PH-MKC , followed on 25 February 1987. The variant was approved on 20 november 1987. [3] In February 1988, the first deliveries of the Tay 620-15-powered versions started to Swis ...
#9 List of surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberators
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and other allied air forces during World War II . Of the 19,256 B-24, PB4Y-1, LB-30 and other model variants in the Liberator family produced, thirteen complete examples survive
- ... 2; 17.114182 Built at Ford Willow Run as B-24J. " Le Petite Fleur. " Ditched off the island of Hvar 20 november 1944 after bombing raid on Blechhammer, Germany . Discovered in 2014. [23] 42-73134 Australia 12.43 ...
#10 Tupolev Tu-134
The Tupolev Tu-134 ( NATO reporting name : Crusty ) is a twin-engined , narrow-body jet airliner built in the Soviet Union for short and medium-haul routes from 1966 to 1989. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners (including its sister model the
- ... lanned, the Soloviev Design Bureau developed the more powerful D-30 low-bypass turbofan engines. On 20 november 1963, the new airliner was designated Tu-134. Design curiosities of the Tu-134 included a sharp win ...
#11 Bell X-1
The Bell X-1 ( Bell Model 44 ) is a rocket engine–powered aircraft , designated originally as the XS-1 , and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics – U.S. Army Air Forces – U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft . Conceived during 1944 and designed and bui
- ... -speed testing with the Douglas Skyrocket , culminating in Scott Crossfield achieving Mach 2.005 on 20 november 1953, the Air Force started a series of tests with the X-1A, which the test pilot of the series, Ch ...
#12 Sud Aviation Caravelle
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle is a French jet airliner produced by Sud Aviation . It was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s and made its maiden flight on 27 May 1955. It included some de Havilland designs and components developed for the de Havilland Comet . SNCASE merged into the larger Sud
- ... as CN-CCV crashed on approach to Casablanca following a loss of control, killing 61 of 72 on board. 20 november 1971 – China Airlines Flight 825, a Caravelle III (registration B-1852), crashed near Penghu , Taiw ...
#13 Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It is the predominant variant of the C-135 Stratolifter family of transport aircraft. The KC-135 was the United States Air Force 's
- ... s were able to jump to safety. [118] Pilot error was determined as the cause of the accident. [119] 20 november 1988 USAF KC-135 suffered a failure of a sighting window next to the sextant port in the cockpit du ...
#14 De Havilland DH.88 Comet
The de Havilland DH.88 Comet is a British two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company . It was developed specifically to participate in the 1934 England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race from the United Kingdom to Australia . This article is about the 1930s racing aircra
- ... and Betty Kirby-Green London–Cape Town 7,200 miles (11,600 km) 45 hr 2 min Named The Burberry . 18–2 20 november 1937 G-ACSS A.E. Clouston and Betty Kirby-Green Cape Town–London 7,200 miles (11,600 km) 57 hr 23 mi ...
#15 Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. The L-1049 was Lockheed's response to the successful Douglas DC-6 airliner, first flying in 1950. The aircraft was also produced for both the United States Navy as the WV / R7V and
- ... was later adopted for the L-1049G. An artist's rendition of a Lufthansa L-1049G The L-1049H flew on november 20, 1956. Called "Super H" and "Husky", the L-1049H was a convertible passenger/freight aircraft, matin ...
#16 North American A-5 Vigilante
The North American A-5 Vigilante was an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) for the United States Navy . Prior to 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations , it was designated the A3J Vigilante . [1] 1958 attack aircraft family by No
- ... tes Manufacturer North American Aviation First flight 31 August 1958 Introduction June 1961 Retired 20 november 1979 Status Retired Primary user United States Navy Produced 1961–1963 1968–1970 Number built 167 ( ...
- ... t to the Western Pacific aboard USS Ranger in late 1979. The final flight by an RA-5C took place on 20 november 1979 when a Vigilante departed Naval Air Station Key West , Florida. [22] Reconnaissance Attack Win ...
#17 British Aerospace 125
The British Aerospace 125 is a twinjet mid-size business jet . Originally developed by de Havilland and initially designated as the DH.125 Jet Dragon , it entered production as the Hawker Siddeley HS.125 , which was the designation used until 1977. Later on, more recent variants of the type were mar
- ... Cape Town , while practising for a flypast for the tenth anniversary of the republic. [50] [40] On 20 november 1975, a British Aerospace BAe 125 overran the runway at Dunsfold Aerodrome after a bird strike on t ...
#18 Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (or D-558-II ) is a rocket and jet -powered research supersonic aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Navy . On 20 November 1953, shortly before the ( 17 December ) 50th anniversary of powered flight, Scott Crossfield piloted the Skyrocket
- ... research supersonic aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Navy . On 20 november 1953, shortly before the ( 17 December ) 50th anniversary of powered flight, Scott Crossfield pilot ...
- ... about 72,000 feet (21,900 m) and push over into a slight dive. Crossfield made aviation history on 20 november 1953, when he flew to Mach 2.005, 1,291 miles per hour (2,078 km/h). It was the only Mach 2 flight ...
#19 SAI KZ I
The SAI KZ I was a sport aircraft built in Denmark in 1937, the first aircraft built by the Kramme & Zeuthen firm. KZ I KZ I replica in Danmarks Flymuseum Role Sport aircraft Type of aircraft National origin Denmark Manufacturer Skandinavisk Aero Industri Designer Viggo Kramme and Karl Gustav Zeuthe
- ... ut heavier 50 hp (37 kW) , 1.5 l (92 cu in) Volkswagen flat-four engine, flew for the first time on 20 november 1988 and in 2008 remains part of the museum's collection. SPECIFICATIONS Data from Danmarks Flymuse ...
#20 Dassault Mirage 2000
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine, fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation . It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force ( Armée de l'air ). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole
- ... n 11 October 1980. [11] [12] The first production Mirage 2000C (C for chasseur , "fighter") flew on 20 november 1982. [6] Deliveries to the AdA began in 1983. The first 37 Mirage 2000Cs delivered were fitted wit ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy
The escort aircraft carrier , also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the USN or "Woolworth Carrier" by the RN, was a small and slow type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy in the Second World War . They were typically half the length and one-third the displacement of the larger fl
- ... ng tons (14,000 t) 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 2 Westinghouse geared turbines, 1 shaft 9 October 1942 20 november 1943 Returned to the USN on 17 July 1946 HMS Nabob 24 14,000 long tons (14,000 t) 2 Foster-Wheeler ...
#2 Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū
Sōryū ( 蒼龍 , Sōryū , meaning " Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s. A sister ship , Hiryū , was intended to follow Sōryū , but Hiryū ' s design was heavily modified and she is often considered to be a separate class . [Note
- ... ōryū Namesake Japanese : 蒼龍 , meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon" Builder Kure Naval Arsenal Laid down 20 november 1934 Launched 23 December 1935 Commissioned 29 December 1937 Stricken 10 August 1942 Fate Scuttled ...
- ... Sōryū was named "Blue (or Green) Dragon". [16] The ship was laid down at the Kure Naval Arsenal on 20 november 1934, launched on 23 December 1935 and commissioned on 29 December 1937. [5] [17] She was assigned ...
#3 Ise-class battleship
The Ise -class battleships ( 伊勢型戦艦 , Ise-gata senkan ) were a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War I . Both ships carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923. They were modernized in 1934–1937 with improvements to th
- ... raids at Manila . After off-loading their cargo, they sailed for Lingga Island , near Singapore, on 20 november . They transferred to Cam Ranh Bay , French Indochina , and Hyūga became flagship of the 5th Fleet t ...
#4 HMS Unicorn (I72)
HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. She was completed during World War II and provided air cover over the amphibious landing at Salerno, Italy , in September 1943. The ship was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian O
- ... f , Belfast , Northern Ireland Cost £2,531,000 Yard number 1031 [1] Laid down 26 June 1939 Launched 20 november 1941 Completed 12 March 1943 [1] Decommissioned January 1946 Recommissioned Mid-1949 Decommissioned ...
- ... tion was delayed several times in favour of higher priority projects and she was not launched until 20 november 1941. The ship was completed on 12 March 1943. [6] In order to accelerate the ship's completion, th ...
#5 USS Liscome Bay
USS Liscome Bay (ACV/CVE-56) was the second of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II . Launched in April 1943 and commissioned the following August, she was named for Liscome Bay in Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska. On 24
- ... invasion bombardment announcing the first major U.S. naval thrust into the central Pacific began on 20 november at 5 a.m. Just 76 hours later, Tarawa and Makin Islands were both captured. Liscome Bay ' s aircraf ...
#6 USS Manila Bay
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) underway whilst operating as an attack carrier in the Pacific, circa 1944. History United States Name Manila Bay Namesake Battle of Manila
- ... Y WORLD WAR II After a shakedown cruise along the west coast, Manila Bay sailed for Pearl Harbor on 20 november and returned a load of damaged planes to San Diego on 4 December. After training exercises, with Co ...
#7 USS Windham Bay
USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) was the thirty-eighth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after Windham Bay , within Tongass National Forest , of the Territory of Alaska . The ship was launched in March 1944, commissioned in May, a
- ... he Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) with a civilian crew, but with a military command. On 20 november , she steamed south to California, stopping at San Francisco on her way to San Diego, arriving on 2 ...
#8 USS Barnes (CVE-20)
USS Barnes (AVG-20/ACV-20/CVE-20) was a Bogue -class escort carrier in the United States Navy . She was the second ship to carry the name. For other ships with the same name, see USS Barnes . USS Barnes transporting P-38s and P-47s, 1943 History United States Name USS Barnes Namesake Barnes Sound, F
- ... she launched her planes on several raids against Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands operation from 20 november –5 December 1943, and provided invaluable aircraft replenishment to the various task groups of the 3 ...
#9 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
- ... own laid down. [18] 4 June – USS Ranger commissioned. [27] 16 July – USS Enterprise laid down. [28] 20 november – Sōryū laid down. [29] 1935 9 September – First landing of a rotary winged aircraft aboard a carri ...
- ... October – USS Hornet commissioned. [18] 13 November – HMS Ark Royal sunk in action. [30] USS Hornet 20 november – HMS Unicorn launched. [37] 1 December – USS Bon Homme Richard , [18] USS Intrepid [47] laid down. ...
- ... tober – USS Franklin D. Roosevelt commissioned. [18] 18 November – USS Princeton commissioned. [18] 20 november – Kaiyo decommissioned. [45] 30 November – Junyō and Ryūhō decommissioned. [45] 3 December – First ...
#10 Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyō
Kaiyō ( 海鷹 , meaning Sea Hawk ) [1] was an escort carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II . The ship was originally built as the ocean liner Argentina Maru . She was purchased by the IJN on 9 December 1942, converted into an escort carrier, and renamed Kaiyō . [2] Th
- ... Japan Name Kaiyō Namesake Sea Hawk Acquired 9 December 1942 Commissioned 23 November 1943 Stricken 20 november 1945 Fate Scrapped , 1 September 1946 General characteristics Type Escort carrier Displacement 13,6 ...
- ... ay, the ship's list increased and she was ordered abandoned. Kaiyō was struck from the Navy List on 20 november and scrapped in place from 1 September 1946 and 30 January 1948 by Nissan Salvage. [2]
#11 USS Nassau (CVE-16)
USS Nassau (CVE-16) (originally AVG-16 then ACV-16 ) was laid down 27 November 1941 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Tacoma, Washington , as M.C. Hull No. 234; launched 4 April 1942; sponsored by Mrs. G. H. Hasselman, Tongue Point, Oregon ; acquired by the Navy 1 May, towed to the P
- ... Tarawa and to send it ashore as soon as facilities were available. The invasion of Tarawa commenced 20 november but encountered bitter resistance. As a result, VF-1 was assigned combat air patrol and flew bombin ...
#12 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
- ... ennedy relieved her at Rota from 28 to 31 August. America arrived back at Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 20 november 1986 for an overhaul which lasted until 11 February 1988. She spent the remainder of that year oper ...
#13 List of aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Naval historians such as Evan Mawdsley , Richard Overy , and Craig Symonds concluded that World War II's decisive victories on land could not have been won without decisive victories at sea. [1] [2] [3] Naval battles to keep shipping lanes open for combatant's movement of troops, guns, ammunition, t
- ... STEAK RN: HMS Pursuer (CVE-17/D-73) RN Aerial minelaying at Kara Sound and Salhusstrommen, Norway ( 20 november 1944) Operation HARDFAST RN Force 3: HMS Pursuer (CVE-17/D73) HMS Premier (CVE-42/D23) RN Raids on ...
#14 Japanese battleship Ise
Ise ( Japanese : 伊勢 ) was the lead ship of her class of two dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1910s. Although completed in 1917, she played no role in World War I . Ise supported Japanese forces in the early 1920s during the Siberian Intervention in the Ru
- ... Kawasaki , Kobe Laid down 10 May 1915 Launched 12 November 1916 Completed 15 December 1917 Stricken 20 november 1945 Fate Sunk by air attack, 28 July 1945, and subsequently scrapped General characteristics (as b ...
- ... relieved Akizawa on 1 December 1918 and he was relieved in his turn by Captain Furukawa Hiroshi on 20 november 1919. On 29 August 1920, the ship began the first of numerous patrols off the Siberian coast and in ...
- ... s Siberian Intervention against the Bolshevik Red Army . Captain Yokoo Hisashi replaced Furukawa on 20 november and he was replaced by Captain Nagasawa Naotaro in his turn on 1 December 1921. [12] On 12 April 19 ...
- ... ng which her forward superstructure was enlarged and her aviation facilities improved. [12] Between 20 november 1931 and 10 February 1932, Ise had her anti-aircraft armament entirely replaced, her forward supers ...
- ... ttleship Haruna and three cruisers, the sisters proceeded on to Lingga Island , near Singapore , on 20 november . They arrived two days later and remained there until 12 December when they departed for Cam Ranh B ...
- ... day, although some AA guns were stripped from her wreck. The ship was struck from the navy list on 20 november . The underwater portion of Ise ' s wreck was ignored until the following year and she was scrapped ...
#15 HMS Speaker (D90)
HMS Speaker (D90) , a Ruler -class escort carrier , based on a "C3" hull, was originally the Bogue -class USS Delgada (AVG/ACV/CVE-40) , which was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease program. For other ships with the same name, see HMS Speaker . History United Kingdom Name HMS Spe
- ... tle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Laid down 9 October 1942 Launched 20 February 1943 Commissioned 20 november 1943 Decommissioned 25 September 1946 Identification Pennant number :D90 Fate Merchant ship; sold f ...
- ... reclassified CVE-40 on 15 July 1943. She was transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 20 november 1943, and served as HMS Speaker (D90) . After the loading of equipment, familiarisation by the Roya ...
- ... vy sailing crew and a day's steaming trials, Speaker was accepted. She was formally commissioned on 20 november 1943, when the White Ensign was hoisted at a ceremony attended by the builders and the U.S. Naval a ...
#16 USS Tripoli (LPH-10)
USS Tripoli (LPH-10) , an Iwo Jima -class amphibious assault ship , was laid down on 15 June 1964 at Pascagoula, Mississippi , by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation ; launched on 31 July 1965; sponsored by Jane Cates, the wife of General Clifton B. Cates , former Commandant of the Marine Corps ; a
- ... perations redeploying Marine Corps units. Its first mission, Operation Keystone Cardinal , began on 20 november 1969 when it loaded the Marines and equipment of BLT 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines for transportation ...
#17 USS Hancock (CV-19)
USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . The ship was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name and was named for Founding Father John Hancock , president of the Second Continental Congress and first governor of the Co
- ... or service from 21 August 1969 to 31 March 1970 [12] Meritorious Unit Commendation for service from 20 november 1970 to 7 May 1971 [12] Navy Unit Commendation for service from 8 February 1972 to 14 September 197 ...
#18 USS Chenango (CVE-28)
The second USS Chenango (CVE-28) (originally designated as T3 Tanker oiler AO-31 , after re-designation as an escort carrier , was first ACV-28 ) was launched on 1 April 1939 as Esso New Orleans by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company , in Chester, Pennsylvania , sponsored by Mrs. Rathbone; acq
- ... Gilbert Islands invasion force at Espiritu Santo on 5 November. During the invasion of Tarawa from 20 november -8 December, her planes covered the advance of the attack force, bombed and strafed beaches ahead of ...
#19 Aircraft maintenance carriers of the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy built three aircraft maintenance carriers for its Fleet Air Arm before and during World War II . The Abyssinia Crisis of 1934–35 demonstrated to the Admiralty that it needed a depot ship to support the aircraft carriers in active service, just like submarine and destroyer tenders supp
- ... 10 long tons (16,775 t ) [13] 2 screws, 2 steam turbines, 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) [13] 29 June 1939 20 november 1941 12 March 1943 Scrapped beginning 15 June 1959 COLOSSUS CLASS HMS Pioneer , 3 February 1945 Pio ...
#20 Nairana-class escort carrier
The Nairana -class escort carrier ( / n aɪ ˈ r ɑː n ə / ) was a British-built class of three escort carriers . They were constructed one each in England , Scotland and Northern Ireland to the same basic design during the Second World War for service with the Royal Navy . British-built class of escor
- ... ant ship was torpedoed that afternoon. Terrible weather conditions kept all aircraft grounded until 20 november , when it began to clear the Luftwaffe also appeared and the Wildcats were scrambled to intercept th ...
Airline / Airline
#1 List of airlines of Brazil
This is a list of active airlines in Brazil holding an Air Operator Certificate issued by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil as of August 20, 2022. [1] The list does not include purely Specialized and Air Taxi companies.
- ... América do Sul Linhas Aéreas Azul Linhas Aéreas AD AZU AZUL Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras SA 178 - november 20, 2018 2008 Azul Conecta 2F (AD) ACN AZUL CONECTA Azul Conecta LTDA 14 - January 25, 2018 2013 Subsid ...
#2 TAME
TAME or TAME EP Linea Aerea del Ecuador was an airline founded in Ecuador in 1962. TAME (pronounced "tah-meh") was the flag carrier and the largest airline of Ecuador . TAME headquarters were in Quito , Pichincha Province and the main hub was Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito . The airli
- ... ople on board were killed. This was the most lethal event in the history of Ecuadorian aviation. On november 20, 1984, A TAME de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into a hill while flying between Loja and ...
#3 EasyJet
easyJet plc [4] , styled as easyJet , is a British multinational low-cost airline group headquartered at London Luton Airport . [5] It operates domestic and international scheduled services on 927 routes in more than 34 countries via its affiliate airlines EasyJet UK , EasyJet Switzerland , and Easy
- ... k delivery of the first A321neo on 18 July 2018 at the Farnborough International Airshow . [100] On 20 november 2018 EasyJet ordered an additional 17 A320neo, taking their total neo order, including the A321neo, ...
#4 British United Airways
British United Airways ( BUA ) was a private, independent [nb 1] British airline formed as a result of the merger of Airwork Services and Hunting-Clan Air Transport in July 1960, making it the largest wholly private airline based in the United Kingdom at the time. British and Commonwealth Shipping (
- ... ght International : 227. 13 August 1970. "The White Paper summarised" . Flight International : 760. 20 november 1969. High Risk: The Politics of the Air , pp. 173–5, 195, 200–204 High Risk: The Politics of the A ...
#5 Fly All Ways
Fly All Ways is an airline of Suriname , based in Paramaribo and started operations on January 10, 2016 with the launch of its inaugural flight above Suriname. [1] Its first commercial flight took place on January 22, 2016 to São Luís , capital of the state of Maranhão in Brazil . On February 5, 201
- ... ll Ways, by then a new independent start up airline offering transport to regional destinations. On november 20, 2014 the first aircraft (PH-WXA) landed at the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport of Suriname ...
#6 Air Hawaii
Air Hawaii was a scheduled passenger airline providing service between Honolulu and the U.S. West Coast cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco . The airline advertised its service as "High Class. Low Fares." Founded by Michael J. Hartley , who previously started The Hawaii Express and would later c
- ... Express . [2] N904WA cn/ln: 46930/112 delivered: 13 January 1986 N905WA cn/ln: 46938/153 delivered: 20 november 1985 SEE ALSO List of defunct airlines of the United States
#7 Air France
Air France ( French pronunciation: [ɛːʁ fʁɑ̃s] ; formally Société Air France, S.A. ), stylised as AIRFRANCE , is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France . It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. As of 201
- ... outes, and uses Airbus A320 family aircraft on short-haul routes. Air France introduced the A380 on 20 november 2009 with service to New York City's JFK Airport from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport. Air France ...
#8 British Caledonian in the 1970s
British Caledonian (BCal) came into being in November 1970 when the Scottish charter airline Caledonian Airways , at the time Britain's second-largest, wholly privately owned, independent [nb 1] airline , took over British United Airways (BUA), then the largest British independent airline as well as
- ... " , Flight International , 8 May 1969, p. 745 "Government sets the course" , Flight International , 20 november 1969, p. 760 Thomson (1990) , p. 199 "Government sets the course" , Flight International , 20 Novem ...
- ... November 1969, p. 760 Thomson (1990) , p. 199 "Government sets the course" , Flight International , 20 november 1969, p. 759 Thomson (1990) , p. 195-198 "British Airways Plc and British Caledonian Group plc; A r ...
#9 Highland Airways Limited
Highland Airways Limited was established in Inverness , Scotland , by Ted Fresson in 1933 to provide passenger and freight air services between the Scottish mainland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland , and between their islands. The airline was taken over by Scottish Airways , absorbed b
- ... f G-ACEW. Crashed in what is now Laos 20 August 1954. [34] DH.89A Rapide G-AEWL Zetland 20 May 1937 20 november 1947 Sold by BEA On 8 July 1938 overran on landing at Wideford and struck a ditch – repaired. Crash ...
#10 Ghana Airways
Ghana Airways Limited was the flag carrier of Ghana , with its main base of operation and hub at Kotoka International Airport in Accra . The airline ceased operations in 2004, although plans were discussed to revive it in 2020 in partnership with Egyptair . [2] Defunct national airline of Ghana, 195
- ... , at a cost of £670,000 each, were ordered. [1] After having initially expected to be delivered on 20 november , the first two of six Il-18s was delivered to Accra on 3 December, and were initially crewed and ma ...
#11 Bergen Air Transport
Bergen Air Transport AS was an airline based at Bergen Airport, Flesland in Norway . In addition to charter aviation and an aviation workshop, it offered until 2017 a scheduled service between Bergen and Notodden Airport, Tuven . The airline operated two Beechcraft B200 King Air aircraft and one Ces
- ... na 441 Conquest II . In 2006, two Beechcraft King Air were bought, and the last Cessna sold. [3] On 20 november 2003, Notodden Airport was closed for all scheduled traffic by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authori ...
#12 Zantop Air Transport
Zantop Air Transport was a United States airline formed from Zantop Flying Service in 1962. The Civil Aeronautics Board approved transfer of the operating certificate of Coastal Airlines to Zantop Air Transport, which had incorporated and become a supplemental air carrier. The former company had bee
- ... eptember 1965 - Curtiss C-46D-5-CU N5132B 30 December 1964 - Curtiss C-46A-45-CU N608Z 4 Fatalities 20 november 1964 - Curtiss C-46F-1-CU N3971B 30 June 1964 - Douglas C-54A-5-DC N188S 7 December 1963 - Curtiss ...
#13 SkyWest, Inc.
SkyWest, Inc. ( Nasdaq : SKYW ) is the holding company for SkyWest Airlines , a North American regional airline , and an aircraft leasing company and is headquartered in St. George, Utah , United States. Parent company of SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet This article is about the North American air
- ... 's sole client. [9] [10] The 70 million dollar deal closed on January 23, 2019. [11] CONTROVERSY On november 20, 2002, SkyWest, Inc. announced it had adjusted its reports as its independent auditors, KPMG LLP (KP ...
#14 National Airlines (1934–1980)
National Airlines was an American airline that operated from 1934 to 1980. [2] For most of its existence the company was headquartered at Miami International Airport , Florida. [3] At its height, National Airlines had a network of "Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast" flights, linking Florida and the Gulf Coast
- ... 1945 [33] 1980 Houston Texas William P. Hobby Airport followed by Houston Intercontinental Airport november 20, 1956 [17] 1980 Newport News Virginia Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport 1955 [17] 1980 ...
#15 LOT Polish Airlines
LOT Polish Airlines , legally incorporated as Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A. ( Polish pronunciation: [lɔt] , flight ), is the flag carrier of Poland . [6] Established in 1928, LOT was a founding member of IATA and remains one of the world's oldest airlines in operation. [2] With a fleet of 75 air
- ... t to Berlin Tegel Airport , serving West Berlin. [114] Another hijacking of a LOT An-24 occurred on 20 november of the same year, this time on a flight from Wrocław to Bratislava , when two passengers forced the ...
#16 Pacific Western Airlines
Pacific Western Airlines Ltd ( PWA ) ( IATA : PW , ICAO : PWA , Call sign : PACIFIC WESTERN AIRLINES ) was an airline that operated scheduled flights throughout western Canada and charter services around the world from the 1950s through the 1980s. Defunct airline of Canada (1946—1987) "Pacific W
- ... lowship jets for scheduled services and the Boeing 707 for charter flights. 1985 LABOUR DISPUTES On november 20, 1985 labour disputes began between the International Union, the United Automobile, Aerospace and Ag ...
#17 REDjet
REDjet Caribbean Ltd. , operating as REDjet (Airone Caribbean/Airone Ventures Limited), was a startup low-cost carrier (LCC) based at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church , Barbados , [2] near Bridgetown . [3] The privately owned airline, incorporated in Barbados featured a flee
- ... i Jagan International Airport 10 May 2011 [15] Kingston Jamaica Norman Manley International Airport 20 november 2011 Vieux Fort St Lucia Hewanorra International Airport 16 December 2011 Port of Spain Trinidad an ...
#18 Skyservice Airlines
Skyservice Airlines Inc. was a charter airline (Skyservice Airlines) based in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario , Canada. [2] It employed more than 2000 people. Skyservice Airlines Inc. flew within Canada and to the United States, Caribbean , Mexico, Venezuela , Israel and Europe. During the su
- ... to, Ottawa, Montreal and Calgary. FLEET The Skyservice fleet consisted of the following aircraft on 20 november 2009: [8] Skyservice Fleet Aircraft Total Passengers (Class Superiore/Star Class/Economy) Registrat ...
#19 Transportes Aéreos Nacional
Transportes Aéreos Nacional was a Brazilian airline founded in 1946. It was merged into Varig in 1961, when Varig bought the Consórcio Real-Aerovias-Nacional , of which Transportes Aéreos Nacional was one of the partners. Former Brazilian airline, 1946–1961 For the Brazilian airline defunct in 2002,
- ... o de Transportes Aéreos . This consortium was organized as one company of limited responsibility on november 20, 1953 maintaining the name of Nacional. Those acquisitions greatly increased the number of cities se ...
#20 Northern & Scottish Airways
Northern & Scottish Airways was a regional airline established in Glasgow in 1934. It was taken over in 1937, eventually becoming part of British European Airways . Defunct Scottish regional airline Not to be confused with Scottish Airways . Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd Founded 1 July 1934 Commen
- ... 2 April 1940 as X9432. Struck off charge 26 July 1940, decayed [27] Cruiser III G-ADEM 6 June 1936 20 november 1936 Crashed Ex BAL. Struck a hangar and caught fire on take-off for the Isle of Man in thick fog a ...
Airship / Airship
#1 La Ville de Paris (airship)
The Ville de Paris was a dirigible constructed in 1906 for Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe by Édouard Surcouf . For other ships with the same name, see Sikorsky S-37 . La Ville de Paris Role Experimental dirigible Type of aircraft Manufacturer Édouard Surcouf First flight November 11, 1906 Primary use
- ... i) from its base and had to be walked back to the flying field at Verdun. Repairs were completed by 20 november , and after static engine trials it made seven short flights between 24 November and 2 December. On ...
#2 List of Schütte-Lanz airships
Schütte-Lanz (SL) is the name of a series of rigid airships designed and built by the Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz company from 1909 until 1917. [1] One research and four passenger airships were planned for post-war use, but were never built. The Schütte-Lanz company was an early competitor of the mor
- ... d for the greatest number of combat missions of any Schütte-Lanz airship. Decommissioned due to age 20 november 1917. First Flight: 30 March 1916 Length: 174 m (571 ft) Diameter: 20.1 m (66 ft) Gas Capacity: 38, ...
#3 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
- ... and destroyed with LZ 36 on 16 September 1916. Destroyed in hangar on 16 September 1916 LZ 32 M L 7 20 november 1914 Flew 77 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, with several unsuccessful attempts to atta ...
#4 Zeppelin L 30
Zeppelin "L 30" (factory number "LZ 62" ) was the first R-class " Super Zeppelin " of the German Empire . It was the most successful airship of the First World War with 31 reconnaissance flights and 10 bombing runs carrying a total of 23,305 kg of bombs, [1] with the first ones targeting England ,
- ... r Vermehren from 16 September 1917. Later commander of L 35. [16] Oblt.z.See Karl von Bödecker from 20 november 1917. FIRST OFFICERS Oblt. Hans von Schiller from 30 May 1916 to 28 December 1916 (57 voyages). SPE ...
#5 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
- ... preserve the airship in its current state so that it could be recommissioned after the war, but on 20 november 1939, a DZR Supervisory Board meeting decided that the two remaining zeppelins and their hangars wo ...
#6 Zeppelin LZ 32
M2-class zeppelin LZ 32 , given tactical number L 7 , was a rigid airship operated by the Kaiserliche Marine , which flew 164 times, including 77 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, with several unsuccessful attempts to attack English coastal towns. Brought down on 4 May 1916 by anti-aircraf
- ... al Germany Manufacturer Luftschiffbau Zeppelin at Friedrichshafen Designer Ludwig Dürr First flight 20 november 1914 Retired 4 May 1916 Status destroyed / scrapped Primary user Imperial German Navy Number built ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 No. 64 Squadron RAF
No. 64 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force . It was first formed on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps . It was disbanded on 31 January 1991 at RAF Leuchars . Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force This article includes a list of general references , but it lack
- ... racticed low-level flying both prior to and following its move to France on 14 October 1917. [4] On 20 november , the British launched the Battle of Cambrai , an offensive supported by the use of large number of ...
#2 No. 122 Squadron RAF
No. 122 (Bombay) Squadron was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron during the First and Second World Wars. Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 122 (Bombay) Squadron RAF Active 1 Jan 1918–20 Nov 1918 1 May 1941–1 Apr 1946 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Nickname(s) Bombay M
- ... was declared before the squadron had any aircraft and it was disbanded without being operational on 20 november 1918. No. 122 was reformed in 1941 at RAF Turnhouse with the Supermarine Spitfire I to operate conv ...
#3 No. 264 Squadron RAF
No. 264 Squadron RAF , also known as No. 264 (Madras Presidency) Squadron , was a squadron of the Royal Air Force . Former flying squadron of the Royal Air Force This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2008 ) No. 264 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF Active 27 Sep 1918-1 Mar
- ... POSTWAR OPERATIONS Gloster Meteor NF.14 of 264 Squadron in 1955 The squadron was re-formed again on 20 november 1945 at RAF Church Fenton when 125 Squadron was renumbered. It operated the de Havilland Mosquito N ...
#4 No. 189 Squadron RAF
No. 189 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( February 2012 )
- ... the unit was involved in dropping food to the Dutch and repatriating POWs until it was disbanded on 20 november 1945. AIRCRAFT OPERATED Sopwith Pup 1917 - Avro 504K 1917 - Royal Aircraft Factory BE2e 1917 - Sopw ...
#5 No. 258 Squadron RAF
No. 258 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron during the First and Second World Wars. No. 258 Squadron RAF Active 25 July 1918 – 5 March 1918 20 November 1940 - October 1941 1 March 1942 – 31 December 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Motto(s) 'In medias re' (In the middle of thin
- ... ron during the First and Second World Wars. No. 258 Squadron RAF Active 25 July 1918 – 5 March 1918 20 november 1940 - October 1941 1 March 1942 – 31 December 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force M ...
- ... over the Irish Sea. It was disbanded on 5 March 1918. [1] WORLD WAR II The squadron was reformed on 20 november 1940 at RAF Leconfield , Yorkshire as a fighter squadron equipped with Hawker Hurricanes , commande ...
#6 No. 123 Squadron RAF
No. 123 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a British aircraft squadron in the First and Second World Wars . [2] [3] It was disbanded for the last time on 20 June 1945. Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 123 (East India) Squadron RAF Active 1 Feb 1918 – 17 Aug 1918 28 Nov 1918 – 5 Fe
- ... as too late to see action and was disbanded on 17 August 1918. [3] The squadron was formed again on 20 november 1918 at RAF Upper Heyford as a Canadian-manned unit, again using the DH.9. [3] It moved to Shoreham ...
#7 450th Bombardment Group
The 450th Fighter-Day Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 450th Fighter-Day Wing of Tactical Air Command (TAC) at Foster AFB , Texas. It was inactivated on 11 December 1957. 450th Bombardment Group B-24s of the 450th Bomb Group Active 1943-1945, 1954-1957 C
- ... Idaho, 1 May 1943 Clovis AAF , New Mexico, c. 21 May 1943 Alamogordo AAF , New Mexico, c. 8 July – 20 november 1943 Manduria Airfield , Italy, 20 December 1943 – 12 May 1945 Harvard AAF , Nebraska, c. 26 July – ...
#8 495th Fighter Squadron
The 495th Fighter Squadron (495th FS), nicknamed the Valkyries , is part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath , United Kingdom. Having been reactivated on 1 October 2021, it became the first overseas United States Air Force squadron to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II on 15 Decem
- ... 5th FS land at RAF Lakenheath, 15 December 2021. Constituted 9th Reconnaissance Squadron (Light) on 20 november 1940. Activated on 15 January 1941 Redesignated: 88th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 14 August 194 ...
#9 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron
The 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command 's 325th Fighter Weapons Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida, where it was inactivated on 15 October 1982. This article includes a list of general refer
- ... ate the same year. LINEAGE Constituted as the 1st Airdrome Squadron on 7 November 1942 Activated on 20 november 1942 Redesignated 460th Fighter Squadron , Single Engine on 14 July 1944 Inactivated on 20 February ...
- ... 1980 Activated on 15 November 1980 Inactivated on 15 October 1982 ASSIGNMENTS Air Service Command , 20 november 1942 Second Air Force , 28 December 1942 16th Bombardment Training Wing , c. 15 February 1943 Fifth ...
- ... Fighter Weapons Wing, 15 August 1981 – 15 October 1982 STATIONS Syracuse Army Air Base , New York, 20 november 1942 Biggs Field , Texas, 2 February – 17 April 1943 Sydney , New South Wales, Australia, 21 May 19 ...
#10 97th Intelligence Squadron
The United States Air Force 's 97th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska. Nebraska-based unit studying and devising communication securities 97th Intelligence Squadron Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint Active 1917–1919; 1935–1944; 1979–present Country
- ... rk, 20 January 1919 – 3 February 1919 Mitchel Field, New York, 1 March 1935 Lawson Field , Georgia, 20 november 1940 36th Street Airport, Miami, Florida, 15 December 1941 (flight remained at Lawson Field to 15 A ...
#11 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , also known as "The Black Knights of Keflavik", [ citation needed ] is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The 57 FIS was last stationed at Naval Air Station Keflavik , Iceland . It was inactivated on 1 March 1995. 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 57th F
- ... activated the 85th Group in 2002. LINEAGE Constituted as the 57th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 november 1940 Activated on 15 January 1941 Re-designated 57th Fighter Squadron , Single Engine on 15 May 194 ...
#12 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
- ... dron, Weather Scouting. In April 1946 the squadron returned to the United States and inactivated on 20 november . [1] WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE 56th WRS at Yokota AB, Japan 1952 B-50D-115BO, AF Ser. No. 49–310 , use ...
- ... 943 Redesignated: 56th Reconnaissance Squadron , Weather Scouting on 3 December 1945 Inactivated on 20 november 1946 Redesignated 56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron , Medium, Weather on 22 January 1951 Activ ...
- ... February 2014 Activated on 18 October 2015 [1] ASSIGNMENTS 355th Fighter Group , 12 November 1942 – 20 november 1946 (attached to Orlando Fighter Wing until 17 February 1943, Norfolk Fighter Wing , until 4 March ...
- ... any, 16 July 1945 AAF Station Schweinfurt , Germany, April 1946 Mitchel Field , New York, 1 August–2 20 november 1946 Misawa Air Base , Japan, 21 February 1951 Yokota Air Base , Japan, 14 September 1951 – 15 Janua ...
#13 Marine Aircraft Group 24
Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay . MAG-24 is subordinate to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing [2] and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) . [3] Marine Aircraft Group 24 MAG-24 Insignia Active 1 March 19
- ... is to a close, it wouldn't be truly over until the Soviets removed their IL-28 bombers from Cuba on 20 november . [76] While the Cuban missile crisis was unique in that it played out primarily between the Preside ...
#14 58th Fighter Squadron
The 58th Fighter Squadron is part of the 33d Fighter Wing , a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing for the F-35A, B, and C, organized under Air Education and Training Command 's 19th Air Force, at Eglin Air Force Base , Florida . Its mission is to train US Air Force operators and main
- ... o arrive in the fall of 2010. [7] LINEAGE Constituted as the 58th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 november 1940 Activated on 15 January 1941 Redesignated 58th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942 Redesignated 58 ...
- ... ch 1993, 2 December 1994 – 2 March 1995 and 15 April – 28 June 1996; Shaikh Isa Air Base , Bahrain, 20 november 1997 – 20 June 1998; Incirlik Air Base , Turkey, 12 September – 5 November 1998) [1] AIRCRAFT Bell ...
#15 35th Fighter Squadron
The 35th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 8th Operations Group , stationed at Kunsan Air Base , South Korea. The squadron operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions. United States Air Force combat squadron 35th F
- ... , after 13 May 1964) 41st Air Division, 18 June 1964 (attached to 2d Air Division , 24 September – 20 november 1964) 6441st Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 April 1965 (attached to 2d Air Division, 4 May – 26 June 1965 ...
- ... ir Base, Japan, 13 May 1964 (deployed to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base , Thailand, 24 September – 20 november 1964; Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base , Thailand 4 May – 25 June 1965, 19 October – 15 November 19 ...
#16 34th Pursuit Squadron
The 34th Pursuit Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was wiped out in the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) . The survivors fought as infantry during Battle of Bataan and after their surrender, were subjected to the Bataan Death March , although some did escape to Australia. T
- ... , California and departed on the SS President Coolidge , arriving in Manila, Philippine Islands on 20 november 1941. [3] The 35th Pursuit Group was scheduled to move from Moffett Field , California to reinforce ...
#17 List of Royal Flying Corps squadrons
A list of Royal Flying Corps squadrons with date and location of foundation. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2016 ) The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the aviation arm of the British Army . Squadrons were the main form of flying unit from its foundation on 13 Apri
- ... ry Cooperation School Leaside Aerodrome Royal Flying Corps Canada unit Artillery Observation School 20 november 1917 Almaza , Egypt No. 197 Training Squadron renamed Machine Gun School 3 October 1915 Dover [154] ...
#18 457th Fighter Squadron
The 457th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve Command unit, assigned to the 301st Operations Group , 301st Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth , Texas. The squadron flies the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon . If mobilized, the Wing is gained by the
- ... on 21 October 1944 Inactivated on 16 December 1945 Redesignated 457th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 november 1952 Activated on 20 January 1953 Redesignated 457th Fighter-Day Squadron on 1 July 1957 Redesignat ...
#19 25th Fighter Squadron
The 25th Fighter Squadron is part of the US Air Force 's 51st Operations Group , 51st Fighter Wing , at Osan Air Base , South Korea. It operates the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summa
- ... verrun. Air cover was officially credited with preventing disastrous losses to the division. [5] On 20 november 1951, squadron pilots received their new North American F-86 Sabre aircraft and went to face the Ch ...
- ... l qualified A/OA-10 squadron. [5] LINEAGE Constituted as the 25th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 november 1940 Activated on 15 January 1941 Redesignated 25th Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 12 March 1941 Red ...
#20 No. 45 Squadron IAF
No. 45 Squadron Indian Air Force ( Flying Daggers ) is a Fighter Squadron internally based at Sulur AFS , Tamil Nadu . [1] The squadron operates the indigenous HAL Tejas fighter from 1 July 2016. [3] The squadron was initially based at Bangalore , Karnataka and later shifted to its main base in Sulu
- ... shifted to its main base in Sulur from 1 June 2018. [1] No. 45 Squadron No.45 squadron patch Active 20 november 1959 – December 2002 1 July 2016 – present Country Republic of India Branch Indian Air Force Role A ...
- ... FT Aircraft types operated by the squadron [11] Aircraft Type From To Air Base de Havilland Vampire 20 november 1959 February 1965 AFS Palam [12] Mig-21 FL February 1966 July 1973 AFS Chandigarh [12] July 1973 M ...
Design / Design
#1 AI Mark IV radar
Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark IV ( AI Mk. IV ), produced by USA as SCR-540 , was the world's first operational air-to-air radar system . Early Mk. III units appeared in July 1940 on converted Bristol Blenheim light bombers , while the definitive Mk. IV reached widespread availability on the Bri
- ... bomber in a single pass. Squadron use began in October, and its first victory came soon after on 19/ 20 november when a Beaufighter IF of No. 604 Squadron destroyed a Ju 88A-5 near Chichester , very close to the ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Reginald Denny (actor)
Reginald Leigh Dugmore (20 November 1891 – 16 June 1967), known professionally as Reginald Denny , was an English actor , aviator and UAV pioneer . English actor This article needs additional citations for verification . ( August 2021 ) Reginald Denny Denny in 1924 Born Reginald Leigh Dugmore ( 18
- Reginald Leigh Dugmore ( 20 november 1891 – 16 June 1967), known professionally as Reginald Denny , was an English actor , aviator and U ...
- ... ification . ( August 2021 ) Reginald Denny Denny in 1924 Born Reginald Leigh Dugmore ( 1891-11-20 ) 20 november 1891 Richmond , Surrey , England Died 16 June 1967 (1967-06-16) (aged 75) Richmond, Surrey, England ...
- ... Lee" Stiefel ( m. 1928 ) Children 4 Signature ACTING CAREER Born as Reginald Leigh Dugmore on 20 november 1891 in Richmond , Surrey , England, he came from a theatrical family; his father was actor and ope ...
#2 Antony Jameson
Guy Antony Jameson , FRS , [5] FREng [4] (born 20 November 1934, Gillingham, Kent [6] ) is Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Jameson is known for his pioneering work in the field of computational fluid dynamics . He has published more than 300 scientific p
- Guy Antony Jameson , FRS , [5] FREng [4] (born 20 november 1934, Gillingham, Kent [6] ) is Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M U ...
- ... ions for verification . ( November 2009 ) Antony Jameson Antony Jameson in 2008 Born ( 1934-11-20 ) 20 november 1934 (age 87) Gillingham, Kent , UK Citizenship United Kingdom, United States Alma mater University ...
#3 Salvatore Pais
Salvatore Cezar Pais is an American aerospace engineer and inventor, currently working for the United States Space Force . He formerly worked at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River . His patent applications on behalf of his employers have attracted international attention for their potential milita
- ... Electromagnetic field generator and method to generate an electromagnetic field". USPTO (10135366). november 20, 2018. "Plasma Compression Fusion Device". USPTO (20190295733). September 26, 2019. "Laser augmented ...
#4 James McDivitt
James Alton McDivitt (born June 10, 1929) is an American former test pilot , United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer , and NASA astronaut who flew in the Gemini and Apollo programs . He joined the USAF in 1951 and flew 145 combat missions in the Korean War . In 1959, after gradua
- ... crew to fly the Lunar Module mission as the second crewed flight. This was officially announced on november 20, 1967. By the summer of 1968, it was expected that the mission would now be flown as Apollo 8 in Dec ...
#5 Clyde Cessna
Clyde Vernon Cessna ( / ˈ s ɛ s n ə / ; [1] December 5, 1879 – November 20, 1954) was an American aircraft designer , aviator , and early aviation entrepreneur . He is best known as the principal founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation , which he started in 1927 in Wichita, Kansas . American airc
- Clyde Vernon Cessna ( / ˈ s ɛ s n ə / ; [1] December 5, 1879 – november 20, 1954) was an American aircraft designer , aviator , and early aviation entrepreneur . He is best kn ...
- ... Cessna Cessna circa 1920 Born ( 1879-12-05 ) December 5, 1879 Hawthorne, Iowa , United States Died november 20, 1954 (1954-11-20) (aged 74) Wichita, Kansas , United States Occupation Aircraft designer, aviator, ...
- ... l capacity and stayed out of the company's day-to-day business. [5] DEATH AND LEGACY Cessna died on november 20, 1954, at the age of 74 in Wichita, Kansas . [10] [14] The cause of his death is unknown. [ verifica ...
#6 Kenneth Whiting
Kenneth Whiting (July 22, 1881 – April 24, 1943) was a United States Navy officer who was a pioneer in submarines and is best known for his lengthy career as a pioneering naval aviator. During World War I , he commanded the first American military force to arrive in Europe for combat. After the war,
- ... nds to oversee her fitting-out . He then assumed command of the submarine USS Porpoise at Cavite on november 20, 1908. [11] On April 15, 1909, Whiting took Porpoise out for what his crew of six thought would be a ...
#7 Frank Borman
Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , businessman, and NASA astronaut . He was the commander of Apollo 8 , the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William
- ... orbit one commanded by McDivitt in December 1968. The crew assignments were officially announced on november 20, 1967, [70] but in July 1968 Collins suffered a cervical disc herniation that required surgery to re ...
#8 Bill Tindall
Howard Wilson "Bill" Tindall, Jr. (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 1995) was an American aerospace engineer, NASA engineer and manager. He was an early expert in orbital mechanics and coordinated mission techniques during the Apollo program . In the words of flight director Gene Kranz, Tindall "was
- Howard Wilson "Bill" Tindall, Jr. (February 20, 1925 – november 20, 1995) was an American aerospace engineer, NASA engineer and manager. He was an early expert in orbi ...
- ... face of the Moon." [1] Bill Tindall Born ( 1925-02-20 ) February 20, 1925 New York City , U.S. Died november 20, 1995 (1995-11-20) (aged 70) Nationality American Other names Howard Wilson "Bill" Tindall, Jr. Alma ...
- ... to as "Tindallgrams." [3] One memo was simply titled "Vent bent descent, lament." [4] Tindall died november 20, 1995, at the age of 70.
#9 Maude Bonney
Maude Rose "Lores" Bonney , AM , MBE (20 November 1897 – 24 February 1994) was a South African-born Australian aviator. She was the first woman to fly solo from Australia to Britain. [1] Maude 'Lores' Bonney
- Maude Rose "Lores" Bonney , AM , MBE ( 20 november 1897 – 24 February 1994) was a South African-born Australian aviator. She was the first woman to fl ...
- ... stralia to Britain. [1] Maude 'Lores' Bonney EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Maude Rose Rubens was born on 20 november 1897 in Pretoria , South African Republic , the only child of Rosa Caroline (formerly Staal, née Ha ...
- ... old Brisbane International Airport) where she learned to fly. Bonney featured in a Google Doodle on 20 november 2019, 122 years after her birth. [7] AWARDS 1934 – Member of the Order of the British Empire [8] 19 ...
#10 Kermit Van Every
Kermit Van Every (March 5, 1915 – November 20, 1998) was a noted American aeronautical engineer best known for his work in the area of very high speed flight. He was a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and had the unusual distinction of receiving the Wright Brothers Me
- Kermit Van Every (March 5, 1915 – november 20, 1998) was a noted American aeronautical engineer best known for his work in the area of very high s ...
- ... ly headed up his own aeronautical consulting company in San Diego located near Point Loma . He died november 20, 1998, in Menlo Park, California . SELECTED WRITINGS Ed Heinemann, Rosario Rausa, and Kermit Van Eve ...
#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
- ... the combined lunar module and command and service module . [96] The crew was officially assigned on november 20, 1967. [97] For crewmates, Armstrong was assigned Lovell and Aldrin, from Gemini 12. After design an ...
#12 Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) [2] was an early American civil aviator . She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license. [3] [4] [5] [6] She earned her license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, [4] [5]
- ... ok a French-language class at the Berlitz Language Schools in Chicago and then traveled to Paris on november 20, 1920, so she could earn her pilot license. She learned to fly in a Nieuport 564 biplane with "a ste ...
#13 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... s Shropshire Light Infantry iS November 1914 [51] - 975 Lt. Alan John Lance Scott , Sussex Yeomanry 20 november 1914 [51] - 976 Alfred Huggins 24 November 1914 [51] Later RFC Director of Aircraft Equipment and b ...
#14 Joseph Joel Hammond
Joseph Joel Hammond (1886 – 22 September 1918) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator. [1] On 17 January 1914 at Epsom showgrounds he took New Zealand's first military plane, a Blériot XI-2 , for its first flight. [2] Joseph Joel Hammond Joseph Joel Hammond flying his Bristol Boxkite at the Ascot Race
- ... ng much of 1905 working on a cattle ranch near Phoenix in Arizona. [4] He left the United States on 20 november , returning to New Zealand for a brief holiday before he returned to the United States via Sydney, F ...
#15 John S. Bull
John Sumter Bull (September 25, 1934 – August 11, 2008), was an American naval officer and aviator , fighter pilot , test pilot , mechanical and aeronautical engineer , and NASA astronaut . U.S. Navy test pilot, engineer and astronaut For other uses, see John Bull (disambiguation) . John S. Bull Por
- ... ber of NASA Astronaut Group 5 . [4] Together with Ken Mattingly and Gerald Carr , Bull was named on november 20, 1967, to the support crew for the second Apollo manned flight of the Saturn V , Apollo 8 , to assis ...
#16 Chuck Yeager
Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager ( / ˈ j eɪ ɡ ər / YAY -gər , February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace , and record-setting test pilot who in 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.
- ... r the civilian pilot Jackie Cochran as she became the first woman to fly faster than sound. [50] On november 20, 1953, the U.S. Navy program involving the D-558-II Skyrocket and its pilot, Scott Crossfield , beca ...
#17 List of firsts in aviation
This is a list of firsts in aviation . For a comprehensive list of women's records, see Women in aviation . Period drawing of Montgolfier hot air balloon that made the first confirmed flight by man in 1783
- ... al photograph by Lieutenant George W. Goddard of the United States Army Air Service on the night of november 20, 1925 using a flash bomb and aerial reconnaisance camera while flying over the Eastman Kodak buildin ...
- ... 2 : Scott Crossfield was first to fly at twice the speed of sound in a Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket on november 20, 1953. [220] First aircraft to fly with an area rule design : was the Grumman F9F-9 Tiger [note 3] f ...
#18 Noshir Gowadia
Noshir Sheriarji Gowadia (born April 11, 1944) is a former design engineer and convicted spy for several countries. He was arrested in 2005 and later convicted on industrial espionage-related federal charges. Former aerospace engineer and convicted spy incarcerated in a US federal prison Noshir Gowa
- ... ersonality disorder but U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin S.C. Chang said in a ruling issued late Friday, november 20, that the testimony of the two defense witnesses — Richard Rogers, a forensic psychology professor a ...
#19 Xu Dazhe
Xu Dazhe ( Chinese : 许达哲 ; born September 1956) is a Chinese politician and aerospace engineer. He was CPC Secretary of Hunan province. Previously, he was the Governor of Hunan. Chinese politician and aerospace engineer In this Chinese name , the family name is Xu . Xu Dazhe 许达哲 Xu in 2015 Chairman
- ... 2022 Preceded by Du Jiahao Succeeded by Zhang Qingwei Communist Party Secretary of Hunan In office 20 november 2020 – 18 October 2021 Preceded by Du Jiahao Succeeded by Zhang Qingwei Governor of Hunan In office ...
#20 List of pilots with foreign Aviator's Certificates accredited by the Royal Aero Club 1910–14
The world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), was founded on 14 October 1905. The Royal Aero Club is the authority which administers the above activities for the United Kingdom. With effect from 1 March 1910,
- ... ane, Wright Station, Dayton, Ohio; served the Royal Aero Club in various capacities for many years. 20 november 1914 Netherwood, Lieut. Douglas B. [49] Aero Club of America 17 August 1914 312 U.S. Army, Curtiss ...
Engine / Engine
#1 GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri
The GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri is an afterburning turbofan project developed by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a lab under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru , India . An Indian design, the Kaveri was originally intended to power production models of the
- ... n that could see the stalled Kaveri gas turbine powering indigenous Tejas fighters by 2020. [33] On 20 november 2016, DRDO Director General for Aeronautics Cluster C P Ramanarayanan confirmed that DRDO and Frenc ...
#2 Armstrong Siddeley Snarler
The Armstrong Siddeley Snarler was a small rocket engine used for mixed-power experiments with an early turbojet engine. [1] [2] and was the first British liquid-fuelled rocket engine to fly. [3] 1950s British aircraft rocket engine Snarler Type Rocket engine National origin United Kingdom Manufactu
- ... greater thrust, although with twenty times the fuel consumption. [3] It was first used in flight on 20 november 1950, by Hawker's test pilot Trevor "Wimpy" Wade . [4] Half a dozen flights were made using the roc ...
Event / Event
#1 2018 Ju-Air Junkers Ju 52 crash
On 4 August 2018, a Junkers Ju 52 passenger aircraft operated by Ju-Air crashed near Piz Segnas , Switzerland, while en route from Locarno to Dübendorf . All 20 people on board were killed. 2018 Ju-Air Junkers Ju 52 crash HB-HOT, the Ju 52 involved in the accident, photographed in 2009 Accident Date
- ... The STSB issued its preliminary report on 15 August 2018. [22] An intermediate report was issued on 20 november 2018, citing anterior corrosion marks and cracks, not related to the accident, which effectively gr ...
#2 1969 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1969: Years in aviation : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 19
- ... Mountain near the Town of Fort Ann in Washington County, New York , killing all 14 people on board. november 20 – Two hijackers commandeer a LOT Polish Airlines Antonov An-24B (registration SP-LTB) flying from Wr ...
#3 1948 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1948: Years in aviation : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 19
- ... [39] [40] [41] NOVEMBER November 15 – El Al is incorporated and becomes Israel's national airline. november 20 – An Israeli Air Force F-51 Mustang of 101 Squadron flown by a former United States Army Air Forces ...
#4 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
- ... ger service as Flight 6274 . Crashed into a mountain 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Gali. [267] 20 november 1975 Kharkov An-24B CCCP-46349 Belarus W/O 19 /50 Hit trees on approach to Kharkov Airport , inboun ...
#5 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 ;
- ... 24 attack helicopter was shot down, killing one. 22 October 1986 – An Su-17 aircraft was shot down. 20 november 1986 – An Su-25 strike jet was shot down. 29 November 1986 – An An-12 transport plane was shot down ...
#6 List of Deutsche Luft Hansa accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving German airline Deutsche Luft Hansa (1926-1945). The airline suffered a total of 58 accidents. [1]
- ... st Island, Germany following an uncontrolled descent in bad weather, killing all five on board. [3] 20 november 1926: Junkers G 24 D-944 crashed shortly after takeoff from Königsberg , Germany (now Kaliningrad , ...
#7 Montreal Convention
The Montreal Convention (formally, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air ) is a multilateral treaty adopted by a diplomatic meeting of ICAO member states in 1999. It amended important provisions of the Warsaw Convention 's regime concerning compensatio
- ... outi - None International Protocol Dominica - Warsaw Convention & Hague Protocol Dominican Republic 20 november 2007 Ecuador 26 August 2006 Egypt 25 April 2005 El Salvador 6 January 2008 Equatorial Guinea 17 Nov ...
- ... ovember 2016 Tonga 19 January 2004 Trinidad and Tobago - Warsaw Convention & Hague Protocol Tunisia 20 november 2018 Turkey 26 March 2011 Turkmenistan - Warsaw Convention Tuvalu - None International Protocol Uga ...
#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
- ... m AFB–Ellsworth AFB Engine failure, pilot error Flight 11346 [30] Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 20 november 1964 Curtiss C-46F Wing icing Flight 1422A [31] Mount Rainier 23 April 1965 Douglas DC-6A Seattle–O ...
#9 1991 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1991: Aviation-related events from 1991 Years in aviation : 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years : 1988 198
- ... . November 13 – Midway Airlines ceases flight operations. The bankrupt airline is later liquidated. november 20 – An Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 ( NATO reporting name "Hip") helicopter is shot down in Khojavend Rayon , ...
#10 Nigeria Airways Flight 825
On 20 November 1969, Nigeria Airways Flight 825 , [1] a Vickers VC10 aircraft, crashed while on approach to Lagos International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria killing all 87 people on board. 1969 aviation accident Nigeria Airways Flight 825 A VC-10 leased to Nigeria airways similar to the accident aircra
- On 20 november 1969, Nigeria Airways Flight 825 , [1] a Vickers VC10 aircraft, crashed while on approach to Lagos ...
- ... Airways Flight 825 A VC-10 leased to Nigeria airways similar to the accident aircraft Accident Date 20 november 1969 Summary Undetermined; probable CFIT due to pilot error Site 13 kilometres (8.1 mi; 7.0 nmi) N ...
#11 1974 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1974: Years in aviation : 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 19
- ... y to Benghazi , Libya , where they surrender to the authorities and request political asylum . [54] november 20 – Lufthansa Flight 540 , a Boeing 747-130 , stalls and crashes just after takeoff from Jomo Kenyatta ...
#12 List of Trans World Airlines accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving American airlines Trans World Airlines and Transcontinental & Western Air. The airlines suffered a combined total of 106 accidents. [1] [2]
- ... n the number four engine of the 707. The pilot thought he had hit the DC-9 and aborted the takeoff. november 20, 1967 Flight 128 , a Convair 880 , struck trees and crashed while on approach to Cincinnati due to c ...
#13 List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War
This list of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War includes incidents with Coalition and civilian aircraft during the Iraq War . According to media reports, 129 helicopters and 24 fixed-wing aircraft were lost in Iraq between the 2003 invasion and February 2009. Of these incidents, 4
- ... tographs ( geotagging ) taken by soldiers to track the exact location of the helicopters. [44] [45] 20 november – A Royal Air Force HC.1 Puma ZA938 crashes. Two SAS troopers die after the troop transporter goes ...
#14 1925 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1925. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2010 ) The areas of the world covered by commercial aviation in 1925 Years in aviation : 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Centuries : 19th century · 20th cent
- ... d out at Tokyo. Flight describes the journey as "the most extensive aerial tour on record." [7] [8] november 20 – Germany holds a state funeral in Berlin for fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen , the top-scoring ...
#15 Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984
Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984 is a United States Federal law amending the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 . The statutory law authorized criminal penalties for the unlawful aerial transportation of controlled substances . The Act of Congress mandated the revocation of aircraft registrat
- ... 4, 1986). "4-YEAR FIGHT IN FLORIDA 'JUST CAN'T STOP DRUGS'" . The New York Times. Gruson, Lindsey ( november 20, 1986). "COCAINE SMUGGLER'S STORY SHOWS U.S. NET WITH 'MORE HOLES THAN CHEESE'" . The New York Times ...
#16 List of accidents and incidents involving helicopters
This article is a list of accidents and incidents involving helicopters and which are notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia. It is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.
- ... ar Vallejo, California , during bad weather. All three on board are killed, including Bill Graham . 20 november – A Mil Mi-8 belonging to the Azerbaijani Government is shot down by the Armenian military. It cras ...
#17 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.
- ... 9 A LOT Polish Airlines An-24B (SP-LTK) was hijacked by two people and flown to Tegel Airport. [21] 20 november 1969 A LOT Polish Airlines An-24B (SP-LTB) was hijacked by two people and flown to Vienna, Austria. ...
- ... n-24RV (CCCP-46467), struck Mount Apshara due to crew disorientation, killing all 38 on board. [61] 20 november 1975 Aeroflot Flight 7950, an An-24B (CCCP-46349), struck a hill 11 mi from Kharkov Airport due to ...
#18 1952 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1952: Years in aviation : 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years : 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 19
- ... Lansen [93] November 11 – Matra-Cantinieau MC-101 [93] November 17 – Max Holste 1521 Broussard [93] november 20 – Percival Pembroke [93] DECEMBER December 2 – Short SB.5 [93] December 4 – Grumman XS2F-1 Tracker [ ...
#19 2006 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2006: Years in aviation : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 200
- ... it orders 15 Boeing 777 Freighters. 14 November – EasyJet announces an order for 52 Airbus A319s . 20 november – Six Muslim imams are removed from USAirways Flight 300 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airp ...
#20 List of fatal accidents to commercial cargo aircraft
This article is a list of fatal accidents involving commercial cargo aircraft and is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.
- ... troyed when it hit trees on departure from Rome , Italy, three crew and two passengers killed. [19] 20 november A Norcanair Bristol 170 ( C-FWAD ) stalled on take-off at Hay River, Northwest Territories after th ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Airspeed Horsa
The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War . It was developed and manufactured by Airspeed Limited , alongside various subcontractors; the type was named after Horsa , the legendary 5th-century conqueror of southern Britain. British WWII troop-carry
- ... seated in a Horsa, prior to take-off The Horsa was first deployed operationally on the night of 19/ 20 november 1942 in the unsuccessful attack on the German Heavy Water Plant at Rjukan in Norway ( Operation Fre ...
#2 Vogt Lo-170
The Vogt Lo-170 is a West German high-wing , FAI Open Class single seat glider that was designed by Alfred Vogt . [1] [2] German single-seat glider, 1968 Lo-170 Role Glider Type of aircraft National origin West Germany Designer Alfred Vogt First flight 20 November 1968 Number built 1
- ... Lo-170 Role Glider Type of aircraft National origin West Germany Designer Alfred Vogt First flight 20 november 1968 Number built 1 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT The development of the Lo-170 was started in 1960. It wa ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout (known as the Fire-X during development) is an unmanned helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Navy . The MQ-8C also has autonomous take-off and landing capability. It is designed to provide reconnaissance , situational awareness ,
- ... In August 2015, Northrop Grumman demonstrated the MQ-8C's endurance with an 11-hour flight. [34] On 20 november 2015, the MQ-8C completed a 3-week operational assessment period to assess system performance, endu ...
#2 FD-Composites ArrowCopter
The ArrowCopter is a series of Austrian autogyros , designed and produced by FD-Composites GmbH of Zeillern . When it was in production the ArrowCopter AC20 series was supplied as complete, factory built, ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] [2] ArrowCopter Role Autogyro Type of aircraft National origin Austr
- ... gin Austria Manufacturer FD-Composites GmbH Designer Dietmar Fuchs [ citation needed ] First flight 20 november 2008 Introduction 2011 Status Production completed Produced 2011–18 Number built at least 40 by 201 ...
- ... 50 kg (990 lb) , giving a useful load of 200 kg (440 lb) . [1] The AC 10 flew for the first time on 20 november 2008 and the first production examples appeared in 2011. Production of the AC 20 began in 2012. By ...
#3 AgustaWestland AW109
The AgustaWestland AW109 , originally the Agusta A109 , is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter designed and initially produced by the Italian rotorcraft manufacturer Agusta . It was the first all-Italian helicopter to be mass-produced. [1] Its production has been continue
- ... oast Guard [81] A U.S. Coast Guard MH-68A Stingray Venezuela Venezuelan Army [82] [83] ACCIDENTS On 20 november 2009, an AW109E Power of Air ambulances in Poland crashed during landing [78] [79] On 16 January 20 ...
#4 NHIndustries NH90
The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium-sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter . It was developed in response to NATO requirements for a battlefield helicopter which would also be capable of being operated in naval environments. The NH90 was developed and is manufactured by NHIndustries , a co
- ... at this time due to deficiencies in technical documentation not allowing safe operations. [105] On 20 november 2020 the Bundestag approved the purchase of 31 more helicopters. These will be used by the navy to ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Cerchez & Co.
Cerchez & Co. was the first aircraft company, the first aerodrome and the first flight school in Romania . The company was founded and registered on 20 November 1909, being inaugurated on 11 June 1910 by the lawyer and industrialist Mihail Cerchez. The company manufactured the first serial productio
- ... first aerodrome and the first flight school in Romania . The company was founded and registered on 20 november 1909, being inaugurated on 11 June 1910 by the lawyer and industrialist Mihail Cerchez. The company ...
- ... arters Chitila , Romania Area served Romania Key people Robert Catargi Michel-Paul Molla HISTORY On 20 november 1909, the "Cerchez & Co." company was registered at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, based at Ch ...
#2 Columbia Aircraft
The Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer that designed and built light general aviation aircraft . In November 2007 it became a division of Cessna . American light aircraft manufacturer For the Columbia Aircraft Corporation (1927-1947), see Columbia Aircraft Corp
- ... kruptcy court stating that Cessna has been "getting preferential treatment in the process". [10] On 20 november 2007 Cirrus Design announced that they would not pursue purchasing Columbia, citing Columbia's prob ...
#3 Ikarbus
Ikarbus a.d. ( Ikarbus - Fabrika autobusa i specijalnih vozila a.d. ) is a Serbian bus manufacturer based in Zemun . Bus manufacturer and former aircraft manufacturer This article is about the Serbian company formerly known as Ikarus. For the Hungarian company, see Ikarus Bus . Ikarbus Official logo
- ... rs were Dimitrije Konjović, brothers Dušan and Milivoj Kovačević, Đoka Radulović and Josif Mikl. On 20 november 1923, "Ikarus" started business officially after the registration before the Novi Sad District Cour ...
#4 Aircraft industry of Serbia
Kingdom of Serbia became part of the new state, Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes . which was formed on 1 December 1918. Even though the industry was on a very low level of development, the state was among the first 10 countries in the world which developed their own aircraft production. Ori
- ... strative building, demolished in 2018 Main article: Ikarbus First proper factory was established on 20 november 1923 in Novi Sad. The driving force behind it foundation was Dimitrije Konjović (1888-1982), former ...
#5 Aero Vodochody
Aero Vodochody (commonly referred to as Aero ) is a Czech aircraft company. Its main production facilities are located at Vodochody Airport in the Prague-East District , on the municipal territories of Vodochody and Odolena Voda . For the US manufacturer named Aero , see Aero Commander . For the Pol
- ... om 14 September 2015 with the maiden flight of the L-39NG technology demonstrator (L-39CW). [27] On 20 november 2017, Aero Vodochody announced the completion of development of the L-39CW; [28] on 14 March 2018, ...
#6 Rolls-Royce Holdings
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries. Rolls-Royce is the world's
- ... order is potentially worth up to 8.4 billion US Dollars at list prices, including options. [57] On 20 november 2007, Rolls-Royce announced plans to build its first Asian aero engine facility in the Seletar Aero ...
#7 Composites Technology Research Malaysia
Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM) is a Malaysian high technology based industrial company that involved in the aerospace and composites industries . The company's main products includes UAV , composites aerostructure , satcom antenna and radome . The company consissts of CTRM Ae
- ... echnology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd Type Private Limited Company Industry Aerospace Defence Founded 20 november 1990 ; 31 years ago ( 20 November 1990 ) Headquarters Shah Alam , Selangor , Malaysia Products UAV ...
- ... d Type Private Limited Company Industry Aerospace Defence Founded 20 November 1990 ; 31 years ago ( 20 november 1990 ) Headquarters Shah Alam , Selangor , Malaysia Products UAV , composites aerostructure , satco ...
- ... is one of the CTRM's products The company located in Shah Alam, Selangor and it was incorporated on 20 november 1990 by ministry of finance with the goal to be the one of the recognised aerospace and composite h ...
#8 RCA
The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse , AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Company . In 1932, RCA became an independent company after the
- ... to form its own radio communications subsidiary. Young consented to this proposal, which, effective november 20, 1919, transformed American Marconi into the Radio Corporation of America. The decision to form the ...
#9 Centralne Warsztaty Lotnicze
Centralne Warsztaty Lotnicze (Central Aviation Workshops, CWL) was the Polish state-owned aircraft repair works and manufacturer in Warsaw , active between 1918 and 1928. The workshops were created on 20 November 1918, just after Poland had regained independence after World War I and Warsaw was libe
- ... pair works and manufacturer in Warsaw , active between 1918 and 1928. The workshops were created on 20 november 1918, just after Poland had regained independence after World War I and Warsaw was liberated from G ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 3M-54 Kalibr
The 3M-54 Kalibr , (Калибр, caliber ), also referred to it as 3M54-1 Kalibr , 3M14 Biryuza (Бирюза, turquoise ), ( NATO reporting name SS-N-27 Sizzler and SS-N-30A ) is a family of Russian cruise missiles developed by the Novator Design Bureau ( OKB-8 ). There are ship-launched, submarine-launched a
- ... launches as well as several videos of missile impacts without time or location information. [14] On 20 november 2015 Russia launched 18 3M14T cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea onto targets in Syria, the targe ...
#2 AGM-86 ALCM
The AGM-86 ALCM is an American subsonic air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force . This missile was developed to increase the effectiveness and survivability of the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber . The missile dilutes an enemy's for
- ... t of Defense will select one design to continue further developments. [15] The CALCM was retired on 20 november 2019, replaced in the conventional standoff strike role by the AGM-158B JASSM-ER . [16] [17] SEE AL ...
#3 List of Syrian civil war barrel bomb attacks
A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war . They are typically made from a barrel that has been filled with High Explosives , along with shrapnel and/or oil . In Syria they are typically dropped from a helicopter . [1]
- ... n Aleppo . [274] On 17 November 2016, a barrel bomb damaged the Bab al-Nairab water plant. [275] On 20 november 2016, a barrel bomb laced with chlorine gas suffocated to death a family of 4 children and their pa ...
#4 9K32 Strela-2
The 9K32 Strela-2 ( Russian : Cтрела , "arrow"; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail ) is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (or MANPADS ) system. It is designed to target aircraft at low altitudes with passive infrared homing guidance and destroy them with a high explosive warhead . "
- ... ese Air Force Hawker Hunter fighter jets [23] and one Israeli IAI Kfir fighter-bomber aircraft , on november 20, over the mountainous Chouf district southeast of Beirut (the pilot was rescued by the Lebanese Army ...