langs: 23 ноября [ru] / november 23 [en] / 23. november [de] / 23 novembre [fr] / 23 novembre [it] / 23 de noviembre [es]
days: november 20 / november 21 / november 22 / november 23 / november 24 / november 25 / november 26
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
- ... (B-26) (12th AF) Y-11 Cannes/Mandelieu , France Located: 43°32′47″N 006°57′15″E Opened: 2 October – 23 november 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 3000x150 ETH [1] Use: Transport Airfield [3] Y-12 ...
#2 RAF Reykjavik
Royal Air Force Station Reykjavik or more simply RAF Reykjavik is a former Royal Air Force station , at Reykjavík Airport , Iceland . Former Royal Air Force station in Iceland RAF Reykjavik Hurricane aircraft at RAF Reykjavik during World War II IATA : RKV ICAO : BIRK Summary Airport type Military O
- ... ary 1945 3 September 1945 RAF Thornaby → RAF Beccles On detachment only. [12] 280 Vickers Warwick I 23 november 1945 21 June 1946 RAF Thornaby → DB On detachment only prior to Squadron being disbanded. [13] 330 ...
#3 Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport [4] ( IATA : BOS , ICAO : KBOS , FAA LID : BOS ) , also known as Boston Logan International Airport [5] [6] and commonly as Boston Logan , Logan Airport or simply Logan , is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partial
- ... eavy snowfall Runway 14/32, Logan's first major runway addition in more than forty years, opened on november 23, 2006. It was proposed in 1973, but was delayed in the courts. [29] According to Massport records, t ...
- ... n Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and JetBlue. RUNWAY 14/32 Runway 14/32, which opened to air traffic on november 23, 2006, is unidirectional. Runway 32 is used for landings and 14 is used for takeoffs. Massport is ba ...
#4 Ie Shima Airfield
Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield ( 伊江島補助飛行場 , Iejima Hojo Hikōjō ) is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima , an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea . The airfield as such was inacti
- ... p , Fifth Air Force B-24 Liberator , 10 August–December 1945 319th Bombardment Squadron , 12 August- 23 november 1945 320th Bombardment Squadron , 10 August-23 November 1945 321st Bombardment Squadron , 15 August ...
- ... 1945 319th Bombardment Squadron , 12 August-23 November 1945 320th Bombardment Squadron , 10 August- 23 november 1945 321st Bombardment Squadron , 15 August-23 November 1945 400th Bombardment Squadron , 11 August ...
- ... 1945 320th Bombardment Squadron , 10 August-23 November 1945 321st Bombardment Squadron , 15 August- 23 november 1945 400th Bombardment Squadron , 11 August-23 November 1945 Headquarters, 345th Bombardment Group ...
- ... 1945 321st Bombardment Squadron , 15 August-23 November 1945 400th Bombardment Squadron , 11 August- 23 november 1945 Headquarters, 345th Bombardment Group , Fifth Air Force B-25 Mitchell , 25 July-10 December 19 ...
#5 Cape Fear Regional Jetport
Cape Fear Regional Jetport [1] [2] [3] ( ICAO : KSUT , FAA LID : SUT ) , also known as Howie Franklin Field , [1] [2] is a public use airport in Brunswick County, North Carolina , United States. [1] It is owned by the Brunswick County Airport Commission and located one nautical mile (2 km ) nort
- ... h an asphalt surface measuring 5,505 by 100 feet (1,678 x 30 m). [1] For the 12-month period ending november 23, 2010, the airport had 77,000 aircraft operations, an average of 210 per day: 96% general aviation a ...
#6 RAF Krendi
Royal Air Force Krendi , also known as RAF Qrendi , was a Royal Air Force base located on the island of Malta , [1] near the town of Qrendi . The station was officially inaugurated in 1941 as a diversion airstrip for the main operating bases such as nearby RAF Luqa . Other diversion airstrips simila
- ... 1943) 249 (Fighter) Squadron RAF was equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vc and later Mk IX ( 23 november 1942 – 24 September 1943). [9] No more Spifires or other RAF fighters were based at RAF Krendi afte ...
#7 Pisa International Airport
Pisa International Airport ( Italian : Aeroporto Internazionale di Pisa ) ( IATA : PSA , ICAO : LIRP ) , [3] also named Galileo Galilei Airport [4] is an airport located in Pisa , Italy . It is the main airport in Tuscany and the 10th in Italy in terms of passengers. [5] It is named after Galileo Ga
- ... landing. Fire consumed the aircraft. 47 out of the 50 cows carried on board the plane died. [11] On 23 november 2009, Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 of the based 46 Aerobrigata crashed just ...
#8 Pueblo Memorial Airport
Pueblo Memorial Airport ( IATA : PUB , ICAO : KPUB , FAA LID : PUB ) is a public airport located six miles east of Pueblo , in Pueblo County, Colorado , United States. [1] It is primarily used for general aviation . Airport Pueblo Memorial Airport Pueblo Army Air Base USGS 2006 orthophoto IATA : PUB
- ... an annual subsidy rate of $1,057,128, for two years, beginning February 1, 2008. Order 2009-11-15 ( november 23, 2009) : selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to continue to provide essential air service (EAS) at ...
#9 Motobu Airfield
Motobu Airfield is a World War II airfield on the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa , near the East China Sea coast. The airfield was deactivated after 1945. Motobu Airfield Motobu, Okinawa , Japan Aerial view of Motobu airfield, Okinawa Coordinates 26°41′009.15″N 127°53′23.90″E Type Military airfield Sit
- ... , August 15 – November 28, 1945 Headquarters, 22d Bombardment Group , B-24 Liberator , August 15 – november 23, 1945 2d Bombardment Squadron , August 18 – November 23, 1945 19th Bombardment Squadron , August 14 ...
- ... rdment Group , B-24 Liberator , August 15 – November 23, 1945 2d Bombardment Squadron , August 18 – november 23, 1945 19th Bombardment Squadron , August 14 – November 23, 1945 33d Bombardment Squadron , August 15 ...
- ... 945 2d Bombardment Squadron , August 18 – November 23, 1945 19th Bombardment Squadron , August 14 – november 23, 1945 33d Bombardment Squadron , August 15 – November 23, 1945 408th Bombardment Squadron , August 2 ...
- ... 45 19th Bombardment Squadron , August 14 – November 23, 1945 33d Bombardment Squadron , August 15 – november 23, 1945 408th Bombardment Squadron , August 21 – November 23, 1945 Headquarters, 417th Bombardment Gro ...
- ... 5 33d Bombardment Squadron , August 15 – November 23, 1945 408th Bombardment Squadron , August 21 – november 23, 1945 Headquarters, 417th Bombardment Group , A-20 Havoc , August 17 – November 1, 1945 672d Bombard ...
#10 RAF High Wycombe
RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station , situated in the village of Walters Ash , near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire , England . It houses Headquarters Air Command , and was originally designed to house RAF Bomber Command in the late 1930s. The station is also the headquarters of the Europe
- ... erbolt and two pillars to symbolise the support the station gave to Bomber Command, was approved on 23 november 1966. [9] RAF Bomber Command merged with RAF Fighter Command to form RAF Strike Command at RAF High ...
#11 RAF Hockley Heath
RAF Hockley Heath is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Solihull , Warwickshire , England , 7.7 miles (12.4 km) north-east of Redditch , Worcestershire. Former RAF station in Warwickshire, England RAF Hockley Heath A Boulton Paul Defiant similar to the ones that f
- ... Glider Training School RAF (GTS) using General Aircraft Hotspurs operating between 22 May 1944 and 23 november 1944 and No. 20 Flying Training School RAF (FTS) flying Harvards mainly located at RAF Church Lawfo ...
#12 RAF Lossiemouth
Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or more commonly RAF Lossiemouth or Lossie ( IATA : LMO , ICAO : EGQS ) is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray , north-east Scotland . Royal Air Force main operating base in Moray, Scotland RAF Lossiemouth Near Lossiemouth ,
- ... rt of Morayvia's Science and Technology Experience Project at Kinloss . [76] ARRIVAL OF POSEIDON On 23 november 2015, the UK announced its intention to order nine new Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraf ...
- ... r 1953 1 January 1964 RNAS Brawdy FAA No. 802 Naval Air Squadron Hawker Sea Hawk RNAS Lee-on-Solent 23 november 1953 13 September 1956 RNAS Ford FAA No. 759 Naval Air Squadron Supermarine Sea Fire, Hawker Sea Fu ...
- ... May 1965 HMS Eagle (R05) FAA No. 764B Naval Air Squadron Supermarine Scimitar Formed 26 Match 1965 23 november 1965 Disbanded FAA No. 700B Naval Air Squadron Buccaneer Formed 9 April 1965 30 September 1965 Disb ...
#13 Alghero–Fertilia Airport
Alghero - Riviera del Corallo Airport ( Italian : Aeroporto di Alghero - Riviera del Corallo ; Catalan : L'Aeroport de l'Alguer-Fertília ) [1] ( IATA : AHO , ICAO : LIEA ) is an international airport situated 4.3 NM (8.0 km; 4.9 mi) north-northwest of the city of Alghero , in northern Sardinia
- ... ention of the airport management company is to change the name to "Alghero-Riviera del Corallo". On 23 november 2007, management of the airport was transferred to SO.GE.A.AL. for a period of 40 years. The termin ...
#14 Perth Airport
Perth Airport ( IATA : PER , ICAO : YPPH ) is an international , domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth , the capital city of Western Australia . Airport in Perth, Western Australia This article is about an airport in Western Australia. For other uses, see Perth Airport (disambiguation)
- ... port are the remaining terminals, Terminal 3 (T3) has five jetways and a total of nine gates. Since 23 november 2015, it is currently used by Jetstar, although some Qantas services also operate from the terminal ...
#15 Humboldt Municipal Airport (Tennessee)
Humboldt Municipal Airport ( FAA LID : M53 ) is a public-use airport located in Gibson County , Tennessee , United States . It is three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of the City of Humboldt , which owns the airport. [1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integ
- ... th an asphalt surface measuring 4,003 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m). [1] For the 12-month period ending november 23, 1999, the airport had 10,222 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 98.5% general aviation ...
#16 Navi Mumbai International Airport
Navi Mumbai International Airport , officially Dinkar Balu Patil International Airport , is an international airport being constructed in Navi Mumbai , Maharastra , India . It will serve in parallel as an alternative with Mumbai 's existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA),
- ... EFCC) gave its clearance for the airport on 14 May 2008. [14] MoEFCC finally cleared the project on 23 november 2010. [15] CIDCO invited global tenders for requests for qualification (RFQ) on 5 February 2014. Th ...
#17 Kemayoran Airport
Kemayoran Airport ( IATA : JKT , ICAO : WIID ) [1] also spelled Kemajoran Airport , was the principal airport for Jakarta , Indonesia , from 8 July 1940 [2] until 31 March 1985, [3] [ full citation needed ] when it was replaced by Soekarno–Hatta International Airport . [4] Former airport of Jakarta,
- ... ore Pelita Cargo Hong Kong , Jayapura , Singapore Penas Air Cargo Singapore ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS 23 november 1945: a Douglas DC-3 Royal Air Force with registration KG520 crashes at Kemayoran Airport. The Dako ...
#18 Mason City Municipal Airport
Mason City Municipal Airport ( IATA : MCW [2] , ICAO : KMCW , FAA LID : MCW ) is located six miles west of downtown Mason City , in Cerro Gordo County , Iowa , United States. [1] It is in the northern part of Lake Township , just east of the city of Clear Lake . It is used for general aviation and h
- ... , respectively, for the five-month period June 1, 2011, through October 31, 2011. Order 2011-11-30 ( november 23, 2011) : selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at six communi ...
#19 United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Area
During World War II , the United States Army Air Forces engaged in combat against the Empire of Japan in the South Pacific Area . As defined by the War Department , this consisted of the Pacific Ocean areas which lay south of the Equator between longitude 159° East and 110° West. It included New Zea
- ... h Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 22 December 1942 – 4 January 1943 42d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 23 november 1942 – 4 January 1943 (forward echelon operated from Guadalcanal) 98th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) ...
#20 Viracopos International Airport
Viracopos – Campinas International Airport ( IATA : VCP , ICAO : SBKP ) (sometimes referred to as São Paulo/Campinas or São Paulo/Viracopos ) is an international airport serving the municipality of Campinas , São Paulo State , Brazil . On 6 January 1987, the airport name was officially normalised to
- ... ss STATISTICS Annual passenger traffic at VCP airport. See Wikidata query . ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS 23 november 1961: an Aerolíneas Argentinas de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 registration LV-AHR operating flight 322 ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Vought V-173
The Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" was an American experimental test aircraft built as part of the Vought XF5U program during World War II . V-173 Role Experimental aircraft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Vought First flight 23 November 1942 Retired 15 March 1947 Number built 1 Developed into Vought X
- ... g World War II . V-173 Role Experimental aircraft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Vought First flight 23 november 1942 Retired 15 March 1947 Number built 1 Developed into Vought XF5U Both the V-173 and the XF5U fe ...
- ... hops on the runway, it never entered true controlled flight. [6] OPERATIONAL HISTORY Maiden flight, 23 november 1942 The first flight of the V-173 was on 23 November 1942 with Vought Chief Test Pilot Boone Guyto ...
- ... light. [6] OPERATIONAL HISTORY Maiden flight, 23 November 1942 The first flight of the V-173 was on 23 november 1942 with Vought Chief Test Pilot Boone Guyton at the controls. The aircraft's most significant pro ...
#2 Northrop F-89 Scorpion
The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered aircraft designed for that role from the outset to enter service. [1] Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first United States Air Fo
- ... 15 mm) machine guns or 20-millimetre (0.79 in) autocannon . The revised specification was issued on 23 november ; it did not specify jet propulsion, but the desired maximum speed of 530 miles per hour (460 kn; 85 ...
#3 Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly , or Super Tweet , is an American light attack aircraft developed from the T-37 Tweet basic trainer in the 1960s and 1970s by Cessna of Wichita, Kansas . The A-37 was introduced during the Vietnam War and remained in peacetime service afterward. American light attack aircra
- ... lled the co-pilot, causing the pilot to eject, and another that was shot down by an SA-7 missile on november 23, 1990. [9] Nine A-37s remained in operational condition by the end of the war. [10] OTHER LATIN AMER ...
#4 Boeing 720
The Boeing 720 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . Announced in July 1957 as a 707 derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways, the 720 first flew on November 23, 1959. Its type certificate was issued on June 30, 1960, and it entered service with Uni
- ... ed in July 1957 as a 707 derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways, the 720 first flew on november 23, 1959. Its type certificate was issued on June 30, 1960, and it entered service with United Airlines ...
- ... ype of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes First flight november 23, 1959 Introduction July 5, 1960, with United Airlines Retired September 29, 2010 [1] Status Retired ...
- ... low the "7x7" naming scheme. DEVELOPMENT SHORTER RANGE 707 The Boeing 720 made its maiden flight on november 23, 1959. Boeing announced its plans to develop a new version of the 707 in July 1957. [2] It was devel ...
- ... ny different systems were tested on the Boeing 367-80 . [7] The first 720 took its maiden flight on november 23, 1959. [4] The type certificate for the 720 was issued on June 30, 1960. It first entered service wi ...
- ... on July 5, 1960. [8] The first aircraft was a production aircraft for United Airlines which flew on november 23, 1959. The type certificate for the 720 was issued on June 30, 1960. The first service of the 720 wa ...
#5 Dornier Do 26
The Dornier Do 26 was an all-metal gull-winged flying boat produced before and during World War II by Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany . It was operated by a crew of four and was intended to carry a payload of 500 kg (1,100 lb) or four passengers on the Lisbon to New York route. 1938 multi-role
- ... t by Flight Captain Erich Gundermann on 21 May 1938; D-AWDS V2 Seefalke ("Sea Falcon"), followed on 23 november 1938, piloted by Flight Captain Egon Fath. Both were completed and handed over to Deutsche Lufthans ...
#6 Boeing EA-18G Growler
The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft , a specialized version of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet . The EA-18G replaced the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers in service with the United States Navy . The Growler's electronic warfare capability is primarily
- ... Approval for full-rate production was expected in the third quarter of 2009, [18] and was given on 23 november 2009. Boeing planned to ramp up production to 20 aircraft per year. [19] On 9 July 2009, General Ja ...
#7 Antonov An-28
The Antonov An-28 ( NATO reporting name Cash ) is a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft, developed from the Antonov An-14 M. It was the winner of a competition against the Beriev Be-30 , for use by Aeroflot as a short-range airliner. [1] It first flew in 1969. A total of 191 were built a
- ... uineana (3C-JJI) An-28 crashed into the Black Sea off İnebolu , killing all six people on board. [7] 23 november r 2001 ELK Airways Flight 1007, an An-28 ES-NOV operated by Enimex , struck trees and crashed about ...
#8 Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is an American, long-range, narrow-body airliner , the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957. Pan American World Airways began regular 7
- ... ed in July 1957 as a derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways, the 707-020 first flew on november 23, 1959. Its type certificate was issued on June 30, 1960, and it entered service with United Airlines ...
#9 Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body aircraft developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . The aircraft was launched as the 7X7 program on July 14, 1978, the prototype first flew on September 26, 1981, and it was certified on July 30, 1982. The original 767-200 entered service on S
- ... s, three resulting in loss of life, [182] for a combined total of 282 occupant fatalities. [184] On november 23, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 , a 767-200ER, was hijacked and crash-landed in the Indian Ocea ...
#10 Lockheed Hudson
The Lockheed Hudson is a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built by the American Lockheed Aircraft Corporation . It was initially put into service by the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by it thereafter. The Hudson was a milit
- ... ommending that Cowan be "posthumously awarded your country's highest military decoration ". [13] On 23 november 1942, the crew of a No. 3 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Hudson Mk IIIA, NZ2049 , [1 ...
#11 Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II . Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Griffon engined Mk 24 using several wing configurations and gu
- ... , P7666, EB-Z, Royal Observer Corps , was built at Castle Bromwich, and delivered to 41 Squadron on 23 november 1940. [nb 4] In 1935, the Air Ministry approached Morris Motors Limited to ask how quickly their Co ...
#12 SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc
The SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc was a French four-engined airliner produced by SNCASE (Sud-Est). Developed from the Bloch MB.160 and known in the late 1930s as the (SNCSO) Bloch MB.161, the SE.161 was in service with Air France and the French military after World War II . This article needs additional c
- ... Marne . [12] On 29 August 1948, F-BATO of Air France crashed at Le Bourget Airport , Paris. [13] On 23 november 1948, F-BATM of Air France crashed at Toulouse , Haute-Garonne whilst on a test flight, killing one ...
#13 Sukhoi Su-7
The Sukhoi Su-7 ( NATO designation name : Fitter-A ) is a swept wing , supersonic fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in 1955. Originally, it was designed as a tactical, low-level dogfighter , but was not successful in this role. On the other hand, the soon-introduced Su-7B series became
- ... namic refinements. Testing was complicated by the unreliable engine, and S-1 was lost in a crash on 23 november 1956, killing its pilot I. N. Sokolov. [2] Only 132 have been produced between 1957 and 1960, and t ...
#14 PAC/CAC JF-17 Thunder
The PAC JF-17 Thunder ( Urdu : جے ایف-17 گرج ), or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong ( pinyin : Xiāo Lóng ; lit. 'Fierce Dragon' ), is a lightweight, single-engine, fourth-generation [3] [4] [5] multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporat
- ... ina in 2009 and the first Pakistani-manufactured aircraft was delivered to the PAF in a ceremony on 23 november 2009. [117] On 18 February 2010, the first JF-17 squadron, No. 26 Black Spiders , was officially in ...
#15 Fly Synthesis Texan
The Fly Synthesis Texan is an Italian ultralight and light-sport aircraft , designed and produced by Fly Synthesis and which has been in production since 1999. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] [2] Italian ultralight aircraft Texan Role Ultralight aircraft and Light-s
- ... ax 912ULS and the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 four-stroke powerplants. [1] [2] OPERATIONAL HISTORY On 23 november 2013, six Fly Synthesis Texans broke the Guinness world record for the lowest flying formation by f ...
#16 Ilyushin Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 ( Russian : Илью́шин Ил-76 ; NATO reporting name : Candid ) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union 's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967, as a replacement for the Antonov An-
- ... es or similar accidents per year since 1979, with more than 1000 casualties. [ citation needed ] On 23 november 1979, a Soviet Air Forces Il-76, registration CCCP-86714, banked left during an approach to Vitebsk ...
#17 Bristol Jupiter Fighter
The Bristol Type 76 Jupiter Fighter and Type 89 Trainer were derivatives of the British fighter of the First World War (the F.2 Fighter ), powered by Bristol Jupiter radial engines . While unsuccessful as a fighter, it was used as an advanced trainer aircraft between 1924 and 1933. Jupiter Fighter R
- ... While the first Jupiter Fighter was evaluated at Martlesham Heath and found wanting, being lost on 23 november 1923 when the engine seized at high altitude, [3] the second was sent to Sweden for evaluation, whe ...
#18 Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin- turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for
- ... Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk [42] and returned to port on 23 november 2015, concluding the first operational use of the E-2D. [43] OTHER OPERATORS E-2 Hawkeyes have been ...
#19 Albatros D.II
The Albatros D.II was a German fighter aircraft used during World War I . After a successful combat career in the early Jagdstaffeln , it was gradually superseded by the Albatros D.III . Albatros D.II Role Fighter Type of aircraft Manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke Designer Robert Thelen Introducti
- ... by now far more numerous D.IIIs and D.Vs. [2] Manfred von Richthofen was flying an Albatros D.II on 23 november 1916 when he was engaged in a prolonged dogfight with the RFC's Lanoe Hawker , VC . Hawker's DH.2 p ...
#20 Vickers Type 207
The Vickers Type 207 was a single-engined two-seat biplane designed as a shipborne torpedo bomber to an early 1930s specification. Structurally innovative, only one was built. Type 207 Role Ship-based torpedo bomber Type of aircraft National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs Desi
- ... dihedral to the previously flat upper wing. The aircraft was lost in the first fast diving test on 23 november 1933, when structural breakup was initiated by a tailplane failure. The crew survived. In the end t ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 USS Corregidor
USS Corregidor (AVG/ACV/CVE/CVU-58) was the fourth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built to serve the United States Navy during World War II . Launched in May 1943, and commissioned the following August, she was originally named for Anguilla Bay, in Maurelle Island , in the Alexander Arch
- ... AL SOURCES ONLINE SOURCES " Corregidor Statistics " . United States Maritime Commission . Retrieved 23 november 2020 . "Corregidor (CVE-58)" . Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heri ...
- ... ary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command. 8 April 2020 . Retrieved 23 november 2020 . "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA" . www.ShipbuildingHistory.com . 27 November 2010 . Retrieve ...
- ... 020 . "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA" . www.ShipbuildingHistory.com . 27 November 2010 . Retrieved 23 november 2020 . "USS CORREGIDOR (CVE-58)" . Navsource.org. 16 August 2020 . Retrieved 23 November 2020 . "Wo ...
- ... Retrieved 23 November 2020 . "USS CORREGIDOR (CVE-58)" . Navsource.org. 16 August 2020 . Retrieved 23 november 2020 . "World Aircraft Carriers List: US Escort Carriers, S4 Hulls" . Hazegray.org. 14 December 199 ...
#2 French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy . The ship, commissioned in 2001, is the tenth French aircraft carrier , first French nuclear-powered surface vessel, as well as the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside of the United States Navy . She is named after French statesman and
- ... 31–34 aircraft total (the official limit is 40 aircraft). [7] [58] The carrier began operations on 23 november 2015, 10 days after the ISIL terrorist attacks in Paris . [59] On 7 December 2015, Rear Admiral Ren ...
#3 Soviet helicopter carrier Leningrad
Leningrad was the second of two Moskva -class helicopter carriers in service with the Soviet Navy . Laid down at Nikolayev South (Shipyard No.444) , Leningrad was commissioned in late 1968. Preceded by Moskva , there were no further vessels built, reportedly due to the poor handling of the ships in
- ... the Soviet Union and the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet . She made visits to Dakar between 19 and 23 november 1974, Split between 14 and 19 October 1976, Algiers between 27 September and 1 October 1981, and Ha ...
#4 USS Midway (CV-41)
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
- ... A-4 Skyhawks to North Vietnamese S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missiles before returning to Alameda on 23 november to enter San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard on 11 February 1966 for a massive modernization (SCB-101. ...
#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
- ... (1943) Commanders: Captain I.D. Wiltsie [2] Operations: Gilbert Islands operation Makin Island (20–2 23 november 1943) DESIGN AND DESCRIPTION Main article: Casablanca-class escort carrier A profile of the design o ...
- ... Japanese submarines sent to sortie against the U.S. forces in the Gilberts, six were lost. [18] On 23 november , however, the submarine I-175 , commanded by Lieutenant Commander Sunao Tabata , arrived off Makin. ...
#6 Type B1 submarine
The Type B1 submarine ( 巡潜乙型潜水艦 , Junsen Otsu-gata sensuikan , lit. "Cruiser submarine type B") , also called I-15 -class submarine ( 伊一五型潜水艦 , I-jū-go-gata sensuikan ) was the first group of boats of the Type B cruiser submarines built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1940s. In total
- ... off Penang on 13 November 1943. I-35 was sunk by destroyers USS Meade and USS Frazier off Tarawa on 23 november 1943. [7] I-37 was sunk by destroyer escorts USS Conklin and USS McCoy Reynolds off Leyte on 19 Nov ...
#7 HMS Battler (D18)
HMS Battler (D18) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War . Attacker-class escort carrier For other ships with the same name, see USS Altamaha and HMS Battler . HMS Battler (D18) History United States Name Mormacmail Altamaha Namesake Moore-Mc
- ... repairs after striking a jetty . With repairs finished by 15 November, she returned to trials until 23 november , when she arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard , in Virginia. Here defects found during her trials were rec ...
#8 USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) , formerly CVA(N)-65 , is a decommissioned [14] United States Navy aircraft carrier . She was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name . Like her predecessor of World War II fame, she is nicknamed "Big E". At 1,123
- ... hree missing EA-6B Prowler crew members was suspended after nearly 24 hours. [ citation needed ] On 23 november 1998, Enterprise relieved Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf. Former President Bush visits En ...
#9 USS Pocomoke (AV-9)
USS Pocomoke (AV-9) was a Pocomoke -class seaplane tender , originally built as the SS Exchequer and acquired by the U.S. Navy as the military build-up occurred in the United States just prior to World War II . She operated principally in the Pacific Theatre of the war and serviced military seapla
- ... parted for Kossol Passage , Palau Islands where she continued her repair and supply functions until 23 november . She finally sailed via Ulithi , Eniwetok , and Pearl Harbor for San Francisco, arriving 15 Decembe ...
#10 USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
USS Makin Island (CVE-93) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . It was named for the 1942 Makin raid , an early diversionary raid designed to distract from the Guadalcanal campaign and the Tulagi campaign . Launched in April 1944, and commissioned in May, she served in s
- ... twin-engined bombers who flew near the carrier, albeit the aircraft did not engage, and escaped. On 23 november , she was relieved by Carrier Division 27, and the task group sailed to Manus for the forthcoming in ...
#11 USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) , formerly CVA-63 , is a decommissioned United States Navy supercarrier . She was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina , the site of the Wright brothers ' first powered airplane flight. Kitty Hawk was the first of the three Kitty Hawk -class aircraft ca
- ... by Topeka and air demonstrations by Kitty Hawk . Kitty Hawk entered San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 23 november 1961 for alterations. Following operations out of San Diego, she sailed from San Francisco on 13 Se ...
#12 USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard , she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5)
- ... kes on targets in the Philippines in support of the Leyte invasion. Detached from the task force on 23 november , Yorktown arrived back in Ulithi on 24 November. She remained there until 10 December, at which tim ...
#13 USS Mission Bay
USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . She was named after Mission Bay , located northwest of San Diego . Launched in May 1943, and commissioned in September, she served as a transport carrier, ferrying aircraft to bases in Europe, Africa, and Asi
- ... 3, with Captain William Lehigh Rees in command. [1] [5] SERVICE HISTORY Mission Bay photographed on 23 november 1943, in the Caribbean after passing through the Panama Canal, bound for Portsmouth. Upon being com ...
#14 Timeline for aircraft carrier service
Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I . The earliest experiments consisted of fitting temporary "flying off" platforms to the gun turrets of the warships of several nations, notably the United States and the United Kingdom. The first ship to be modified with a permanent
- ... S San Jacinto commissioned. [18] 17 November – USS Bataan commissioned. [47] Japanese carrier Kaiyo 23 november – Argentina Maru carrier conversion completed, commissioned as Kaiyo . [58] 24 November – USS Wasp ...
#15 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
- ... 9 December 1942 Empire of 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 ...
- ... agasaki on 10 December 1942, the day after she was purchased. After the conversion was completed on 23 november 1943, she was renamed Kaiyō . Her initial duties were to transport aircraft to Japanese overseas ba ...
#16 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
- ... and operated locally off the Virginia Capes. During one period of local operations, between 21 and 23 november 1969, America took part in carrier suitability tests for the Lockheed U-2 R reconnaissance plane. O ...
#17 Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
The Queen Elizabeth class is a class of two aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy which are the central components of the UK Carrier Strike Group . [13] The lead ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth , was named on 4 July 2014, [14] in honour of Elizabeth I . [15] She was commissioned on 7 Dece
- ... Aerospace (BAe), Lockheed Martin , Marconi Electronic Systems , Raytheon and Thomson-CSF . [23] On 23 november 1999, the MoD awarded detailed assessment studies to two consortia, one led by BAe (renamed BAE Sys ...
- ... m of 10 Downing Street on 16 July 2015. Main article: Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 On 23 november 2015, the government published its 2015 SDSR which confirmed its plans to bring into service both Q ...
#18 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
- ... ember 1943 TF-38 Saratoga Galvanic USN Invasion of Tarawa & Makin, Gilbert Islands 18 November 1943 23 november 1943 TG-50.4 5 CVE 1944 Flintlock USN Invasion of Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands 27 January 1944 ...
- ... ry) USS Essex (CV-9) USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) USS Independence (CVL-22) Invasion of Makin Atoll (13–2 23 november 1943) Gilbert Islands US Task Forces ? and 52 (Turner): USS Enterprise (CV-6) First carrier-launched ...
- ... nker Hill (CV-17) After 8 Dec? USS Monterey (CVL-26) After 8 Dec? USN Invasion of Tarawa Atoll (18–2 23 november 1943) Gilbert Islands ; USN Operation GALVANIC USN Task Force 38 (Radford) [TF 38 or 50?] [DOUBLE CO ...
- ... ovember 1944) Operation GOLDEN; Return convoys RA61A; RN: HMS Campania (D48) USN At Layte Gulf (10–2 23 november 1944) Operation KING II Task Force 77: Task Group 77.4: USS Bismarck Sea 14–23 Nov USS Makin Island ...
#19 JS Hyūga
JS Hyūga (DDH-181) is the lead ship of the Hyūga -class helicopter destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Japanese helicopter destroyer For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Hyūga . JS Hyūga History Japan Name Hyūga (ひゅうが) Namesake Hyūga Province Ordered 2004 Bu
- ... 16 May 2013. USMC MV-22B Osprey aboard JS Hyūga on 13 June 2013. JS Hyūga and USS Ronald Reagan on 23 november 2015. USMC MV-22B Osprey aboard JS Hyūga on 19 April 2016. JS Hyūga arriving at Pearl Harbor on 3 A ...
#20 USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43) , a Midway -class aircraft carrier , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea . She earned the affectionate nickname " Ageless Warrior " through her long career. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classi
- ... where she relieved America at Gonzo Station and operated with Royal Navy units in GonzoEx 2-81 (17–2 23 november . [9] An F-4N Phantom is catapulted from Coral Sea during her final WESTPAC cruise in 1982 The Coral ...
Airline / Airline
#1 TAAG Angola Airlines
TAAG Angola Airlines E.P. ( Portuguese : TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola E.P. ) is a state-owned airline and flag carrier of Angola . [2] Based in Luanda , the airline operates domestic services within Angola, medium-haul services in Africa and long-haul services to Brazil , Cuba , and Portugal . [3] [
- ... 4 July 2009 Partly banned [51] 26 November 2009 Partly banned [52] 30 March 2010 Partly banned [53] 23 november 2010 Partly banned [54] 20 April 2011 Partly banned [55] 23 November 2011 Partly banned [56] 3 Apri ...
- ... March 2010 Partly banned [53] 23 November 2010 Partly banned [54] 20 April 2011 Partly banned [55] 23 november 2011 Partly banned [56] 3 April 2012 Partly banned [57] 4 December 2012 Partly banned [58] 10 July ...
#2 Wien Air Alaska
Wien Air Alaska (IATA: WC ) was a United States airline formed from Northern Consolidated Airlines (NCA) and Wien Alaska Airways . The company was famous for being the first airline in Alaska , and one of the first in the United States ; it ceased operations 38 years ago on 23 November 1984 when i
- ... Airlines . [1] Logo IATA ICAO Callsign WC WAA WIEN Commenced operations June 1927 Ceased operations november 23, 1984 ( 1984-November-23 ) Operating bases Anchorage Airport Key people Noel Wien , Ralph Wien , Sig ...
- ... company to Wien's President, Jim J. Flood, in 1983. [10] [11] He shut down the airline, [12] and on november 23, 1984, Wien was liquidated for profit. Noel's son, Merrill, said the end of his family's airline cam ...
- ... irline in Alaska , and one of the first in the United States ; it ceased operations 38 years ago on 23 november 1984 when it was operating as Wien Airlines . [1] Logo IATA ICAO Callsign WC WAA WIEN Commenced ope ...
- ... he leases of the former Wien Air Alaska fleet. Wien Air Alaska ceased to function as an airline on, 23 november 1984 after 60 years of flying. On November 28, 1984 Wien Air Alaska began bankruptcy proceedings an ...
#3 Régional
Régional was a subsidiary airline wholly owned by Air France which connected hubs at Paris , Lyon to 49 airports in Europe. The airline operated in Air France livery, retaining its name in small titles and logo on the front fuselage and engines. It became the first European operator of the Embraer E
- ... 0 76 Embraer E190 10 0 100 Total 44 0 It became the first European operator of the Embraer E190 on 23 november 2006, when the first of six on order was delivered. The 100-seat aircraft would operate domestic an ...
#4 Royal Brunei Airlines
Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd ( RB ) ( Malay : Penerbangan DiRaja Brunei , Jawi : ڤنربڠن دراج بروني ) is the national flag carrier airline of Brunei Darussalam , headquartered in the RB Campus in Bandar Seri Begawan . [4] [5] It is wholly owned by the Government of Brunei Darussalam . Its hub is B
- ... i Darussalam and the United Kingdom (UK) agreed to allow more air services between the countries on 23 november 2007, enhancing the two countries' co-operation in the aviation sector. [14] The agreement came int ...
#5 Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A ( "Gol Intelligent Airlines S.A." also known as VRG Linhas Aéreas S/A ) is a Brazilian low-cost airline based in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . [4] According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 2019 Gol had 37.7% of the d
- ... en sales requested via Webjet's web-portal started to be redirected to GOL's site. [40] However, on november 23, 2012 Webjet abruptly ceased to operate and all services were incorporated by GOL. The Webjet brand ...
#6 Vildanden (airline)
Vildanden AS ("The Wild Duck") was a virtual , regional airline based at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen in Norway , where it was the only airline. With operations starting in 2005, it flew to Bergen , Trondheim and Stavanger using a Jetstream 32 and an ATR 42 , which is wet leased from Danish Air Transp
- ... or bankruptcy in January 2011. Former Norwegian airline Vildanden IATA ICAO Callsign 2Q - - Founded 23 november 2004 Ceased operations 16 January 2011 Hubs Skien Airport, Geiteryggen Fleet size 2 Destinations 3 ...
- ... er Norway SVG ENZV Stavanger Airport, Sola 2005 2011 HISTORY ESTABLISHMENT Vildanden was founded on 23 november 2004 by 18 local investors who wanted to start commercial scheduled flights from Skien Airport, Gei ...
#7 Tiger Airways Holdings
Tiger Airways Holdings Limited ( SGX : J7X ) was a Singapore-based holding company for a group of low-cost carriers operating in the Asia-Pacific region. It was formed in 2007 to allow for easier management of the airline subsidiaries, as well as any future expansion, without having to focus on oper
- ... Review Board to establish the new subsidiary/ [9] [10] Tiger Airways Australia began operations on 23 november 2007. In July 2008 Tiger announced that it would suspend its flights from Darwin on 25 October, cit ...
#8 Ryan Air Services
Ryan Air, Inc. is an American airline that serves over 70 villages in Bush Alaska out of hubs in Anchorage , Aniak , Bethel , Emmonak , Kotzebue , Nome , St. Mary's , and Unalakleet . Offering primarily cargo services, Ryan Air also operates scheduled passenger service out of Aniak , and passenger o
- ... 28 planes. [3] [4] However, a series of 12 accidents, culminating in a fatal crash of flight 103 on 23 november 1987 [6] that killed 18 of the 21 people on board, led the FAA to shut down the airline in January ...
#9 TUI fly Belgium
TUI fly Belgium , [1] [2] legally incorporated as TUI Airlines Belgium S.A./N.V. and formerly branded Jetairfly , [2] is a Belgian scheduled and charter airline with its registered office at Brussels Airport . [3] Belgian charter airline at Brussels Airport This article is about the Belgian airline.
- ... ICAO Callsign TB JAF BEAUTY Founded November 2003 ( 2003-11 ) (as Jetairfly ) Commenced operations 23 november 2005 ( 2005-11-23 ) Operating bases Antwerp Brussels Charleroi Liège Ostend/Bruges Fleet size 30 De ...
- ... (home carrier for Jetair) ceased its operations, started its operations with 5 Boeing 737-400 . On 23 november 2005, the airline was renamed Jetairfly as part of the rebranding around Belgium's number 1 tourism ...
#10 Imair Airlines
Imair Airlines was an airline based in Baku , Azerbaijan . It was a private airline operating international scheduled and charter passenger services from 1995 until its ceased operations on 23 November 2009. Its main base was Heydar Aliyev International Airport , Baku . [2] Former airline from Azerb
- ... ing international scheduled and charter passenger services from 1995 until its ceased operations on 23 november 2009. Its main base was Heydar Aliyev International Airport , Baku . [2] Former airline from Azerba ...
- ... ne from Azerbaijan Imair Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign IK ITX IMPROTEX Founded 1994 Ceased operations 23 november 2009 Operating bases Heydar Aliyev International Airport Fleet size 2 Destinations 6 Headquarters B ...
- ... omodedovo The airline was established on 6 October 1994 and started operations in July 1995. [2] On 23 november 2009 the airline ceased operations and announced plans to sell its two remaining Tupolev-154 aircra ...
- ... - Tashkent International Airport FLEET The Imair Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at 23 november 2009) 2 Tupolev Tu-154M
#11 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
- ... arsaw during its landing approach in bad weather. That caused the death of four passengers. [79] On 23 november 1937, a LOT Douglas DC-2-115D (registered SP-ASJ) crashed in Bulgaria's Pirin Mountains in bad weat ...
#12 Air Lithuania
Air Lithuania ( Lithuanian : Aviakompanija Lietuva , literally: Air Company "Lithuania" ) was a regional airline based in Kaunas in Lithuania . [1] It operated scheduled and charter flights, provided cargo services and aircraft rental. Its main bases were Kaunas International Airport (KUN) and Palan
- ... t (PLQ). Air Lithuania IATA ICAO Callsign TT KLA KAUNAS Founded 13 September 1991 Ceased operations 23 november 2005 Hubs Kaunas International Airport Secondary hubs Palanga International Airport Fleet size 3 (2 ...
#13 ELK Airways
ELK Airways ( Estonian : Eesti Lennukompanii ELK Lennuliinid , abbreviated ELK ) was an Estonian airline which operated from 1991 to 2001. [1] Former airline in Estonia Tupolev Tu-134 operated by ELK Airways In the beginning, ELK used three Tupolev Tu-154 jetliners; they later used Let L-410 , BAe J
- ... ; they later used Let L-410 , BAe Jetstream 31 and Tupolev Tu-134A aircraft. [ citation needed ] On 23 november 2001 ELK had an aircraft accident in which two people died. [2]
#14 Egyptair
Egyptair ( Egyptian Arabic : مصر للطيران , Maṣr leṭ-Ṭayarān ) is the state-owned flag carrier [1] of Egypt . The airline is headquartered at Cairo International Airport , its main hub, operating scheduled passenger and freight services to 81 destinations in the Middle East , Europe , Africa , Asia ,
- ... cepted by US war planes and forced to land in Sigonella , Italy while en route to Tunisia. [154] On 23 november 1985, Egyptair Flight 648 operated by a Boeing 737 was hijacked to Malta International Airport by t ...
#15 Malév Hungarian Airlines
MALÉV Ltd. [1] ( Hungarian : Malév Zrt. ), which did business as MALÉV Hungarian Airlines ( Hungarian : Magyar Légiközlekedési Vállalat , abbreviated MALÉV , pronounced [ˈmɒleːv] ), was the flag carrier of Hungary from 1946 until 2012. Its head office was in Budapest , with its main hub at Budapes
- ... crew negligence and loss of control, killing all 27 on board and another three on the ground. [50] 23 november 1962 MALÉV Airlines Flight 355, an Ilyushin Il-18 V (HA-MOD), crashed at Le Bourget Airport , proba ...
#16 Invicta International Airlines
Invicta International Airlines Ltd was a charter airline based at Manston Airport in the United Kingdom. It operated non-scheduled passenger and freight services between 1965 and 1982. UK charter airline Invicta International Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign IM "India Mike" or "Invicta" Founded 1964 Comm
- ... August 1972 to Air Holdings, re-registered G-BAFK. Leased to Templewood Aviation and sub-leased on 23 november 1972 to Merpati Nusantara Airlines , re-registered PK-MVR. Off lease on 28 February 1973. Sold on 5 ...
#17 Copa Airlines Colombia
Copa Airlines Colombia is a commercial passenger airline founded and registered under the corporate name of AeroRepública S.A. in November 1992, and is the second airline in Colombia for international passengers carried after Avianca and the third in total traffic. It covers national and internation
- ... ased in Bogotá, Colombia Copa Airlines Colombia IATA ICAO Callsign P5/CM* RPB AEROREPUBLICA Founded 23 november 1992 (as Aero República) Commenced operations 6 October 2010 Hubs Bogotá Focus cities Panama City S ...
#18 Free Spirit Airlines
Free Spirit Airlines was a Melbourne-based airline that was founded in 2012 and commenced operations on 30 April 2015. [1] [2] The company is headquartered in Essendon Fields , Melbourne , Australia. [1] This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this pag
- ... to their only aircraft being returned to its leaser and being put up for sale. It was announced on 23 november 2016 that the airline is upgrading aircraft and services are set to resume on 1 December. [9] The a ...
- ... iation Maintenance) Dornier 228 and most recently and commonly Vortex Air's Piper Navajo VH-TWU. On 23 november 2016 it was announced the airline is upgrading from their Beechcraft 1900 to two new aircraft. Sinc ...
#19 Simrik Air
Simrik Air Pvt. Ltd. is a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal . It operates chartered helicopter services. The company was established in 2001. It was a partner of Simrik Airlines , which operates scheduled fixed-wing services, [2] [3] until latter airline
- ... V-1 crashed while approaching Everest Base Camp . Two passengers were killed and nine injured. [11] 23 november 2006 - A Simrik Air Mil Mi-8MTV-1 crashed during an emergency landing in Jumla District . [12] [13] ...
#20 History of Singapore Airlines
This article explores into the History of Singapore Airlines , the flag carrier of the Republic of Singapore and based at the Singapore Changi Airport . Singapore Airlines , also known by its abbreviations of SIA or SQ , has often been ranked throughout its history as either amongst the best or the
- ... ne announced that it will end its direct flights from Singapore to both Newark and Los Angeles from 23 november 2013 and 20 October 2013, respectively. The flight to Newark was considered the longest flights in ...
Airship / Airship
#1 Lawnchair Larry flight
On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade airship made of an ordinary patio chair and 45 helium -filled weather balloons . The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m) , drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro,
- ... , because he did not carry a proper altimeter. Yoshikazu Suzuki departed from Lake Biwa in Japan on 23 november 1992 with 23 helium balloons. He was spotted by a Japanese coast guard aeroplane on 25 November 199 ...
#2 R101
R101 was one of a pair of British rigid airships completed in 1929 as part of a British government programme to develop civil airships capable of service on long-distance routes within the British Empire . It was designed and built by an Air Ministry –appointed team and was effectively in competitio
- ... of suffering a failure of a big end bearing . [49] The flight for the MPs had been rescheduled for 23 november . With the barometric pressure low, R101 lacked sufficient lift to carry 100 passengers, even though ...
#3 LZ 104 (L 59)
Zeppelin LZ 104 (construction number, designated L 59 by the German Imperial Navy) and nicknamed Das Afrika-Schiff ("The Africa Ship"), was a World War I German dirigible . It is famous for having attempted a long-distance resupply mission to the beleaguered garrison of Germany's East Africa colon
- ... at night. [2] Despite these difficulties, L 59 continued on over Sudan , only to be turned back on 23 november 1917, with the ship 125 miles (201 km) due west of Khartoum when she received an "abort" message. [ ...
#4 Cluster ballooning
Cluster ballooning is a form of ballooning where a harness attaches a balloonist to a cluster of helium -inflated rubber balloons. Form of ballooning Cluster ballooning Unlike traditional hot-air balloons , where a single large balloon is equipped with vents enabling altitude control, cluster balloo
- ... sidered by Guinness Book of World Records. [7] Yoshikazu Suzuki departed from Lake Biwa in Japan on 23 november 1992 with 23 helium balloons. He was spotted by a Japanese coast guard aeroplane on 25 November 199 ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 20th Intelligence Squadron
The 20th Intelligence Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska. It has served at Offutt since June 1992, when it was activated as the 20th Air Intelligence Squadron . "20th Tactical Recon
- ... ield , Oklahoma from 14 October 1943 to 26 January 1944) Archerfield Airport , Brisbane, Australia, 23 november 1943 Port Moresby Airfield Complex , New Guinea, 10 December 1943 Nadzab Airfield Complex , New Gui ...
#2 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
- ... 15 November 1965; Osan Air Base , South Korea, 10 June – 16 July 1968, 22 August – 1 October 1968, 23 november – 26 December 1968, 21 March – 23 April 1969, 30 June – 6 August 1969, 17 October – 29 November 196 ...
#3 434th Fighter Training Squadron
The 434th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 47th Flying Training Wing based at Laughlin Air Force Base , Texas. It operates Beechcraft T-6 Texan II aircraft conducting flight training. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) 434th Flying Training Squadron 4
- ... Army Air Field , California, 8–18 April 1944 RAF Wattisham (AAF-377), [3] England, 15 May 1944 – c. 23 november 1945 Camp Kilmer , New Jersey, 29 November–1 December 1945 George Air Force Base , California, 1 De ...
#4 94th Fighter Squadron
The 94th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force 1st Operations Group located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis , Virginia. The 94th is equipped with the F-22 Raptor . [1] Unit of the US Air Force Air Combat Command 94th Fighter Squadron SPAD XIII at the United States Air Force Museum s
- ... tion Concentration Center , Garden City, New York, 5 November 1917 Overseas transport: RMS Baltic , 23 november -7 December Liverpool , England, 8 December Windall Downs Rest Camp, Winchester , England, 8 Decembe ...
#5 325th Fighter Wing
The 325th Fighter Wing ( 325 FW ) is a wing of the United States Air Force based in Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) 325th Fighter Wing An F-22 Raptor and two F-15 Eagles from Tyndall Air Force Base refuel from a KC-135 S
- ... STATIONS Hamilton Air Force Base , California, 9 June 1948 Moses Lake Air Force Base , Washington, 23 november 1948 McChord Air Force Base , Washington, 20 April 1950 – 6 February 1952 McChord Air Force Base, W ...
#6 No. 620 Squadron RAF
No 620 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II . During its existence it served as a bomber squadron, airborne forces and a transport squadron. No 620 Squadron RAF Official Squadron badge of No 620 Squadron RAF Active 17 June 1943 – 1 September 1946 Country United Kingdom
- ... tations and airfields used by No. 620 Squadron RAF [3] [4] [10] From To Station Remark 17 June 1943 23 november 1943 RAF Chedburgh , Suffolk 23 November 1943 18 March 1944 RAF Leicester East , Leicestershire Det ...
- ... adron RAF [3] [4] [10] From To Station Remark 17 June 1943 23 November 1943 RAF Chedburgh , Suffolk 23 november 1943 18 March 1944 RAF Leicester East , Leicestershire Det. at RAF Hurn , Dorset 18 March 1944 17 O ...
#7 355th Wing
The 355th Wing ( 355 WG ) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command 's Fifteenth Air Force . It is stationed at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson , Arizona , where it operates the A-10 Thunderbolt II . The wing's mission is to provide close air support (CAS), air inte
- ... ruary 2014 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron : 8 July 1962 – 8 November 1965 (detached 15 September – 23 november 1964 and 7 April – 20 August 1965) 469th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (later, 469th Tactical Fighte ...
#8 Jagdgeschwader 2
Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" was a German fighter wing during World War II . JG 2 operated the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 single-seat, single-engine Interceptor aircraft . This article is about the Second World War military unit. For the First World War military unit, see
- ... e the best way to bring one down was in a head-on attack, where the defensive guns were weakest. On 23 november this tactic was tested with success. The Fw 190s attacked in threes and hereto achieved the greates ...
#9 425th Fighter Squadron
The 425th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base , Arizona. It operates the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training for Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16 pilots. US Air Force unit 425th Fighter Squadron 425th Fighte
- ... the aircraft. [6] HISTORY WORLD WAR II 425th Squadron P-61 [note 3] The squadron was established on 23 november 1943, as the 425th Night Fighter Squadron at Orlando AAB, Florida and activated on 1 December. It i ...
- ... nd dissimilar air combat exercises. [10] LINEAGE Constituted as the 425th Night Fighter Squadron on 23 november 1943 Activated on 1 December 1943 Inactivated on 25 August 1947 Redesignated: 425th Tactical Fighte ...
#10 No. 255 Squadron RAF
No. 255 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti-submarine unit in First World War and a night-fighter unit in Second World War . The First World War squadron was formed from former Royal Naval Air Service coastal flights and was responsible for coastal anti-submarine patrols. I
- ... ic casting circa 1950, depicting the Squadron's official badge Active 6 July 1918 – 14 January 1919 23 november 1940 – 30 April 1946 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Motto(s) Latin : Ad Auroram ("To ...
- ... roke. The squadron was disbanded on 14 January 1919. [11] SECOND WORLD WAR The squadron reformed on 23 november 1940 at RAF Kirton in Lindsey , Lincolnshire. In May 1941, it moved to a satellite field at Hibalds ...
- ... EY A Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I. similar to that used by No. 255 Squadron. The squadron re-formed on 23 november 1940 at RAF Kirton in Lindsey. It became operational as a night fighter unit on 5 January 1941, ass ...
#11 Jagdgeschwader 27
Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27) " Afrika " was a fighter wing of the Luftwaffe during World War II . The wing was given the name "Africa" for serving in the North African Campaign predominantly alone in the period from April 1941 to September 1942. Elements of JG 27 fought in every major theatre of op
- ... erg (acting) 8 August 1940 – 4 September 1940 [100] • Hauptmann Wolfgang Lippert 4 September 1940 – 23 november 1941 [100] • Oberleutnant Gustav Rödel (acting) 23 November 1941 – 25 December 1941 [100] • Hauptma ...
- ... ann Wolfgang Lippert 4 September 1940 – 23 November 1941 [100] • Oberleutnant Gustav Rödel (acting) 23 november 1941 – 25 December 1941 [100] • Hauptmann Erich Gerlitz 25 December 1941 – 20 May 1942 [100] • Haup ...
#12 VF-8 (1943–1945)
Fighter Squadron 8 or VF-8 was an aviation unit of the U.S. Navy , originally established on 1 June 1943, it was disestablished on 23 November 1945. It was the second US Navy squadron to be designated VF-8. [1] Fighter Squadron 8 Active 1 June 1943-23 November 1945 Country United States Branch Unite
- ... an aviation unit of the U.S. Navy , originally established on 1 June 1943, it was disestablished on 23 november 1945. It was the second US Navy squadron to be designated VF-8. [1] Fighter Squadron 8 Active 1 Jun ...
- ... It was the second US Navy squadron to be designated VF-8. [1] Fighter Squadron 8 Active 1 June 1943- 23 november 1945 Country United States Branch United States Navy Part of Inactive Nickname(s) Hellcats Aircraft ...
#13 No. 105 Helicopter Unit, IAF
No. 105 Helicopter Unit (Daring Eagles) is a Helicopter Unit and is equipped with Mil Mi-17 and based at Gorakhpur Air Force Station . [1] No. 105 Helicopter Unit Active 23 November 1959 - Present Country Republic of India Branch Indian Air Force Garrison/HQ Gorakhpur AFS Nickname(s) "Daring Eagle
- ... uipped with Mil Mi-17 and based at Gorakhpur Air Force Station . [1] No. 105 Helicopter Unit Active 23 november 1959 - Present Country Republic of India Branch Indian Air Force Garrison/HQ Gorakhpur AFS Nickname ...
#14 No. 1 Squadron RAF
Number 1 Squadron , also known as No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron , is a squadron of the Royal Air Force . It was the first squadron to fly a VTOL aircraft. [6] It currently operates Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth . [6] Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force Not to be confused with No. 1
- ... against Argentine forces. [33] [34] It replaced its first generation Harriers with Harrier IIs from 23 november 1988, being declared fully operational on the Harrier GR.5 on 2 November 1989. [35] The squadron wa ...
#15 523d Fighter Squadron
The 523d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 27th Operations Group stationed at Cannon Air Force Base , New Mexico. This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( November 2018
- ... Air Base, South Korea, c. 22 March – 2 May 1965 and 11–22 June 1965) Clark Air Base , Philippines, 23 november 1965 – 31 August 1973 (with Detachment to Tainan Air Base , Taiwan, 23 November 1965 – 31 August 19 ...
- ... Base , Philippines, 23 November 1965 – 31 August 1973 (with Detachment to Tainan Air Base , Taiwan, 23 november 1965 – 31 August 1973) Deployed to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base , Thailand, 9 April–24 October 1 ...
#16 No. 41 Squadron RAF
No. 41 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the RAF's Typhoon Test and Evaluation Squadron ("TES"), based at RAF Coningsby , Lincolnshire . Its official title is "41 TES". The squadron was formed in 1916 during First World War as part of the Royal Flying Corps and served on the Western Front as a grou
- ... onal mount. He claimed a destroyed Me109 on his first sortie on the day the aircraft was delivered, 23 november 1940. On 23 February 1941, the squadron returned to Catterick for a well-earned break. Only four pi ...
#17 Jagdstaffel 24
Royal Saxon Jagdstaffel 24 was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte , the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I . As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would score 89 verified aerial victories. [1] Jasta 24 Active 1916–1918 Country G
- ... ium: 27 June 1917 – 8 September 1917 Harlebeke : 8 September 1917 – 22 November 1917 Emerchicourt : 23 november 1917 – 27 December 1917 [2] Guise : 28 December 1917 – 20 March 1918 [1] Pleine-Selve , France: 20 ...
#18 163d Aero Squadron
The 163d Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I . 163d Aero Squadron Pilots and Dayton-Wright DH-4 planes of the 163d Aero Squadron (Day Bombardment), Ourches Aerodrome, France, November 1918 Active 18 December 1917 – 30 June 1919
- ... ain endeavors of the squadron were infantry drill guard duty, and Army administrative paperwork. On 23 november while on an aerial photographic mission, Lt Martin fell with his aircraft from an altitude of 500 f ...
#19 No. 3 Group RAF
No. 3 Group (3 Gp) of the Royal Air Force was an RAF group first active in 1918, again in 1923–26, part of RAF Bomber Command from 1936 to 1967, and part of RAF Strike Command from 2000 until it disbanded on 1 April 2006. No. 3 Group No. 3 Group badge Active 1918–1921 1923–1926 1936–1967 2000–2006 C
- ... he command of No. 2 Group RAF . COMMANDERS 1919 to 1921 30 November 1919 Group Captain U J D Bourke 23 november 1920 Group Captain A M Longmore 1923 to 1926 16 April 1923 Air Commodore T I Webb-Bowen 7 March 192 ...
#20 List of decommissioned United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
While other nations have Marines who are aviators, only the United States Marine Corps has its own dedicated aviation arm. [1] Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years so they are listed by their final designation.
- ... ssioned Source MOTS-811 September 10, 1945 [69] [24] MOTS-812 September 10, 1945 [69] [24] MOTS-813 november 23, 1945 [69] [24] MOTS-814 November 30, 1945 [69] [24] MARINE PHOTOGRAPHIC SQUADRONS Marine photograph ...
Design / Design
#1 Hang gliding
Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider . Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered with synthetic sailcloth [1] to form a wing . Typicall
- ... xis control of a foot-launched hang glider. [7] NASA's Paresev glider in flight with tow cable . On 23 november 1948, Francis Rogallo and Gertrude Rogallo applied for a kite patent [8] for a fully flexible kited ...
#2 Wright brothers
The Wright brothers , Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), [lower-alpha 1] were American aviation pioneers generally credited [3] [4] [5] with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane . They
- ... protective storage for the duration of World War II; it finally came home after Orville's death. On november 23, 1948, the executors of Orville's estate signed an agreement for the Smithsonian to purchase the Fly ...
#3 L.A. Rumbold
L.A. Rumbold was an important British aircraft interiors manufacturer, now a part of a larger company. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2022 ) This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles
- ... ilitary aircraft as well, such as Handley Page . The company was bought by Spurling Motor Bodies on 23 november 1959, which made Spurling Stairways, of Edgware Road , for aircraft. [3] The company moved again in ...
#4 Gertrude Rogallo
Gertrude S. Rogallo (January 13, 1914 – January 28, 2008) was one of the co-inventors of the flexible wing. These wings are now known as Rogallo wings . She and her husband, Francis Rogallo , invented the wing and obtained two United States patents on different versions of it in the early 1950s. R
- ... atented flexible wing PATENTS Rogallo, Gertrude et al., “Flexible Kite”, US patent 2,546,078, Filed november 23, 1948 Rogallo, Gertrude et al., “Flexible Kite”, US patent 2,751,172, Filed November 17, 1952 This a ...
#5 Rogallo wing
The Rogallo wing is a flexible type of wing . In 1948, Francis Rogallo , a NASA engineer, and his wife Gertrude Rogallo , invented a self-inflating flexible wing they called the Parawing , also known after them as the "Rogallo Wing" and flexible wing . [1] NASA considered Rogallo's flexible wing as
- ... iginal patented flexible wing Rogallo, Gertrude et al., "Flexible Kite", US patent 2,546,078, Filed november 23, 1948 Rogallo, Gertrude et al., "Flexible Kite", US patent 2,751,172, Filed November 17, 1952 SEE AL ...
#6 Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute (February 18, 1832 – November 23, 1910) was a French-American [1] civil engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided many budding enthusiasts, including the Wright brothers , with help and advice, and helped to publicize their flying experiments. At his death he was hailed as the father
- Octave Chanute (February 18, 1832 – november 23, 1910) was a French-American [1] civil engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided many budding enthu ...
- ... served as its first president until his death. [10] [11] DEATH Octave Chanute, 1908 Chanute died on november 23, 1910, in Chicago . COMMEMORATION The town of Chanute , Kansas , [12] is named after Chanute (3 smal ...
- ... . ( March 2009 ) Octave Chanute Born ( 1832-02-18 ) 18 February 1832 Paris , Kingdom of France Died 23 november 1910 (1910-11-23) (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois , United States Resting place Springdale Cemetery , P ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Anne Burns
Anne Burns (23 November 1915 – 22 January 2001) [1] was a British aeronautical engineer and glider pilot . She had a career of nearly 40 years in the Royal Aircraft Establishment as an engineer and an expert in wind shear . As a glider pilot, she holds the British record for highest altitude, and
- Anne Burns ( 23 november 1915 – 22 January 2001) [1] was a British aeronautical engineer and glider pilot . She had a career ...
- ... ical engineer and glider pilot For other people with the same name, see Ann Burns . Anne Burns Born 23 november 1915 Haworth Died 22 January 2001 Occupation Aeronautical engineer , glider pilot EARLY LIFE Anne P ...
#2 Huang Weilu
Huang Weilu ( Chinese : 黄纬禄 ; 18 December 1916 – 23 November 2011) was a Chinese aerospace and electrical engineer who was a specialist in the control systems of missiles and rockets. The chief designer of JL-1 , China's first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), he was awarded the Two Bombs
- Huang Weilu ( Chinese : 黄纬禄 ; 18 December 1916 – 23 november 2011) was a Chinese aerospace and electrical engineer who was a specialist in the control systems o ...
- ... [2] He also contributed to the development of China's second generation of ICBMs. [2] Huang died on 23 november 2011 in Beijing, at the age of 94. [1] HONOURS AND RECOGNITION Huang was elected an academician of ...
#3 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1911
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... 24 October 1911 [90] Used a Bristol biplane at the Bristol School, Salisbury Plain. Born in Bolton 23 november 1884. He was a lieutenant in the 7th Hussars in 1911, later a lieutenant-colonel. Died 15 November ...
#4 William August Schulze
William August Schulze (November 23, 1905 – November 4, 2001) was a German-American rocket scientist and Operation Paperclip hire. After involvement with the development of numerous German rockets during World War II, he became one of the first seven Operation Paperclip scientists and engineers to e
- William August Schulze ( november 23, 1905 – November 4, 2001) was a German-American rocket scientist and Operation Paperclip hire. After ...
- ... GM-11 Redstone program. German-American rocket scientist William August Schulze Born ( 1905-11-23 ) november 23, 1905 Neu Laubusch, Germany [1] Died November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04) (aged 95) Huntsville, Alabama [1] ...
#5 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... r engaging three German aircraft on 25 July 1915. Killed in dogfight with Manfred von Richthofen on 23 november 1916. 436 2nd Lt. D. J. McMullen RE 4 March 1913 [23] – 437 Lt. C. E. H. Rathborne RMLI 4 March 191 ...
#6 Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart ( / ˈ ɛər h ɑːr t / AIR -hart , born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer. [2] [Note 1] Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean . [4] She set many other records, [3]
- ... art was engaged to Samuel Chapman, a chemical engineer from Boston; she broke off the engagement on november 23, 1928. [92] During the same period, Earhart and publisher George P. Putnam had spent a great deal of ...
#7 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1911
The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909. [1] These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale . French aviators' licences were issued from 1 January 1910, but by this time many aviation pioneers, e.g. Louis Blériot and the Wright brothers
- ... 1911 d. in accident 13 April 1912 at Lairmont, near Bar-le-Duc (France). [81] [82] 679 Serant, Léon 23 november 1911 680 Mendia, Martin 23 November 1911 681 Hanne, André 23 November 1911 KIA. [83] 682 Jailler, L ...
- ... Lairmont, near Bar-le-Duc (France). [81] [82] 679 Serant, Léon 23 November 1911 680 Mendia, Martin 23 november 1911 681 Hanne, André 23 November 1911 KIA. [83] 682 Jailler, Lucien 23 November 1911 683 Grassi Fo ...
- ... ). [81] [82] 679 Serant, Léon 23 November 1911 680 Mendia, Martin 23 November 1911 681 Hanne, André 23 november 1911 KIA. [83] 682 Jailler, Lucien 23 November 1911 683 Grassi Fonseca, Amilcare 23 November 1911 I ...
- ... 680 Mendia, Martin 23 November 1911 681 Hanne, André 23 November 1911 KIA. [83] 682 Jailler, Lucien 23 november 1911 683 Grassi Fonseca, Amilcare 23 November 1911 Italian Certificate no. 88. 684 Lanier, Pierre 9 ...
- ... André 23 November 1911 KIA. [83] 682 Jailler, Lucien 23 November 1911 683 Grassi Fonseca, Amilcare 23 november 1911 Italian Certificate no. 88. 684 Lanier, Pierre 9 December 1911 685 Vandein, Pierre 9 December ...
#8 Frank Barnwell
Captain Frank Sowter Barnwell OBE AFC FRAeS BSc (23 November 1880 – 2 August 1938) was a Scottish aeronautical engineer . With his elder brother Harold , he built the first successful powered aircraft made in Scotland and later went on to a career as an aircraft designer with the Bristol Aeroplane C
- Captain Frank Sowter Barnwell OBE AFC FRAeS BSc ( 23 november 1880 – 2 August 1938) was a Scottish aeronautical engineer . With his elder brother Harold , he bui ...
#9 T. Claude Ryan
Tubal Claude Ryan (January 3, 1898 – September 11, 1982) was an American aviator born in Parsons, Kansas . Ryan was best known for founding several airlines and aviation factories. American aviator T. Claude Ryan Born ( 1898-01-03 ) January 3, 1898 Parsons, Kansas Died September 11, 1982 (1982-09-11
- ... ngeles Airlines', and 'Ryan Airlines' to his business partner, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Mahoney on november 23, 1926, but was still on the payroll at the end of that year. Ryan's role after this point is dispute ...
#10 James E. Plew
James E. Plew (July 3, 1862 [1] – April 16, 1938) [2] was a successful Chicago businessman whose early interest in the development of aviation eventually led him to acquire the initial leasehold in 1934 on the Valparaiso, Florida property that would evolve into Eglin Air Force Base . [3] Chicago bus
- ... ounded February 10, 1910, he succeeded Octave Chanute [7] when the first president of the club died november 23, 1910. [8] He held this post until succeeded by Harold F. McCormick in 1912. [9] The first victim of ...
#11 Jim Wetherbee
James Donald "Wxb" Wetherbee (born November 27, 1952) ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , and NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions.
- ... pace Agency . Mission duration was 307 hours and 49 minutes. [9] : 152–153 STS-113 : Endeavour ( november 23 to December 7, 2002) was the sixteenth Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The ...
- ... was the sixteenth Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The launch occurred on november 23, 2002, to deliver the P1 Truss segment, which provides structural support for the Space Station radi ...
#12 Eric Gordon England
Eric Cecil Gordon England (5 April 1891 – February 1976) AFRAeS , FIMT, [1] was a British aviator, racing driver and engineer. [2] E.C. Gordon England was one of the early pioneers of gliding, and his glider flight in 1909 is considered to be the birth of the sport of soaring . Eric Cecil Gordon Eng
- ... [3] [5] AVIATOR, DESIGNER AND ENGINEER Lee-Richards Annular Monoplane No. I before its only flight 23 november 1913 In 1911, Gordon England taught himself to fly at the Bristol flying school at Brooklands , and ...
#13 Gwynne Shotwell
Gwynne Shotwell ( née Rowley ; born November 23, 1963) is an American businesswoman and engineer. She is the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX , an American space transportation company, where she is responsible for day-to-day operations and company growth. [1] American business execut
- Gwynne Shotwell ( née Rowley ; born november 23, 1963) is an American businesswoman and engineer. She is the president and chief operating officer o ...
- ... erican business executive Gwynne Shotwell Shotwell in August 2018 Born Gwynne Rowley ( 1963-11-23 ) november 23, 1963 (age 58) Evanston, Illinois , U.S. Nationality American Alma mater Northwestern University ( B ...
#14 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1910
The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... (with his engineer Tonnet) in accident 9 June 1912 at Mourmelon (France). [109] 292 Studensky, Paul 23 november 1910 293 Lusetti, Archimède 23 November 1910 294 Clavenad, Pierre (Captain) 23 November 1910 d. in ...
- ... June 1912 at Mourmelon (France). [109] 292 Studensky, Paul 23 November 1910 293 Lusetti, Archimède 23 november 1910 294 Clavenad, Pierre (Captain) 23 November 1910 d. in accident. [112] 295 Bousquet, Paul 23 No ...
- ... ensky, Paul 23 November 1910 293 Lusetti, Archimède 23 November 1910 294 Clavenad, Pierre (Captain) 23 november 1910 d. in accident. [112] 295 Bousquet, Paul 23 November 1910 KIA. 296 Chatain, Louis 28 November ...
- ... ember 1910 294 Clavenad, Pierre (Captain) 23 November 1910 d. in accident. [112] 295 Bousquet, Paul 23 november 1910 KIA. 296 Chatain, Louis 28 November 1910 297 Bellier, Albert 23 November 1910 298 Tenaud, Char ...
- ... 2] 295 Bousquet, Paul 23 November 1910 KIA. 296 Chatain, Louis 28 November 1910 297 Bellier, Albert 23 november 1910 298 Tenaud, Charles 23 November 1910 died 7 September 1911. [113] 299 Piccolo, Giulio 23 Novem ...
- ... 0 KIA. 296 Chatain, Louis 28 November 1910 297 Bellier, Albert 23 November 1910 298 Tenaud, Charles 23 november 1910 died 7 September 1911. [113] 299 Piccolo, Giulio 23 November 1910 Italy Holder of Italian cert ...
- ... November 1910 298 Tenaud, Charles 23 November 1910 died 7 September 1911. [113] 299 Piccolo, Giulio 23 november 1910 Italy Holder of Italian certificate no. 28b; d. in accident 25 December 1910 at São Paulo (Bra ...
- ... 28b; d. in accident 25 December 1910 at São Paulo (Brazil). [20] [114] [115] 300 Wintrebert, Henri 23 november 1910 301 Pascal, Ferdinand 23 November 1910 d. 1956. 302 Gaulard, Charles 23 November 1910 d. in 19 ...
- ... t São Paulo (Brazil). [20] [114] [115] 300 Wintrebert, Henri 23 November 1910 301 Pascal, Ferdinand 23 november 1910 d. 1956. 302 Gaulard, Charles 23 November 1910 d. in 1953. 303 Boyer, Louis 7 December 1910 30 ...
- ... rebert, Henri 23 November 1910 301 Pascal, Ferdinand 23 November 1910 d. 1956. 302 Gaulard, Charles 23 november 1910 d. in 1953. 303 Boyer, Louis 7 December 1910 304 Valleton, Alfred 7 December 1910 d. in 1952. ...
- ... rince Vladimir 8 November 1910 325 Maslenikof, Boris 7 December 1910 Bulgaria 326 Semeniouk, Ignace 23 november 1910 Russia 327 Lewkowicz, Ladis 23 November 1910 d. 16 April 1939. 328 Marchal, Anselme 23 Novembe ...
- ... , Boris 7 December 1910 Bulgaria 326 Semeniouk, Ignace 23 November 1910 Russia 327 Lewkowicz, Ladis 23 november 1910 d. 16 April 1939. 328 Marchal, Anselme 23 November 1910 Switzerland d. 26 June 1921. [119] 329 ...
- ... 3 November 1910 Russia 327 Lewkowicz, Ladis 23 November 1910 d. 16 April 1939. 328 Marchal, Anselme 23 november 1910 Switzerland d. 26 June 1921. [119] 329 Gounouilhou, André 23 November 1910 330 Tricornot de Ro ...
- ... 39. 328 Marchal, Anselme 23 November 1910 Switzerland d. 26 June 1921. [119] 329 Gounouilhou, André 23 november 1910 330 Tricornot de Rose (Commandant) 23 November 1910 KIA. 331 Princeteau, Pierre (Lieut. ) 23 N ...
- ... d d. 26 June 1921. [119] 329 Gounouilhou, André 23 November 1910 330 Tricornot de Rose (Commandant) 23 november 1910 KIA. 331 Princeteau, Pierre (Lieut. ) 23 November 1910 d. in accident 18 June 1911 at Issy-les ...
- ... mber 1910 330 Tricornot de Rose (Commandant) 23 November 1910 KIA. 331 Princeteau, Pierre (Lieut. ) 23 november 1910 d. in accident 18 June 1911 at Issy-les-Moulineaux (France). [20] [120] 332 Noël, Jules 23 Nov ...
- ... vember 1910 d. in accident 18 June 1911 at Issy-les-Moulineaux (France). [20] [120] 332 Noël, Jules 23 november 1910 d. in accident 9 February 1911 at Douzy/Douai (France). [20] [121] 333 Chevalier, Louis 23 Nov ...
- ... vember 1910 d. in accident 9 February 1911 at Douzy/Douai (France). [20] [121] 333 Chevalier, Louis 23 november 1910 334 Malherbe, René Marie Pierre de (Lt.- Col.) 23 November 1910 d. 11 May 1931 at Villacoublay ...
- ... e). [20] [121] 333 Chevalier, Louis 23 November 1910 334 Malherbe, René Marie Pierre de (Lt.- Col.) 23 november 1910 d. 11 May 1931 at Villacoublay. 335 Gaget, Joseph 23 November 1910 336 Sismanoglou, Jean 23 No ...
- ... René Marie Pierre de (Lt.- Col.) 23 November 1910 d. 11 May 1931 at Villacoublay. 335 Gaget, Joseph 23 november 1910 336 Sismanoglou, Jean 23 November 1910 KIA 15 June 1915. 337 Bague, Edouard-Jean (Lieut.) 23 N ...
- ... ember 1910 d. 11 May 1931 at Villacoublay. 335 Gaget, Joseph 23 November 1910 336 Sismanoglou, Jean 23 november 1910 KIA 15 June 1915. 337 Bague, Edouard-Jean (Lieut.) 23 November 1910 Disappeared 5 June 1911 wh ...
- ... mber 1910 336 Sismanoglou, Jean 23 November 1910 KIA 15 June 1915. 337 Bague, Edouard-Jean (Lieut.) 23 november 1910 Disappeared 5 June 1911 while attempting to cross to Mediterranean Sea, near Corsica. [20] [12 ...
- ... e 1911 while attempting to cross to Mediterranean Sea, near Corsica. [20] [122] 338 Van Gaver, Paul 23 november 1910 339 Miltgen, Paul 23 November 1910 340 Féquant, Philippe (General) 23 November 1910 d. 28 Dece ...
- ... Mediterranean Sea, near Corsica. [20] [122] 338 Van Gaver, Paul 23 November 1910 339 Miltgen, Paul 23 november 1910 340 Féquant, Philippe (General) 23 November 1910 d. 28 December 1938. 341 Joly, 23 November 19 ...
- ... Van Gaver, Paul 23 November 1910 339 Miltgen, Paul 23 November 1910 340 Féquant, Philippe (General) 23 november 1910 d. 28 December 1938. 341 Joly, 23 November 1910 342 Vialard, Charles, 23 November 1910 343 Gal ...
- ... ul 23 November 1910 340 Féquant, Philippe (General) 23 November 1910 d. 28 December 1938. 341 Joly, 23 november 1910 342 Vialard, Charles, 23 November 1910 343 Gallie, Fernand 23 November 1910 KIA. 344 Labouchèr ...
- ... pe (General) 23 November 1910 d. 28 December 1938. 341 Joly, 23 November 1910 342 Vialard, Charles, 23 november 1910 343 Gallie, Fernand 23 November 1910 KIA. 344 Labouchère, Jacques 23 November 1910 probably re ...
- ... ecember 1938. 341 Joly, 23 November 1910 342 Vialard, Charles, 23 November 1910 343 Gallie, Fernand 23 november 1910 KIA. 344 Labouchère, Jacques 23 November 1910 probably related to Rene Labouchere #86 SEE ALSO ...
- ... ialard, Charles, 23 November 1910 343 Gallie, Fernand 23 November 1910 KIA. 344 Labouchère, Jacques 23 november 1910 probably related to Rene Labouchere #86 SEE ALSO Early Birds of Aviation Lists for other years ...
#15 Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen
Friedrich Karl Richard Paul August Freiherr [1] Koenig von und zu Warthausen [2] (2 April 1906 – 15 December 1986) was a German aviator who made the first solo flight around the world in 1928–1929. [3] His flight took him eastwards from Berlin to Moscow , then to the Persian Gulf , across northern I
- ... After arriving in Bremerhaven he flew on, but thick fog forced him to end his flight in Hanover on 23 november 1929, 15 months after it began, having covered 20,000 miles (32,000 km) in 450 hours flying time. I ...
#16 Early Birds of Aviation
Organization devoted to the history of early pilots 39 aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 38 more aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 1936 signatures of Early Birds in recognition of the contribution of Earl Ovington to the First Regular Air Mail service, formally presented to his wife afte
- ... Tara (1884 – 1964) Eric Thompson Bradley (1894 – ?) Caleb Smith Bragg (1885 – 1943). He was born on november 23, 1885, in Cincinnati, Ohio . He died on October 24, 1943, at Memorial Hospital in Manhattan, New Yor ...
#17 Werner Krüger
Werner Krüger (November 23, 1910 – October 21, 2003) was a German engineer who invented the Krueger flap in 1943. He evaluated Krueger (Krüger) flaps in the wind tunnels of Göttingen Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt, AVA in 1944. Krueger flaps are aircraft lift enhancement devices fitted under the lea
- Werner Krüger ( november 23, 1910 – October 21, 2003) was a German engineer who invented the Krueger flap in 1943. He evaluated ...
- ... ing 747 (top left and right in photo Krueger-Flap German engineer Werner Krüger Born ( 1910-11-23 ) november 23, 1910 Kolberg , Poland Died October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21) (aged 92) Göttingen , Germany Nationality ...
#18 George Volkert
George Rudolph Volkert CBE FRAeS (4 July 1891 – 16 May 1978) was a British aircraft designer. British aircraft designer
- ... fifths of Britain's heavy bombers in World War II were Halifaxes. It entered service with 35 Sqn on 23 november 1940 at RAF Linton-on-Ouse , carrying out its first night-raid on 11 March 1942 over Le Havre . Mos ...
#19 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.
- ... for clipping a farmer's tree during a training flight), [13] and shipped overseas with the group on november 23, 1943. [14] Yeager as a young captain , c. 1944 Stationed in the United Kingdom at RAF Leiston , Yea ...
#20 Allan Lockheed
Allan Haines Lockheed ( né Allan Haines Loughead ; January 20, 1889 – May 26, 1969) was an American aviation engineer and business man. He formed the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company along with his brother, Malcolm Loughead , that became Lockheed Corporation . [1] American aviation engineer and industri
- ... r Meyerhoffer, co-pilot Aaron R. Ferneau, and mechanic Leo G. Flint. They departed Santa Barbara on november 23. En route they encountered severe weather, which cleared when they crossed the Colorado River at Yum ...
Engine / Engine
#1 Rolls-Royce Trent
The Rolls-Royce Trent is a family of high-bypass turbofans produced by Rolls-Royce . It continues the three spool architecture of the RB211 with a maximum thrust ranging from 61,900 to 97,000 lbf (275 to 431 kN ) . Launched as the RB-211-524L in June 1988, the prototype first ran in August 1990.
- ... 2014, was EASA certified in July 2016, first flew on a 787 on 7 December 2016 and was introduced on 23 november 2017. Corrosion -related fatigue cracking of IP turbine blades was discovered in early 2016, ground ...
#2 Europrop TP400
The Europrop International TP400-D6 is an 11,000 shp (8,200 kW) powerplant, developed and produced by Europrop International for the Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft . The TP400 is the most powerful single-rotation turboprop in service; only the contra-rotating Kuznetsov NK-12 is l
- ... he first time with all four TP400 engines, [20] quickly followed by the A400M's first taxi trial on 23 november 2009. [21] On 11 December 2009, the maiden flight of the A400M took place. [22] The engine earned c ...
#3 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000
The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine produced by Rolls-Royce plc , one of the two engine options for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner , competing with the General Electric GEnx . It first ran on 14 February 2006 and first flew on 18 June 2007 before a joint EASA/FAA certification on
- ... 2014, was EASA certified in July 2016, first flew on a 787 on 7 December 2016 and was introduced on 23 november 2017. By early 2018 it had a 38 % market share of the decided order book. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 ...
#4 General Electric Catalyst
The General Electric Catalyst (formerly Advanced Turboprop , or ATP ) is a turboprop engine by GE Aviation . It was announced on 16 November 2015 and will power the Beechcraft Denali , it first ran on December 22, 2017, and should be certified in 2023. The 850 to 1,600 hp (630 to 1,190 kW) engin
- ... ion in 2023. [19] The Catalyst made its first flight on a King Air testbed on September 30. [20] On november 23, the Denali made its first flight with a Catalyst engine, targeting a 2023 certification. [21] MARKE ...
Event / Event
#1 List of accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18
Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18 Data from: Aviation Safety Network Il-18 [1]
- ... ailed, perhaps due to fuel filter icing, (see List of airline flights that required gliding ). [17] 23 november Malév Hungarian Airlines Flight 355 , an Il-18V (HA-MOD, c/n 180002002) stalled for reasons unknown ...
- ... 8V (YR-IMI) crashed during a touch-and-go landing at Bucharest Otopeni International Airport . [75] 23 november Malév Hungarian Airlines Flight 203, an Il-18V (HA-MOF, c/n 183006301) on a scheduled flight from Y ...
- ... Burundi, was written off after an aborted take-off due to an incorrect center of gravity. [93] 1998 23 november An Air Cess Ilyushin Il-18Gr (3D-SBZ, c/n 188010903) was strafed on the ground by fighters from the ...
#2 British Airways Flight 149
British Airways Flight 149 was a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport , then the international airport for Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , via Kuwait and Madras International Airports , operated by British Airways using a Boeing 747-136 , with registration G-AWND, on 2 Aug
- ... e time, of any government efforts to influence British Airways' actions in regard to Flight 149. On 23 november 2021, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirmed that the government of that time had misled British Air ...
- ... order to protect the identities of people on board and so that next of kin can be notified. [9] On 23 november 2021, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirmed that the government of that time had misled British Air ...
#3 United Airlines Flight 297
United Airlines Flight 297 was a scheduled flight from Newark International Airport to Atlanta that crashed 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Baltimore on November 23, 1962, killing all 17 people on board. An investigation concluded that the aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 745D turboprop airliner, had st
- ... rom Newark International Airport to Atlanta that crashed 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Baltimore on november 23, 1962, killing all 17 people on board. An investigation concluded that the aircraft, a Vickers Visco ...
- ... losed. United Airlines Flight 297 A Vickers Viscount similar to the accident aircraft Accident Date november 23, 1962 Summary Bird strike Site Howard County , near Ellicott City, Maryland Aircraft Aircraft type V ...
#4 Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-on-Sea is a seaside town in the Tendring District in the county of Essex , England . It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District with a population of 56,874 (2016). The town is situated around 76.9 miles north-east of Central London , 40 mil
- ... Clacton was in the news when its town centre and seafront areas were struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 november 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day. [6] A large wind-farm ...
#5 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
- ... Boeing 95 San Francisco–Chicago Crashed while attempting an emergency landing NC286 Salt Lake City 23 november 1931 Boeing 40B Oakland–Salt Lake City Low visibility NC291 Rio Vista, California 2 February 1932 B ...
#6 1959 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1959: Years in aviation : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 19
- ... – Lightning F.1, first operational production model of the English Electric Lightning [42] NOVEMBER november 23 – Boeing 720 November 24 – Hiller X-18 [43] November 25 – Lockheed YP3V-1 – First operational protot ...
#7 Philippine Airlines Flight S26
Philippine Airlines Flight S26 was a domestic flight operated by Philippine Airlines that departed from Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo on 23 November 1960 at 5:30 p.m. to Manila International Airport in Manila . At 6:33 p.m. the crew gave its last position report before crashing on the slopes of M
- ... domestic flight operated by Philippine Airlines that departed from Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo on 23 november 1960 at 5:30 p.m. to Manila International Airport in Manila . At 6:33 p.m. the crew gave its last p ...
- ... was found on 30 November and there were no survivors. Philippine Airlines Flight S26 Accident Date 23 november 1960 Summary Controlled flight into terrain Site Mount Baco , Philippines Aircraft Aircraft type Do ...
#8 1979 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1979: Years in aviation : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 19
- ... ople on board. General Rafael Rodríques Palacios and his wife and daughter are among the dead. [63] november 23 – Armed with a plastic knife and a bottle opener, a 25-year-old male passenger hijacks a Japan Air L ...
#9 Argo 16
Argo 16 was the codename of an Italian Air Force C-47 Dakota aircraft, registration MM61832, used by the Italian Secret Service SID and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [ citation needed ] in covert operations . Italian Air Force C-47 Dakota that crashed in 1973 This article may be expande
- ... slation . "Argo 16" An Italian Air Force Douglas C-47 similar to the aircraft involved Bombing Date november 23, 1973 Summary Detonation of improvised explosive device Site Marghera , Italy Aircraft Aircraft type ...
- ... ator Italian Air Force Registration MM61832 Passengers 0 Crew 4 Fatalities 4 Survivors 0 HISTORY On 23 november 1973, at 7:30 Argo 16 took off from the airport of Venice, arrived at the altitude of 2,500 feet, t ...
#10 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
- ... er will receive the Queen's Gallantry Medal for his courage and calm during the incident. [55] [56] november 23 – A hijacker commandeers an All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-200 making a domestic flight in Japan from ...
#11 List of air rage incidents
This is a list of air rage incidents in commercial air travel that have been covered in the media. Air rage occurs when air travelers or airline personnel act violently, abusively or disruptively towards others in the course of their travel. When these incidents have occurred in flight, they have of
- ... Airlines Flights 704 and 705 : Before Flight 704, bound for Frankfurt , had even left Charlotte on november 23, several flight attendants told one of the federal air marshals aboard the plane that one of their c ...
#12 List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
A number of mid-air collisions and incidents have taken place in the United Kingdom. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2013 )
- ... l, Sussex with a No. 29 Squadron RAF de Havilland Mosquito during a night interception exercise. On 23 november 1949 a RAF Gloster Meteor collides with a Percival Proctor over Norfolk, both aircraft fatally cras ...
#13 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]
- ... board. A 5/16 inch bolt fell out of the elevator boost mechanism on climbout, causing the pitch up. november 23, 1964 Flight 800 , a Boeing 707-331 , veered off the runway on takeoff from Fiumicino Airport , kill ...
#14 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
- ... that in addition to four crew members and one medical officer that went down with the plane. [153] 23 november USAF pilot 1st Lt. Felix Moncla and radar operator 2nd Lt. Robert L. Wilson take off in Northrop F- ...
#15 List of accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount
As World War II came to a close the British government realised that it was going to have to drastically change its air manufacturing industry to avoid becoming dependent on American aircraft companies. To address this issue the Brabazon Committee was formed in 1943 to investigate the future needs o
- ... pon Airways crashed at Nagoya while on a training flight, killing all four people on board. [56] On 23 november 1962, N7430 operating United Air Lines Flight 297 was struck by a flock of whistling swans , one of ...
- ... nd nose gear collapsed during a tailwind landing at Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport . [159] On 23 november 1988, G-BBVH of Gibraltar Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Tangi ...
#16 2012 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2012 . Years in aviation : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20
- ... n board evacuates the plane uninjured via the jetway while firefighters douse the fire. [118] [119] 23 november The People's Republic of China conducts its first carrier flight operations with fixed-wing aircraf ...
#17 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled flight serving the route Addis Ababa – Nairobi – Brazzaville – Lagos – Abidjan . On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER , was hijacked [1] en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi [2] by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Au
- ... was a scheduled flight serving the route Addis Ababa – Nairobi – Brazzaville – Lagos – Abidjan . On 23 november 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER , was hijacked [1] en route from Addis Ab ...
- ... ircraft involved in the crash, is seen here at Frankfurt am Main Airport in May 1996 Hijacking Date 23 november 1996 ( 1996-11-23 ) Summary Water landing due to fuel exhaustion caused by hijacking Site Grande Co ...
#18 1961 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1961: Years in aviation : 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 19
- ... a non-rocket-powered aircraft of 1,606.3 mph (2,585.1 km/h) in a McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II . [18] november 23 – Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322 , a de Havilland DH 106 Comet 4 , strikes eucalyptus trees immedi ...
#19 2021 in aviation
Many aviation-related events took place in 2021 . The aviation industry was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic . Aviation-related events during the year 2021 Years in aviation : 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 199
- ... light from Cape Town , setting the record for the largest aircraft ever to land in Antarctica. [64] 23 november The single turboprop Beechcraft Denali makes its first flight, targeting certification for 2023. [6 ...
#20 List of airline flights that required gliding
Airplane gliding occurs when all the engines shut down, but the wings are still functional and can be used for a controlled descent. This is a very rare condition. [1] The most common cause of engine shutdown is fuel exhaustion or fuel starvation , but there have been other cases in aviation history
- ... . One engine failed and the other was severely degraded. The aircraft glided to a runway. [13] 0 78 23 november 1996 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Boeing 767 Indian Ocean , off Africa Hijacking, fuel exhaustion ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Castel-Mauboussin CM.7
The Castel-Mauboussin CM.7 was a high performance sailplane built in France in 1948 and used to establish a large number of altitude and duration records into the early 1950s. Conceived of by designer Robert Castello at his home in 1942, it was not until after the war that he had the opportunity to
- ... itude (7,042 m) and gain in altitude (6,072 m) on 18 January, and duration (28 hours 41 minutes) on 23 november , piloted by Marcelle Choisnet and Yvette Mazelier . The following year, a new men's record for dura ...
#2 Schleicher ASW 19
The ASW 19 is a single-seat glider built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co , first flying in 1975. It was originally designed as a Standard Class glider, but now mainly competes in the Club Class . The ASW 19 is known for its pleasant handling and some clubs use it as a training glider. It was succe
- ... pe of aircraft National origin Germany Manufacturer Schleicher Designer Gerhard Waibel First flight 23 november 1975 Number built 425 DESIGN The wings are from the ASW 15 with upper-surface Schempp-Hirth metal a ...
#3 SZD-10 Czapla
The SZD-10 Czapla ( Szybowcowy Zakład Doświadczalny - Glider Experimental Works) was a two-seat training glider aircraft that was designed and built in Poland from 1953. Polish two-seat training glider, 1953 SZD-10 Czapla SZD-10bis in the Polish Aviation Museum Role Glider aircraft National origin P
- ... igin Poland Manufacturer SZD Designer Roman Zatwarnicki, Irena Kaniewska, Marian Gracz First flight 23 november 1953 Introduction 1955 Primary user Poland Number built 157 DEVELOPMENT The Czapla ( Heron ) was a ...
- ... he Czapla was designed to be launched by bungee, winch or aero-tow, and the prototype first flew on 23 november 1953, demonstrating the need for several improvements, which were introduced in the second prototyp ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone
The Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone is a twin-engine, multi-role shipboard helicopter developed by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for the Canadian Armed Forces . [3] [4] A military variant of the Sikorsky S-92 , the CH-148 is designed for shipboard operations and replaced the venerable CH-124 Sea King ,
- ... n increased importance in the early 2000s and another procurement competition was initiated. [6] On 23 november 2004, Canada's Department of National Defence announced the award of a CA$1.8 billion contract to S ...
#2 Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
The CH-53 Sea Stallion ( Sikorsky S-65 ) is an American family of heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft . Originally developed for use by the United States Marine Corps , it is currently in service with Germany, Iran, and Israel. The United States Air Force operate
- ... nvestigation following the accident concluded that the crash was caused by mechanical failure. [88] 23 november 2003 : a MH-53M crashed near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Five U.S. servicemen were killed. [89] ...
#3 Mil Mi-38
The Mil Mi-38 is a transport helicopter designed by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and being developed by Kazan Helicopters . Originally intended as a replacement for the Mil Mi-8 and the Mi-17 , it is being marketed in both military and civil versions. [6] It flew for the first time on 22 December 200
- ... In total, the Russian Defence Ministry planned to purchase about 15 helicopters until 2020. [14] On 23 november 2018, military variant, Mi-38T , performed its maiden flight. [15] [16] The new variant was develop ...
#4 List of helicopter prison escapes
There have been multiple prison escapes where an inmate escapes by means of a helicopter . One of the earliest instances was the escape of Joel David Kaplan, nicknamed "Man Fan", on August 19, 1971, from the Santa Martha Acatitla in Mexico. [3] Kaplan was a New York businessman who not only escaped
- ... yell, " I love you!" to Lopez. [22] Samantha Lopez was released from prison on 20 April 2010. [23] november 23, 1986 Prigione di Rebibbia, Roma Italy Yes André Bellaïche Gianluigi Esposito Luciano Cipollari A re ...
#5 Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle
The Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle (originally designated HOG ) was a tiny, single-seat helicopter designed under contract for the United States Navy . [1] in the mid-1950s. It later was redesigned for a U.S. Marine Corps requirement for a small personal helicopter that would fulfill a number of roles, inc
- ... ype of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Gyrodyne Company of America First flight 23 november 1955 Primary user United States Navy Number built 10 Developed from Bendix Model 2C Developed into ...
#6 Cicaré CH-14 Aguilucho
The Cicare CH-14 Aguilucho (Spanish for "Little Eagle" or "Harrier" ) is a light experimental helicopter manufactured by Cicaré Helicópteros of Argentina . The helicopter is intended for use in civil, security and military roles. CH-14 Aguilucho Cicare CH-14 Aguilucho at the "Day of the Army Aviatio
- ... flight occurred on 19 March 2007. The prototype made its public debut during "Army Aviation Day" on 23 november 2007. [1] SPECIFICATIONS (CH-14) Data from Cicare CH-14 Aguilucho technical data, [2] [3] General c ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 D. Napier & Son
D. Napier & Son Limited was a British engineering company best known for its luxury motor cars in the Edwardian era and for its aero engines throughout the early to mid-20th century. British engineering company For the Scottish herbalist, see D. Napier & Sons . 1907 Napier 60hp T21 Napier was founde
- ... Leyland Motors by 1945. POST-WAR ENGLISH ELECTRIC Napier had been taken over by English Electric on 23 november 1942. [22] Last of the great Napier internal combustion engines was the Nomad , a complex "turbo-co ...
#2 Thrush Aircraft
Thrush Aircraft, Inc. is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Albany, Georgia . It currently manufactures the Thrush series of agricultural aircraft. American manufacturer of agricultural aircraft Thrush Aircraft, Inc Type Private Company Industry Aerospace Predecessor Ayres Corporation Founde
- ... riginally built the facility in 1965 and operated it until it was purchased by Ayres Corporation on 23 november 1977. In July 2001, Ayres filed for bankruptcy and the rights to the S-2 aircraft were passed to Qu ...
#3 Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company
The Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company (originally founded as the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company ) was an American company which designed and built aircraft. The founder, Allan Lockheed , went on to form the similarly named but otherwise unrelated Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1926, which would me
- ... eyerhoffer , co-pilot Aaron R. Ferneau , and mechanic Leo G. Flint . They departed Santa Barbara on november 23 and crossed the Coastal Mountains. En route they encountered severe weather, but the weather cleared ...
#4 HAECO
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited ( HAECO ) is an aircraft engineering and maintenance group. Its head office is on the grounds of Hong Kong International Airport . [3] Aircraft engineering and maintenance group This article is about HAECO. For an obsolete audio signal processing techno
- ... 9 ) Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited 香港飛機工程公司 Type Private Industry Aerospace Founded 23 november 1950 ; 71 years ago ( 1950-11-23 ) Headquarters Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong Area serv ...
Museum / Museum
#1 South African Airways Museum Society
The South African Airways Museum Society is an aviation museum based at Rand Airport in Germiston , Gauteng, South Africa. The museum was founded in 1986 and houses a collection of South African Airways memorabilia such as photos and aircraft scale models. The museum also has a collection of static
- ... or the formation of a profit centre within SAA to manage the Ju 52 operation. Approval was received 23 november 1993. The Historic Flight operated out of Johannesburg International Airport . In 1993, after negot ...
#2 New Mexico Museum of Space History
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico , US dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the space age . It includes the International Space Hall of Fame . The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico
- ... cube with a gold-tinted glass exterior) and dedicated on October 5, 1976, opening to the public on november 23, 1976. [2] : 40, 44 At the dedication ceremony the initial fifteen Hall of Fame members were i ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 Iron Dome
Iron Dome ( Hebrew : כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל , romanized : Kippat Barzel ) is a mobile all-weather air defense system [8] developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries . [7] The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from
- ... neighboring Armenia's purchase of Russian Iskander short-range ballistic missiles . [118] India On 23 november 2012, The Economic Times reported that Indian Defense planners were considering the possibility of ...
#2 BrahMos
The BrahMos (also designated as PJ-10 ) [15] is a medium-range stealth [10] ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft or land, notably being the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world. [16] It is a joint-venture between the Indian Defence Research
- ... grated Test Range [95] 5 9 November 2003 SSM – Block I Integrated Test Range Mobile launcher [97] 6 23 november 2003 ASM Bay of Bengal INS Rajput Fired from a moving ship at a decommissioned vessel [98] [99] 7 1 ...
#3 Joint Direct Attack Munition
The Joint Direct Attack Munition ( JDAM ) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs , or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions . JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integrated inertial guidance system coupled to a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, giving them a publ
- ... x- Schenectady (LST-1185) damaged by seven 2,000-pound JDAMs during USAF exercise Resultant Fury on 23 november 2004. JDAM and the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber made their combat debuts during Operation Allied Force ...
#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 . "
- ... ircraft. At least two O-2 Skymasters (on 26 September and 19 November 1990), one A-37 Dragonfly (on november 23, 1990), two Hughes 500 helicopters (2 February and 18 May 1990), and two UH-1Hs were lost to SA-7s. ...
#5 Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme
The Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks. Phase 1 has been successfully tested and completed and deployment awaits final official permission. Phase 2 is under d
- ... sland off the state coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district , about 170 km from Bhubaneswar . [39] On 23 november 2012, India again successfully testfired its home-made supersonic Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interc ...