langs: 1 октября [ru] / october 1 [en] / 1. oktober [de] / 1er octobre [fr] / 1º ottobre [it] / 1 de octubre [es]
days: september 28 / september 29 / september 30 / october 1 / october 2 / october 3 / october 4
Aerodrome / Aerodrome
#1 Pune Airport
Pune Airport ( IATA : PNQ , ICAO : VAPO ) is a customs airport located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of the historic centre of Pune in the state of Maharashtra , India. The airport is a civil enclave operated by the Airports Authority of India at the western side of Lohagaon Air Force S
- ... elhi , Goa , Guwahati , Hyderabad , Indore , Jaipur , Kochi , Kolkata , Lucknow , Mangalore (begins 1 october 2022), Nagpur , Patna , Raipur , Ranchi , Thiruvananthapuram (begins 1 October 2022), [22] Visakhap ...
- ... , Mangalore (begins 1 October 2022), Nagpur , Patna , Raipur , Ranchi , Thiruvananthapuram (begins 1 october 2022), [22] Visakhapatnam (begins 3 October 2022) [23] SpiceJet Ahmedabad , Bangalore , Bhavnagar , ...
#2 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
- ... unway : 5000x120, SOD (10/28) [1] Used by: [5] [ page needed ] 371st Fighter Group , 18 September – 1 october 1944 (P-47) A-66 Orconte , France Located: 48°40′14″N 004°44′10″E Opened: 15 September 1944 Closed: ...
- ... unway 2: 5400x164, CON (09/27) [1] Used by: [5] [ page needed ] 474th Fighter Group , 6 September – 1 october 1944 (P-38) 397th Bombardment Group , 6 October 1944 – 25 April 1945 (B-26) A-73 Roye/Amy , France ...
- ... [5] 324th Fighter Group , 20 September 1944 – 4 January 1945 (P-47) (12th AF) 371st Fighter Group , 1 october – 20 December 1944 (P-47) 320th Bombardment Group , 1 April – 18 June 1945 (B-26) Y-8 Luxeuil , Fra ...
- ... 1945 (P-61) 370th Fighter Group , 26 September 1944 – 27 January 1945 (P-38) 474th Fighter Group , 1 october 1944 – 22 March 1945 (P-38) 344th Bombardment Group , 5 April – 15 September 1945 (B-26) A-84 Chiev ...
- ... ber 1944 Closed: 25 June 1945 Runway: 3600/120, PSP, (04/22) [1] Used by: [5] 371st Fighter Group , 1 october – 20 December 1944 Y-29 Asch , Belgium Located: 50°57′55″N 005°35′02″E Now: Zutendaal Air Base Open ...
- ... chersleben , Germany Now: Flugplatz Oschersleben Located: 52°02′18″N 011°12′14″E Opened: 12 April – 1 october 1945 Runway: 3100x150 CON (10/28) [1] Use: Supply and Evacuation airfield [3] R-16 Hildesheim , Ger ...
#3 Naval Base Ventura County
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) is a United States Navy base in Ventura County, California . Formed by the merger of NAS Point Mugu and CBC Port Hueneme , NBVC is a diverse installation composed of three main locations — Point Mugu, Port Hueneme, and San Nicolas Island . The base serves as an all-i
- ... consolidated into a completely new organization. [2] San Nicolas Island was transferred to NBVC on october 1, 2004, after several years under the Naval Air Warfare Center , Weapons Division. [5] NBVC provides ...
#4 Mitchel Air Force Base
Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field , was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island , New York , United States . Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2 , the facility was renamed later that year as Mitchel Field in honor of former New Y
- ... Redesignated: I Air Support Command, 1 September – 30 November 1942 Headquarters, I Bomber Command, 1 october 1943 – 21 March 1946 Headquarters, I Interceptor Command, 5 June – 27 December 1941 Redesignated: I ...
- ... 24 June – 6 July 1942 326th Fighter Group , 19 August 1942 – 1 September 1942 352d Fighter Group , 1 october –31, 1942 353d Fighter Group , 1 October–7, 1942 62d Fighter Wing , 12 December 1942 – 13 January 19 ...
- ... up , 19 August 1942 – 1 September 1942 352d Fighter Group , 1 October–31, 1942 353d Fighter Group , 1 october –7, 1942 62d Fighter Wing , 12 December 1942 – 13 January 1943 80th Fighter Group , 2 March – 30 Apr ...
#5 Shirdi Airport
Shirdi Airport ( IATA : SAG , ICAO : VASD ) is located at Kakadi village, about 14 km South-west of the town of Shirdi and 22 km from Sangamner city in Maharashtra , India . It is the fourth busiest airport in the state after Mumbai , Pune and Nagpur . [4] The airport, spread over 400 hectares, is
- ... Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) and was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind on 1 october 2017. [5] Communication Navigation Surveillance (CNS) and Air Traffic Control (ATC) at the airport ...
#6 Mountain Home Air Force Base
Mountain Home Air Force Base ( IATA : MUO , ICAO : KMUO , FAA LID : MUO ) is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States . Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County , the base is twelve miles (20 km) southwest of Mountain Home , which is forty miles (65 km) so
- ... actical Fighter Wing , 15 May 1971 – 31 October 1972 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, 31 October 1972 – 1 october 1991 Redesignated 366th Wing, 1 October 1991 – 27 September 2002 Redesignated 366th Fighter Wing , ...
- ... October 1972 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, 31 October 1972 – 1 October 1991 Redesignated 366th Wing, 1 october 1991 – 27 September 2002 Redesignated 366th Fighter Wing , 27 September 2002 – present INTERCONTINE ...
#7 Hamad International Airport
Hamad International Airport ( IATA : DOH , ICAO : OTHH ) ( Arabic : مطار حمد الدولي , Maṭār Ḥamad al-Duwalī ) is an international airport in the state of Qatar , and the home of Qatar’s flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways . Located south of its capital, Doha , it replaced the nearby Doha Internation
- ... Belgrade , Berlin , Boston , Brisbane , Brussels , Bucharest , Budapest , Cairo , Canberra (resumes 1 october 2022), 2 [49] Cape Town , Casablanca , Cebu , Chengdu–Shuangliu , Chennai , Chicago–O'Hare , Chongq ...
#8 Narvik Airport, Framnes
Narvik Airport, Framnes ( Norwegian : Narvik lufthavn, Framnes ; IATA : NVK , ICAO : ENNK ) is a former public regional airport closed down in 2017 in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway . It was located at Framnes in the town of Narvik , along the Ofotfjorden . It was operated by the sta
- ... ary airport. Framnes was completed in 1972, a year before Evenes, and scheduled services started on 1 october 1975. The terminal building was completed in 1986 and the airport was nationalized in 1997. Widerøe ...
- ... airport be used for subsidized regional aviation. [9] The airport started with scheduled traffic on 1 october 1975. [3] The original terminal building was a residential house which had been in the way for the ...
#9 Ent Air Force Base
Ent Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Knob Hill neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado . A tent city, established in 1943 during construction of the base, was initially commanded by Major General Uzal Girard Ent (1900–1948), for whom the base is named. [1] [2] The
- ... Combat Operations Center as recommended by the Cheyenne Mountain Complex Task Force Study Report on 1 october 1965. This established a separate Battle Staff organization. The Director was responsible directly ...
- ... space surveillance) were reassigned to HQ ADCOM and ADCOM divisions and the Alaskan ADCOM Region on 1 october 1976. Ent Air Force Base was declared excess. In December 1976, personnel were moved to Peterson Ai ...
#10 Bajura Airport
Bajura Airport ( IATA : BJU , ICAO : VNBR ) is a domestic airport located in Budhinanda serving Bajura District , [1] a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal . [2] Airport in Nepal Bajura Airport IATA : BJU ICAO : VNBR Summary Airport type Public Owner Government of Nepal Operator Civil Aviati
- ... Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Serves Bajura , Nepal Location Budhinanda , Nepal Opened 1 october 1984 Elevation AMSL 4,300 ft / 1,311 m Coordinates 29°30′N 81°40′E Map Bajura Airport Location of a ...
#11 Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (abbreviated NAS JRB Fort Worth ) [1] ( IATA : FWH , ICAO : KNFW , FAA LID : NFW ) includes Carswell Field , a military airbase located 5 nautical miles (9 km; 6 mi) west of the central business district of Fort Worth , in Tarrant County , Texas ,
- ... . [12] 7TH BOMBARDMENT WING The 7th Bombardment Group was activated at Fort Worth Army Air Field on october 1, 1946 and transferred into SAC as part of 2nd Air Force. On November 3, 1947, the Air Force abandone ...
- ... rth Army Air Field was assigned to the newly formed Strategic Air Command in March 1946, [5] and on 1 october 1946, the 7th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy was activated. [11] With its activation, the 7th became ...
- ... ities on 1 January 1993, and was transferred to Dyess AFB , Texas without personnel or equipment on 1 october 1993 where it currently flies the Rockwell B-1 Lancer . [26] In 1993, Congress directed the establi ...
- ... ferred to the Air Force Base Conversion Agency (AFBCA) for property distribution and reuse. [28] On 1 october 1993, the Air Force Reserve's 301st Fighter Wing assumed base responsibilities, establishing Carswe ...
- ... las , which had also been marked for closure by BRAC, to Carswell Air Force Base. Recommissioned on 1 october 1994 as Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (but also retaining the name Carswell Field ...
- ... ber 1945 233d AAF (later AF) Base Unit, 18 November 1945 – 17 November 1947 7th Bombardment Group , 1 october 1946 – 10 June 1952 7th Bombardment Wing , 17 November 1947 – 1 October 1993 58th Bombardment Wing ...
- ... 947 7th Bombardment Group , 1 October 1946 – 10 June 1952 7th Bombardment Wing , 17 November 1947 – 1 october 1993 58th Bombardment Wing , 9 May 1946 – 1 March 1948 Eighth Air Force , 1 November 1946 – 1 Augus ...
#12 Staples Municipal Airport
Staples Municipal Airport [1] ( ICAO : KSAZ , FAA LID : SAZ ) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the central business district of the City of Staples , in Wadena County , Minnesota , United States . [1] Airport Staples Municipal Airport IATA : none
- ... ATA : none ICAO : KSAZ FAA LID : SAZ Summary Owner City of Staples Serves Staples, Minnesota Opened october 1, 1946 ( 1946-10-01 ) Elevation AMSL 1,288 ft / 393 m Coordinates 46°22′51.166″N 094°48′23.766″W Webs ...
#13 March Air Reserve Base
March Air Reserve Base ( IATA : RIV , ICAO : KRIV , FAA LID : RIV ) ( March ARB ), previously known as March Air Force Base ( March AFB ) is located in Riverside County , California between the cities of Riverside , Moreno Valley , and Perris . It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command 's Four
- ... nce: [10] 9th Aero Squadron: 22 July – 2 August, 15 November – 11 December 1919 19th Aero Squadron: 1 october – 29 June 1921 23rd Aero Squadron: 1 October 1921 – 21 March 1922 On 13 December 1919, the United S ...
- ... st, 15 November – 11 December 1919 19th Aero Squadron: 1 October – 29 June 1921 23rd Aero Squadron: 1 october 1921 – 21 March 1922 On 13 December 1919, the United States House of Representatives passed an appr ...
- ... 1 March 1918 – 22 July 1919 9th Aero Squadron, [24] 22 July – 11 December 1919 23d Aero Squadron , 1 october 1921 – 21 March 1922 19th Aero Squadron, [25] 1 October 1921 – 29 June 1922 United States Army Air ...
- ... July – 11 December 1919 23d Aero Squadron , 1 October 1921 – 21 March 1922 19th Aero Squadron, [25] 1 october 1921 – 29 June 1922 United States Army Air Corps (1927–1941) 11th Bomb Squadron , 3 June – 31 July ...
- ... 1942 – 28 September 1943 20th Fighter Group , 4 January – 11 August 1943 453rd Bombardment Group , 1 october – 2 December 1943 479th Fighter Group , 28 October 1943 – 7 April 1944 473d Fighter Group, 1 Novemb ...
- ... Tactical Reconnaissance Wing , 25 November 1947 – 28 March 1949 22d Bombardment Wing, 10 May 1949 – 1 october 1982 Re-designated: 22d Air Refueling Wing , 1 October 1982 – 1 January 1994 Fifteenth Air Force , ...
- ... rch 1949 22d Bombardment Wing, 10 May 1949 – 1 October 1982 Re-designated: 22d Air Refueling Wing , 1 october 1982 – 1 January 1994 Fifteenth Air Force , 7 November 1949 – 1 January 1992 330th Bombardment Wing ...
#14 CFB Bagotville
Canadian Forces Base Bagotville ( IATA : YBG , ICAO : CYBG ) , commonly referred to as CFB Bagotville , and also known as Bagotville Airport or Saguenay-Bagotville Airport, is a Canadian Forces base located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) west of Bagotville in the city of Saguenay . Located
- ... until there were enough new CF-100s available to fulfill RCAF squadron needs and was deactivated on 1 october 1954. Also in 1954 432 and 440 squadrons were transferred to RCAF Station Bagotville flying the CF- ...
#15 Sendai Airport
Sendai Airport ( 仙台空港 , Sendai Kūkō ) ( IATA : SDJ , ICAO : RJSS ) is an international airport located in the city of Natori, Miyagi , 13.6 km (8.5 mi) south southeast of Sendai metropolis, [2] Sendai , Japan. The airport is alternatively referred to as Sendai International Airport ( 仙台国際空港 , Se
- ... core of the city takes 17–25 minutes. After the earthquake and tsunami service was suspended until 1 october of that year. The airport can be accessed by car via Sendai–Tobu Toll Road via Route 20. There are ...
#16 Breddan Aerodrome
Breddan Aerodrome is a heritage-listed abandoned aerodrome at Gregory Developmental Road, Breddan , Charters Towers Region , Queensland , Australia. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Charters Towers . It was built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied Works Council and Queensland Main Roads Comm
- ... oup (Headquarters) (7 August-30 September 1942) 71st Bombardment Squadron, B-25 Mitchell (12 August- 1 october 1942) 405th Bombardment Squadron, B-25 Mitchell (7 August-30 September 1942) No. 1 Torpedo Maintena ...
#17 Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport ( IATA : PKB [2] , ICAO : KPKB , FAA LID : PKB ) is seven miles northeast of Parkersburg , in Wood County, West Virginia . [1] It is owned by the Wood County Airport Authority [1] and is also known as Wood County Airport or Gill Robb Wilson Field . It serves the Mid-
- ... or DuBois, $1,293,515 for Franklin, $1,940,272 for Jamestown, and $2,587,029 for Parkersburg), from october 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014. Notice of Intent (February 14, 2014) : of Silver Airways Corp. to ...
#18 Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field ( ICAO : KHRT , FAA LID : HRT ) is a United States Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida , immediately west of the town of Mary Esther . It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command (AF
- ... s assigned in mid-1943 to the First Proving Ground Electronics Test Unit at Eglin Field. He died on october 1, 1943, [6] [7] when his Lockheed AT-18 Hudson gunnery trainer, 42-55591 , crashed during take-off at ...
- ... al Register of Historic Places . The 4751st Air Defense Wing (Missile) was organized at Hurlburt on october 1, 1957. [11] It was redesignated the 4751st Air Defense Missile Wing on January 15, 1958 and disconti ...
- ... proved to be troublesome and unreliable and only three or four were ever delivered to Hurlburt. On october 1, 1955, Hurlburt was redesignated the 17th Bombardment Wing, Tactical, and received B-66 aircraft in ...
#19 Lake Tahoe Airport
Lake Tahoe Airport ( IATA : TVL , ICAO : KTVL , FAA LID : TVL ) is a public airport three miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe , in El Dorado County, California . It covers 348 acres (141 ha) and has one runway; it is sometimes called Tahoe Valley Airport . This article is about the public airport
- ... unding, the South Lake Tahoe city council voted to close the airport's Air Traffic Control Tower on october 1, 2004. [14] [15] Despite the tower's closure, the airport continues to serve general aviation traffi ...
#20 Tenzing–Hillary Airport
Tenzing–Hillary Airport ( IATA : LUA , ICAO : VNLK ) , also known as Lukla Airport , is a domestic airport and altiport in the town of Lukla , [2] in Khumbu Pasanglhamu , Solukhumbu District , Province No. 1 of Nepal . It gained worldwide fame as it was rated the most dangerous airport in the world
- ... the captain provided inaccurate information about his position to the Area Control Centre. [29] On 1 october 2004, on landing at the airport, a Sita Air Dornier 228 suffered a collapse of its nose gear and sl ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Yermolayev Yer-2
The Yermolayev Yer-2 ( Russian : Ермолаев Ер-2 ) was a long-range Soviet medium bomber used during World War II . It was developed from the Bartini Stal-7 prototype airliner before the war. It was used to bomb Berlin from airbases in Estonia after Operation Barbarossa began in 1941. Production was t
- ... nights of 28–29 and 30 August – 1 September from Ramenskoye Airport , southeast of Moscow . [9] On 1 october 1941 63 Yer-2s were in service, but only 34 were operational. [10] The 420th DBAP had flown 154 sor ...
#2 De Havilland T.K.4
The de Havilland T.K.4 was a 1930s British single-seat racing monoplane designed and built by students of the de Havilland Technical School. T.K.4 Role Single-seat racing monoplane Type of aircraft National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer de Havilland Technical School First flight 1937 Retired 19
- ... It was 9th in the 1937 King's Cup air race at a speed of 230.5 mph. [1] [2] The aircraft crashed on 1 october 1937 killing the pilot R.J. Waight while he was attempting a 100 km class record. [1] SPECIFICATION ...
#3 Percival Vega Gull
The Percival Vega Gull was a 1930s British , four-seater touring aircraft built by Percival Aircraft Limited . It was a single-engine, low-wing (Folding), wood-and-fabric monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Percival Vega Gull Role Civil touring aircraft, military trainer and communicatio
- ... A. Scott and Giles Guthrie flying Vega Gull G-AEKE was the only finisher landing at Rand Airport on 1 october 1936. [5] The aircraft had left Portsmouth 52 hours 56 minutes 48 seconds earlier. With the publici ...
#4 Avro Vulcan
The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan [1] from July 1963) [2] is a jet-powered , tailless , delta-wing , high-altitude, strategic bomber , which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company ( Avro ) designed the Vulcan in response
- ... ow of support and military protection. [132] This first tour, however, was struck by misfortune; on 1 october 1956, while landing in bad weather at London Heathrow Airport at the completion of the world tour, ...
- ... milar layout to XA894 to flight test the Olympus 593 Concorde installation. The first flight was on 1 october 1966 and testing continued through to June 1971. [185] In April 1973, XA903 started flying with an ...
- ... INCIDENTS External image Vulcan B.1 XA897 prior to the accident, stopping over at RAF Khormaksar On 1 october 1956, Vulcan B.1 XA897, the first to be delivered, crashed at London Heathrow Airport during Operat ...
#5 Petlyakov Pe-8
The Petlyakov Pe-8 ( Russian : Петляков Пе-8 ) was a Soviet heavy bomber designed before World War II , and the only four-engine bomber the USSR built during the war. Produced in limited numbers, it was used to bomb Berlin in August 1941. It was also used for so-called "morale raids" designed to rai
- ... were re-equipped with AM-35As, which gave them a shorter range, but a more reliable engine. [22] By 1 october 1941, the regiment mustered fourteen Pe-8s after having been replenished by new aircraft from the f ...
#6 Rockwell B-1 Lancer
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer [N 1] is a supersonic variable-sweep wing , heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force . It is commonly called the "Bone" (from "B-One"). [1] It is one of three strategic bombers serving in the U.S. Air Force fleet along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress a
- ... ell/Rockwell International First flight 23 December 1974 ; 47 years ago ( 1974-12-23 ) Introduction 1 october 1986 Status In service Primary user United States Air Force Produced 1973–1974, 1983–1988 Number bu ...
- ... e", was the first B-1B delivered to SAC in June 1985. Initial operational capability was reached on 1 october 1986 and the B-1B was placed on nuclear alert status. [110] [111] The B-1 received the official nam ...
#7 Boost-glide
Boost-glide trajectories [1] [2] are a class of spacecraft guidance and reentry trajectories that extend the range of suborbital spaceplanes and reentry vehicles by employing aerodynamic lift in the high upper atmosphere. In most examples, boost-glide roughly doubles the range over the purely ballis
- ... thereby decrease the time that system has to respond to an attack. DF-ZF was officially unveiled on 1 october 2019. Similar efforts by Russia led to the Kholod and GLL-8 Igla hypersonic test projects, and more ...
#8 Polikarpov I-5
The Polikarpov I-5 was a single-seat biplane which became the primary Soviet fighter between its introduction in 1931 through 1936, after which it became the standard advanced trainer. Following Operation Barbarossa , which destroyed much of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS), surviving I-5s were equipped
- ... not depart controlled flight." [8] OPERATIONAL HISTORY Fifty-four I-5s were delivered to the VVS by 1 october 1931, and 66 by the end of the year. These were all aircraft from Zavod Nr. 1 at Khodinka, but Zavo ...
#9 Martin AM Mauler
The Martin AM Mauler (originally XBTM ) was a single-seat carrier-based attack aircraft built for the United States Navy . Designed during World War II , the Mauler encountered development delays and did not enter service until 1948 in small numbers. The aircraft proved troublesome and remained in f
- ... Little is known about their service and the squadron is last known to have had Maulers assigned on 1 october 1950. [16] Although the Skyraider was a third smaller and carried a third less bombload, it proved ...
#10 Ilyushin Il-62
The Ilyushin Il-62 ( Russian : Илью́шин Ил-62 ; NATO reporting name : Classic ) is a Soviet long-range narrow-body jetliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin . As successor to the popular turboprop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 passengers and crew, the Il-62 was the world's largest jet airliner
- ... Although there were no fatalities, the fuselage and undercarriage were severely damaged. [41] [42] 1 october 1992 СССР-86703 Domodedovo , Russia 0 Burned out after a cigarette was dropped during refueling. Ai ...
#11 List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II U.S. operators
American units that operated the F-4 Phantom II are listed below. An F-4J Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-74 Bedevillers, about to be launched from the USS America
- ... Group , 15 November 1977 - 1 January 1980 Assigned to 21st Tactical Fighter Wing , 1 January 1980 - 1 october 1982 82d Aerial Targets Squadron - Tyndall AFB , Florida, (1995–2015 (Detachment 1 to Holloman AFB ...
#12 Bell P-59 Airacomet
The Bell P-59 Airacomet was a single-seat, twin jet -engine fighter aircraft that was designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II , the first produced in the United States. As the British were further along in jet engine development, they donated an engine for the United States to copy i
- ... Role Fighter Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Bell Aircraft First flight 1 october 1942 Primary users United States Army Air Forces United States Navy Royal Air Force Number built 66 ...
- ... e also arranged for an example of the engine, the Whittle W.1X turbojet, to be flown to the U.S. on 1 october in a Consolidated B-24 Liberator , [1] along with drawings for the more powerful W.2B/23 engine and ...
- ... by train for flight testing . The aircraft first became airborne during high-speed taxiing tests on 1 october with Bell test pilot Robert Stanley at the controls, although the first official flight was made by ...
#13 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada , which produced the aircraft from 1965 to 1988; Viking Air purchased the type certificate , then restarted production in 2008 before re-adopting the DHC name in
- ... ueensland First flight of the Series 400 technical demonstrator by Viking Air at Victoria Airport , october 1, 2008 Development of the aircraft began in 1964, with the first flight on May 20, 1965. A twin-engin ...
- ... ficial rollout. [35] [36] First flight of the Series 400 technical demonstrator, C-FDHT, took place october 1, 2008, at Victoria Airport. [37] [38] Two days later, the aircraft departed Victoria for a ferry fli ...
#14 Airbus A330
The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft developed and produced by Airbus . Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300 , its first airliner in the mid-1970s. Then the company began development on the A330 twinjet in parallel with the A340 quadjet and launched both designs with their first order
- ... s' worth of production. [88] The last A330-200 was delivered to OpenSkies (operating for LEVEL ) on october 1, 2019. The last A330-300 built was flown to Brussels Airport on February 28, 2020; Aer Lingus took d ...
- ... PW4000 had engine vibrations, [210] on 1 June 2018, a Qantas CF6 was shut down in flight, [211] on 1 october 2018, a China Airlines CF6 had an engine problem, [212] and on 5 November 2018, a Brussels Airlines ...
#15 Tupolev Tu-22M
The Tupolev Tu-22M ( Russian : Туполев Ту-22М ; NATO reporting name : Backfire ) is a supersonic , variable-sweep wing , long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. According to some sources, the bomber was believed to be designated Tu-26 at o
- ... first simulated attack by the Tu-22M against a NATO carrier group occurred between 30 September and 1 october 1982. Eight aircraft locked onto the U.S. task forces of USS Enterprise and USS Midway which were o ...
#16 Boeing EC-135
The Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter . During the Cold War , the EC-135 was best known for being modified to perform the Looking Glass mission where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command po
- ... replaced by the United States Strategic Command , which now controls the Looking Glass. [8] [9] On october 1, 1998, the Navy's E-6 Mercury TACAMO replaced the USAF's EC-135C in the Looking Glass mission. One f ...
#17 Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS
The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System ( Joint STARS ) is a United States Air Force airborne ground surveillance , battle management and command and control aircraft. It tracks ground vehicles and some aircraft, collects imagery, and relays tactical pictures to ground
- ... with an upgraded operations and control subsystem, was delivered to the USAF on 5 November 2001. On 1 october 2002, the 93d Air Control Wing (93 ACW) was "blended" with the 116th Bomb Wing in a ceremony at Rob ...
- ... 00 combat missions in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom , Enduring Freedom and New Dawn . [17] On 1 october 2011, the "blended" wing construct of the 116th Air Control Wing (116 ACW), combining Air National ...
- ... e the same E-8 aircraft and will often fly with mixed crews, but now function as separate units. On 1 october 2019, JSTARS ended its continuous presence in the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) areas o ...
#18 Beijing 1
The Beijing 1 [1] (also known as the Beijing No 1 [2] or Peking No 1 [3] was a prototype twin-engined small airliner of the 1950s designed and built in the People's Republic of China . Only one example was built, the type not entering production. Chinese light airliner prototype Beijing 1 Role Light
- ... aiden flight on 24 September 1958, and was handed over to the Chinese civil aviation authorities on 1 october 1958, the 9th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China . [4] It was the f ...
#19 Beechcraft Musketeer
The Beechcraft Musketeer is a family of single-engined, low-wing, light aircraft that was produced by Beechcraft . The line includes the Model 19 Musketeer Sport , the Model 23 Musketeer , Custom and Sundowner , the Model 23-24 Musketeer Super III the retractable gear Model 24-R Sierra and the milit
- ... (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 piston engine, gross weight of 2,750 lb (1,247 kg) , first certified october 1, 1976 with a new larger prop and aerodynamic cleanup by Beech made it 6 knots faster than the "B" . ...
#20 Grumman F-14 Tomcat
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic , twin-engine , two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft . The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy 's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B proj
- ... (Redesignated VFA-31 with F/A-18E, October 2006) VF-32 Swordsmen (Redesignated VFA-32 with F/A-18F, 1 october 2005) VF-33 Starfighters (Disestablished 1 October 1993) VF-41 Black Aces (Redesignated VFA-41 with ...
- ... -32 Swordsmen (Redesignated VFA-32 with F/A-18F, 1 October 2005) VF-33 Starfighters (Disestablished 1 october 1993) VF-41 Black Aces (Redesignated VFA-41 with F/A-18F, 1 December 2001) VF-51 Screaming Eagles ( ...
- ... d 31 March 1995) VF-74 Bedevilers (Disestablished 30 April 1994) VF-84 Jolly Rogers (Disestablished 1 october 1995; squadron heritage and nickname transferred to VF-103 ) VF-102 Diamondbacks (Redesignated VFA- ...
- ... signated VFA-143 with F/A-18E, early 2005) VF-154 Black Knights (Redesignated VFA-154 with F/A-18F, 1 october 2003) VF-191 Satan's Kittens (Disestablished 30 April 1988) VF-194 Red Lightnings (Disestablished 3 ...
- ... (Pacific Fleet through 1996, then transferred to Atlantic Fleet; redesignated VFA-211 with F/A-18F, 1 october 2004) VF-213 Black Lions (Pacific Fleet through 1996, then transferred to Atlantic Fleet; redesigna ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 USS Tarawa (CV-40)
USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40, AVT-12) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy . The ship was the first US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the bloody 1943 Battle of Tarawa . Tarawa was commissioned in December 1945
- ... ssioned 30 June 1949 Recommissioned 3 February 1951 Decommissioned 13 May 1960 Reclassified CVA-40, 1 october 1952 CVS-40, 10 January 1955 AVT-12, May 1961 Stricken 1 June 1967 Identification Callsign : NKDT H ...
- ... , she served as a replacement in the 6th and 2nd Fleets for carriers dispatched to the war zone. On 1 october 1952, she became an attack aircraft carrier , and was redesignated CVA-40 . The warship finally mad ...
#2 List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft . In the United States Navy , these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (air
- ... idway Museum — San Diego, California , USA [49] CVB-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Midway 27 October 1945 1 october 1977 31 years, 339 days Scrapped in 1978 [50] CVB-43 Coral Sea Midway 1 October 1947 26 April 1990 ...
- ... way 27 October 1945 1 October 1977 31 years, 339 days Scrapped in 1978 [50] CVB-43 Coral Sea Midway 1 october 1947 26 April 1990 42 years, 207 days Scrapped in 1993 [51] CV-44 No name assigned ( no image avail ...
- ... Cancelled during construction. Scrapped on slip in 1949 [54] CV-59 Forrestal Forrestal (lead ship) 1 october 1955 30 September 1993 37 years, 364 days Scrapped in 2014 [55] [56] [57] CV-60 Saratoga Forrestal ...
#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
- ... een 19 and 23 November 1974, Split between 14 and 19 October 1976, Algiers between 27 September and 1 october 1981, and Havana between 26 and 30 March 1984. Between 12 May 1977 and 6 October 1978 and from 3 Fe ...
#4 Ise-class battleship
The Ise -class battleships ( 伊勢型戦艦 , Ise-gata senkan ) were a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War I . Both ships carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923. They were modernized in 1934–1937 with improvements to th
- ... s greatly retarded pilot training and the ships only had a total of 17 D4Ys and 18 E16As on hand on 1 october ; of these, only 6 and 16 were operational, respectively. [57] The Japanese plan for the defence of ...
#5 USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
USS Bunker Hill (CV/CVA/CVS-17, AVT-9) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . The ship was named for the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War. Commissioned in May 1943 and sent to the Pacific Theater of Operations, the s
- ... 1 Launched 7 December 1942 Commissioned 25 May 1943 Decommissioned 9 January 1947 Reclassified CVA, 1 october 1952 CVS-17, 8 August 1953 AVT-9, May 1959 Stricken 2 November 1966 Identification Callsign : NBAP ...
#6 USS Midway (CV-41)
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy , the lead ship of her class . Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal
- ... flight deck in future aircraft carrier construction and modifications of existing carriers. [3] On 1 october , the ship was redesignated CVA-41 . Midway in 1965 after SCB-110 Midway left Norfolk 27 December 19 ...
#7 HMS Biter (D97)
HMS Biter was a Royal Navy escort carrier during the Second World War . She was laid down as a merchant ship at the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company yard at Chester, Pennsylvania . Laid down on 28 December 1939, she was converted to an escort carrier and commissioned in the Royal Navy on 6 May 194
- ... other Fleet Air Arm aircraft in the following weeks and exercised in oiling her escort vessels. On 1 october , Biter arrived in Scapa Flow , where she was joined on 10 October by Avenger . Her first fighters a ...
#8 USS Leyte (CV-32)
USS Leyte (CV/CVA/CVS-32, AVT-10) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy . The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name. Leyte was commissioned in April 1946, too late to serve in World War II. She spent most of her
- ... 11 April 1946 Decommissioned 15 May 1959 Renamed from Crown Point , 8 May 1945 Reclassified CVA-32, 1 october 1952 CVS-32, 8 August 1953 AVT-10, 15 May 1959 Identification Callsign : NHRB Hull number : CV-32 H ...
- ... f Hampton Roads , and again steamed for the Mediterranean on 29 August 1952. Reclassified CVA-32 on 1 october , she returned to Boston on 16 February 1953 for deactivation. On 8 August, however, she was ordered ...
#9 Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
Zuihō ( 瑞鳳 , "Auspicious Phoenix" or "Fortunate Phoenix") was the name ship of her class of two light aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy . Originally laid down as the submarine tender Takasaki , she was renamed and converted while under construction into an aircraft carrier. The
- ... ier Division with the carriers Shōkaku and Zuikaku on 12 August. [6] The division sailed to Truk on 1 october to support Japanese forces in the Guadalcanal Campaign and departed from Truk 10 days later [6] bas ...
#10 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
The Forrestal -class aircraft carriers were four aircraft carriers designed and built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. The class ship was named for James Forrestal , the first United States Secretary of Defense . It was the first class of supercarriers , combining high tonnage, deck-edge ele
- ... s Succeeded by Kitty Hawk class and Enterprise class Built 14 July 1952 - 6 June 1958 In commission 1 october 1955 – 30 September 1998 Completed 4 Scrapped 4 General characteristics Type Aircraft carrier Displ ...
- ... Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. , Newport News 12 July 1951 14 July 1952 11 December 1954 1 october 1955 11 September 1993 Broken up at Brownsville , 2014 [11] Saratoga CV-60 New York Naval Shipyard ...
#11 List of aircraft carriers of France
The following is a list of aircraft carriers of France . Fifteen aircraft carriers have served the navy or been proposed since the 1910s. As of 2022, one French carrier— Charles de Gaulle (R91)—remains in service of the French government.
- ... tons) 6 Indret boilers, 4 steam turbines, 2 shafts November 1955 22 November 1961 Decommissioned on 1 october 1997 Scrapped 2009 Foch (R99) 40 32,800 t (32,300 long tons) 6 Indret boilers, 4 steam turbines, 2 ...
#12 USS Lexington (CV-16)
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16) , nicknamed " The Blue Ghost ", is an Essex -class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy . Originally intended to be named Cabot , the new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the recently-lost USS
- ... ned 23 April 1947 Recommissioned 15 August 1955 Decommissioned 8 November 1991 Reclassified CVA-16, 1 october 1952 CVS-16, 1 October 1962 CVT-16, 1 January 1969 AVT-16, 1 July 1978 Stricken 8 November 1991 Ide ...
- ... missioned 15 August 1955 Decommissioned 8 November 1991 Reclassified CVA-16, 1 October 1952 CVS-16, 1 october 1962 CVT-16, 1 January 1969 AVT-16, 1 July 1978 Stricken 8 November 1991 Identification Callsign : ...
- ... the National Defense Reserve Fleet . While in reserve, she was designated attack carrier CVA-16 on 1 october 1952. In September 1953, Lexington entered the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard . She received the Essex ...
- ... ve Antietam as aviation training carrier in the Gulf of Mexico , and she was redesignated CVS-16 on 1 october 1962. However, during the Cuban Missile Crisis , she resumed duty as an attack carrier, and she did ...
#13 Carrier strike group
A carrier strike group ( CSG ) is a type of carrier battle group of the United States Navy . [1] It is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, usually an aircraft carrier , at least one cruiser , a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers or frigates , [2] and a carrier ai
- ... ir wing; cruisers, destroyer, and frigate units; and two nuclear-powered attack submarines . [5] On 1 october 2004, carrier groups and cruiser-destroyer groups were redesignated carrier strike groups. [6] The ...
#14 USS Langley (CVL-27)
USS Langley (CVL-27) was an Independence -class light aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, and French Navy as La Fayette from 1951 to 1963. Independence-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy in service 1943-1947 For other ships with the same name, see USS Langley .
- ... arpet" voyages to the Pacific, transporting soldiers back to the United States, and got underway on 1 october for Philadelphia. 1946 She departed from that port 15 November for the first of two trips to Europe ...
#15 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
- ... or Pearl Harbor 18 September. There she loaded cargo for Fleet Air Photograph Squadron 3 and sailed 1 october for Canton Island . She returned to San Diego 21 October. One week later she steamed with cargo and ...
#16 USS Hornet (CV-12)
USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex -class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II . Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force (variously designated as Task Force 38 or 58) in the Pacific Ocean , the navy's primary offensive f
- ... ll number : CV-12 Recommissioned 11 September 1953 Decommissioned 26 June 1970 Reclassified CVA-12, 1 october 1952 CVS-12, 27 June 1958 Stricken 25 July 1989 Honors and awards See Awards Status Museum ship at ...
- ... rbor to replenish and exchange Air Group 2 for Air Group 11 . [45] Clark finally departed Hornet on 1 october . [46] LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Main article: Philippines Campaign (1944–1945) The four carrier ...
#17 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
- ... n the Pacific Ocean, May 2005 History United States Name Kitty Hawk Namesake Kitty Hawk [1] Awarded 1 october 1955 [2] Builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation [2] Laid down 27 December 1956 [2] Launched 21 M ...
- ... n during an exercise at sea with five Brazilian destroyers, the attack carrier rounded Cape Horn on 1 october . She steamed into Valparaíso , Chile, on 13 October and then sailed two days later for Peru , arriv ...
#18 HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy . Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicles, [18] she is named in honour of the first HMS Queen Elizabeth , a World War I
- ... USNS Supply , a fast combat support ship , which performed RAS with Queen Elizabeth and Monmouth on 1 october 2018. [74] During October, the first instances of cross-decking took place when a US Navy MH-53E Se ...
#19 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)
- ... ioned 9 January 1947 Recommissioned 2 January 1953 Decommissioned 27 June 1970 Reclassified CVA-10, 1 october 1952 CVS-10, 1 September 1957 Stricken 1 June 1973 Identification Callsign : NWKJ [1] Hull number : ...
- ... TG 38.1. She remained there, engaged in upkeep and crew recreation through the end of the month. On 1 october , the carrier stood out of Tokyo Bay on her way to Okinawa. She arrived in Buckner Bay on 4 October, ...
#20 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz -class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy . She is the second Navy ship to have been named after the former President Abraham Lincoln . Her home port is NAS North Island , San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fle
- ... f a fictional aircraft, the F/A-37 Talon, that would feature as operating from the carrier. [15] On 1 october 2004, the carrier's controlling formation was redesignated from Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three to Ca ...
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] [
- ... 320C at Lisbon Portela Airport in 1991 Following renaming to TAAG – Transportes Aéreos de Angola on 1 october 1973, [16] the airline was reorganised and reconstituted. [17] The company ' s shareholders at the ...
#2 Eastern Provincial Airways
Eastern Provincial Airways , also known as EPA, was an airline that operated in Atlantic and eastern Canada . At its peak, the carrier operated jet service with Boeing 737-200 aircraft connecting many communities that today [ when? ] only have scheduled passenger flights provided by 18-seat commuter
- ... c Summerside, Prince Edward Island Sydney, Nova Scotia Wabush , Labrador ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS On 1 october 1957, a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina lost power and crashed upon returning to Goose Bay from supply ...
#3 History of United Airlines
United Airlines is the third largest airline in the world, with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Airlines Holdings) and 721 aircraft. It was the brainchild of William Boeing and emerged from his consolidation of numerous carriers and equipment manufacturers from 192
- ... d use United's maintenance certificate and allow Continental's maintenance certificate to lapse. On october 1, 2010, UAL Corporation completed its acquisition of Continental Airlines, and changed its name to Un ...
- ... ed's own previous style. The merger was approved in September 2010, and the two companies merged on october 1, 2010. United unveiled an updated livery on April 24, 2019. The new livery retains the white upper f ...
#4 Aeroméxico Contigo
Aero vias de Mexico Contigo S.A. de C.V. operating as Aeroméxico Contigo ( Aeroméxico with you ) was a Grupo Aeroméxico "airline within an airline" operating select US and Mexican routes from its hubs at Guadalajara and Mexico City . Their fleet consists of all-economy Boeing 737-800 aircraft, allow
- ... [3] The airline started with four wet-leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Their inaugural flight was on 1 october 2013 on the Guadalajara-Los Angeles route. [4] 2015 In 2015, Contigo launched flights to LA/Ontario ...
#5 British Midland International
British Midland Airways Limited (trading at various times throughout its history as British Midland , bmi British Midland , bmi or British Midland International ) [1] was an airline with its head office in Donington Hall in Castle Donington , close to East Midlands Airport , in the United Kingdom. T
- ... BD BMA MIDLAND Founded 1938 ; 84 years ago ( 1938 ) (as Air Schools Limited ) Commenced operations 1 october 1964 ; 57 years ago ( 1964-10-01 ) (as British Midland Airways ) 1 February 2001 ; 21 years ago ( 2 ...
- ... ISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS Douglas C-47 Dakota wearing British Midland's initial colour scheme in 1965. On 1 october 1964, after buying the Manchester Airport -based scheduled and charter airline Mercury Airlines, [7 ...
- ... oute from Heathrow. [19] [13] [20] [21] The Diamond Club frequent flyer programme (FFP) launched on 1 october 1987, coinciding with the introduction of an enhanced business class style, single-class Diamond Se ...
#6 Straight Corporation
The Straight Corporation Ltd was a significant operator of British airlines, airports and flying clubs from 1935 until the mid 1970s. Its major unit, Western Airways, expanded to become an important parts manufacturer, a maintenance, repair and upgrade organisation, and a builder of transport aircra
- ... ated CAG airports. Extra Hornet Moths were acquired for this, and Straight's CAG courses started on 1 october . In 1939 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training schools (E&RFTS) were set up at some airports, and ...
- ... s renamed Weston Aero Club on the corporation's takeover. [25] It joined the CAG training scheme on 1 october 1938. No 39 E&RFTS was set up on 3 July 1939 and a new hangar built to cope with the expansion. [1] ...
#7 Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus ( / ˌ ɛər ˈ l ɪ ŋ ɡ ə s / air LING -gəs ; an anglicisation of the Irish aerloingeas [ˌeːɾˠˈl̪ˠɪɲɟəsˠ] , meaning "air fleet") [lower-alpha 1] is the flag carrier of Ireland . Founded by the Irish Government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of
- ... r (alternative spelling "Mueller"), former head of TUI Travel and Sabena , who joined Aer Lingus on 1 october 2009. [59] On 2 December 2009, Aer Lingus announced that talks with its unions had broken down. As ...
#8 Air Do
AIRDO Co., Ltd. ( 株式会社エアドゥ , Kabushiki-gaisha Ea Du ) , previously known as Hokkaido International Airlines ( 北海道国際航空株式会社 , Hokkaidō Kokusai Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha ) , is a Japanese regional airline headquartered in Sapporo, Japan . It operates scheduled service between the islands of Honshu and Hokk
- ... ssolved in September 2008 and DBJ, ANA and other investors became direct shareholders in Air Do. On october 1, 2012, the company's legal name was changed from Hokkaido International Airlines Co., Ltd. to AIRDO ...
#9 Monarch Airlines
Monarch Airlines , also known as Monarch , was a British charter and scheduled airline founded by Bill Hodgson and Don Peacock and financed by the Swiss Sergio Mantegazza family. The company later became a low-cost airline [3] [4] in 2004 before abandoning charter flying completely. The airline's he
- ... y price itself out of the market and reduce exposure to any claims. [85] During the late evening on 1 october 2017, the airline cancelled late-night flights to Ibiza at the boarding stage as the deadline for i ...
#10 Primera Air
Primera Air Scandinavia A/S , [3] trading as Primera Air , was a Danish airline owned by Primera Travel Group. [3] It provided scheduled and charter passenger services from Northern Europe to more than 40 destinations in the Mediterranean , Middle East and North America . [4] [5] It ceased operation
- ... destinations in the Mediterranean , Middle East and North America . [4] [5] It ceased operations on 1 october 2018. [6] Defunct Danish airline This article is about the Danish airline. For its Latvian sister a ...
#11 Condor (airline)
Condor , legally incorporated as Condor Flugdienst GmbH and stylized as condor , is a German charter airline established in 1955 with Frankfurt Airport being its main base. Condor offers scheduled flights to leisure destinations and operates, from Germany, medium-haul flights to the Mediterranean Ba
- ... erge into a single operating segment of the Thomas Cook Group, Thomas Cook Group Airlines . [26] On 1 october 2013, the Thomas Cook Group began presenting itself under the new unified brand symbol. The aircraf ...
#12 Air Maldives
Air Maldives was the first national airline and flag carrier of the Maldives . It was established on 1 October 1974 during the presidency of Ibrahim Nasir . After operating for about 26 years, the airline declared bankruptcy and stopped all operations in 2000. This article needs additional citations
- ... ir Maldives was the first national airline and flag carrier of the Maldives . It was established on 1 october 1974 during the presidency of Ibrahim Nasir . After operating for about 26 years, the airline decla ...
- ... ns for verification . ( December 2012 ) Air Maldives IATA ICAO Callsign L6 AMI AIR MALDIVES Founded 1 october 1974 Ceased operations 2000 Hubs Male' International Airport Fleet size 9 Destinations 14 Headquart ...
#13 South African Airways
South African Airways ( SAA ) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa . [4] Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operated a hub-and-spoke network, serving ten destinations in Africa. [1] The carrier joined Star All
- ... s on 21 February 1958, with the first delivered on 1 July 1960. [22] Three months after arrival, on 1 october 1960, the Boeing 707 was deployed on the airline's flagship Springbok Service , trimming the flying ...
#14 Endeavor Air
Endeavor Air is an American regional airline that operates as Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines . [1] The airline was founded as Express Airlines I in 1985 [2] and was renamed Pinnacle Airlines in 2002. In 2012, Pinnacle's parent company filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, then emerged as a whol
- ... s. Following regulatory and shareholder approvals, Northwest Airlines acquired Republic Airlines on october 1, 1986. Subsequently, the Republic Express brand merged with the Northwest Airlink brand. Over the ne ...
#15 Indonesia Air Transport
Indonesia Air Transport (IAT or sometimes called INDOSAT) is an airline and aviation company based in Jakarta , Indonesia . It provides a wide range of aviation services to both the on and offshore oil, gas and mining industries within Indonesia and South-east Asia. Its main base is Halim Perdanakus
- ... s. In September 2010 the DPS-AMI services were still being operated with Fokker 50 aircraft. [8] On 1 october 2011 all arriving and departing Lombok were relocated to the new Lombok International Airport . [9] ...
#16 TransAsia Airways
TransAsia Airways ( TNA , until January 1992 known by its Chinese-transliterated name Foshing Airlines ; [1] [2] traditional Chinese : 復興航空 ; simplified Chinese : 复兴航空 ; pinyin : Fùxīng Hángkōng ) was a Taiwanese airline based in Neihu District in Taipei . Though the company started its operations f
- ... e named V Air . [13] It commenced operations in December of that year. The budget airline closed on 1 october 2016 and merged with TransAsia. [14] On 21 November 2016, due to a financial crisis caused by the c ...
#17 Los Angeles Airways
Los Angeles Airways ( LAA ) was a helicopter airline founded in October 1947 and based in Westchester , California , which offered service to area airports throughout Southern California . [1] Defunct helicopter airline (USA), 1947–1971 Los Angeles Airways Commenced operations 1947 Ceased operations
- ... LAA Sikorsky S-61 landing at the Disneyland Resort Los Angeles Airways commenced airmail service on october 1, 1947 followed by scheduled passenger service in November 1954, making it the world's first schedule ...
#18 History of Braathens (1994–2004)
Braathens SAFE 's domestic market was deregulated on 1 April 1994. Since then, any airline within the European Economic Area is free to operate any domestic or international route. Braathens rejected a proposal from the main competitor Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for a merger; instead the hel
- ... tember, Color Air announced that they would start flying five round trips from Oslo to Stavanger on 1 october , following the delivery of their fourth aircraft. At the same time, the airline would reduce the nu ...
#19 LATAM Colombia
Aerovías de Integración Regional S.A. ( Acronym : AIRES , lit. airs ), d/b/a LATAM Airlines Colombia , and formerly known as LAN Colombia , is a Colombian airline . It is the second-largest air carrier in Colombia. It operates scheduled regional domestic passenger services, as well as a domestic car
- ... ronautical holding LATAM Airlines Group . It became an affiliate member of the Oneworld alliance on october 1, 2013, but left on May 1, 2020. [3] [4] DESTINATIONS Main article: List of LATAM Colombia destinatio ...
#20 Macedonian Airlines
Macedonian Airlines ( Greek : Mακεδονικές Αερογραμμές , transliterated Makedonikes Aerogrammes ) was a subsidiary of Olympic Airways , the former national flag carrier of Greece . The company ceased operations in 2003, when it took over the operations of Olympic Airways and was renamed Olympic Airli
- ... ata and flight operations of Olympic Airways (including the IATA and ICAO codes). 2010: RELAUNCH On 1 october 2009, speaking after Olympic Air΄s inaugural flight in Thessaloniki, MIG΄s CEO Andreas Vgenopoulos ...
Airship / Airship
#1 Zeppelin LZ 72
LZ 72 (navy designation L 31) was an R Class super- zeppelin belonging to the Imperial German Navy . It was commanded by Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Mathy, an experienced commander, and took part in several raids over London during World War I . [1] It also participated in a reconnaissance role during
- ... e role during the Sunderland raid of 19 August 1916 . Its last flight was launched late at night on 1 october 1916. Several miles north of London, it was caught in searchlights and anti-aircraft fire. During t ...
#2 List of Schütte-Lanz airships
Schütte-Lanz (SL) is the name of a series of rigid airships designed and built by the Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz company from 1909 until 1917. [1] One research and four passenger airships were planned for post-war use, but were never built. The Schütte-Lanz company was an early competitor of the mor
- ... troyed soon afterwards when it broke loose from its temporary mooring during a storm. First Flight: 1 october 1911 Length: 131 m (430 ft) Diameter: 18.4 m (60 ft) Gas Capacity: 19,000 m 3 (670,000 cu ft) Perfo ...
#3 History of military ballooning
Balloons were one of the first mechanisms used in air warfare . Their role was originally mainly for reconnaissance purposes. They provided humans with the first available method of elevating themselves well over the battlefield to obtain the proverbial "birds-eye view." They were an early instrumen
- ... targets they could not see, a military first. Lowe's first military balloon, the Eagle was ready by 1 october 1861. It was called into service immediately to be towed to Lewinsville, Virginia , without any gas ...
#4 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
- ... was originally scheduled for 26 September 1930, but high winds delayed the move from the shed until 1 october . That evening, R101 [66] slipped the mast for its only trial flight before setting off for India. T ...
- ... 01 had flown on its tail is on display, along with a memorial tablet, in the church's nave. [81] On 1 october 1933, the Sunday before the third anniversary of the crash, a memorial [82] to the dead near the cr ...
#5 List of Zeppelins
This is a complete list of Zeppelins constructed by the German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other rigid airships that are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins but not built by Zeppelin are not included. For other uses of "Zeppelin", see Zeppelin (disambiguation) . This article needs a
- ... irship by the German military upon the outbreak of World War I; broke apart while being hangared on 1 october 1915. [11] Destroyed in German hangar on 1 October 1915 LZ 12 F Z III Army 25 April 1912 Decommissi ...
- ... World War I; broke apart while being hangared on 1 October 1915. [11] Destroyed in German hangar on 1 october 1915 LZ 12 F Z III Army 25 April 1912 Decommissioned 1 August 1914 LZ 13 G Hansa / LZ 13 DELAG ; la ...
#6 World View Enterprises
World View Enterprises, Inc. , doing business as World View , is a private American near space exploration and technology company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, founded with the goal of increasing access to and the utilization of the stratosphere for scientific, commercial, and economic purposes.
- ... World View CEO. [27] On June 5, 2019, a 16-day Stratollite Mission Milestone was achieved. [28] On october 1, 2019, a 32-day Stratollite Mission Milestone was achieved. [29] On 13 April 2020, Ryan Hartman said ...
#7 Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin ( German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛpəliːn] ) who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874 [1] and developed in detail in 189
- ... f Zeppelins, which was used in the design of the British R33-class airships . The next raid came on 1 october 1916. Eleven Zeppelins were launched at targets in the Midlands and at London. Only L 31, commanded ...
#8 Union Army Balloon Corps
The Union Army Balloon Corps was a branch of the Union Army during the American Civil War , established by presidential appointee Thaddeus S. C. Lowe . It was organized as a civilian operation, which employed a group of prominent American aeronauts and seven specially built, gas-filled balloons to p
- ... ook more time to build than the balloons and were not as readily available as the first balloon. By 1 october 1861, the first balloon, the Union , was ready for action. Though it lacked a portable gas generato ...
#9 Zeppelin L 30
Zeppelin "L 30" (factory number "LZ 62" ) was the first R-class " Super Zeppelin " of the German Empire . It was the most successful airship of the First World War with 31 reconnaissance flights and 10 bombing runs carrying a total of 23,305 kg of bombs, [1] with the first ones targeting England ,
- ... ditching his cargo of bombs and returning to Germany. L 33 made an emergency landing in England. On 1 october 1916, von Buttlar-Brandenfels claimed to have dropped bombs over Britain, but the British denied ha ...
- ... aremaa ), alongside the same four airships (except "L 37" which had been transferred to Seerappen). 1 october 1917: SALISMÜNDE The four airships attacked the port town of Salacgrīva (German: Salismünde ) on th ...
- ... (German: Salismünde ) on the Salaca River (German: Salis ) and surrounding areas in the evening of 1 october 1917. The poorly fortified area was bombarded by L 30 from an altitude of only 4000 feet, to unknow ...
#10 List of airship accidents
The following is a partial list of airship accidents . This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( July 2013 ) This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( October 2021 ) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July
- ... e on 3 September 1915 after being struck by lightning near Cuxhaven , killing 19 crew members. 19 0 1 october 1915 Zeppelin LZ 11 Viktoria Luise breaks apart while being put in its hangar. 0 0 10 November 1915 ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 81st Training Wing
The 81st Training Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host wing at Keesler Air Force Base , Mississippi. The 81st Training Wing has the Air Force's largest Technical Training Group and trains more than 40,000 students annually. Training includes weather, basic electronics, communic
- ... 9 August 1951 (further attached to 81st Fighter-Interceptor Group) 509th Tactical Fighter Squadron: 1 october 1979 – 1 June 1988 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron : 1 October 1978 – 1 October 1992 511th Tactical ...
- ... up) 509th Tactical Fighter Squadron: 1 October 1979 – 1 June 1988 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron : 1 october 1978 – 1 October 1992 511th Tactical Fighter Squadron: 1 January 1980 – 1 September 1988 527th Aggr ...
- ... l Fighter Squadron: 1 October 1979 – 1 June 1988 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron : 1 October 1978 – 1 october 1992 511th Tactical Fighter Squadron: 1 January 1980 – 1 September 1988 527th Aggressor Squadron: 1 ...
#2 932nd Airlift Wing
The 932nd Airlift Wing is an Air Reserve Force Reserve Command flying unit. It is assigned to the Twenty-Second Air Force , Air Force Reserve Command , stationed at Scott Air Force Base , Illinois. 932nd Airlift Wing 932nd Airlift Wing Boeing C-40C Clipper 09-0540 Active 1963–present Country United
- ... ed: 932nd Aeromedical Airlift Group (Associate) on 25 July 1969 Redesignated: 932nd Airlift Wing on 1 october 1994 [1] ASSIGNMENTS Continental Air Command, 15 January 1963 (not organized) 434th Troop Carrier W ...
- ... nuary 1963 (not organized) 434th Troop Carrier Wing, 11 February 1963 442nd Military Airlift Wing , 1 october 1966 514th Military Airlift Wing , 1 April 1969 Central Air Force Reserve Region, 1 January 1972 Fo ...
- ... ry 1972 Fourteenth Air Force , 8 October 1976 446th Airlift Wing , 1 August 1992 Fourth Air Force , 1 october 1994 Twenty-Second Air Force , 10 December 2015 [1] COMPONENTS 932nd Operations Group: 1 August 199 ...
#3 No. 85 Squadron RAAF
No 85 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron which provided air defence to Western Australia during World War II . It was formed in 1943 and disbanded in 1945. The squadron did not see combat during the war, although it attempted to intercept Japanese aircraft on several o
- ... rby in anticipation of a Japanese incursion into the Indian Ocean. Four Boomerangs arrived there on 1 october and another nine arrived the next day. The Japanese vessels did not enter the Indian Ocean, and thi ...
#4 Jagdgeschwader 52
Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) [lower-alpha 1] was a German World War II fighter Geschwader ( wing ) that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to a base near Stuttgart . JG 52 became the most successful fighter-
- ... erstleutnant Dietrich Hrabak 1 November 1942 – 30 September 1944 [28] • Oberstleutnant Hermann Graf 1 october 1944 – 8 May 1945 [28] GRUPPENKOMMANDEURE I./JG 52 Emblem of I./JG 52 • Hauptmann Dietrich Graf von ...
- ... 941 [31] • Major Albert Blumensaat 23 June 1941 – 30 September 1941 [31] • Major Hubertus von Bonin 1 october 1941 – 5 July 1943 [31] • Hauptmann Günther Rall 6 July 1943 – 18 April 1944 [31] • Major Wilhelm B ...
#5 105th Guards Mixed Aviation Division
The 105th Guards Borisov-Pomeranian Twice Red Banner Order of Suvorov Mixed Aviation Division is an aviation division of the Russian Air Force , based in Voronezh 's Voronezh Malshevo air base . The division was first formed in 1950 as the 105th Fighter Aviation Division PVO at Kharkov Sokolniki . I
- ... Division PVO was activated on 15 July 1950 in Kharkov-Sokolniki, and its formation was completed on 1 october . As part of the 16th Fighter Aviation Corps PVO , the division included the 296th Fighter Aviation ...
#6 122nd Fighter Wing
The 122nd Fighter Wing ( 122 FW sometimes 122nd) is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard , stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station , Fort Wayne, Indiana. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . Unit of the Indiana Air Nat
- ... nated 122nd Tactical Fighter Group (Special Delivery) Federalized and ordered to active service on: 1 october 1961 Operated as: 7122nd Tactical Wing (Special Delivery) , 1 October 1961 – 31 August 1962 Release ...
- ... ordered to active service on: 1 October 1961 Operated as: 7122nd Tactical Wing (Special Delivery) , 1 october 1961 – 31 August 1962 Released from active duty and returned to Indiana state control, 31 August 19 ...
- ... o: IX Tactical Air Command , 1 August 1944 70th Fighter Wing Attached to: IX Tactical Air Command , 1 october 1944 XIX Tactical Air Command , 16 January–July 1945 Second Air Force , 3 August – 7 November 1945 ...
- ... Defense Force , Air Defense Command Gained by: Tactical Air Command , 1 July 1954 Ninth Air Force , 1 october 1961 Attached to Seventeenth Air Force , 1 October 1961 – 31 August 1962 Indiana Air National Guard ...
- ... ical Air Command , 1 July 1954 Ninth Air Force , 1 October 1961 Attached to Seventeenth Air Force , 1 october 1961 – 31 August 1962 Indiana Air National Guard , 1 September 1962 Gained by: Tactical Air Command ...
#7 436th Airlift Wing
The 436th Airlift Wing is an active United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to Air Mobility Command 's Eighteenth Air Force , and is based at Dover Air Force Base , Delaware. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2012 ) 436th Airlift Wing 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Sup
- ... nth Air Force , 25 March-15 May 1958 Twenty-First Air Force , 8 January 1966 Eighteenth Air Force , 1 october 2003–present [1] COMPONENTS Groups 436th Troop Carrier Group (later 436th Operations Group: 27 June ...
- ... on : 8 January 1966 – 1 August 1973 31st Military Airlift Squadron : 8 January 1966 – 8 April 1969; 1 october 1989 – 1 December 1991 39th Military Airlift Squadron : 8 January 1966 – 31 March 1971 52d Military ...
#8 No. 600 Squadron RAF
No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves . It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is
- ... City of London) Squadron RAuxAF Active 14 October 1925 – 21 August 1945 10 May 1946 – 10 March 1957 1 october 1999 – present Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Part of Royal Auxiliary Air Force Base ...
- ... ] [29] From To Base Remark 14 October 1925 18 January 1927 RAF Northolt , Middlesex 18 January 1927 1 october 1938 RAF Hendon , Middlesex 1 October 1938 3 October 1938 RAF Kenley , Surrey 3 October 1938 25 Aug ...
- ... 1925 18 January 1927 RAF Northolt , Middlesex 18 January 1927 1 October 1938 RAF Hendon , Middlesex 1 october 1938 3 October 1938 RAF Kenley , Surrey 3 October 1938 25 August 1939 RAF Hendon, Middlesex 25 Augu ...
#9 No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group
No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group is a group within the Royal Air Force , currently based at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar . Expeditionary group of the Royal Air Force No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group Group badge Active 1 April 1943 ( 1943-04-01 ) – 21 April 1946 ( 1946-04-21 ) 9 July 1952
- ... t RAF , which was located at RAF Redhill on D-Day. The Group headquarters was at RAF Eindhoven from 1 october 1944 to 10 April 1945. The group was absorbed into No. 84 Group RAF on 21 April 1946. [3] NO. 83 GR ...
#10 List of United States Air Force reconnaissance squadrons
This is a list of United States Air Force reconnaissance squadrons . It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as bomb and fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons . Units in this list are primarily assi
- ... Unit Aircraft Note 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Bagram Airfield MC-12W Inactivated on 1 october 2014. [1] 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron S.W. Asia 387th Air Expeditionary Group MQ-1 P ...
#11 Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter - wing of World War II . It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter , a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Wes
- ... erstleutnant Eduard Ritter von Schleich (1 August 1937 – 30 September 1938), Hauptmann Werner Palm ( 1 october 1938 – 27 June 1939) and Hauptmann Herwig Knüppel, who took command on 28 June 1939. [7] The Geschw ...
#12 VA-12 (U.S. Navy)
Attack Squadron TWELVE ( ATKRON TWELVE or VA-12 ), also known as the "Flying Ubangis" or "Clinchers" , was an attack squadron of the United States Navy active during the Cold War . From their home port at Naval Air Station Cecil Field in Florida , the squadron made more than thirty major overseas de
- ... 9 Western Pacific USS Tarawa Carrier Air Group Four Attack Carrier Air Group One F4U-4 Corsair 1948 october 1 1949 February 21 World cruise USS Tarawa Carrier Air Group One F8F-1 Bearcat 1951 March 20 1951 Octo ...
- ... uses, see VA12 . Attack Squadron TWELVE ATKRON TWELVE (VA-12) VA-12's insignia Active 12 May 1945 – 1 october 1986 Country United States Branch United States Navy Role Attack Size Squadron Nickname(s) Flying U ...
- ... ble in Lebanon flared in 1983, and the squadron supported the peacekeeping force in the country. On 1 october 1986, the squadron was disestablished, ending 31 years of service as an attack unit, and ten years ...
#13 No. 268 Squadron RAF
No. 268 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force squadron that operated the North American Mustang on missions over occupied Europe and in support of the D-Day landings. No. 268 Squadron RAF Active 1918–1919 1940–1945 1945–1946 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Motto(s) Adjida
- ... istrative error of two squadrons both being renumbered as No. 16 Squadron was soon corrected and on 1 october 1945, No. 487 Squadron officially became No. 268 Squadron, as a light bomber squadron operating the ...
#14 List of LTV A-7 Corsair II operators
The following is a list of operators of the LTV A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft.
- ... Transformed from A-4C Skyhawk to A-7E December 1970. Seven cruises to Mediterranean. Disestablished october 1, 1986. [18] VA-46 "Clansmen" Transitioned from A-4E to A-7A in 1968, from A-7A to A-7B June 1970, an ...
- ... "The Waldos" Transitioned from A-4C to A-7E in 1971. Nine cruises to Mediterranean. Disestablished october 1, 1986. [18] VA-67 Established August 1967 with A-7B. Redesignated VA-15 (2nd) June 1, 1969 [18] VA-7 ...
#15 86th Airlift Wing
The 86th Airlift Wing (86 AW) is a United States Air Force wing, currently assigned to the Third Air Force , United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa . The 86th AW is stationed at Ramstein Air Base , Germany. United States Air Force wing "86th Fighter Wing" redirects here. For the 86th
- ... form the 555th FS. President Clinton signing the 86 AW Wing emblem. The 512th FS was inactivated on 1 october , with its aircraft and personnel also being moved to Aviano, being assigned to the 510th FS. On 21 ...
- ... ighter Wing on 1 May 1991 Redesignated: 86th Wing on 1 June 1992 Redesignated: 86th Airlift Wing on 1 october 1994. [36] ASSIGNMENTS United States Air Forces in Europe , 1 July 1948 2d Air Division , 10 Octobe ...
- ... th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron : 25 November 1961 – 11 July 1962 417th Tactical Fighter Squadron : 1 october 1978 – 15 September 1987 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron : Attached 1 July 1954 – 7 October 1955 ...
#16 58th Special Operations Wing
The 58th Special Operations Wing (58 SOW) is a combat unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base , New Mexico . The 58 SOW is part of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Nineteenth Air Force . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( Januar
- ... ber 1969 Redesignated 58th Tactical Training Wing on 1 April 1977 Redesignated 58th Fighter Wing on 1 october 1991 Redesignated 58th Special Operations Wing on 1 April 1994 [3] ASSIGNMENTS Tactical Air Command ...
- ... r 1969 Tactical Training, Luke, 1 April 1977 832d Air Division , 1 December 1980 Twelfth Air Force, 1 october 1991 Nineteenth Air Force , 1 July 1993 – present [3] COMPONENTS Wings 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing : a ...
- ... March 1953 58th Fighter-Bomber Group (later 58th Operations Group): 10 July 1952 – 8 November 1957; 1 october 1991 – present 474th Fighter-Bomber Group : attached 1 April 1953 – 24 November 1954 [3] Squadrons ...
- ... tached 1 Mar - 7 November 1957, assigned 8 November 1957 – 1 July 1958; assigned 15 December 1969 – 1 october 1991. 311th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (later 311th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron): attached 1 Ma ...
- ... ttached 1 Mar - 7 November 1957, assigned 8 November 1957 – 1 July 1958; assigned 18 January 1970 – 1 october 1991. 312th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 1 October 1984 – 18 January 1991 314th Tactical Fi ...
- ... 1 July 1958; assigned 18 January 1970 – 1 October 1991. 312th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 1 october 1984 – 18 January 1991 314th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 1 October 1986 – 1 October 1991 3 ...
- ... ter Training Squadron : 1 October 1984 – 18 January 1991 314th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 1 october 1986 – 1 October 1991 333d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 22 March-31 July 1971 415th Special ...
- ... dron : 1 October 1984 – 18 January 1991 314th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 1 October 1986 – 1 october 1991 333d Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 22 March-31 July 1971 415th Special Operations Squad ...
- ... Squadron: 12 September 2011 – present 418th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 15 October 1969 – 1 october 1976 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron : 15 October 1969 – 22 August 1979 426th Tactical Fig ...
#17 495th Fighter Squadron
The 495th Fighter Squadron (495th FS), nicknamed the Valkyries , is part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath , United Kingdom. Having been reactivated on 1 October 2021, it became the first overseas United States Air Force squadron to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II on 15 Decem
- ... s , is part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath , United Kingdom. Having been reactivated on 1 october 2021, it became the first overseas United States Air Force squadron to operate the Lockheed Martin ...
- ... ked at RAF Lakenheath in 2022 Active 15 January 1941 – 1 April 1944 1 April 1977 – 13 December 1991 1 october 2021 – present Country United States Branch United States Air Force Role Fighter Part of United Sta ...
- ... it was officially redesignated as the 495th Fighter Squadron . [11] The 495th FS was reactivated on 1 october 2021, with 27 aircraft and roughly 60 personnel. [12] The "Valkyries" received their first four F-3 ...
- ... ctivated on 13 December 1991 Redesignated: 495th Fighter Squadron on 6 April 2021 [11] Activated on 1 october 2021 ASSIGNMENTS 48th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber) Group Attached on 15 January 1941 Assigned ...
- ... – 1 April 1944 48th Tactical Fighter Wing , 1 April 1977 – 13 December 1991 48th Operations Group , 1 october 2021 – present STATIONS Savannah Army Air Base , Georgia, 15 January 1941 Will Rogers Field , Oklah ...
- ... , March 1944 – 1 April 1944 [4] RAF Lakenheath , Suffolk, England, 1 April 1977 – 13 December 1991; 1 october 2021 – present AIRCRAFT Douglas B-18 Bolo (1941) Douglas A-20 Havoc (1941–1943) Bell P-39 Airacobra ...
#18 No. 3 Squadron RAF
Number 3 Squadron , also known as No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron , of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 from RAF Coningsby , Lincolnshire , since reforming on 1 April 2006. [2] It was first formed on 13 May 1912 as one of the first squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps – being the fi
- ... 13 ) – 1 April 1918 ( RFC ) 1 April 1918 – 27 October 1919 ( RAF ) 1 April 1920 – 30 September 1921 1 october 1921 – 1 April 1923 1 April 1924 – 15 June 1957 21 January 1959 – 31 December 1960 1 January 1961 – ...
#19 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron
The 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command 's 325th Fighter Weapons Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base , Florida, where it was inactivated on 15 October 1982. This article includes a list of general refer
- ... tember 1968 Inactivated on 30 July 1974 Redesignated 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron on 1 october 1980 Activated on 15 November 1980 Inactivated on 15 October 1982 ASSIGNMENTS Air Service Command , ...
- ... 2] 414th Fighter Group , 1 September 1968 408th Fighter Group , 1 December 1969 25th Air Division , 1 october 1970 – 30 July 1974 Air Defense, Tactical Air Command , 15 November 1980 325th Fighter Weapons Wing ...
#20 119th Wing
The 119th Wing (119 WG) is a composite unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard , stationed at Fargo Air National Guard Base , North Dakota. If activated to federal service, elements of the Wing are gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . 119th Wing 178th Reconnaissance Squadro
- ... e Hughes Trophy. A permanent alert detachment was established at Kingsley Field , Oregon, beginning 1 october 1989. The detachment, staffed by 18 members, was relocated to March Air Force Base , California, in ...
- ... 23 March 1992 Redesignated 119th Fighter Wing on 17 October 1995 Redesignated 119th Airlift Wing on 1 october 2007 Redesignated 119th Wing on 1 March 2008 ASSIGNMENTS 133d Air Defense Wing , 16 April 1956 128t ...
- ... ommands Air Defense Command (later Aerospace Defense Command), 16 April 1956 Tactical Air Command , 1 october 1979 Air Combat Command , 1 June 1992 Gained by: Air Mobility Command , 1 October 2007 177th Airlif ...
- ... cal Air Command , 1 October 1979 Air Combat Command , 1 June 1992 Gained by: Air Mobility Command , 1 october 2007 177th Airlift Squadron gained by: Air Mobility Command , 11 March 2008–2013 178th Reconnaissan ...
- ... quadron gained by: Air Combat Command , 11 March 2008–Present COMPONENTS 119th Operations Group, c. 1 october 1995 – present 178th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (later 178th Fighter Squadron), 16 April 1956 – c ...
- ... 995 – present 178th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (later 178th Fighter Squadron), 16 April 1956 – c. 1 october 1995 Detachment at Kingsley Field , Oregon, 1 October 1989 – 31 July 1994 Detachment at March Joint ...
- ... r 178th Fighter Squadron), 16 April 1956 – c. 1 October 1995 Detachment at Kingsley Field , Oregon, 1 october 1989 – 31 July 1994 Detachment at March Joint Air Reserve Base , California, 1 August 1994 – June 2 ...
Design / Design
#1 Wiktor Eckhaus
Wiktor Eckhaus (28 June 1930 – 1 October 2000) was a Polish–Dutch mathematician , known for his work on the field of differential equations . He was Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics at the Utrecht University . Polish–Dutch mathematician Wiktor Eckhaus Born ( 1930-06-28 ) 28 June 1930 [1] St
- Wiktor Eckhaus (28 June 1930 – 1 october 2000) was a Polish–Dutch mathematician , known for his work on the field of differential equations ...
- ... h–Dutch mathematician Wiktor Eckhaus Born ( 1930-06-28 ) 28 June 1930 [1] Stanisławów , Poland Died 1 october 2000 (2000-10-01) (aged 70) Amstelveen , [2] Netherlands Nationality Netherlands [3] Alma mater Mas ...
#2 AI Mark IV radar
Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark IV ( AI Mk. IV ), produced by USA as SCR-540 , was the world's first operational air-to-air radar system . Early Mk. III units appeared in July 1940 on converted Bristol Blenheim light bombers , while the definitive Mk. IV reached widespread availability on the Bri
- ... mmittee began collecting a series of suggestions for improvements, which were discussed in depth on 1 october . These were passed on to Dowding for implementation, but he found that many of their suggestions we ...
#3 John D. Anderson
John D. Anderson, Jr. (born October 1, 1937) is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC , Professor Emeritus in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park . [1] This article includes a
- John D. Anderson, Jr. (born october 1, 1937) is the Curator of Aerodynamics at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Instit ...
- ... icient corresponding inline citations . ( February 2013 ) John D. Anderson, Jr. Born ( 1937-10-01 ) october 1, 1937 (age 84) Lancaster, Pennsylvania Nationality United States Alma mater University of Florida Oh ...
- ... ospace engineering Institutions Smithsonian Institution BIOGRAPHY John D. Anderson, Jr. was born on october 1, 1937 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania . He enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville in approx ...
#4 Zhang Hanxin
Zhang Hanxin (1 January 1936 – 1 October 2021) was a Chinese scientist specializing in fluid mechanics , and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences . [1] He was chairman of Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society. Chinese scientist (1936–2021) In this Chinese name , the family name is Zhang
- Zhang Hanxin (1 January 1936 – 1 october 2021) was a Chinese scientist specializing in fluid mechanics , and an academician of the Chinese A ...
- ... . Zhang Hanxin 张涵信 Born ( 1936-01-01 ) 1 January 1936 Pei County , Jiangsu , Republic of China Died 1 october 2021 (2021-10-01) (aged 85) Beijing , People's Republic of China Alma mater Tsinghua University Sci ...
- ... 72, he was despatched to the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center as a researcher. On 1 october 2021, he died from an illness in Beijing , aged 85. [3] HONOURS AND AWARDS 1991 Member of the Chine ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Dmitri Ilyich Kozlov
Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov (1 October 1919, Tikhoretsk – March 7, 2009, Samara ) was a Russian aerospace engineer who founded the Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center . [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2009 ) Dr. Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov Дмитрий И
- ... s named a Hero of Socialist Labour on two occasions (1961, 1979). [2] EARLY LIFE Dmitry was born on october 1, 1919 in the village of Tikhoretskaya in the Caucasian Department of the Kuban Region (now Tikhorets ...
- Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov ( 1 october 1919, Tikhoretsk – March 7, 2009, Samara ) was a Russian aerospace engineer who founded the Progres ...
#2 Ronald Evans (astronaut)
Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) was an American electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , officer and aviator in the United States Navy , and NASA astronaut . As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon, and one of
- ... was formally announced by NASA on August 6, 1969. [46] He was still a serving naval officer, and on october 1, 1969, was promoted to commander . [44] The prime crew of Apollo 17: Gene Cernan (seated), Evans (st ...
#3 Frederick Walker Baldwin
Frederick Walker Baldwin (January 2, 1882 – August 7, 1948), also known as Casey Baldwin , paternal grandson of Canadian reform leader Robert Baldwin , was a hydrofoil and aviation pioneer and partner of the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell . He was manager of Graham Bell Laboratories from 1909
- ... it the home of his college friend Douglas McCurdy and the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell. On october 1, 1907, with the encouragement and generous financial support of Bell's wife Mabel Hubbard Bell , Bel ...
#4 Gregory C. Johnson
Gregory Carl "Ray J" Johnson (born July 30, 1954), ( Capt , USNR , Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and naval aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , and NASA astronaut . He spent his military career in both the regular United States Navy and the Navy Reserve . Johnson was the Pilot on
- ... ed over 500 carrier landings. He retired from the U.S. Navy with over 30 years of service effective october 1, 2007. [1] NASA CAREER In April 1990, Johnson was accepted as an aerospace engineer and research pil ...
#5 Vance D. Brand
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American naval officer , aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975, and as commander of three Space Shuttle missions . American former naval o
- ... ch 22, 1958), Kevin Stephen (born December 1, 1963), Erik Ryan (May 11, 1981), and Dane Vance (born october 1, 1985). He currently resides with his wife in Tehachapi, California . [13] [14] PHILANTHROPY In 2019 ...
#6 Edgar Mitchell
Edgar Dean Mitchell (September 17, 1930 – February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , ufologist and NASA astronaut . As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands
- ... oup 5 Total EVAs 2 Total EVA time 9 hours 23 minutes Missions Apollo 14 Mission insignia Retirement october 1, 1972 Before becoming an astronaut, Mitchell earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Man ...
#7 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 .
- ... y 1913 [44] – 560 Hans Rolshoven 14 July 1913 [44] WWI pilot in German Naval Air Station Zeebrugge, 1 october 1917, CO of Seefrontstaffel I in Nieuwmunster, killed in accident 6 May 1918 561 Col. Nevill Maskel ...
#8 Gerhard B. Heller
Gerhard B. Heller (January 24, 1914 - October 1, 1972) [2] was a German-American rocket scientist and member of the " von Braun rocket team." He worked at Peenemünde Army Research Center during World War II and later, through Operation Paperclip , moved to develop rockets for the U.S., eventually be
- Gerhard B. Heller (January 24, 1914 - october 1, 1972) [2] was a German-American rocket scientist and member of the " von Braun rocket team." He wor ...
- ... B. Heller Born Gerhard Bernhard Heller [1] ( 1914-01-24 ) January 24, 1914 Eschwege , Germany Died october 1, 1972 (1972-10-01) (aged 58) Nashville, Tennessee , U.S. Alma mater Technische Universität Darmstadt ...
#9 Franz Josef Strauss
Franz Josef Strauss ( German: Strauß [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈʃtʁaʊs] ; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician . He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between 1953 and 1969 a
- ... tional Flag Order , [13] while a city square holds his name in Tirana. [ citation needed ] DEATH On 1 october 1988, Strauss collapsed while out hunting with Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , in the Th ...
#10 Frank Borman
Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) colonel , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , businessman, and NASA astronaut . He was the commander of Apollo 8 , the first mission to fly around the Moon, and together with crewmates Jim Lovell and William
- ... Trophy for space achievement from President Richard Nixon on behalf of the Apollo 8 crew. [150] On october 1, 1978, Borman was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for his command of Apollo 8. [151] ...
#11 Semyon Kosberg
Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg ( Семён А́риевич Ко́сберг in Russian ) (October 1(14), 1903, Slutsk - January 3, 1965, Voronezh ) was a Soviet engineer, expert in the field of aircraft and rocket engines , Doctor of Technical Sciences (1959), Hero of Socialist Labor (1961). Soviet engineer Semyon Kosberg S
- Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg ( Семён А́риевич Ко́сберг in Russian ) ( october 1( 14), 1903, Slutsk - January 3, 1965, Voronezh ) was a Soviet engineer, expert in the field of aircra ...
- ... 1959), Hero of Socialist Labor (1961). Soviet engineer Semyon Kosberg Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg Born 1 october 1903 Slutsk , Minsk Governorate , Russian Empire Died 3 January 1965 (1965-01-03) (aged 61) Voronez ...
#12 Pete Worden
Simon Peter Worden (born 1949, in Michigan ) was Director of NASA 's Ames Research Center (ARC) at Moffett Field, California, until his retirement on March 31, 2015. Prior to joining NASA, he held several positions in the United States Air Force and was research professor of astronomy at the Univers
- ... Insignia Rank Date Retired from Active Duty May 1, 2004 Brigadier General September 1, 2000 Colonel october 1, 1989 Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1986 Major November 1, 1982 Captain May 1, 1977 First Lieutenant M ...
#13 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... ural failure of the port wing, causing the aircraft to dive into the ground. [42] 302 Vivian Hewitt 1 october 1912 [54] – 303 Capt. Charles Erskine Risk RMLI 1 October 1912 [54] – 304 Lt. Ivon Terence Courtney ...
- ... e into the ground. [42] 302 Vivian Hewitt 1 October 1912 [54] – 303 Capt. Charles Erskine Risk RMLI 1 october 1912 [54] – 304 Lt. Ivon Terence Courtney RMLI 1 October 1912 [54] – 305 Capt. Edward Ellington 1 O ...
- ... [54] – 303 Capt. Charles Erskine Risk RMLI 1 October 1912 [54] – 304 Lt. Ivon Terence Courtney RMLI 1 october 1912 [54] – 305 Capt. Edward Ellington 1 October 1912 [54] Later Marshal of the Royal Air Force 306 ...
- ... ber 1912 [54] – 304 Lt. Ivon Terence Courtney RMLI 1 October 1912 [54] – 305 Capt. Edward Ellington 1 october 1912 [54] Later Marshal of the Royal Air Force 306 Victor Yates 1 October 1912 [54] – 307 Lt. Hugh ...
- ... 05 Capt. Edward Ellington 1 October 1912 [54] Later Marshal of the Royal Air Force 306 Victor Yates 1 october 1912 [54] – 307 Lt. Hugh Fanshawe Glanville, West India Regiment 1 October 1912 [54] – 308 Lt. Lesl ...
- ... r Force 306 Victor Yates 1 October 1912 [54] – 307 Lt. Hugh Fanshawe Glanville, West India Regiment 1 october 1912 [54] – 308 Lt. Leslie Da Costa Penn-Gaskell, 3rd Norfolk Regiment 1 October 1912 [54] – 309 Ca ...
- ... est India Regiment 1 October 1912 [54] – 308 Lt. Leslie Da Costa Penn-Gaskell, 3rd Norfolk Regiment 1 october 1912 [54] – 309 Capt. Herbert Creagh MacDonnell, The Royal Irish Regiment 1 October 1912 [54] – 310 ...
- ... orfolk Regiment 1 October 1912 [54] – 309 Capt. Herbert Creagh MacDonnell, The Royal Irish Regiment 1 october 1912 [54] – 310 Arthur Edward Geere 1 October 1912 [54] – 311 2nd Lt. Dermot Roberts Hanlon RGA 1 O ...
- ... . Herbert Creagh MacDonnell, The Royal Irish Regiment 1 October 1912 [54] – 310 Arthur Edward Geere 1 october 1912 [54] – 311 2nd Lt. Dermot Roberts Hanlon RGA 1 October 1912 [54] – 312 Lt. Felton Vesey Holt 1 ...
- ... ber 1912 [54] – 310 Arthur Edward Geere 1 October 1912 [54] – 311 2nd Lt. Dermot Roberts Hanlon RGA 1 october 1912 [54] – 312 Lt. Felton Vesey Holt 1 October 1912 [54] – 313 Capt. George Ralph Miller RFA 1 Oct ...
- ... r 1912 [54] – 311 2nd Lt. Dermot Roberts Hanlon RGA 1 October 1912 [54] – 312 Lt. Felton Vesey Holt 1 october 1912 [54] – 313 Capt. George Ralph Miller RFA 1 October 1912 [54] – 314 A. M. Wynne 15 October 1912 ...
- ... tober 1912 [54] – 312 Lt. Felton Vesey Holt 1 October 1912 [54] – 313 Capt. George Ralph Miller RFA 1 october 1912 [54] – 314 A. M. Wynne 15 October 1912 [55] – 315 John Herbert James 15 October 1912 [55] – 31 ...
#14 Jean Pinet
Jean Pinet (born 13 September 1929) is a French aviator and aeronautical engineer; as a former Concorde test pilot, he was the first person to take Concorde supersonic, in early October 1969. French engineer and aviator (born 1929)
- ... mained as a test pilot for Airbus, and retired in 1994. Concorde first went supersonic on Wednesday 1 october 1969 at 715 mph (1,151 km/h) at 36,000 feet (11,000 m) for ten minutes over France in Concorde 001. ...
#15 Fred David
Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" David , an Austrian Jew, who became the most significant aircraft designer for the Australian aircraft industry during World War Two; having been one of only a few people to have worked for both sides (Allies and Axis powers) in designing aircraft used during the war. David'
- ... during the Pacific War. [1] Austrian-born aircraft designer Fred David Born Friedrich Wilhelm David 1 october 1898 Vienna , Austria Died 28 September 1992 (1992-09-28) (aged 93) Melbourne , Australia Nationali ...
#16 Steve Fossett
James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. He made his fortune in the financial services industry
- ... n FAA -issued card, his Soaring Society of America membership card and $1,005 in cash. [78] [79] On october 1, late in the day, air search teams spotted wreckage on the ground at an elevation of 10,100 feet (3, ...
#17 William E. Boeing
William Edward Boeing ( / ˈ b oʊ ɪ ŋ / ; October 1, 1881 – September 28, 1956) was an American aviation pioneer who founded the Pacific Airplane Company in 1916, which a year later was renamed to The Boeing Company , now the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value and among the largest
- William Edward Boeing ( / ˈ b oʊ ɪ ŋ / ; october 1, 1881 – September 28, 1956) was an American aviation pioneer who founded the Pacific Airplane Compan ...
- ... tions for verification . ( March 2012 ) William E. Boeing Born William Edward Boeing ( 1881-10-01 ) october 1, 1881 Detroit , Michigan, U.S. Died September 28, 1956 (1956-09-28) (aged 74) Puget Sound , Washingt ...
#18 Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer [3] and space architect . He was a member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS , as well as the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and a pioneer o
- ... nited States as one of his last acts in office; however, this was not announced to the public until 1 october 1945. [79] The first seven technicians arrived in the United States at New Castle Army Air Field , ...
#19 Paul W. Beck
Paul Ward Beck (1 December 1876 – 4 April 1922) was an officer in the United States Army , an aviation pioneer, and one of the first military pilots. Although a career Infantry officer, Beck twice was part of the first aviation services of the U.S. Army, as de facto head of the flying section of t
- ... eorgia , with temporary duty on the Mexican border at Eagle Pass, Texas . Eighteen months later, on 1 october 1914, he transferred to the Far East as a company commander with the 15th Infantry . [n 2] After th ...
#20 Sergei Utochkin
Sergei Utochkin (12 July 1876 – 13 January 1916) was a Russian cyclist, sportsman and aviator. He was the second Russian pilot after Mikhail Efimov. [1] Utochkin had a nickname "the Man of all kind of sport" and "the Academician of sports" - swimming, diving, rowing and sailing, running, pistol shoo
- ... miracle, but retained a stutter for life. [3] Utochkin took off in a balloon for the first time on 1 october 1907. He flew over Odesa at an altitude of 1,400 meters. Alexander Kuprin , who, together with Serg ...
Engine / Engine
#1 Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire
The Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire is a British turbojet engine that was produced by Armstrong Siddeley in the 1950s. It was the ultimate development of work that had started as the Metrovick F.2 in 1940, evolving into an advanced axial flow design with an annular combustion chamber that developed over
- ... Siddeley Sapphire at the Midland Air Museum Type Turbojet Manufacturer Armstrong Siddeley First run 1 october 1948 Major applications Gloster Javelin Handley Page Victor Hawker Hunter Variants Wright J65 DESIG ...
#2 Rolls-Royce RB211
The Rolls-Royce RB211 is a British family of high-bypass turbofan engines made by Rolls-Royce . The engines are capable of generating 41,030 to 59,450 lbf (182.5 to 264.4 kN) of thrust . The RB211 engine was the first production three-spool engine, and turned Rolls-Royce from a significant playe
- ... r's team increased the engine's thrust to 50,000 lbf (220 kN) . The new version, which first ran on 1 october 1973, [27] was designated RB211-524, and would be able to power new variants of the L-1011, as well ...
#3 General Electric I-A
The General Electric I-A was the first working jet engine in the United States , manufactured by General Electric (GE) and achieving its first run on April 18, 1942. I-A Type Turbojet National origin United States Manufacturer General Electric First run April 18, 1942 [1] Number built 30 [2] Develop
- ... -59A Airacomet with the short-lived red outlined National markings (June 1943 to September 1943) On october 1, 1942, a Bell XP-59A aircraft, powered by two 1,250 lbf thrust I-A turbojet engines, made its first ...
#4 Wright J65
The Wright J65 was an axial-flow turbojet engine produced by Curtiss-Wright under license from Armstrong Siddeley . A development of the Sapphire , the J65 powered a number of US designs. J65 A sectioned Wright J65 Type Turbojet National origin United States Manufacturer Curtiss-Wright First run 1 O
- ... tioned Wright J65 Type Turbojet National origin United States Manufacturer Curtiss-Wright First run 1 october 1948 (Sapphire) March 1951 (J65) [1] Major applications Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Grumman F-11 Tiger Mart ...
Event / Event
#1 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–1959)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
- ... the escape capsule but runs out of height before he can bail out of the falling nose section. [246] 1 october The RAF 's first Avro Vulcan B.1 , XA897 , which completed a fly-the-flag mission to New Zealand in ...
- ... t equipped with ejection seats in order to save weight for operations from aircraft carriers. [371] 1 october Aborted takeoff at Homestead AFB , Florida, causes write-off of Boeing B-47B-50-BW Stratojet , 51-2 ...
- ... hibian directed the vessel to the crew. The press was not notified at the time. [ citation needed ] 1 october English Electric test pilot Johnny W.C. Squier, flying prototype two-seat English Electric Lightnin ...
#2 1948 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1948: Years in aviation : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 19
- ... the history of Israel's national airline, El Al , which will be incorporated in November . OCTOBER october 1 – Transcontinental and Western Air inaugurates luxury all-sleeper service between New York City and ...
#3 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
Aeroflot , the Soviet Union 's national carrier , experienced a number of serious accidents and incidents during the 1970s. The airline's worst accident during the decade took place in August 1979 ( 1979-08 ) , when two Tupolev Tu-134s were involved in a mid-air collision over the Ukrainian city
- ... -35417 Ural W/O 0 Crashed after a loss of speed while on approach to an airfield near Izhevsk. [34] 1 october 1970 Kamenny Mys An-12B CCCP-11031 International W/O 8 /8 Crashed upon take-off following engine fa ...
- ... -33233 Kazakhstan W/O 0 While attempting to take off from poor terrain, the aircraft crashed. [122] 1 october 1972 [nb 4] Adler Il-18V CCCP-75507 Moscow W/O 109 /109 Crashed into the Black Sea shortly after ta ...
#4 List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War
The following is a partial and unofficial list of helicopter and airplane crashes, accidents and shotdowns that occurred during the Soviet–Afghan War of 1979–89. In total, at least 333 helicopters and 118 Soviet jets were reported lost during the war. [1] This transport-related list is incomplete ;
- ... shot down, killing one. 30 September 1988 – An Mi-24 attack helicopter was shot down, killing two. 1 october 1988 – An Mi-8 transport was helicopter shot down, killing one. 1989 7 January 1989 – A Su-25 strik ...
#5 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]
- ... control following a fire in the baggage compartment, killing all 102 passengers and crew on board. 1 october Aeroflot Flight 1036 (an Il-18V, CCCP-75507), crashed in the Black Sea shortly after takeoff from A ...
- ... at Bykovo Airport, suffering substantial damage; the aircraft was repaired and returned to service. 1 october Two Indian Navy Il-38s ( IN-302 and IN-304 ) collided in mid-air near Gabolim Airport following a f ...
#6 List of Deutsche Luft Hansa accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving German airline Deutsche Luft Hansa (1926-1945). The airline suffered a total of 58 accidents. [1]
- ... hed on the beach at Langeoog Island, Germany during a test flight, killing all three on board. [57] 1 october 1938: Junkers Ju 52/3mte D-AVFB disappeared en route to Milan from Frankfurt with 13 on board; the ...
- ... found on 14 July 1952 on the slope of the Pizzo Cengalo in northern Italy on the Swiss border. [58] 1 october 1938: Dornier Do 18E D-AROZ Pampero disappeared off Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia with four on boar ...
#7 2000 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 2000. Years in aviation : 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20
- ... VE-D Petit Duc stealth UAV ENTERED SERVICE Mitsubishi F-2 with Japan Air Self-Defense Force OCTOBER october 1 – Mitsubishi MH2000 with Excel Air Service , Japan
#8 1991 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1991: Aviation-related events from 1991 Years in aviation : 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years : 1988 198
- ... 0] SEPTEMBER September 15 – C-17 Globemaster III [40] September 25 – BAe Jetstream J41 [40] OCTOBER october 1 – Reflex Lightning Bug [42] October 25 – Airbus A340 [42] NOVEMBER November 22 – Korean Air Chang-Go ...
#9 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
- ... ers (24.4 miles) northwest of Klamath Falls , Oregon , killing all 12 people on board. [57] OCTOBER october 1 – The United States Air Force transfers all of the Aerospace Defense Command 's interceptor squadron ...
#10 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
- ... econd-degree breach of peace and released on $1,000 bond. [403] American Airlines Flight 2763 : The october 1 flight from Phoenix, Arizona , to Boston diverted to Kansas City to put off a male passenger who had ...
#11 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
- ... Bethke, a civilian technician who lives near Rome; and Joseph M. Eannario, who lives in Rome. [203] 1 october U.S. Navy Grumman TBM-3S2 Avenger , BuNo 53439 , of Air Anti Submarine Squadron-23, NAS San Diego , ...
- ... FB , Alaska, while assigned to the 58th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium), Weather . [272] 1 october A USAF North American TB-25J , 44-86779A , built as a B-25J-30/32-NC, [148] (Joe Baugher states tha ...
- ... untain and prayed with Airman 2nd Class Benny J. Shepard as he drew his dying breaths." [277] [278] 1 october "An Air Force Sabre jet plane, its electric firing device out of order, sprayed this western Pennsy ...
- ... er slugs riddled 12 autos, setting two afire and tore into nearly 30 buildings and homes yesterday ( 1 october ). No one was hurt although several persons had narrow escapes. 'Something happened to one of its ma ...
#12 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
- ... killing a passenger. The aircraft made a successful emergency landing at Windsor, Ontario . [7] On 1 october 1956, SU-AIC of Misrair was written off at Almaza Airport , Cairo , [8] during an air raid by Royal ...
#13 2005 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2005: List of aviation-related events in 2005 Years in aviation : 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2002
- ... nal Airport after its nose wheels gets stuck at a 90-degree angle. All 145 people on board survive. october 1 October – Baltimore–Washington International Airport in Baltimore , Maryland , is renamed Baltimore- ...
- ... ort after its nose wheels gets stuck at a 90-degree angle. All 145 people on board survive. OCTOBER 1 october – Baltimore–Washington International Airport in Baltimore , Maryland , is renamed Baltimore-Washing ...
#14 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
- ... 4 million in baggage fees since 1 July, a three percent increase over the same period in 2011. [91] october 1 October The first six of a planned 12 United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft transfer from ...
- ... n in baggage fees since 1 July, a three percent increase over the same period in 2011. [91] OCTOBER 1 october The first six of a planned 12 United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft transfer from Marine ...
#15 2003 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2003: Years in aviation : 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 200
- ... Pentagon . 28 September – The European Union 's European Aviation Safety Agency begins operations. october 1 October Cyprus creates its Air Accident and Incident Investigation Board . The United States Air For ...
- ... n . 28 September – The European Union 's European Aviation Safety Agency begins operations. OCTOBER 1 october Cyprus creates its Air Accident and Incident Investigation Board . The United States Air Force reac ...
#16 1952 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1952: Years in aviation : 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years : 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 19
- ... s will constitute a third of the United States Seventh Fleet ' s air effort in the Korean War. [45] october 1 – The United States Navy reclassifies all of its "aircraft carriers" (CV) and "large aircraft carrie ...
#17 2006 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2006: Years in aviation : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 200
- ... en on board, lands safely with no reported injuries. All 154 people on board the Boeing 737 perish. october 1 October – The Spanish low-cost airline Clickair begins operations, with a fleet of three Airbus A320 ...
- ... ard, lands safely with no reported injuries. All 154 people on board the Boeing 737 perish. OCTOBER 1 october – The Spanish low-cost airline Clickair begins operations, with a fleet of three Airbus A320 airlin ...
#18 2007 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 2007: Years in aviation : 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20
- ... -2D Hawkeye 23 August – Hawker 750 SEPTEMBER 13 September – Tecnam P2006T 28 September – Kawasaki P- 1 october 26 October – Embraer Lineage 1000 DECEMBER 21 December – OMA SUD Skycar ENTERED SERVICE Sukhoi Su-3 ...
#19 West Coast Airlines Flight 956
West Coast Airlines Flight 956 was a scheduled commercial flight in the western United States which crashed on October 1, 1966, approximately 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Wemme , Oregon , southeast of Portland . Thirteen passengers and five crew members were aboard, but none survived. In its first
- ... Airlines Flight 956 was a scheduled commercial flight in the western United States which crashed on october 1, 1966, approximately 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Wemme , Oregon , southeast of Portland . Thirteen pas ...
- ... . 1966 aviation accident West Coast Airlines Flight 956 Sister aircraft N9102 in 1966 Accident Date october 1, 1966 Summary Controlled flight into terrain Site Clackamas County, Oregon , U.S. 5.5 miles (9 km) s ...
- ... 4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Three of the passengers were employees of the airline. [5] TIMELINE On Saturday, october 1, 1966, a Douglas DC-9 registered in the United States as N9101 operated as Flight 941 southbound fro ...
#20 2014 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2014 : Mediterranean Sea (16 March 2014) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepares to land on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage is on a scheduled deployment suppor
- ... irely certified by EASA, from the application by Airbus in 2007 until the type certification. [335] october 1 October The United States Air Force reactivates the Nineteenth Air Force . It had been inactive sinc ...
- ... rtified by EASA, from the application by Airbus in 2007 until the type certification. [335] OCTOBER 1 october The United States Air Force reactivates the Nineteenth Air Force . It had been inactive since July ...
- ... ges and $4,200,000,000 not counting special charges, both annual profit records. Its profit between 1 october and 31 December of $539,000,000 counting special charges and $1,100,000,000 not counting them – 153 ...
Glider / Glider
#1 MIP Smyk
The MIP Smyk , MIP from the initials of its Polish designers with Smyk meaning Brat or Kid, was an aerodynamically refined motor glider designed and built at Warsaw Technical University from 1935. Smyk Role Motor glider Type of aircraft National origin Poland Manufacturer Warsaw Technical University
- ... saw Technical University Designer Ludwik Moczarski. Jan Idźkowski and Jerzy Pioszajski First flight 1 october 1937 Number built One DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT The Smyk was designed by three students of the Warsaw ...
- ... legs were in motion. The tailskid was a fixed, laminated spring. [2] The Smyk's first flight was on 1 october 1937, piloted by Aleksander Onoskyo, and testing continued through 1938-9. The Squirrel engine was ...
#2 Rubik R-07 Vöcsök
The Rubik R-07a Tücsök ( Cicada ) and R-07b Vöcsök ( Grebe ) were two versions of a Hungarian primary trainer, differing most obviously in the pilot's seating. First flown in the late 1930s, about 530 were built, some remaining in service into the 1960s. Vöcsök R-07b Vöcsök Role Primary glider Type
- ... raft National origin Hungary Manufacturer Aero Ever Kft, Esztergom Designer Ernő Rubik First flight 1 october 1937 Number built c.350 Vöcsök and 178 Tücsök DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT The first primary glider desig ...
- ... Muzeum, Budapest . [5] R-07a Tücsök VARIANTS R-05 Vöcsök First prototype, with nacelle. First flown 1 october 1937. R-06 Csóvöcsök Steel tube fuselage. First flown in 1939. R-07a Tücsök Production model with n ...
#3 Microlift glider
A microlift glider is a recreational glider that is able to exploit microlift, which is lift weaker than a conventional glider would require to stay airborne. The Arndt Magic Dragon microlift glider at Harris Hill, N.Y. The Magic Dragon is a development of the Carbon Dragon design.
- ... hese definitions were adopted for inclusion in the Sporting Code, Section 3, Gliding , effective on october 1, 2004. [1] World records for the ultralight class have been recognized by the FAI but there are no W ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Bell 360 Invictus
The Bell 360 Invictus is a proposed helicopter design intended to meet the United States Army requirement for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). It is based on technology from the Bell 525 Relentless . [1] Proposed American military helicopter Bell 360 Invictus Role Reconnaissance and a
- ... evada Corporation is developing the mission system for the aircraft. [5] The design was unveiled on 1 october 2019, showing a two-seat tandem cockpit , with sighting optics and/or laser designator above a 20mm ...
#2 Eurocopter EC725
The Eurocopter EC725 Caracal , now called Airbus Helicopters H225M , is a long-range tactical transport military helicopter developed from the Eurocopter AS532 Cougar for military use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 28 seated troops along with two crew, depending on customer confi
- ... d taken delivery of 16 H225Ms; deliveries were reported at the time to continue until 2019. [22] By 1 october 2015, Brazil's H225M fleet had attained 10,000 flight hours. [26] In December 2015, Helibras delive ...
#3 Bell YAH-63
The Bell YAH-63 ( Model 409 ) was an experimental attack helicopter for the Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH) competition. Hughes' Model 77/YAH-64 , later developed into the AH-64 Apache , was selected over Bell's entry. Pre-production attack helicopter YAH-63A A YAH-63A prototype Role Attack helicop
- ... helicopter Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Bell Helicopter First flight 1 october 1975 Primary user United States Army Number built 3 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND During the mi ...
- ... urroundings. [2] The first prototype of the YAH-63 (serial 73-22246) [8] made its initial flight on 1 october 1975. This rotorcraft crashed in June 1976 but a static test prototype was brought up to flight sta ...
#4 Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane
The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter . It is the civil version of the United States Army 's CH-54 Tarhe . It is currently produced as the S-64 Aircrane by Erickson Inc. American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter "S-64" redirects here. For other uses, see S64 (d
- ... -Crane) [14] Siller Helicopters [15] INCIDENTS N189AC "Gypsy Lady" – crashed in Ojai, California on 1 october 2006. While operating for the USFS , the Erickson S-64 snagged a dip tank and the helicopter rolled ...
#5 Aérospatiale Gazelle
The Aérospatiale Gazelle (company designations SA 340 , SA 341 and SA 342 ) is a French five-seat helicopter , commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single Turbomeca Astazou turbine engine and was the first helicopter to feature a fenestron tail inst
- ... Military export variant, powered by an Astazou IIIB engine. Built under licence agreement signed on 1 october 1971 by SOKO in Yugoslavia. Control panel of a Gazelle SA 342M SOKO HO-42 Yugoslav-built version of ...
#6 Mitsubishi MH2000
The Mitsubishi MH 2000 is a 7/12 seat light utility helicopter . Low levels of interest in the aircraft forced Mitsubishi to halt sales of MH2000 in September 2004. MH2000 The Mitsubishi MH2000 of the EXCEL AIR SERVICE. Role Utility helicopter Type of aircraft National origin Japan Manufacturer Mits
- ... ed by a pair of Mitsubishi MG5-100 turboshaft engines . The first production model was delivered on october 1, 2000, to Excel air service in Japan. The loss of one prototype due to tail rotor blade separation l ...
#7 PZL SW-4 Puszczyk
The PZL SW-4 Puszczyk (en: tawny owl ) is a Polish light single-engine multipurpose helicopter manufactured by PZL-Świdnik . Following a protracted development, the SW-4 entered service in 2002, the primary operator of the type has been the Polish Armed Forces . The SW-4 was further developed by PZL
- ... n other markets is to be made upon customer request, targeting a $700,000 price at the time. [3] On 1 october 2002, serial production of the SW-4 formally began. [6] On 27 September 2007, type certification fr ...
#8 Boeing AH-64 Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache ( / ə ˈ p æ tʃ i / ) is an American twin- turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems . It is armed with a 30 mm (
- ... A prototype first flew on 30 September 1975, while Bell's Model 409/YAH-63A prototype first flew on 1 october 1975. After evaluating the test results, the Army selected Hughes' YAH-64A over Bell's YAH-63A in 1 ...
#9 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse (nicknamed " Loach ", after the requirement acronym LOH— Light Observation Helicopter ) is a single-engine light helicopter with a four-bladed main rotor used for personnel transport, escort and attack missions, and observation. The helicopter derives its name from the Cayuse
- ... Light Assault Company and the armed OH-6As became the AH-6 aircraft of the Light Attack Company. On 1 october 1986, to help meet the increasing demands for support, the 1-245th Aviation Battalion from the Okla ...
#10 Harbin Z-20
The Harbin Z-20 ( Chinese : 直-20; official codename Chinese : “ 神雕 ”, "Divine Eagle") is a Chinese medium-lift utility helicopter produced by the Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG). It was first flown on 23 December 2013 and has a maximum takeoff weight in the range of 10 tonnes (22,000 lb) . [
- ... origin China Manufacturer Harbin Aircraft Industry Group First flight 23 December 2013 Introduction 1 october 2019 [1] Status In service, in production [1] Primary users People's Liberation Army Ground Force P ...
#11 Advanced Attack Helicopter
The Advanced Attack Helicopter ( AAH ) was a United States Army program to develop an advanced ground attack helicopter beginning in 1972. The Advanced Attack Helicopter program followed cancellation of the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne . After evaluating industry proposals, the AAH competition was reduce
- ... f September, [16] Hughes' YAH-64 first flew on 30 September 1975, while Bell's YAH-63 first flew on 1 october . [1] [16] The second YAH-64's first flight was on 22 November, and second YAH-63 flew on 21 Decembe ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Recaro
Recaro Holding , as the parent company of the Recaro Group , owns the Recaro brand and the independently operating companies Recaro Aircraft Seating (aircraft seats) based in Schwäbisch Hall and Recaro eGaming (gaming seats) based in Stuttgart , Germany . The business areas Recaro Automotive Seating
- ... o Headquarter in Stuttgart Recaro sports seats in a Gemballa GTR 600 Evo The company was founded on 1 october 1906 by Wilhelm Reutter as Stuttgarter Carosserie und Radfabrik . [1] [2] [3] In 1909 Wilhelm's bro ...
#2 Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 employees [3] and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military technology providers. [4] [5] [6] The firm ranks No. 101
- ... ge 65. In 2003 Ronald Sugar , the former chief operating officer , took over as CEO. [91] Effective october 1, 2003, Sugar also served as the company chairman of the board. [92] In January 2010, Wes Bush succee ...
#3 J. Samuel White
J. Samuel White was a British shipbuilding firm based in Cowes , taking its name from John Samuel White (1838–1915). British shipbuilders J. Samuel White Type Private company Industry Shipbuilding Founded 1763 (roots) 1815 (official) Defunct 1981 Headquarters Cowes , Isle of Wight It came to promine
- ... West bank on the 'salterns' and marsh between the Medina and Arctic roads. It opened officially on 1 october 1815. J. S. White subsequently rebuilt the east bank site which in 1825 became the Falcon Yard. Arg ...
#4 Valmet
Valmet Oyj is a Finnish company and a developer and supplier of technologies, automation systems and services for the pulp , paper and energy industries . Finnish company This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remov
- ... oration, one of the world's leading suppliers of technical textiles. [6] [7] 2013– VALMET REBORN On october 1, 2013, following a meeting, Metso was split into two companies: Valmet and Metso. After the demerger ...
#5 Packard
Packard or Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company located in Detroit , Michigan . The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899, and the last Packards were built in South Bend, Indiana in 1958. Defunct luxury automobile company from Detroit, Michigan Not to be conf
- ... oading. [50] [51] STUDEBAKER-PACKARD CORPORATION Main article: Studebaker-Packard Corporation As of october 1, 1954, Packard Motor Car Company bought the failing Studebaker Corporation to form America's fourth- ...
#6 Argon ST
Argon ST is a subsidiary of The Boeing Company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia , United States , that specializes in systems engineering and provides C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) products. Argon ST's efforts include developing
- ... y, SDRC’s wireless communication technologies address the challenges of mobile military systems. On october 1, 2005, Argon ST acquired Radix Technologies, bringing in signal processing technology for reconnaiss ...
#7 Marshall Group
Marshall Group , formerly Marshall of Cambridge and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group , [ citation needed ] is a British company headquartered in Cambridge , United Kingdom. Subsidiaries market include Marshall Aerospace , an aircraft maintenance , modification, and design company located at Camb
- ... f Cambridge (Holdings) Limited Type UK Private Limited Company Industry Aerospace & Defence Founded 1 october 1909 Headquarters Cambridge City Airport , UK Key people Kathy Jenkins, Group CEO Neil McManus, Aer ...
#8 Viking Air
Viking Air Ltd. is a manufacturer of aircraft, as well as aircraft parts and systems, based at Victoria International Airport in North Saanich, British Columbia , Canada . The company produces new versions of the DHC-6 Twin Otter , upgraded versions of the DHC-2 Beaver , spare parts for older de Hav
- ... if a market should arise for such. [10] RESTART OF DHC PRODUCTION First flight of the Series 400 on 1 october 2008 On 2 April 2007, Viking announced that, nineteen years after being discontinued, with 27 order ...
- ... da PT6A-34/35 engines. [11] The first flight of the Series 400 technical demonstrator took place on 1 october 2008 at Victoria International Airport . [12] In February 2010 the first new production Twin Otter ...
#9 Voronezh Mechanical Plant
Voronezh Mechanical Plant ( Russian : Воронежский механический завод , ВМЗ ) is a Russian engine and heavy machinery manufacturing plant. It is located in the city of Voronezh , in the Voronezh Oblast . Russian engine and heavy machinery manufacturing plant Voronezh Mechanical Plant Native name Воро
- ... nufacturing Oil and gas equipment manufacturing Metallurgical production Founded Voronezh , Russia ( october 1, 1928 ( 1928-10-01 ) ) Headquarters ул. Ворошилова, 22, Voronezh , Russia Key people Sergey Viktorov ...
#10 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL ) is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company, headquartered in Bangalore , India . Established on 23 December 1940, HAL is one of the oldest and largest aerospace and defence manufacturers in the world today. [7] HAL began aircraft manufacturing as ear
- ... ircraft Limited during the year 1954 is 158. [12] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was formed on 1 october 1964 (the Registrar of Companies has a registration date of 16 August 1963) [13] when Hindustan Air ...
#11 Quest Aircraft
The Quest Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturer located in Sandpoint, Idaho . Quest was started in 2001 to design and provide aircraft suitable for humanitarian applications. Its sole product was the Kodiak single engine short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft. Quest Aircraft Indu
- ... r announced its acquisition of Quest Aircraft from Setouchi Holdings. [8] The deal was completed by october 1, 2019, after which Quest was renamed Kodiak Aircraft and then absorbed into the parent company. [9] ...
#12 Helibras
Helibras or Helicópteros do Brasil S.A. (Helicopters of Brazil, Inc.) is a Brazil -based helicopter manufacturer which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters , a division of Airbus . Helibras Type Joint Stock Industry Aerospace / Defense Founded 1978 Headquarters Itajubá , Minas Gerais ,
- ... d taken delivery of 16 H225Ms; deliveries were reported at the time to continue until 2019. [16] By 1 october 2015, Brazil's H225M fleet had attained 10,000 flight hours. [20] In December 2015, Helibras delive ...
#13 Nord Aviation
Nord-Aviation ( English: Northern Aviation ) was a state-owned French aircraft manufacturer . The bulk of its facilities were based on the site of Bourges airport, in the département of Cher , in central France. Defunct French aircraft manufacturer Not to be confused with Nordavia . Nord-Aviation In
- ... ls aéronautiques spéciaux) SNCAN (Société nationale de constructions aéronautiques du Nord) Founded 1 october 1954 Defunct 1 March 1970 Fate Acquired & merged Successor Aérospatiale Headquarters Bourges , Fran ...
- ... Defunct 1 March 1970 Fate Acquired & merged Successor Aérospatiale Headquarters Bourges , France On 1 october 1954, Nord Aviation was created as a result of the acquisition of SFECMAS (Société française d'étud ...
- ... h themselves; many companies chose to consolidate and merge with one another during this period. On 1 october 1954, Nord Aviation was created as a result of the acquisition of SFECMAS (Société française d'étud ...
#14 Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is a former trade name for a group of subsidiaries of Marshall of Cambridge , a company headquartered in the Cambridge area. Since 2021, the subsidiaries market themselves individually, rather than under the banner of "Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group". The m
- ... ll Aerospace and Defence Group Type UK Private Limited Company Industry Aerospace & Defence Founded 1 october 1909 Headquarters Cambridge Airport , UK Key people Kathy Jenkins, Group CEO Duncan Eldridge, Aeros ...
#15 Australian Aircraft & Engineering
Australian Aircraft & Engineering Co. Ltd. was formed in 1919 by N.B. Love, W.J. Warneford and H.E. Broadsmith. The company was registered in Sydney on 1 October 1919 with capital of £50,000 with the intention of manufacturing aircraft in Australia . This article relies largely or entirely on a sing
- ... d in 1919 by N.B. Love, W.J. Warneford and H.E. Broadsmith. The company was registered in Sydney on 1 october 1919 with capital of £50,000 with the intention of manufacturing aircraft in Australia . This artic ...
#16 Pfalz Flugzeugwerke
Pfalz Flugzeugwerke was a World War I German aircraft manufacturer, located at the Speyer airfield in the Palatinate (German: Pfalz). They are best known for their series of fighters, notably the Pfalz D.III and Pfalz D.XII . The company went bankrupt after the Armistice, when the French occupation
- ... goods." This company eventually went bankrupt during the Great Depression in 1932. WORLD WAR II On october 1, 1937 the factories once again turned to aircraft work, this time under the name Saarpfalz Flugwerke ...
#17 Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali
Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali or OFM was an Italian railway and rolling stock manufacturing company based at Naples . Italian railway manufacturing company Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali – OFM Private carriage of the Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro do Norte de Portugal (Portuguese Northern Rail
- ... Italiana Ernesto Breda , which combined the two companies into a single subsidiary organisation on october 1, 1936, the well known Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali (Southern Mechanical and Aviat ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Air Zoo
The Air Zoo , founded as the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum , is an aviation museum and indoor amusement park next to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Portage , Michigan . [1] The Air Zoo holds many historical and rare aircraft, including the world's fastest air-breathing aircr
- ... atured World War II aircraft, several artifacts from the defunct Jackson Space Center, and more. On october 1, 2011, the Air Zoo expanded its Main Campus again, moving everything from the East Campus into the n ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 MIM-104 Patriot
The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defence contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system. The AN/MPQ-53 at the heart of
- ... triot fire units, each with just two launchers, deployed at the Safir airstrip in Marib province on october 1. [114] TALISMAN SABRE EXERCISE On 16 July 2021, the US Army used a battery of Patriot missiles in th ...
#2 SON-9
SON-9 ( NATO reporting name Fire Can ) is a type of Russian / Soviet fire director radar for air defence guns including the 57 mm , 85mm, and 100 mm anti-aircraft guns . The design was based on an older Soviet design that was in turn based on a US-origin system that was provided to the USSR during t
- ... nted, and could be used to direct the fire of 4-8 guns. [1] SEE ALSO wikisource:Wild Weasel mission 1 october 1967 SON-30 SON-50
#3 List of Syrian civil war barrel bomb attacks
A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war . They are typically made from a barrel that has been filled with High Explosives , along with shrapnel and/or oil . In Syria they are typically dropped from a helicopter . [1]
- ... 4, barrel bombs killed at least 5 people in al-Rastan and 9 people east of Aleppo. [115] OCTOBER On 1 october 2014, barrel bombs killed at least 23 people in Aleppo. [116] On 10 October 2014, barrel bombs kill ...
- ... . [266] On 25 September 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 6 children in Aleppo . [267] OCTOBER On 1 october 2016, barrel bombs struck the largest hospital in rebel-held Aleppo . [268] Between 4–9 October 201 ...
#4 S-300 missile system
The S-300 ( NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble ) is a series of long range surface-to-air missile systems developed and operated by the former Soviet Union , now fielded by the militaries of Russia as well as several former Eastern Bloc countries. It was produced by NPO Almaz , based on the initial S
- ... ency TASS reported that three S-300PM battalions had been given to Syria free of charge, citing "On 1 october three battalion sets of S-300PM systems of eight launchers each were delivered to Syria". According ...
#5 PV-1 machine gun
PV-1 ( Pulemet Vozdushny , airborne machine gun ) is a Soviet air-cooled version of the Russian M1910 Maxim for mounting on aircraft . It was designed between 1926 and 1927. The first prototypes were produced and accepted into service in 1928. [1] Machine gun PV-1 three PV-1 on an anti-aircraft moun
- ... rel itself was air cooled by a perforated sleeve. A prototype passed field tests on 19 May 1926. By 1 october 1929, the Soviet Airforce had received 2,480 PV-1 machine guns. Subsequent known production figures ...
#6 BGM-71 TOW
The BGM-71 TOW ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided ") [7] is an American anti-tank missile . TOW replaced much smaller missiles like the SS.10 and ENTAC , offering roughly twice the effective range, a more powerful warhead, and a greatly improved semi-automatic guidance system that could
- ... nt cost-plus-incentive-fee, was signed on 3 May 1963. This led to the TOW Project Office opening on 1 october 1964. [9] The British learned of the TOW program when it was sent to MICOM. In May, the US suggeste ...
#7 S-25 Berkut
The S-25 Berkut ( Russian : С-25 «Беркут» ; "Berkut" means golden eagle in English) is a surface-to-air guided missile , the first operational SAM system in the Soviet Union . In the early 1950s it was tested at Kapustin Yar . It was deployed in several rings around Moscow starting in 1955 and becam
- ... ary 1954. The complex was sampled for the state trials 25 June 1954. The trials were conducted from 1 october 1954 to 1 April 1955 and included 69 launches at Il-28 and Tu-4 drones (including simultaneous laun ...
#8 S-125 Neva/Pechora
The S-125 Neva/Pechora ( Russian : С-125 "Нева"/"Печора" , NATO reporting name SA-3 Goa ) is a Soviet surface-to-air missile system that was designed by Aleksei Isaev to complement the S-25 and S-75 . It has a shorter effective range and lower engagement altitude than either of its predecessors and
- ... ition on B-52 crews would be eliminated, and the gun turrets permanently deactivated, commencing on 1 october 1991. [10] On 19 January, 1991, a USAF F-16 (serial 87-257) was shot down. The aircraft was struck ...
#9 Nike-X
Nike-X was an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system designed in the 1960s by the United States Army to protect major cities in the United States from attacks by the Soviet Union 's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fleet during the Cold War . The X in the name referred to its experimental basi
- ... 07] SPRINT The sub-scale Squirt was used to test Sprint concepts. Main article: Sprint (missile) On 1 october 1962, Bell's Nike office sent specifications for a high-speed missile to three contractors. The res ...
#10 2K12 Kub
The 2K12 "Kub" ( Russian : 2К12 "Куб" ; English: cube ) ( NATO reporting name : SA-6 "Gainful" ) mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system designed to protect ground forces from air attack. "2К12" is the GRAU designation of the system. "SA-6" redirects h
- ... ition on B-52 crews would be eliminated, and the gun turrets permanently deactivated, commencing on 1 october 1991. [31] On January 19, 1991, a USAF F-16 (serial 87-228) was shot down by a 2K12 Kub during the ...
#11 Nike Zeus
Nike Zeus was an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system developed by the US Army during the late 1950s and early 1960s that was designed to destroy incoming Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile warheads before they could hit their targets. It was designed by Bell Labs' Nike team, and was initially
- ... cks and an airstrip. The Zeus site, known as the Kwajalein Test Site, was officially established on 1 october 1960. As it grew in size, it eventually led to the entire island complex being handed over to the A ...
#12 AUM-N-6 Puffin
The AUM-N-6 Puffin , also known as Kingfisher F and AUM-6 , was an anti-ship and anti-submarine missile developed for use by the United States Navy in the late 1940s. Pulsejet -powered and intended to allow an aircraft to launch a torpedo or bomb from stand-off range , it was flight-tested but faile
- ... siles began in 1948. [1] Tests did not demonstrate that the weapon was suitable for service, and on 1 october 1949 the AUM-N-6 program was cancelled. [2]
#13 Nike Hercules
The Nike Hercules , initially designated SAM-A-25 and later MIM-14 , was a surface-to-air missile (SAM) used by U.S. and NATO armed forces for medium- and high-altitude long-range air defense . It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead , but could also be fitted with a conventional warhead
- ... considerable service during the Vietnam War . This system was successfully tested at White Sands on 1 october 1961. [31] [32] In spite of this success, the GOER-based Hercules would not be used operationally. ...
#14 Ship gun fire-control system
Ship gun fire-control systems ( GFCS ) are analogue fire-control systems that were used aboard naval warships prior to modern electronic computerized systems, to control targeting of guns against surface ships, aircraft, and shore targets, with either optical or radar sighting. Most US ships that ar
- ... became a fearsome adversary, accounting for roughly half of all Japanese aircraft shot down between 1 october 1944 and 1 February 1945. [52] MARK 56 GFCS Main article: Mark 56 Gun Fire Control System This GFCS ...
#15 AGM-158C LRASM
The AGM-158C LRASM ( Long Range Anti-Ship Missile ) is a stealthy anti-ship cruise missile developed for the United States Air Force and United States Navy by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ). [9] The LRASM was intended to pioneer more sophisticated autonomous targeting capabi
- ... s planned to fly in "early 2013" and the first canister launch was intended for "end 2014". [31] On october 1, 2012, Lockheed received a contract modification to perform risk reduction enhancements in advance o ...