langs: 11 сентября [ru] / september 11 [en] / 11. september [de] / 11 septembre [fr] / 11 settembre [it] / 11 de septiembre [es]
days: september 8 / september 9 / september 10 / september 11 / september 12 / september 13 / september 14
Aerodrome / Aerodrome
#1 Gorges Airfield
Gorges Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Gorges in the Manche region of northern France . Gorges Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-26 Picardie Region, France Gorges Airfield Gorges Airfield (France) Coordinates 49°14′38″N 001°24′36″W
- ... oup , moved its B-26 Marauder bombers from RAF Hurn England to Gorges on 16 August, remaining until 11 september 1944. [2] The bombers attacked railroad bridges, gun emplacements and fuel dumps, along with railro ...
#2 Laon-Athies Air Base
Laon-Athies Air Base is an abandoned military airfield, which is located near the city of Laon in the Aisne department of France . Laon-Athies Air Base Villeneuve-Vertus Airfield Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-69 Picardy Region, France Laon-Athies Air Base Coordinates 49°35′47″N 003°42′31″E Type Mi
- ... signed were: [6] 50th Fighter Group , 15–26 September 1944, P-47 Thunderbolts 368th Fighter Group , 11 september -2 October 1944, P-47 Thunderbolts 323d Bombardment Group , 13 October 1944-February 1945, B-26 Mara ...
#3 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
- ... F-5/P-51) A-11 Saint-Lambert , France Located: 49°17′01″N 001°05′54″W Opened: 5 August 1944 Closed: 11 september 1944 Runway: 5000x120, PHS (05/23) [1] Used by: 474th Fighter Group , 6–29 August 1944 (P-38) A-12 ...
- ... TAR (13/31) Runway 2: 4400x200, CON/TAR (04/22) Used by: 425th Night Fighter Squadron , 18 August – 11 september 1944 (P-61) A-51 Morlaix , France Located: 48°36′03″N 003°49′00″E Opened: 1 September – 8 November ...
- ... : Undetermined Runway: 5500x260, CON/PSP (08/26) [1] Used by: [5] 368th Fighter Group , 23 August – 11 september 1944 (P-47) 323d Bombardment Group , 21 September – 13 October 1944 (B-26) A-41 Dreux/Vernouillet , ...
- ... 2/30) [1] Used by: [5] 366th Fighter Group , 24 August – 8 September 1944 397th Bombardment Group , 11 september – 6 October 1944 441st Troop Carrier Group , 3 November 1944 – 12 August 1945 A-42 Vélizy-Villacoub ...
- ... 4 Closed: 20 November 1944 Runway : 5000x120, PHS (05/23) [1] Used by: [5] 370th Fighter Group , 6–1 11 september 1944 439th Troop Carrier Group , 28 September – 4 November 1944 A-46 Toussus-le-Noble , France Also ...
- ... Runway 2: 6000x264, ASP (04/22) [1] Used by: [4] [5] [ page needed ] 425th Night Fighter Squadron , 11 september – 13 October 1944 (P-61) 410th Bombardment Group , September 1944 – February 1945 (A-20) 437th Troo ...
- ... : 23 May 1945 Runway : 5386x163, CON (08/26) [1] Used by: [5] [ page needed ] 368th Fighter Group , 11 september – 2 October 1944 (P-47) 323d Bombardment Group , 13 October 1944 – February 1945 (B-26) 416th Bomba ...
- ... eptember – October 1944 (P-47) A-77 Sainte-Livière , France Located: 48°35′30″N 004°52′01″E Opened: 11 september – 10 May 1944 Runway: 3600x120 SOD (13/31) [1] Operated as: Transport Airfield [3] A-79 Prosnes , F ...
- ... 944 – June 1945 Y-28 Verdun/Charny , France Located: 49°09′43″N 005°23′08″E (approximately) Opened: 11 september 1944 – 25 June 1945 Runway: 3000/80 SMT (01/19) [1] Use: Liaison Airfield [3] Y-31 Bulgnéville , Fr ...
- ... H, (04/22) [1] Repaired by MTO (12AF) Engineers Used by: [5] 27th Fighter Bomber Group , 30 April – 11 september 1944 (P-47) (12th AF) 47th Bombardment Group , 7–18 September 1944 (A-20) (12th AF) Y-17 Istres/Le ...
- ... by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 6000x150, SOD, (02/20) [1] Used by: [5] 27th Fighter Bomber Group , 11 september – October 1944 (P-47) (12th AF) Y-26 Lons-le-Saunier , France Now: Lons-le-Saunier Airport Located: ...
- ... A-78 Florennes/Juzaine , Belgium Located: 50°14′37″N 004°38′55″E Now: Florennes Air Base Captured: 11 september Opened: 11 September 1944 Closed: Unknown Runway 1: 4343x164, CON (16/34) Runway 2: 5509x164, CON/P ...
- ... ne , Belgium Located: 50°14′37″N 004°38′55″E Now: Florennes Air Base Captured: 11 September Opened: 11 september 1944 Closed: Unknown Runway 1: 4343x164, CON (16/34) Runway 2: 5509x164, CON/PSP (17/35) [1] Used b ...
- ... 30) [1] Use: Transport Airfield [3] A-86 Vitrival , Belgium Located: 50°24′00″N 004°39′00″E Opened: 11 september 1944 – 13 February 1945 Runway: 3600x150 SOD (04/22) [1] Use: Transport Airfield [3] A-87 Charleroi ...
#4 Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport ( IATA : BUF , ICAO : KBUF , FAA LID : BUF ) is in Cheektowaga , [2] New York . The airport serves Buffalo, New York , United States, and the southern Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario , Canada. It is the third-busiest airport in the state of New York and the b
- ... Various limos, taxis and shuttle buses have access to and from the airport. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS september 11, 1942 – Curtiss P-40 Warhawk crashes into the Curtiss-Wright Plant 2 building on the corner of Genes ...
#5 Ankeny Regional Airport
Ankeny Regional Airport ( ICAO : KIKV , FAA LID : IKV ) is a mile (2 km) southeast of Ankeny , in Polk County , Iowa . It is owned by the Polk County Aviation Authority. [1] Airport Ankeny Regional Airport IATA : none ICAO : KIKV FAA LID : IKV Summary Airport type Public Owner Polk County Aviation
- ... /22 is 4,200 by 75 ft (1,280 by 23 m) . The airport opened in February 1994. [2] In the year ending september 11, 2007 the airport had 48,600 general aviation aircraft operations, average 133 per day. In January 2 ...
#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
- ... ide the Gunfighters round-the-clock precision strike capability. Following the terrorist attacks on 11 september 2001 , the resultant initiation of Operation Enduring Freedom , the 366th Wing once again got the c ...
#7 Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB ( IATA : DOV , ICAO : KDOV , FAA LID : DOV ) is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware . 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and l
- ... conflicts in the Balkans and Somalia during the latter half of the 1990s. Following the attacks of september 11, 2001 , the 436 AW and 512 AW became major participants in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation ...
- ... nternational Airport and the two wings continue to support operations in the region. Also following september 11, 2001, Army mortuary specialists organized support for Pentagon recovery efforts out of the Base. [7 ...
#8 Lamesa Army Airfield
Lamesa Field is an abandoned military airfield located about 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of Lamesa, Texas . Abandoned military airfield Lamesa Army Airfield Part of Army Air Forces Training Command Located near Lamesa , Texas 2006 USGS photo Lamesa AAF Coordinates 32°50′41″N 101°55′12″W Type M
- ... mission to sell surplus military supplies to the local civilian community. From 17 February 1947 to 11 september 1947, the airfield served as Lamesa Municipal Airport , until replaced by the current Lamesa Munici ...
#9 Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport [4] ( IATA : BOS , ICAO : KBOS , FAA LID : BOS ) , also known as Boston Logan International Airport [5] [6] and commonly as Boston Logan , Logan Airport or simply Logan , is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partial
- ... ter, this same aircraft would be destroyed by a fire on June 2, 1983, as Air Canada Flight 797 . On september 11, 2001, two Los Angeles-bound flights, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 , w ...
- ... nd flights, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 , which were hijacked in the september 11 attacks and flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center , ultimately leading to their destr ...
- ... passenger boardings Class B airports in the United States List of international airports by country september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks US busiest airports by international passenger traffic World War II Army Air ...
#10 Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport
Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport [5] (GMIA, French : Aéroport international Roméo-LeBlanc du Grand Moncton [6] ) or Moncton/Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport [7] ( IATA : YQM , ICAO : CYQM ) is located in the city of Dieppe 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) e
- ... national airport terminal. This landing apron would be pressed into service in a dramatic manner on september 11, 2001 when airspace over North America was shut down following the World Trade Center attacks. A doz ...
#11 Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport ( IATA : IAD , ICAO : KIAD , FAA LID : IAD ) , typically referred to as Dulles International Airport , Dulles Airport , Washington Dulles , or simply Dulles ( / ˈ d ʌ l ɪ s / DUL -iss ), is an international airport in the Eastern United States , located in Lou
- ... rs were planning to attend the 1994 FIFA World Cup soccer games being staged in Washington, D.C. On september 11, 2001 , American Airlines Flight 77 took off from Washington-Dulles Airport out of Gate D-26 bound f ...
#12 Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport ( IATA : LAX , ICAO : KLAX , FAA LID : LAX ) , commonly referred to as LAX (with each letter pronounced individually), is the largest and busiest international airport serving Los Angeles and the surrounding metropolitan area . LAX is located in the Westchester neig
- ... ator up to the observation deck of the "Theme Building", which had previously been closed after the september 11, 2001 attacks for security reasons. [30] A memorial to the victims of the 9/11 attacks is located on ...
- ... the FBI to classify this shooting as a terrorist act, [201] one of the first on U.S. soil since the september 11 attacks. On September 21, 2005, JetBlue Flight 292 , an Airbus A320 discovered a problem with its la ...
#13 Nanumea Airfield
Nanumea Airfield is a former World War II airfield on the island of Nanumea in the Ellice Islands (now known as Tuvalu ). Nanumea Airfield Part of Seventh Air Force Nanumea , Tuvalu F4F-4s of VMF-441 on alert at Nanumea 23 October 1943 Coordinates 05°41′00″S 176°07′44.4″E Type Military Airfield Site
- ... ). On 5 September 1943 elements of the 16th Naval Construction Battalion arrived on Nanumea and on 11 september they started work on a 7,000 feet (2,100 m) by 200 feet (61 m) bomber strip. On 7 September 1943 te ...
#14 Epcot Center Ultralight Flightpark
Epcot Center Ultralight Flightpark ( FAA LID : 44FD ) was a private-use ultralight airport located in Osceola County , 13 nautical miles (24 km) northwest of the central business district of Lake Buena Vista , Florida , United States . It was privately owned by the Walt Disney World Company , [1]
- ... 's Pop Century Resort , named the Legendary Years . Construction on the hotel was stopped after the september 11 attacks caused tourism to drop off. The former airport is now the site of Disney's Art of Animation ...
#15 Allegheny County Airport
Allegheny County Airport ( IATA : AGC , ICAO : KAGC , FAA LID : AGC ) is in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania , 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Pittsburgh . It is the fifth-busiest airport in Pennsylvania following Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , Allentown , and Harrisburg . The airport is owned by the Alleghen
- ... ed reliever airport for Pittsburgh International Airport. Allegheny County Airport was dedicated on september 11, 1931. [2] [3] [4] [5] When it was completed, it was third-largest airport in the country, as well a ...
#16 Portland International Airport
Portland International Airport ( IATA : PDX , ICAO : KPDX , FAA LID : PDX ) is a joint civil–military airport and the largest airport in the U.S. state of Oregon , accounting for 90% of the state's passenger air travel and more than 95% of its air cargo. [3] It is within Portland 's city limits just
- ... e nearby Columbia River. A huge celebration was to be held the following weekend, but the events of september 11, 2001, interceded . The new concourses, designed to be public spaces, were closed to non-passengers. ...
#17 Midway International Airport
Chicago Midway International Airport ( IATA : MDW , ICAO : KMDW , FAA LID : MDW ) , typically referred to as Midway Airport , Chicago Midway , or simply Midway , is a major commercial airport on the Southwest side of Chicago , Illinois , located approximately 12 miles (19 km) from the Loop busines
- ... s served as a regional airline connecting to airports around the Great Lakes regions. Following the september 11 attacks , which resulted in a drop in passenger service, along with other problems for the airline i ...
- ... y lanes and a streamlined queue. [27] As the current terminal opened just a few months prior to the september 11t h attacks, the security area was quickly rendered too small for the new screening measures and subse ...
#18 Banika Field
Banika Field was a World War II airfield on Mbanika in the Russell Islands in the Solomon Islands . Banika Field was built and supported by Naval Base Banika Island . Airport in Mbanika, Solomon Islands Banika Field IATA : none ICAO : none Summary Location Mbanika , Solomon Islands Coordinates 9.098
- ... December 9, 1943 VMF-214 (F4U) July 21, 1943–September 17, 1943 VMF(N)-531 ( Lockheed Ventura PV-1) september 11, 1943 - ? VMSB-144 ( Douglas SBD Dauntless SBD) June 25, 1943–July 30, 1943 Interstate TDR-1 INTERST ...
#19 Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport ( IATA : ECP [3] , ICAO : KECP , FAA LID : ECP ) is a public airport 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Panama City, Florida , United States, [2] in Bay County . [2] The airport is owned by the Panama City-Bay County Airport & Industrial District, [2] and
- ... 23, 2010, and is the first international airport in the United States designed and built since the september 11 attacks . The airport currently has no scheduled international flights, due to the small population ...
#20 Mission Field
Mission Field ( IATA : LVM , ICAO : KLVM , FAA LID : LVM ) is a public use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi , 9 km ) east of the central business district of Livingston , a city in Park County , Montana , United States . It is owned by the city and county. [1] This airport is included
- ... ce; 13/31 is 2,724 by 120 feet (830 x 37 m) with a turf surface. [1] For the 12-month period ending september 11, 2009, the airport had 9,500 aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day: 79% general aviation , 1 ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Gloster Meteor
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies ' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War . The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd . Deve
- ... and, did not enter production. [187] Meteor F.3 Derwent I powered, with sliding canopy. First flown 11 september 1944, 210 built (first 15 were Welland-powered). [188] Gloster Meteor F.4 Meteor F.4 Derwent 5 powe ...
#2 Britten-Norman Trislander
The Britten-Norman Trislander (more formally designated the BN-2A Mk III Trislander ) is an 18-seat three-engined piston -powered civilian utility aircraft produced in the 1970s and early 1980s by Britten-Norman of Britain. These STOL capable aircraft were produced on the Isle of Wight . They were a
- ... gny Air Services Trislander Role Airliner Type of aircraft Manufacturer Britten-Norman First flight 11 september 1970 Status In service Primary user Vieques Air Link Roraima Airways Produced 1970–1980 Number buil ...
- ... of the Trislander, which was constructed from the original second Islander prototype, first flew on 11 september 1970. [2] The type entered service with the Guernsey -based Aurigny in July 1971. [3] Initial produ ...
#3 Comper Mouse
The Comper Mouse was a 1930s British three-seat cabin monoplane designed by Nicholas Comper , and built by the Comper Aircraft Company at Heston Aerodrome in 1933. Mouse Role Three-seat cabin monoplane Type of aircraft National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Comper Aircraft Company Designer Nich
- ... al origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Comper Aircraft Company Designer Nicholas Comper First flight 11 september 1933 Retired 1935 Number built 1 DEVELOPMENT The Mouse was a low-wing monoplane touring aircraft, p ...
- ... canopy, plus an additional luggage locker. The first flight of the Mouse was at Heston aerodrome on 11 september 1933, piloted by Nick Comper. In February 1934, it was assessed at A&AEE Martlesham Heath , leading ...
#4 Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale ( French pronunciation: [ʁafal] , literally meaning "gust of wind", [2] and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) [3] is a French twin-engine , canard delta wing , multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation . Equipped with a wide range of weapons,
- ... les. [208] [209] The first aircraft, a Rafale B two-seater, was delivered on 21 July 2021. [210] On 11 september 2021, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the 2021 Thessaloniki International Fair announced the ...
- ... e UAE first purchased the Rafale and that Kuwait would look to buy 18–22 Rafales. [307] However, on 11 september 2015, Eurofighter announced that an agreement had been reached with Kuwait to buy 28 Typhoons. [308 ...
#5 Boeing E-3 Sentry
The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an American airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed by Boeing . E-3s are commonly known as AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System). Derived from the Boeing 707 airliner, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control, and communications, and
- ... ed at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen . [34] NATO E-3s participated in Operation Eagle Assist after the september 11 attacks on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. [48] NATO and RAF E-3s participated in th ...
#6 Hawker Hunter
The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engine and the swept wing , and was the
- ... art of the effort to successfully overthrow the socialist president of Chile, Salvador Allende , on 11 september 1973. On 10 September 1973, coup leaders ordered the Hunters to relocate to Talcahuano in preparati ...
#7 Rendition aircraft
This page describes several aircraft that are alleged in media reports to have been used in the practice of extraordinary rendition , the extralegal transfer of prisoners from one country to another. This article is about specific aircraft alleged to have been used in rendition flights. For general
- ... as it is not doing the heavy work." BACKGROUND The first media mention of N379P was six weeks after september 11, 2001, when, according to the Chicago Tribune, a Pakistani newspaper reported that a student at the ...
#8 Antonov An-225 Mriya
The Antonov An-225 Mriya ( Ukrainian : Антонов Ан-225 Мрія , lit. ' dream' or 'inspiration ' ; NATO reporting name : Cossack ) was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft designed in the 1980s by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union . It was originally developed as an enlargement of the Antono
- ... . [48] [9] It also transported a payload of 247,000 kg (545,000 lb) on a commercial flight. [49] On 11 september 2001, carrying four main battle tanks [9] at a record load of 253.82 tonnes (279.79 short tons) of ...
#9 Fairey S.9/30
The Fairey S.9/30 was a two-seat, single-engined biplane built to meet an Air Ministry specification for a fleet reconnaissance aircraft. It flew during 1934-6 in both land- and seaplane configurations. Although only one was built, it was the progenitor of the Fairey Swordfish . S.9/30 Role fleet sp
- ... the same time it lost its spats and arrestor hook. The sole aircraft was lost after a flat spin on 11th september 1933. [6] Despite its loss, the performance was good enough to call for the production of another a ...
#10 HAPSMobile
HAPSMobile is a subsidiary of SoftBank planning to operate High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) networks, with AeroVironment as a minority owner. HAPSMobile is developing the Hawk30 solar-powered unmanned aircraft for stratospheric telecommunications. It has a strategic relationship with Loon LLC ,
- ... in the stratosphere above Hawaii in FY 2019, within the Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex. [4] On september 11, the prototype Hawk30 first flew at low altitude in restricted airspace at the NASA Armstrong Flight ...
#11 Partenavia P.68
The Partenavia P.68 , now Vulcanair P68 , is a light aircraft designed by Luigi Pascale and initially built by Italian Partenavia . It made its first flight on 25 May 1970, its type certification was granted on 17 November 1971 and was transferred to Vulcanair in 1998. The original six-seat high-win
- ... worldwide as reported in the Aviation Safety Network wiki database, including 58 hull losses . [19] september 11, 1983: A P.68C, N29561, performing an aerobatic display broke up in flight during an airshow in Plai ...
#12 Fiat BR.20 Cicogna
The Fiat BR.20 Cicogna ( Italian : " stork ") was a low-wing twin-engine medium bomber that was developed and manufactured by Italian aircraft company Fiat . It holds the distinction of being the first all-metal Italian bomber to enter service; [3] at the time, it was regarded as one of the most mod
- ... the 55° aircraft was lost in August 1941 against British torpedo bombers , while between 9 August–1 11 september 1941, 98° escorted 172 ships from Italy to Libya. In almost all these units, the Cicogna was operate ...
#13 Savoia-Marchetti SM.82
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Marsupiale [2] was an Italian bomber and transport aircraft of World War II . It was a cantilever , mid-wing monoplane trimotor with a retractable, tailwheel undercarriage . There were 875 [3] (plus one prototype) built, the first entering service in 1940. Although able to
- ... 0 kg (770 lb) of military equipment removed. They flew to Brazil via Spain and West Africa. Between 11 september 1940 and the entry of Brazil into the war in 1941, 68 flights were made. Two aircraft, I-BAIA and I ...
#14 North American FJ-1 Fury
The North American FJ-1 Fury was the first operational jet aircraft in United States Navy service, and was developed by North American Aviation as the NA-135. [1] The FJ-1 was an early transitional jet of limited success which carried over similar tail surfaces, wing, and canopy derived from the pis
- ... ft Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer North American Aviation First flight 11 september 1946 Introduction October 1947 Status Retired Primary user United States Navy Number built 33 (incl ...
- ... nd FJ-2 in 1952 FJ-1 Fury at Yanks Air Museum The first flight of the prototype XFJ-1 took place on 11 september 1946, with the first of 30 deliveries beginning in October 1947. Flown by Navy squadron VF-5A , the ...
#15 Fokker 100
The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by 18.8 ft (5.7 m) to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, and it has an updated glass cockpit and a
- ... ictions from Dallas Love Field . [20] The airline later added a sixth 56-seat Fokker, but after the september 11 attacks , the Love Field service was cancelled and these aircraft were grounded. [21] In late 2002, ...
#16 Airbus A318
The Airbus A318 is the smallest and least numerous variant airliner of the Airbus A320 family . The A318 carries 107 to 132 passengers and has a maximum range of 5,750 kilometres (3,100 nautical miles ) . [2] Final assembly of the aircraft took place in Hamburg , Germany. It is intended primarily fo
- ... ncountered several problems. The first one was the decline in demand for new aircraft following the september 11 attacks . Another was the new Pratt & Whitney turbofan engines, which burned more fuel than expected ...
#17 Eurofighter Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine , canard delta wing , multirole fighter . [3] [4] The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter [5] and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus , BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project t
- ... ir Base in northern Lithuania as part of the Baltic Air Policing mission. [187] KUWAIT AIR FORCE On 11 september 2015, Eurofighter confirmed that an agreement had been reached to supply Kuwait with 28 aircraft. [ ...
#18 Boeing Bird of Prey
The Boeing Bird of Prey was a black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology . It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s. [1] The company provided $67 million of funding for the project; [1] it was a low-cost program compared to many other programs of similar
- ... Experimental stealth testbed Type of aircraft Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas / Boeing First flight september 11, 1996 Retired April 1999 Status On display Number built 1 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Development of the ...
#19 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed 's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational aircraft to be designed with stealth technology . Single-seat,
- ... eration yard in Arizona to be scavenged for hard-to-find parts, or completely disassembled. [75] On 11 september 2017, it was reported that in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Yea ...
#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
- ... 2007) VF-202 Superheats (Disestablished 31 December 1994) VF-301 Devil's Disciples (Disestablished 11 september 1994) VF-302 Stallions (Disestablished 11 September 1994) Naval Air Force Reserve Squadron Augmenta ...
- ... 1994) VF-301 Devil's Disciples (Disestablished 11 September 1994) VF-302 Stallions (Disestablished 11 september 1994) Naval Air Force Reserve Squadron Augmentation Units (SAUs) VF-1285 Fighting Fubijars (Disesta ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy . The ship, commissioned in 2001, is the tenth French aircraft carrier , first French nuclear-powered surface vessel, as well as the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside of the United States Navy . She is named after French statesman and
- ... eptable radioactivity levels had changed. While the United States was preparing its response to the september 11 attacks in the form of Operation Enduring Freedom , French media complained about the lack of deploy ...
#2 HMS Unicorn (I72)
HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. She was completed during World War II and provided air cover over the amphibious landing at Salerno, Italy , in September 1943. The ship was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian O
- ... andings in low wind conditions and many were damaged in landing accidents. 44 sorties were flown on 11 september and only 18 on 12 September, even though Unicorn ' s mechanics had managed to repair ten Seafires o ...
#3 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
- ... ipbuilding 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 , New York City 23 ...
#4 USS Carl Vinson
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy 's third Nimitz -class supercarrier . She is named for Carl Vinson (1883-1981), a congressman from Georgia , in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched during Vinson's lifetime in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in
- ... ulf. Carl Vinson (CVN-70) was on a roughly four week carrier quals mission off the coast of Hawaii. september 11 ATTACKS On 23 July 2001, Carl Vinson steamed from Bremerton, Washington to San Diego, California, wh ...
- ... was bound for the Persian Gulf to support Operation Southern Watch . [17] This changed abruptly on 11 september 2001, as the ship was rounding the tip of India. In response to the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, ...
- ... ulf to relieve USS George H. W. Bush in fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant . [55] On 11 september 2014 at 17:40 hrs local time, two F/A-18Cs from CVW-17 crashed in the western Pacific Ocean whilst ...
#5 USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) , formerly CVA(N)-65 , is a decommissioned [14] United States Navy aircraft carrier . She was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name . Like her predecessor of World War II fame, she is nicknamed "Big E". At 1,123
- ... tland . [ citation needed ] Enterprise was beginning her voyage home from the Persian Gulf when the september 11 attacks were carried out. Without orders, the carrier returned to the waters off Southwest Asia near ...
#6 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz class is a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy . The lead ship of the class is named after World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , who was the last living U.S. Navy officer to hold the rank. Wit
- ... sponse to Iraqi surface-to-air missile fire against United Nations coalition forces. [68] After the september 11 attacks , Carl Vinson and Theodore Roosevelt were among the first warships to participate in Operati ...
#7 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
- ... Philippine Sea Frontier , and 9 September Pocomoke set course for Sangley Point , Manila Bay . From 11 september 1945 through 1 February 1946, she steamed among the various islands in the Philippine group, dispen ...
#8 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
- ... From Kearsarge , October 1942 Identification Callsign : NBGC [2] Hull number : CV-12 Recommissioned 11 september 1953 Decommissioned 26 June 1970 Reclassified CVA-12, 1 October 1952 CVS-12, 27 June 1958 Stricken ...
- ... bow in a collision on 26 April 1952; Hornet ' s bow was cut away and used to repair Wasp . [73] "On 11 september 1953, she was recommissioned as an attack carrier. The ship then trained in the Caribbean Sea befor ...
#9 USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
USS Makin Island (CVE-93) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . It was named for the 1942 Makin raid , an early diversionary raid designed to distract from the Guadalcanal campaign and the Tulagi campaign . Launched in April 1944, and commissioned in May, she served in s
- ... the California coast. Exercises concluded on 5 September, with minor repairs being conducted until 11 september , when she sortied again for more exercises. She was assigned as part of Carrier Division 29, along ...
#10 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
- ... maneuvered into the water following the completion of her five-month maintenance period in 2003 On 11 september 2002, all US Navy ships were ordered to fly the First Navy Jack . The ship once again departed Yoko ...
#11 USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard , she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5)
- ... d her voyage west. On 5 September, the carrier arrived in Yokosuka , Japan. She put to sea again on 11 september to join TF 77 in the Sea of Japan . The Korean War armistice had been signed two months earlier; an ...
#12 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
- ... eigh Burke Award as the most improved command in the Pacific Fleet . Abraham Lincoln was in port on 11 september 2001. The carrier was put to sea on 20 July 2002 to support Operation Enduring Freedom . She took u ...
#13 USS Intrepid (CV-11)
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11) , also known as The Fighting "I" , is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in August 1943, Intrepid participated in several campaigns in the Pacific T
- ... luding wrestling, press conferences, and parties, and served as the FBI operations center after the 11 september 2001 terrorist attacks . [18] 2006–2008 RENOVATION The Intrepid museum operated a fund for its rest ...
#14 USS Independence (CV-62)
The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy . She was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers . She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet. Decommissioned F
- ... in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch Independence changed homeports again on 11 september 1991—this time to Yokosuka , Japan , embarking Carrier Air Wing 5 and becoming the Navy's only perm ...
#15 USS Forrestal
USS Forrestal (CV-59) (later CVA-59 , then AVT-59 ), was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal . Commissioned in 1955, she was the United States' first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class . The other carriers of her class were
- ... tain L. E. Thomassy, Jr., USN August 1990 - January 1992 Captain Robert S. Cole, USN January 1992 - september 11, 1993 Captain R. L. Johnson, Jr., USN DECOMMISSIONING AND FATE ex- Forrestal (left) and ex- Saratoga ...
- ... 952 Launched 11 December 1954 Acquired 29 September 1955 Commissioned 1 October 1955 Decommissioned 11 september 1993 Reclassified CVA-59, 1 Oct 1952 CV-59, 30 June 1975 AVT-59, February 1992 Stricken 11 Septembe ...
- ... 1 September 1993 Reclassified CVA-59, 1 Oct 1952 CV-59, 30 June 1975 AVT-59, February 1992 Stricken 11 september 1993 Identification Callsign : NJVF [2] Hull number: CVB-59 Motto First in Defense Nickname(s) Fore ...
- ... aiting their respective fates. After more than 37 years of service, Forrestal was decommissioned on 11 september 1993 at Pier 6E in Philadelphia, and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. Afte ...
#16 HMS Implacable (R86)
HMS Implacable was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II . Upon completion in 1944, she was initially assigned to the Home Fleet and attacked targets in Norway for the rest of the year. She was subsequently assigned to the British Pacific Fl
- ... ck IX of Denmark inspected the ship on 18 July and Admiral Vian transferred his flag to Vanguard on 11 september . [37] Two days later she was placed in reserve and slowly converted into a training ship by the add ...
#17 Timeline for aircraft carrier service
Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I . The earliest experiments consisted of fitting temporary "flying off" platforms to the gun turrets of the warships of several nations, notably the United States and the United Kingdom. The first ship to be modified with a permanent
- ... d of WWI. BETWEEN THE WARS 1919 11 July – USS Jupiter authorised to be converted to a carrier. [16] 11 september – HMS Hermes launched. [13] 16 December – Hōshō laid down, possibly as the tanker Hiryu . [17] 1920 ...
- ... France. [18] USS Belleau Wood 5 September – USS Belleau Wood recommissioned as Bois Belleau . [20] 11 september – USS Hornet recommissioned. [18] 1954 HMS Perseus decommissioned, placed in reserve. [74] Mid-1954 ...
- ... t – USS Ranger laid down. [18] September – HMS Pioneer decommissioned and sold for scrap; [14] [48] 11 september – USS Ticonderoga recommissioned after modernisation. [18] USS Intrepid 15 October – USS Intrepid r ...
- ... ssiysk [110] decommissioned. 10 July – USS Ranger decommissioned, on donation hold as of 2004. [47] 11 september – USS Forrestal decommissioned, [47] on donation hold. [27] 13 November – USS John C. Stennis launc ...
- ... t – USS Constellation decommissioned. [18] [47] 6 September – USS George H.W. Bush laid down. [121] 11 september – USS Forrestal designated for disposal. [47] 2 December – USS Constellation stricken. [47] 2004 NA ...
#18 Japanese aircraft carrier Un'yō
Un'yō ( 雲鷹 , Cloud Hawk ) was a Taiyō -class escort carrier originally built as Yawata Maru ( 八幡丸 ) , one of three Nitta Maru -class cargo liners built in Japan during the late 1930s. She was transferred to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific War , renamed, and was converted into an
- ... July and October 1942, during which she delivered 10 Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters to the latter on 11 september . Her next trip was far more involved as she ferried aircraft between Truk, the Philippines , Palau ...
- ... ore on 25 August. [13] The same group of escorts protected Convoy HI-74 as it departed Singapore on 11 september . At 00:37 on 17 September, Un'yō was struck by two torpedoes fired by USS Barb , one in the engine ...
#19 USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is a Wasp -class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy . The ship was named for the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. The ship was commissioned in 2001 and is in service. American Navy amphibious assault ship For other ships with the same name, see USS Iwo Jima . U
- ... wo Jima was also the first ship on the waterfront open to the public after the terrorist attacks of 11 september 2001 . In 2002, Iwo Jima participated in Fleet Week in New York City . SHIP'S HISTORY 2003 Iwo Jima ...
#20 HMS Albion (L14)
HMS Albion is an amphibious transport dock of the Royal Navy , the first of the two-ship Albion class . Built by BAE Systems Marine in Barrow-in-Furness , Albion was launched in March 2001 by the Princess Royal . Her sister ship , Bulwark , was launched in November 2001, also from Barrow. Affiliated
- ... o West Africa , [9] Albion acted as the Amphibious Task Group flagship . The deployment lasted from 11 september to 22 November 2006. Approximately 3,000 British personnel and 11 ships of the Royal Navy and Royal ...
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] [
- ... an status Refs 12 October 2006 Not banned [43] 5 March 2007 Not banned [44] 4 July 2007 Banned [45] 11 september 2007 Banned [46] 28 November 2007 Banned [47] 11 April 2008 Banned [48] 24 July 2008 Banned [49] 14 ...
#2 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
- ... and quickly offered them a 48% increase over four years with up to 28% upfront. [ citation needed ] september 11 ATTACKS During the attacks of September 11, 2001 , two of the four planes hijacked were United plane ...
- ... r four years with up to 28% upfront. [ citation needed ] SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS During the attacks of september 11, 2001 , two of the four planes hijacked were United planes. One aircraft was N612UA, a Boeing 767-22 ...
- ... man race to stay United" "Life is a journey – travel it well; United" "We Are United" following the september 11 attacks; used until 2004 "Relax, Stretch Out" with the rollout of EconomyPlus "It's time to fly" (20 ...
#3 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
- ... on industry. BMI was believed to have initiated the talks after it began losing money following the 11 september 2001 attacks . A merger would have strengthened Virgin Atlantic's base at Heathrow, where BMI had h ...
#4 Cameroon Airlines
Cameroon Airlines was an airline from Cameroon , serving as flag carrier of the country. Based in Douala , it operated scheduled services within Africa , as well as to Europe and the Middle East out of its hub at Douala International Airport , [1] with a second network focus on Yaoundé Nsimalen Inte
- ... Brussels Airlines to ensure the future funding. The plans did not materialize, though. Instead, on 11 september 2006, the launch of Camair-Co as new national airline was announced. [3] Cameroon Airlines stayed o ...
#5 Ariana Afghan Airlines
Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. ( Pashto : د آريانا افغان هوايي شرکت ; Dari : هواپیمایی آریانا ), also known simply as Ariana , is the flag carrier and largest airline of Afghanistan . [3] [4] Founded in 1955, Ariana is the oldest airline in the country and is state owned . [5] [6] The company has i
- ... y a rocket while sitting at Kabul Airport. [60] 28 August 1992 Kabul An-26 YA-BAN W/O Unknown [61] 11 september 1995 Jalalabad An-26B YA-BAO W/O 3 /46 The aircraft was completing a domestic scheduled Kabul–Jalal ...
#6 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
- ... Lingus Commuter merged back into the mainline operation. The business was severely affected by the 11 september attacks . In response, the airline cut staff numbers and destinations and reduced its fleet. As a r ...
#7 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
- ... ials as head of the company. After being significantly impacted financially in the aftermath of the september 11, 2001 attacks , and being denied additional financing from the Hokkaido prefectural government, Air ...
#8 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
- ... 2010. In return, Thomas Cook would take up 29.99 percent of the Air Berlin stock. [22] However, on 11 september 2008, this plan was abandoned. [21] 2010–2020: RISE AND FALL OF THOMAS COOK GROUP AIRLINES In Decem ...
#9 South African Airways
South African Airways ( SAA ) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa . [4] Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operated a hub-and-spoke network, serving ten destinations in Africa. [1] The carrier joined Star All
- ... the order books of both Boeing and Airbus. [48] The airline industry was still staggering after the september 11 attacks in the US, which led to new aircraft orders either being deferred, or cancelled altogether. ...
#10 Centralwings
Centralwings was a charter airline based in Warsaw, Poland . The airline operated as a low-cost airline and then became a charter-only operation in October 2008. It was a subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines , operating international services in Europe, using Boeing 737 aircraft. Its main base was Wars
- ... f Centralwings destinations FLEET The Centralwings fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of 11 september 2008): [2] 3 Boeing 737-300 8 Boeing 737-400 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (leased from MAP Executive F ...
- ... 737-300 8 Boeing 737-400 1 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (leased from MAP Executive Flight Service) As of 11 september 2008, the average age of the Centralwings fleet was 13 years. [3]
#11 Aer Turas
Aer Turas Teoranta (from the Irish meaning Air Journey ) was an Irish airline and later a freight operator based in Dublin, Ireland , from 1962 until May 2003. Defunct cargo airline (Ireland) Aer Turas Commenced operations 1962 ( 1962 ) Ceased operations April 2003 ( 2003-04 ) Hubs Dublin Airp
- ... However a decade later, soaring insurance costs, increased competition and the turbulence following september 11t h terrorist attacks in the USA all contributed to an overall operating loss and ultimately resulted ...
#12 Royal Air Cambodge
Royal Air Cambodge ( Khmer : អាកាសចរណ៍ភូមិន្ទ កម្ពុជា ; known as ' Air Cambodge ' ( Khmer : អាកាសចរ កម្ពុជា ) from 1970 to 1975) was the flag carrier airline of Cambodia , headquartered in Phnom Penh . [1] Defunct national airline of Cambodia (1956—2001) Not to be confused with Cambodia Angkor Air ,
- ... o close its business was made partly because of a decrease of passengers numbers in the wake of the september 11 terrorist attacks, which brought the whole aviation industry as a whole in deep crisis. [2] Royal Ai ...
#13 Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. , typically referred to as Delta , is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier . One of the world's oldest airlines in operation , Delta is headquartered in Atlanta , Georgia . [1] The airline, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, incl
- ... until it was retired on August 25, 2018. [155] [ better source needed ] 0 0 3 60 0 1989 [156] [157] september 11, 2001 Boeing 767 -300 En route from Boston Flight 1989, bound for Los Angeles International Airport ...
#14 Gill Airways
Gill Airways was a regional airline with its head office in New Aviation House on the grounds of Newcastle Airport in Newcastle-upon-Tyne , England , United Kingdom . [1] Gill Airways IATA ICAO Callsign 9C GIL GILLAIR Founded 1969 (as Gill Aviation) Ceased operations 20 September 2001 Operating base
- ... stration in 2000, the airline seemed to have a promising future ahead of it. However, following the september 11, 2001 attacks , the principal financier, the Bank of Scotland , withdrew funding. [2] The final day ...
#15 British United Airways
British United Airways ( BUA ) was a private, independent [nb 1] British airline formed as a result of the merger of Airwork Services and Hunting-Clan Air Transport in July 1960, making it the largest wholly private airline based in the United Kingdom at the time. British and Commonwealth Shipping (
- ... 2] [72] [79] [80] [81] [82] [83] The first of the two VC10s on firm order was handed over to BUA on 11 september 1964. Two days later, the aircraft was displayed at the Farnborough Airshow , where it replaced the ...
#16 MidAtlantic Airways
MidAtlantic Airways was a regional airline based at Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township , Pennsylvania , USA . [2] [3] It was a subsidiary of US Airways and operated the Embraer 170 medium-jet aircraft as a US Airways Express carrier. It ceased operations on May 27, 2006. [4] This a
- ... inia near Washington D.C. Potomac ceased operations during the closure of Reagan National after the september 11 terrorist attacks; US Airways then reformed Potomac as MidAtlantic in the spring of 2002. [4] MidAtl ...
#17 Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos
Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos S.A. (also known as STAF Airlines ) was an Argentinean cargo airline based in Buenos Aires , operating scheduled and chartered flights to destinations throughout the Americas using leased aircraft. The airline went out of business in 2005. [1] This article n
- ... ecember 2009 ) Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos IATA ICAO Callsign FS STU FUEGUINO Founded september 11, 1985 Ceased operations 2005 Fleet size 2 Headquarters Buenos Aires , Argentina FLEET A STAF McDonne ...
#18 Aeroméxico
Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V. [5] ( lit. ' Airways of Mexico, Public Limited ' ) operating as Aeroméxico ( pronounced [a.eɾoˈmexiko] ; stylized as A ERO M EXICO ), is the flag carrier [6] airline of Mexico , based in Mexico City . It operates scheduled services to more than 90 destinations [7
- ... r economic conditions to start the stock sell-off, and just when everything was about to start, the 11 september 2001 attacks occurred and nothing materialized since the two main carriers, Mexicana and Aeroméxico ...
#19 Global Aviation Holdings
Global Aviation Holdings Inc. (Global) was the parent company of World Airways , Inc. (World), and North American Airlines , Inc. (North American), headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia , US. [1] Its airline holdings included World and North American along with ATA Airlines until the parent compa
- ... o ATA Holdings Corporation, for increased transparency and to attract financial investors after the september 11 attacks economic hardships that affected the industry. ATA Holdings was a publicly traded company. O ...
#20 El Al
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. ( TASE : ELAL , Hebrew : אל על נתיבי אויר לישראל בע״מ ), [3] trading as El Al (Hebrew: אל על , "Upwards", "To the Skies" or "Skywards", stylized as EL על AL אל ; Arabic : إل-عال ), is the flag carrier of Israel . [4] [5] Since its inaugural flight from Geneva to Te
- ... u of Investigation classified the shooting as a terrorist act , one of the few on US soil since the september 11, 2001 attacks . On 17 November 2002, El Al Flight 581, a flight operated by a Boeing 767-258(ER) fro ...
Airship / Airship
#1 M-class blimp
The Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio built the M-class blimp for the US Navy as the follow-on to the K-class anti-submarine warfare blimp used during World War II. It was a significantly larger airship , 50% larger than its predecessor. Four airships, designated M-1 through M-4, were deliver
- ... r the prototype M-class blimp on August 16, 1943. This contract was followed by another contract on september 11, 1943 for 21 M-class blimps. These airships were given the Navy designation of ZNP-M , (Z = lighter- ...
#2 Soviet and Russian airships
This article outlines some of the non-rigid and semi-rigid airships used in or built in Russia and the Soviet Union. PL 7 Grif built by Luftfahrzeug-GmbH for the Russian military The W6 Ossoawiachim built by Nobile was one of the largest Russian airships
- ... er, further and higher" than those of the West. [2] When the German Graf Zeppelin visited Moscow on september 11, 1930, the Soviet newspaper Pravda estimated as many as 100,000 people turned out to see the ship, d ...
#3 Worldwide Aeros Corp
Worldwide Aeros Corp is an American manufacturer of airships based in Montebello, California . It was founded in 1993 by the current CEO and Chief Engineer, Igor Pasternak , who was born in Soviet Kazakhstan, raised in Soviet Ukraine, and moved to the U.S. after the Soviet collapse to build airships
- ... he airship was rolled out of its hangar on July 4, 2013 [17] [18] and performed its first flight on september 11. It was subsequently damaged when part of the roof of the hangar collapsed on it on 7 October 2013. ...
#4 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
- ... pt to hold it down, but eight let go of the ropes. The remaining two fell to their deaths. [23] 2 0 11 september 1994 An Airship International blimp bearing the Gulf Oil logo crashes on a house at Farmingdale, Lo ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 No. 10 Squadron RAF
Number 10 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron has served in a variety of roles (observation, bombing, transport and aerial refuelling) over its 90-year history. It currently flies the Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3 in the transport/tanker role from RAF Brize Norton , Oxfordshire . Flying sq
- ... for more sensitive flights, notably during his diplomacy to Pakistan and the Middle East after the 11 september 2001 attacks . [20] The rationalisation of the VC10 force led to No. 10 Squadron being disbanded on ...
#2 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron
407 Long Range Patrol Squadron (abbreviated 407 LRP Sqn , formerly 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron ) is a long range and maritime patrol squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force . It is located at 19 Wing Comox , on Vancouver Island , British Columbia, and operates the CP-140 Aurora . This article incl
- ... long range patrol duties. It used these aircraft to conduct operations in the Arabian Sea after the 11 september 2001 terrorist attacks. SQUADRON COMMANDING OFFICERS Lieutenant-Colonel Garry Rheaume: 1997-1999 Li ...
#3 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
- ... rst commander was Hauptmann Walter Grabmann , who handed over command to Major Gotthard Handrick on 11 september 1938. The Gruppe was initially referred to I.( leichte Jäger ) Gruppe and was equipped with the Hei ...
#4 List of LTV A-7 Corsair II operators
The following is a list of operators of the LTV A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft.
- ... , with A-7A, becoming first fleet squadron to receive Corsair II. Received first combat-ready A-7As september 11, 1972. Received first operational A-7E September 17, 1969. 5 combat cruises to Tonking Gulf (with di ...
#5 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 79th Fighter Group at Youngstown Air Force Base , Ohio, where it was inactivated on 1 March 1960. 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger, AF Ser. No. 55-4052, o
- ... ngine) on 15 May 1942 Inactivated on 15 July 1947 Redesignated 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 11 september 1952 Activated on 1 November 1952 Inactivated on 1 March 1960 [10] ASSIGNMENTS 79th Pursuit Group ( ...
#6 Jagdstaffel 31
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 31 was a World War I "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte , the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I . As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would score 35 verified aerial victories, including five wins over
- ... action on 7 February 1917. Its first victory was scored on 3 March 1917 by Staffelführer Albert. On 11 september 1917, it left the Western Front for service in Italy. Between 25 October 1917 and 20 February 1918, ...
- ... 17 March 1919? [2] AERODROMES Mars-sous-Bourcq , France: 8 February 1917 – Unknown date [2] Italy: 11 september 1917 – Late February or early March 1918 Western Front : 7 March 1918 – ca 11 November 1918 [1] NOT ...
#7 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
- ... deral task force to Pennsylvania to investigate the crash site of the fourth airliner following the 11 september 2001 terrorist attacks. Since that time the 58th has deployed personnel and equipment to support Op ...
#8 179th Fighter Squadron
The 179th Fighter Squadron (179 FS) is a unit of the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing located at Duluth Air National Guard Base , Minnesota. The 179th is equipped with the General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon . 179th Fighter Squadron 179th FS F-16CM 91-0420 taking off from Nellis AF
- ... exercise. Due to the role change, the squadron's base facilities also had to be renovated. [26] On 11 september 2001, the squadron became very busy as a result of the attack on the two World Trade Center towers ...
#9 183rd Wing
The 183rd Wing is a unit of the Illinois Air National Guard , stationed at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport , Springfield, Illinois. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( Mar
- ... 7-0294 at Balad AB, Iraq, takes off on an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission on 21 July 2006 After the 11 september 2001, attack , the 170th FS increased its capability by obtaining AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING targeting p ...
- ... 183 WG) . LINEAGE Designated 183rd Tactical Fighter Group and allotted to the Air National Guard on 11 september 1962 Extended federal recognition and activated on 15 October 1962 Redesignated 183rd Fighter Group ...
#10 Rescue and Communication Squadron RAAF
The Rescue and Communication Squadron (also No. 1 Rescue and Communication Squadron) was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron formed during World War II . Raised for service during the New Guinea campaign , the squadron existed between October 1942 and November 1943, and undertook a variety
- ... y after take-off from Garalina, which killed its two crew members. [1] Another aircraft was lost on 11 september 1943 during search and rescue operations to find the crew of a Bristol Beaufighter that had ditched ...
#11 131st Fighter Squadron
The 131st Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing located at Barnes Air National Guard Base , Westfield, Massachusetts . The 131st is equipped with the F-15C/D Eagle . Unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, US 131st Fighter Squadron 131st Fighter
- ... ATIONS Bellows Army Field, Hawaii Territory, 23 August 1942 Canton Army Airfield , Phoenix Islands, 11 september 1942 General Lyman Field , Hawaii Territory, 6 April 1943 Bellows Field, Hawaii Territory, 28 July ...
#12 156th Wing
The 156th Wing (156 WG) is a unit of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard , stationed at Muñiz Air National Guard Base , in Carolina, Puerto Rico . If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force , the wing is operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command ( AMC ). Unit of the Puert
- ... on with C-130E aircraft. On 3 March 1998 the last F-16A departed from the 156th Fighter Wing and on 11 september 1998 a ceremony was held to mark the arrival of the first C-130E dedicated to the airlift mission. ...
#13 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron
410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron (French: 410 e Escadron d'entraînement opérationnel à l'appui tactique ), nicknamed the "Cougars", is a Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft squadron currently located at Canada's primary training base for the CF-18 (Canadian Forces version of the McDo
- ... ine patrols was resumed. [13] F/L Currie and F/O Rose saw a V-2 rocket in flight on the night of 10/ 11 september , the first Canadian pilots to do so. [14] While on patrol from Brussels to Antwerp and Rotterdam th ...
#14 Marine Aircraft Group 24
Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay . MAG-24 is subordinate to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing [2] and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) . [3] Marine Aircraft Group 24 MAG-24 Insignia Active 1 March 19
- ... l support in the Area of Operations and direct support of the Battalions throughout the Helmand. On 11 september 2012, the Ugly Angels departed the Helmand Valley and Afghanistan. All of the HMH-362 CH-53Ds were ...
#15 Jagdgeschwader 76
Jagdgeschwader 76 (JG 76) was a Luftwaffe fighter - wing of World War II . JG 76 was first formed in 1939 in Wien - Aspern with only I. Gruppe (1st group). The Geschwader was renamed II./ Jagdgeschwader 54 on 4 July 1940. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2016 ) J
- ... ok command of the gruppe. On 28 August 1944 six USAAF P-38s were claimed by III./JG 76 over Creil . 11 september saw 5 P-51s claimed downed near Kassel , while on 12 September 1944 seven B-17s were shot down. 19 ...
#16 No. 28 Squadron RAAF
No. 28 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Active Reserve squadron, based at HMAS Harman in the Australian Capital Territory . Its main role was public affairs and imagery. The squadron was formed in 1983 and disbanded in 2020. Royal Australian Air Force squadron No. 28 Squadron RAAF Me
- ... AAF's hot air balloon until that function was transferred to the Central Flying School . [2] [6] On 11 september 2015, the squadron received the Governor General's banner for 25 years of service. [4] During this ...
#17 445th Airlift Wing
The 445th Airlift Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force . It is assigned to the Fourth Air Force , Air Force Reserve Command , stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio. If mobilized, the wing is gained by the Air Mobility Command . 445th Airlift Wing 445th Airlif
- ... ns no fly zone over Bosnia Herzegovina. GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR The wing was active in the wake of the 11 september attacks in 2001 by providing emergency airlift of supplies, medical teams and Federal Emergency Man ...
#18 33rd Fighter Wing
The 33rd Fighter Wing , sometimes written 33d Fighter Wing , ( 33 FW ) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Education and Training Command 's Nineteenth Air Force . It is stationed at Eglin Air Force Base , Florida where it is a tenant unit. United States Air Force unit This article nee
- ... Prior to its assignment as a training wing, while still an operational fighter wing, following the 11 september 2001 attacks , the Nomads provided armed over-watch throughout North America for Operation Noble Ea ...
#19 147th Attack Wing
The 147th Attack Wing (147 ATKW) is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard , stationed at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base , Houston, Texas. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . United States Air Force Air Combat Command unit 147th
- ... ollowing its mission on 4 September 2005 where it reached the 6,000 flying-hour mark. Following the 11 september 2001 terrorist attacks , four 111th Fighter Squadron aircraft were launched to escort President Geo ...
#20 45th Fighter Squadron
The 45th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command 's (AFRC) 924th Fighter Group and stationed at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona. The squadron currently flies the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II . US Air Force Reserve u
- ... ne) on 15 May 1942 Inactivated on 15 October 1946 Redesignated 45th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 11 september 1952 Activated on 1 November 1952 Redesignated 45th Fighter-Day Squadron on 8 October 1954 Inactiva ...
Design / Design
#1 Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors . This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically , to hover , and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes allow helicopters to be used in congested or isolated area
- ... nd 50 Vietnamese Marines on board. Three US Marines and 43 Vietnamese Marines were killed. 46 [100] 11 september 1982 United States Boeing CH-47 Chinook , U.S. Army Crash at an air show in Mannheim , then located ...
#2 Jump seat
In aviation , a jump seat or jumpseat is an auxiliary seat for individuals—other than normal passengers—who are not operating the aircraft. [1] In general, the term 'jump seat' can also refer to a seat in any type of vehicle which can fold up out of the way; vehicles include carriages, automobiles,
- ... cabin (a practice known as jumpseating). Increased security requirements for the flight deck since september 11, 2001 , have meant a tightening of restrictions on who is allowed to use jump seats. CASS (Cockpit A ...
#3 Transponder (aeronautics)
A transponder (short for trans mitter-res ponder [1] and sometimes abbreviated to XPDR, [2] XPNDR, [3] TPDR [4] or TP [5] ) is an electronic device that produces a response when it receives a radio-frequency interrogation. Aircraft have transponders to assist in identifying them on air traffic contr
- ... 98 (mid-air collision; one of the aircraft had its transponder switched off) Korean Air Flight 85 — september 11, 2001 (suspected hijack involving the transponder code, false alarm) Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1 ...
#4 Dietrich Küchemann
Dietrich Küchemann CBE FRS [1] FRAeS (11 September 1911 – 23 February 1976) [2] was a German aerodynamicist who made several important contributions to the advancement of high-speed flight . He spent most of his career in the UK, where he is best known for his work on Concorde . German aerodynamicis
- Dietrich Küchemann CBE FRS [1] FRAeS ( 11 september 1911 – 23 February 1976) [2] was a German aerodynamicist who made several important contributions t ...
- ... dditional citations for verification . ( July 2021 ) Dietrich Küchemann CBE FRS Born ( 1911-09-11 ) 11 september 1911 Göttingen , Lower Saxony , Germany Died 23 February 1976 (1976-02-23) (aged 64) Farnham , Engl ...
#5 Automatic Gun-Laying Turret
The Automatic Gun-Laying Turret (AGLT), also known as the Frazer-Nash FN121 , was a radar -directed, rear gun turret fitted to some British bombers from 1944. AGLT incorporated both a low-power tail warning radar and fire-control system , which could detect approaching enemy fighters , aim and autom
- ... ord Magna , in the autumn of 1944, followed soon afterwards by No. 49 in the attack on Darmstadt on september 11/ 12, [3] 156 and 635 Squadrons. Liberated prisoners during Operation Exodus with an Avro Lancaster of ...
#6 Airfone
Airfone was an air-ground radiotelephone service developed by MCI founder John D. Goeken , and operated under the names Airfone , GTE Airfone , and Verizon Airfone. Airfone allowed passengers to make telephone calls (later including data modem service) in-flight. Airfone handsets were often located
- ... 3 and 2004 using an on-board email proxy server. Many of the in-flight calls made by victims of the september 11, 2001 attacks were made over Airfone and Air One. [2] Airfone's primary competitor was Air One, oper ...
#7 Frid Wänström
Frid Benjamin Filippus Wänström (May 8, 1905, Lidköping [1] – September 11, 1988, Linköping [2] ) was a Swedish aviation engineer who after KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 1932 was employed by the flygstyrelsen (predecessor to Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration ), from 1936 head of
- Frid Benjamin Filippus Wänström (May 8, 1905, Lidköping [1] – september 11, 1988, Linköping [2] ) was a Swedish aviation engineer who after KTH Royal Institute of Technology i ...
#8 Cockpit
A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front of an aircraft or spacecraft , from which a pilot controls the aircraft. Cockpit of an Antonov An-124 Cockpit of an A380 . Most Airbus cockpits are glass cockpits featuring fly-by-wire technology. Swiss HB-IZX Saab 2000 during flight Robin
- ... y the aircraft. In most airliners, a door separates the cockpit from the aircraft cabin . After the september 11, 2001 attacks , all major airlines fortified their cockpits against access by hijackers . [1] [2] ET ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Vernon L. Grose
Vernon Leslie Grose (born June 27, 1928) is an American author, professor, aerospace engineer, air disaster analyst, risk management expert, and former member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In 1969, he was appointed to NASA 's Safety Advisory Group for Space Flight . In 1974, he
- ... sistance and expertise on the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security. Following the september 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania , Grose ...
- ... onesia Flight 152 , [36] and the crash that killed John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his passengers. [35] On september 11, 2001, his interview with Fox News was being televised at the moment that United Airlines Flight 175 ...
#2 Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt
Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt , GCB , GBE , CMG , DSO , MC , DL (9 June 1886 – 15 August 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt Air Chief Marshal Ludlow-Hewitt Born ( 1886-06-09 ) 9 June 1886 Died 15 August 1973 (1973-08-15) (aged 87) Allegiance Un
- ... but transferred to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) before the First World War , where he qualified on 11 september 1914 for the Royal Aero Club 's Aviator's Certificate no. 886 . [3] During the war he served first ...
#3 Moncrieff and Hood disappearance
Lieutenant John Moncrieff and Captain George Hood were two New Zealanders who vanished on 10 January 1928 while attempting the first trans-Tasman flight from Australia to New Zealand . Radio signals were received from their aircraft for 12 hours after their departure from Sydney, but despite a numbe
- ... ealand are named "Moncrieff" or "Hood" as memorials to the pioneers. THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT On 11 september 1928 two Australians, Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm , achieved what Hood and Moncrieff ha ...
#4 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 .
- ... 618 Walter Hugh Stewart Garnett 10 September 1913 [51] – 619 2nd Lt. Lambert Playfair, Royal Scots 11 september 1913 [51] – 620 Lt. Nevile Morris Jenkins RA 11 September 1913 [51] – 621 Lt. Hyacinth Joseph Alber ...
- ... 619 2nd Lt. Lambert Playfair, Royal Scots 11 September 1913 [51] – 620 Lt. Nevile Morris Jenkins RA 11 september 1913 [51] – 621 Lt. Hyacinth Joseph Albert Roche, Royal Munster Fusiliers 12 September 1913 [51] – ...
#5 Hilda Hewlett
Hilda Beatrice Hewlett (17 February 1864 – 21 August 1943) was an early aviator and aviation entrepreneur. She was the first British woman to earn a pilot's licence . She founded and ran two related businesses: the first flying school in the United Kingdom (with Gustav Blondeau ), and a successful a
- ... to the rank of group captain . Hilda Hewlett participated in airshows and aviation competitions. On 11 september 1911 she flew her Farman biplane in an airshow at Chelson Meadow, Plymouth . [7] In 1912 Hewlett wo ...
#6 Semyon Lavochkin
Semyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin ( Russian : Семён Алексе́евич Ла́вочкин ; 11 September 1900 - 9 June 1960) was a Soviet aerospace engineer , Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Lavochkin aircraft design bureau. [1] Many of his fighter designs were produced in large numbers for Soviet forces durin
- Semyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin ( Russian : Семён Алексе́евич Ла́вочкин ; 11 september 1900 - 9 June 1960) was a Soviet aerospace engineer , Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Lavo ...
- ... he patronymic is Alekseyevich and the family name is Lavochkin . Semyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin Born 11 september 1900 Smolensk , Russian Empire Died 9 June 1960 (1960-06-09) (aged 59) Karagandy Province , Kazakh ...
#7 Charles Edward Jones
Colonel Charles Edward (" Chuck ") Jones (8 November 1952 - 11 September 2001) was a United States Air Force officer, an aeronautical engineer , computer programmer , and an astronaut in the USAF Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program . He was killed during the September 11 attacks , aboard American Ai
- ... ammer , and an astronaut in the USAF Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program . He was killed during the september 11 attacks , aboard American Airlines Flight 11 . Charles E. Jones Born Charles Edward Jones ( 1952-11- ...
- ... Charles Edward Jones ( 1952-11-08 ) November 8, 1952 Clinton , Indiana , U.S. Status Deceased Died september 11, 2001 (2001-09-11) (aged 48) New York City , New York , U.S. (on board AA Flight 11 ) Nationality Am ...
- ... Systems, Hanscom Air Force Base , Massachusetts . He was killed at the age of 48 in the attacks of september 11, 2001, aboard American Airlines Flight 11 . He had been living as a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel i ...
- ... rialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-74. [1] Jones' name is located on Panel N-74 of the National september 11 Memorial 's North Pool , along with those of other passengers of Flight 11. SEE ALSO Spaceflight por ...
- ... se of other passengers of Flight 11. SEE ALSO Spaceflight portal Biography portal Casualties of the september 11 attacks
- Colonel Charles Edward (" Chuck ") Jones (8 November 1952 - 11 september 2001) was a United States Air Force officer, an aeronautical engineer , computer programmer , and a ...
#8 H.P. Nielsen
Hans Peter Nielsen (May 21, 1859 – September 11, 1945) was a Danish-born American machinist, mechanic, engineer, fireman, and inventor who lived most of his life in Alameda, California . In 1910 Nielsen built the first biplane in Alameda , commissioned by Adrian J Merle. [1] An early adopter of au
- Hans Peter Nielsen (May 21, 1859 – september 11, 1945) was a Danish-born American machinist, mechanic, engineer, fireman, and inventor who lived mos ...
- ... tar (1910-01-24) Danish-American aviator H. P. Nielsen Born ( 1859-05-21 ) 21 May 1859 Denmark Died 11 september 1945 (1945-09-11) (aged 86) Alameda, California Resting place Grave at Mountain View Cemetery , Oak ...
#9 Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) ( Capt , USN , Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , NASA astronaut , graduate of the US Naval Academy , and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame . He served as the Commander of the Interna
- ... al Space Station for almost four months in 2001 and was the only U.S. citizen not on Earth when the september 11 attacks occurred. [2] [3] American naval officer, aviator, and astronaut This article needs addition ...
- ... was in command of the station for 117 days. He was the only American not to be on Earth during the september 11 attacks . [7] As the ISS passed over the New York City area after the attacks, Culbertson took photo ...
#10 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
- ... Mechanical Turk beta website so that users could flag potential areas of interest for searching. By september 11, up to 50,000 people had joined the effort, scrutinizing more than 300,000 278-square-foot ( 26 m 2 ...
- ... n 300,000 278-square-foot ( 26 m 2 ) squares of the imagery. Peter Cohen of Amazon believed that by september 11, the entire search area had been covered at least once. Amazon's search effort was shut down the wee ...
#11 T. Claude Ryan
Tubal Claude Ryan (January 3, 1898 – September 11, 1982) was an American aviator born in Parsons, Kansas . Ryan was best known for founding several airlines and aviation factories. American aviator T. Claude Ryan Born ( 1898-01-03 ) January 3, 1898 Parsons, Kansas Died September 11, 1982 (1982-09-11
- Tubal Claude Ryan (January 3, 1898 – september 11, 1982) was an American aviator born in Parsons, Kansas . Ryan was best known for founding several ai ...
- ... factories. American aviator T. Claude Ryan Born ( 1898-01-03 ) January 3, 1898 Parsons, Kansas Died september 11, 1982 (1982-09-11) (aged 84) Occupation Aviator, aerospace engineer EARLY YEARS Ryan began his flyin ...
- ... , but Ryan died before production was commenced and only one was completed. [9] [10] [11] Ryan died september 11, 1982, in San Diego, California . His wife, Zeta Gladys Bowen Ryan, outlived him, but passed away in ...
#12 James D. Raisbeck
James David Raisbeck (September 29, 1936 – August 31, 2021) was an American aeronautical engineer, known for his entrepreneurship in developing products which enhance the performance of production aircraft. James D. Raisbeck Born ( 1936-09-29 ) September 29, 1936 Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Died August
- ... sbeck began developing bulletproof doors and bulkheads for Boeing 737s and 757s in 2000 (before the september 11- mandated FAA requirement). Four weeks after the September 11, 2001 attacks , the first of Raisbeck's ...
- ... eing 737s and 757s in 2000 (before the September 11-mandated FAA requirement). Four weeks after the september 11, 2001 attacks , the first of Raisbeck's prototype Hardened Cockpit Security System was installed. Al ...
#13 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... Master Mariner Richard Upton 26 August 1914 [35] - 884 Lt. John Lawson Kinnear, The King's Regiment 11 september 1914 [36] - 885 2nd Lt. Derick Robertson Aikman RFC, SR 11 September 1914 [36] - 886 Lt. Charles Ca ...
- ... n Kinnear, The King's Regiment 11 September 1914 [36] - 885 2nd Lt. Derick Robertson Aikman RFC, SR 11 september 1914 [36] - 886 Lt. Charles Carleton Barry, 3rd Battalion, Leinster Regiment 11 September 1914 [36] ...
- ... n RFC, SR 11 September 1914 [36] - 886 Lt. Charles Carleton Barry, 3rd Battalion, Leinster Regiment 11 september 1914 [36] - 887 Lt. Edgar Ramsey Ludlow-Hewitt , Royal Irish Rifles 19 August 1914 [36] - 888 Felix ...
#14 Stanisław Wigura
Stanisław Wigura (9 April 1901 – 11 September 1932) was a Polish aircraft designer and aviator, co-founder of the RWD aircraft construction team and lecturer at the Warsaw University of Technology . Along with Franciszek Żwirko , he won the international air contest Challenge 1932 . This article rel
- ... Wigura (left) and Franciszek Żwirko Born ( 1901-04-09 ) April 9, 1901 Warsaw , Congress Poland Died september 11, 1932 (1932-09-11) (aged 31) Těrlicko , Czechoslovakia Resting place Powązki Cemetery Nationality Po ...
- Stanisław Wigura (9 April 1901 – 11 september 1932) was a Polish aircraft designer and aviator, co-founder of the RWD aircraft construction team ...
- ... s was brought by Żwirko's piloting skills and the high quality and performance of the plane. [1] On 11 september 1932, while flying to an air meet in Prague , Żwirko and Wigura fatally crashed in their RWD-6 in t ...
#15 Fritz Karl Preikschat
Fritz Karl Preikschat (September 11, 1910 – September 2, 1994) was a German, later American, electrical and telecommunications engineer and inventor. [1] He had more than three German patents and more than 23 U.S. patents, including a dot matrix teletypewriter (Germany, 1957), a blind-landing system
- Fritz Karl Preikschat ( september 11, 1910 – September 2, 1994) was a German, later American, electrical and telecommunications engineer ...
- ... 960s). Fritz Karl Preikschat Preikschat at Boeing (≈1965) Born Fritz Karl Preikschat ( 1910-09-11 ) september 11, 1910 Insterburg , Prussia , Germany Died September 2, 1994 (1994-09-02) (aged 83) Kirkland, Washing ...
#16 James Martin (engineer)
Sir James Martin CBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng (11 September 1893 – 5 January 1981) was an Irish engineer who together with Captain Valentine Baker founded the Martin-Baker aircraft company which is now a leading producer of aircraft ejection seats . Northern Irish aerospace engineer and co-founder of Mart
- Sir James Martin CBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng ( 11 september 1893 – 5 January 1981) was an Irish engineer who together with Captain Valentine Baker founded the ...
- ... -founder of Martin-Baker Sir James Martin CBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng Martin in 1974 Born ( 1893-09-11 ) 11 september 1893 Crossgar , County Down , Ireland Died 5 January 1981 (1981-01-05) (aged 87) Nationality Britis ...
- ... at and founder of the Martin-Baker aircraft company Spouse Muriel Haines LIFE James Martin was born 11 september 1893 in Glasswater Road, Crossgar , County Down in Ireland . He established his own engineering fir ...
#17 Early Birds of Aviation
Organization devoted to the history of early pilots 39 aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 38 more aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 1936 signatures of Early Birds in recognition of the contribution of Earl Ovington to the First Regular Air Mail service, formally presented to his wife afte
- ... ell Shaw (1894 – 1961) William H. Sheahan (1872 – 1956). He was born on August 22, 1872. He died on september 11, 1956. His archive is housed at the National Air and Space Museum. A. P. Shirley (? – 1951) Charles ...
#18 Rudolf Kaiser
Rudolf Kaiser (10 September 1922 – 11 September 1991) was a designer of gliders who worked for Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2011 ) The designs of Rudolf Kaiser have proven themselves for over 50 years all over the world. His desig
- Rudolf Kaiser (10 September 1922 – 11 september 1991) was a designer of gliders who worked for Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co . This article needs ...
#19 Alessandro Cagno
Alessandro Umberto Cagno , Umberto Cagno , nicknamed Sandrin (2 May 1883 – 23 December 1971) was an Italian racing driver, aviation pioneer and powerboat racer. Alessandro Umberto Cagno Cagno at 1914 French Grand Prix Born ( 1883-05-02 ) 2 May 1883 Turin , Italy Died 23 December 1971 (1971-12-23) (a
- ... orio 4 September Brescia 372.166 km (186.083 km x 2 laps) dnf 12 F.I.A.T. 1904 La Consuma Hillclimb 11 september Consuma 15 km 6 F.I.A.T. 60 hp Touring 17:15.6s 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup Circuit de l'Auvergne Puy d ...
#20 Montgolfier brothers
The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier ( French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf miʃɛl mɔ̃ɡɔlfje] ; 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) [1] and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ( French pronunciation: [ʒak etjɛn mɔ̃ɡɔlfje] ; 6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) [1] – were aviation pioneers, balloonists
- ... gns of the zodiac , and suns. The design showed the intervention of Réveillon. The next test was on 11 september from the grounds of la Folie Titon , close to Réveillon's house. There was some concern about the e ...
Engine / Engine
#1 Rolls-Royce Trent
The Rolls-Royce Trent is a family of high-bypass turbofans produced by Rolls-Royce . It continues the three spool architecture of the RB211 with a maximum thrust ranging from 61,900 to 97,000 lbf (275 to 431 kN ) . Launched as the RB-211-524L in June 1988, the prototype first ran in August 1990.
- ... he engine has a 9.6:1 Bypass ratio and a 50:1 Pressure ratio It had its first in-flight shutdown on 11 september 2018, as the fleet accumulated 2.2 million flight hours. It is the most powerful among all Trent en ...
#2 Tumansky R-21
The Tumansky R-21 was a Soviet turbojet engine of the 1960s. Used for development only, the project was canceled. 1960s Soviet turbojet engine R-21 Type Turbojet Manufacturer Tumansky First run 1960 Major applications Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8 Developed from Tumansky R-11
- ... planned to use the R-21, including the Sukhoi T-58 , Sukhoi T-6 and the Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8 . On september 11, 1962 an R-21, fitted to a Ye-8, exploded in mid-air after compressor failure; test pilot Georgy Mos ...
#3 Pirna 014
The Pirna 014 was an axial turbojet designed in East Germany (or the GDR) in the mid- to late 1950s by former Junkers engineers, who were repatriated to East Germany in 1954 after being held in custody in the Soviet Union following World War II . [1] 1950s East German turbojet aircraft engine Pirna
- ... 1958. Type turbojet National origin East Germany Manufacturer Industriewerke Ludwigsfelde First run 11 september 1959 Major applications Baade 152 Developed from Jumo 012 ORIGIN After the remaining groups of Germ ...
- ... for beginning of flight trials was met. FLIGHT TRIALS The first flight trial was then performed on 11 september 1959, using an Ilyushin Il-28R with the engine mounted on the underside of the fuselage. Four A-0 e ...
#4 Rolls-Royce MT30
The Rolls-Royce MT30 (Marine Turbine) is a marine gas turbine engine based on the Rolls-Royce Trent 800 aero engine. The MT30 retains 80% commonality with the Trent 800, the engine for the Boeing 777 . The maximum power rating is 40 MW and minimum efficient power 25 MW. [1] MT30 Type Gas turbine Nat
- ... plc First run 2000s Developed from Rolls-Royce Trent 800 Rolls-Royce announced the MT30 program on 11 september 2001. The first run of the engine was on 6 September 2002. In early 2003 the MT30 was selected to p ...
#5 General Electric GEnx
The General Electric GEnx ("General Electric Next-generation") is an advanced dual rotor, axial flow , high-bypass turbofan jet engine in production by GE Aviation for the Boeing 787 and 747-8 . The GEnx is intended to succeed the CF6 in GE's product line. Turbofan jet engine Not to be confused with
- ... s fractured or cracked at the forward end of the shaft where the retaining nut is installed. [6] On september 11, 2012, an AirBridgeCargo 747-8F experienced a major engine malfunction that spread a significant amo ...
#6 Orenda OE600
The Orenda OE600 was a 600 hp-class liquid-cooled 8-cylinder V-block aircraft engine intended to re-introduce piston power to aircraft normally powered by the famous Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop . The piston engine offers much better fuel economy, which Orenda Aerospace felt would be attra
- ... OE750) before deciding on a naturally aspirated 500 hp version instead. CANCELLATION The events of september 11, 2001 required Orenda to re-focus entirely on their military projects, and the OE600 project was can ...
#7 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB
The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is a high bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc . In July 2006, the Trent XWB was selected to power exclusively the Airbus A350 . The first engine was run on 14 June 2010, it first flew on an A380 testbed on 18 February 2012, it was certified in early 2013, and it fir
- ... 0-900 delivered at the end of July diverted to Boston after an inflight shutdown at 41,000ft on the september 11, 2018 flight from New York to Madrid, apparently due to slight secondary damage on variable stator v ...
- ... in early 2013, and it first flew on an A350 on 14 June 2013. It had its first in-flight shutdown on 11 september 2018 as the fleet accumulated 2.2 million flight hours. It keeps the characteristic three-shaft lay ...
#8 Rolls-Royce Crecy
The Rolls-Royce Crecy was a British experimental two-stroke , 90-degree, V12 , liquid-cooled aero-engine of 1,593.4 cu.in (26.11 L ) capacity , featuring sleeve valves and direct petrol injection . Initially intended for a high-speed "sprint" interceptor fighter, the Crecy was later seen as an econo
- ... er the engine never became available and the aircraft remained at Hucknall until it was scrapped on 11 september 1945. [16] From 1943 a number of postwar transport projects were considered, taking advantage of th ...
Event / Event
#1 2002 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2002: Wikimedia list article Years in aviation : 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 1999 2000 2001 2
- ... sion in North American commercial aviation begins in the aftermath of an economic recession and the 11 september attacks of 2001. The Government of Hungary creates the Civil Aviation Safety Bureau of Hungary as t ...
#2 Linate Airport disaster
The Linate Airport disaster occurred in Italy at Linate Airport in Milan on the morning of Monday, 8 October 2001. Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 686, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87 airliner carrying 110 people bound for Copenhagen , Denmark, collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation CJ2 [1] :
- ... e killed by impact, not fire. [1] : 75 CAUSES The accident occurred less than a month after the september 11 attacks and the day after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began, but the Italian government was qui ...
#3 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
- ... t. Capt. Arthur J. Manzo, radar observer-navigator, was critically injured and died of his injuries 11 september 1957. Other crew members included 1st Lt. David E. Moore, pilot, and S/Sgt. Robert J. Newland, gunn ...
#4 Hainan Island incident
The Hainan Island incident occurred on April 1, 2001, when a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) J-8II interceptor fighter jet collided in mid-air, resulting in an international dispute between the United States and the People's
- ... er to try to avoid Chinese objections to U.S. foreign policy, which became more important after the september 11 attacks and the beginning of the War on Terror . [40] Following the collision, China's monitoring of ...
#5 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
- ... September 6 – A de Havilland DH.108 breaks the sound barrier, the first British aircraft to do so. september 11 & 12 – The first Farnborough International Airshow is held September 12 – Eight hijackers commandeer ...
#6 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 ;
- ... t down. 23 August 1982 – An Mi-6 heavy transport helicopter was shot down, killing one crew member. 11 september 1982 – An Mi-24 assault helicopter was shot down. 7 October 1982 – An Mi-24 assault helicopter was ...
#7 List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4
The Douglas DC-4 is a piston-engine airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1942 to 1947. The type was originally designed as a commercial airliner, but until the end of World War II , all were built as military transports . After the war, many of these military ai
- ... hile performing an instrument approach, killing the four crew; the cause was never determined. [20] 11 september 1945 US Army Air Force C-54G 45-526 crashed near Linan, China, killing at least four. [21] 30 Septe ...
#8 List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline (A–C)
This list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of minor incidents by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2012 ) JetBlue Flight 2
- ... 1989 Antonov An-26 Kabul–Zaranj Rear door opened in flight, forced landing YA-BAO Jalalabad Airport 11 september 1995 Antonov An-26B Kabul–Jalalabad Fuel exhaustion (probable) YA-KAE Jalalabad Airport 29 October ...
- ... ctober 1993 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Shenzhen–Fuzhou Runway overrun, pilot error Flight 586 Shanghai 11 september 1998 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Shanghai–Beijing Nosegear failure Flight 5210 Baotou 21 November 2004 ...
- ... on Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause Flight 2574 (operated by Britt Airways) Eagle Lake, Texas 11 september r 1991 Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia Laredo–Houston Improper maintenance, structural failure Court Line ...
#9 1991 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1991: Aviation-related events from 1991 Years in aviation : 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years : 1988 198
- ... tment of the Navy severs its ties to the Tailhook Association from October 1991 until January 1999. september 11 – Continental Express Flight 2574 , an Embraer EMB 120RT Brasilia operated by Britt Airways , crashe ...
#10 1974 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1974: Years in aviation : 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 19
- ... s , Greece, to Rome, Italy. The plane crashes into the Ionian Sea , killing all 88 people on board. september 11 – In dense fog, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 , a Douglas DC-9-31 , crashes while on an instrument ap ...
- ... 21 Hawker-Siddeley Hawk XX154 [70] W.A.R. Focke-Wulf 190 [70] August 22 – Shorts 330 [70] SEPTEMBER september 11 – Bell 206L LongRanger N206L [70] September 25 – Northrop F-5F Tiger II 73-0889 [70] OCTOBER October ...
#11 Korean Air Flight 085
On September 11, 2001, Korean Air Flight 085 was on route to Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage , Alaska , when information about the September 11 attacks was relayed to the crew. The pilot in command's ACARS message reply included the letters "HJK", a prompt interpreted as a distress si
- On september 11, 2001, Korean Air Flight 085 was on route to Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage , Alaska ...
- ... as on route to Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage , Alaska , when information about the september 11 attacks was relayed to the crew. The pilot in command's ACARS message reply included the letters "HJ ...
- ... communication that implied he would disregard the instruction. [2] [3] Suspected hijacked flight on september 11, 2001 Korean Air Flight 085 HL7404 ( Boeing 747-400 ) Occurrence Date September 11, 2001 ( 2001-09-1 ...
- ... jacked flight on September 11, 2001 Korean Air Flight 085 HL7404 ( Boeing 747-400 ) Occurrence Date september 11, 2001 ( 2001-09-11 ) Summary Suspected hijacking , false alarm Site Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Internat ...
- ... tary jets escorting it. The suspected hijacking turned out to be a false alarm . INCIDENT After the september 11 attacks , a call went out for all international planes to return to their airports of origin (or if ...
- ... s now the Airbus A380-800 , Boeing 747-8I , Boeing 777-300ER , or Boeing 787–9 . TIMELINE OF EVENTS september 11, 2001 Flight 085 takes off from Incheon International Airport in Seoul , South Korea . 8:46:40 a.m. ...
#12 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash
The 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash was the destruction of the second production Tupolev Tu-144 at Goussainville, Val-d'Oise , France, which killed all six crew members and eight people on the ground. [1] [2] The crash, at the Paris Air Show on Sunday, 3 June 1973, [3] damaged the development progr
- ... he crash of Flight 4590 , rising service costs and the slump in the aviation industry following the september 11 attacks . [17] CAUSES INVESTIGATION The accident was investigated by the DTCE, part of the French mi ...
#13 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
- ... Toronto, he became belligerent and made anti-American statements. Since this was shortly after the september 11 attacks , the plane returned to Los Angeles International Airport under fighter escort out of concer ...
- ... an aircraft; [78] her lawyer told the court that she was so anxious about flying in the wake of the september 11 attacks that she had taken a combination of alcohol and tranquilizers before boarding. She pled guil ...
- ... d €500 after the court learned that he had seven previous criminal convictions in Britain. [132] On september 11, three flights diverted into Shannon due to air rage incidents: [133] [134] Martinair Flight 621 : A ...
#14 UTA Flight 141
UTA Flight 141 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Guinean regional airline Union des Transports Africains de Guinée , flying from Conakry to Dubai with stopovers in Benin , Libya and Lebanon . On 25 December 2003, the Boeing 727-223 operating the flight struck a building and
- ... , after reports of mismanagement, corruption and the fallout of the aviation industry following the september 11 attacks , Air Afrique declared bankruptcy in 2002. [3] In the aftermath of Air Afrique's demise, the ...
#15 List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
A number of mid-air collisions and incidents have taken place in the United Kingdom. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2013 )
- ... mber 1953 two RAF de Havilland Vampires collided 1 mile south west of Hartland Point, Devon. [6] On 11 september 1953 two RAF Gloster Meteors collided Woolwich, London. [6] On 7 November 1953 two RAF Gloster Mete ...
#16 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
- ... or 125182 , and 2d Lt. John W. Hill, Jr. in BuNo 125223 . [198] Another source cites crash date of 11 september 1952. [177] 11 September Three Air Force crew and two civilians aboard a Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor ...
- ... ohn W. Hill, Jr. in BuNo 125223 . [198] Another source cites crash date of 11 September 1952. [177] 11 september Three Air Force crew and two civilians aboard a Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor on a routine flight from ...
- ... utine acceptance test flight when landing gear trouble was reported, the CAA said." [263] On Friday 11 september , nearly 200 women and children picket the Lockheed assembly plant at the Lockheed Air Terminal , to ...
- ... ire. Two of the four crewmen received major injuries, All four received second degree burns." [267] 11 september One North American F-86D Sabre crashes, and another unaccounted for after a flight of four 62d Figh ...
#17 1910 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1910: Years in aviation : 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 19
- ... ian Jorge Chávez (Geo Chavez) flies at 2,700 meters (8,700 ft) over the city of Issy , France. [23] 11 september – English-born actor-aviator Robert Loraine makes the first aeroplane flight from Wales across the ...
#18 Operation Aphrodite
Aphrodite and Anvil were the World War II code names of United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy operations to use Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated PB4Y bombers as precision-guided munitions against bunkers and other hardened/reinforced enemy facilities, such as "Crossbow" op
- ... N "Anvil" project controller flew aircraft into Dune Island by mistake. Heligoland U-boat pens [18] 11 september 1944 B-17 30180 Hit by enemy flak and crashed into sea. [11] Hemmingstedt oil refinery 14 September ...
#19 1925 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1925. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2010 ) The areas of the world covered by commercial aviation in 1925 Years in aviation : 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Centuries : 19th century · 20th cent
- ... oeing 40 July 29 - Blériot 155 AUGUST August 24 – Supermarine S.4 August 29 – Gloster III SEPTEMBER september 11 – Curtiss R3C-1 [2] : 124 NOVEMBER November 9 - Fairey Firefly (biplane) November 26 - Tupolev T ...
#20 List of accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount
As World War II came to a close the British government realised that it was going to have to drastically change its air manufacturing industry to avoid becoming dependent on American aircraft companies. To address this issue the Brabazon Committee was formed in 1943 to investigate the future needs o
- ... m. Fifteen of the 16 people on board were killed. One person on the ground was also killed. [63] On 11 september 1963, VT-DIO of Indian Airlines crashed 51 kilometres (32 mi) south of Agra , killing all 18 people ...
- ... ical power in flight, leading to instruments giving incorrect readings and loss of control. [90] On 11 september 1968, a Viscount of Air Canada was reported to have been hijacked by a Cuban passenger. [91] On 15 ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Ryson ST-100 Cloudster
The Ryson ST-100 Cloudster is a tandem two-seat, low-wing , conventional landing gear motor glider that was designed by T. Claude Ryan first flown in 1976 and certified in 1983. The aircraft was intended to be used as both a motor glider and a light aircraft and was type certified in both categories
- ... The aircraft is also certified for aerobatics . Production was planned, but the elder Ryan died on 11 september 1982 at age 84 and no aircraft beyond the one prototype were produced. In March 2011 the prototype ...
#2 General Airborne Transport XCG-16
The XCG-16 was a military transport/assault glider ordered by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), from General Airborne Transport Co. , for competition against the Waco CG-13 A at Wright Field . [1] XCG-16 The MC-1 in flight Role Military transport glider Type of aircraft National origin Unit
- ... Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer General Airborne Transport First flight 11 september 1943 Number built 1x 1/2 scale MC-1, 1x MC-1, 1x XCG-16 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Design of the CG-16 ...
- ... ed to the Albert Criz company on 19 July 1943 as NX21757, commenced at March Field , California, on 11 september 1943, but tragedy struck on a demonstration flight with Richard Chichester du Pont , special assist ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Kellett XR-8
The Kellett XR-8 (later redesignated XH-8 ) was a helicopter built in the United States during World War II . It was a two-seat machine intended to demonstrate the feasibility of a twin-rotor system, and while it accomplished this, it also demonstrated a number of problems that prevented further dev
- ... imental Engineering Section, and was accepted on 7 January the following year. This was followed on 11 september with a contract for nearly $1,000,000 to build two prototypes with the three-bladed rotors containe ...
#2 Boeing CH-47 Chinook
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol . The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Or
- ... d in five fatalities. After a lengthy litigation, it was replaced by 147009. [ citation needed ] On 11 september 1982 at an airshow in Mannheim, Germany , a U.S. Army Chinook (serial number 74-22292) carrying par ...
- ... l forces MH-47E crashed at sea in the Philippines, killing all ten U.S. soldiers on board. [164] On 11 september 2004, a Hellenic Army Aviation CH-47SD crashed into the sea off Mount Athos . All 17 people on boar ...
#3 Attack helicopter
An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft , with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry , military vehicles and fortifications . Due to their heavy armament they are sometimes called helicopter gunships . Ground-attack
- ... 8, Agusta formally began the design process on what would become the Agusta A129 Mangusta . [20] On 11 september 1983, the first of five A129 prototypes made the type's maiden flight ; the fifth prototype would f ...
#4 Agusta A129 Mangusta
The Agusta A129 Mangusta ( English: Mongoose ) is an attack helicopter originally designed and produced by Italian company Agusta . It is the first attack helicopter to be designed and produced wholly in Europe. [4] It has continued to be developed by AgustaWestland , the successor company to Agusta
- ... ircraft National origin Italy Manufacturer Agusta AgustaWestland Leonardo-Finmeccanica First flight 11 september 1983 [1] [2] Introduction 1990 Status In service Primary user Italian Army Produced 1983–present Nu ...
- ... gn. [1] In 1978, Agusta formally began the design process on what would become the A129. [2] [5] On 11 september 1983, the first of five A129 prototypes made the type's maiden flight ; the fifth prototype would f ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation is a United States venture -backed aviation company, developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that it intends to operate as an air taxi service. [4] Joby Aviation is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California , and has offices in San Carlos, California ; Marina
- ... viation Formerly Joby Aero (2009–2021) Type Public Traded as NYSE : JOBY Industry Aerospace Founded september 11, 2009 ; 13 years ago ( 2009-09-11 ) Founder JoeBen Bevirt Headquarters Santa Cruz, California , U.S. ...
- ... site www .jobyaviation .com Footnotes / references [1] [2] [3] HISTORY Joby Aviation was founded on september 11, 2009 (called Joby Aero) as one of several projects incubated by JoeBen Bevirt on his ranch in the S ...
#2 RWD (aircraft manufacturer)
RWD was a Polish aircraft construction bureau active between 1928 and 1939 . It started as a team of three young designers, Stanisław Rogalski , Stanisław Wigura and Jerzy Drzewiecki , whose names formed the RWD acronym. Polish aircraft manufacturer 1928–1939 RWD Industry Aerospace Founded 1928 (
- ... aerodrome, today's Warsaw International Airport , founded by the LOPP paramilitary organization. On 11 september 1932, Stanisław Wigura died in an air crash in the RWD-6 during a storm, but the RWD name continued ...
#3 TransDigm Group
TransDigm Group is a publicly traded aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. TransDigm develops and manufactures engineered aerospace components. It was founded in 1993, when four industrial aerospace companies were combined by a private equity firm in a leveraged buyout. T
- ... Investment Partners, a private equity firm, acquired TransDigm from Kelso & Company. [5] After the september 11t h attacks , the aerospace industry declined temporarily, resulting in losses and layoffs for TransDi ...
Museum / Museum
#1 National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution , also called the Air and Space Museum , is a museum in Washington, D.C. , US. It was established in 1946 as the National Air Museum and opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976. In 2018, the museum saw
- ... which does not meet current ADA accessibility standards. New security measures, required after the september 11 attacks in 2001, have created extensive queues which extend outside the building. Exposed, lengthy q ...
#2 McChord Air Museum
The McChord Air Museum is an aviation museum located at McChord Field near Lakewood, Washington . The museum is broken up into three separate areas: the main gallery, located at the south end of McChord Field in Building 517; the Heritage Hill Airpark, which overlooks the McChord Field runway; and t
- ... eritage Park overlooking McCord Field's runway on 5 January 2005. [7] An F-16 that responded to the september 11t h attacks was planned to go on display at the museum in 2006, but shortly before it arrived the loca ...
#3 Lone Star Flight Museum
The Lone Star Flight Museum , located in Houston, Texas , is an aerospace museum that displays more than 24 historically significant aircraft, [4] and many artifacts related to the history of flight. The museum's collection is rare because most of the aircraft are flyable. Located at Ellington Airpo
- ... on Base Simulator from Texas A&M University . [15] EXHIBITS The museum has featured exhibits on the september 11t h attacks and Women Airforce Service Pilots . [16] [17] TEXAS AVIATION HALL OF FAME The Texas Aviati ...
#4 Barksdale Global Power Museum
The Barksdale Global Power Museum (formerly, the 8th Air Force Museum ) is an aviation museum run by the United States Air Force on Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City , Louisiana . Hosted by the 2nd Bomb Wing , it maintains a large collection of military aircraft and historical artifacts tha
- ... [14] EXHIBITS 2nd Bomb Wing history timeline in artifacts from 1918–present Aviation art gallery A september 11, 2001, exhibit includes the podium and furniture from the Eighth Air Force Headquarters when U.S. Pr ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3
The 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 was an American heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18 . It had a 3.5 in (90 mm) diameter bore, and a 50 caliber barrel, giving it a length of 15 ft (4.6 m) . It was capable of firing a 3.5 in × 23.6 in (90 m
- ... against tanks in combat but, unlike the others, it could not be depressed to fire against them. On september 11, 1942, the Army issued specifications for a new mount to allow it to be used in this role, which res ...
#2 3M-54 Kalibr
The 3M-54 Kalibr , (Калибр, caliber ), also referred to it as 3M54-1 Kalibr , 3M14 Biryuza (Бирюза, turquoise ), ( NATO reporting name SS-N-27 Sizzler and SS-N-30A ) is a family of Russian cruise missiles developed by the Novator Design Bureau ( OKB-8 ). There are ship-launched, submarine-launched a
- ... 0 people, including at least 3 children. Ukraine claimed two other missiles were shot down. [40] On 11 september 2022, Kalibr cruise missiles were fired from the Black Sea on targets in Ukraine. [41] The same day ...
#3 Barrel bomb
A barrel bomb is an improvised unguided bomb , sometimes described as a flying IED ( improvised explosive device ). They are typically made from a large barrel -shaped metal container that has been filled with high explosives , possibly shrapnel , oil or chemicals as well, and then dropped from a he
- ... reported in Fallujah [53] and the nearby town of Al-Karmah , in late July [54] and August. [55] On 11 september , 14 barrel bombs were dropped on Fallujah city, killing 22 civilians. [56] According to aid workers ...
#4 AN/TWQ-1 Avenger
The Avenger Air Defense System , designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System , is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles , unmanned aerial vehicles , low-f
- ... despread public exposure when it was placed around the Pentagon during the first anniversary of the september 11 attacks of 2001. [7] The Avenger was also deployed during the U.S. military's operations in Afghanis ...
#5 Father of All Bombs
Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power ( ATBIP ; Russian : Авиационная вакуумная бомба повышенной мощности , АВБПМ), [1] nicknamed "Father of All Bombs" ( FOAB ; Russian : "Папа всех бомб", Пвб ), [2] is a Russian-designed, bomber -delivered thermobaric weapon . Russian thermobaric bomb This a
- ... questioned by US defense analysts. [4] "FOAB" was successfully field-tested in the late evening of 11 september 2007. [5] The new weapon is to replace several smaller types of nuclear bombs in the Russian arsena ...
#6 Nike-X
Nike-X was an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system designed in the 1960s by the United States Army to protect major cities in the United States from attacks by the Soviet Union 's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fleet during the Cold War . The X in the name referred to its experimental basi
- ... r was powered up for the first time in June 1964 [86] and achieved its first successful tracking on 11 september 1964, repeatedly tracking and breaking lock on a balloon target over a 50-minute period. [85] Howev ...
#7 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
- ... down any Coalition aircraft though several sites were destroyed as retaliation. In one incident, on september 11, 1996, during Operation Provide Comfort II , one missile was fired against two USAF F-16 in northern ...
#8 Fritz X
Fritz X was the most common name for a German guided anti-ship glide bomb used during World War II . Fritz X was the world's first precision guided weapon deployed in combat [ citation needed ] and the first to sink a ship in combat. [ citation needed ] Fritz X was a nickname used both by Allied and
- ... but reached Tunisia. [7] The American light cruiser USS Savannah was hit by Fritz Xs at 10:00 AM on 11 september 1943 during the invasion of Salerno , and was forced to retire to the United States for eight month ...
#9 AIM-9 Sidewinder
The AIM-9 Sidewinder (where "AIM" stands for "Air Intercept Missile") is a short-range air-to-air missile which entered service with the US Navy in 1956 and subsequently was adopted by the US Air Force in 1964. Since then the Sidewinder has proved to be an enduring international success, and its lat
- ... irst live firing was on 3 September 1952. The missile intercepted a drone for the first time on the 11 september 1953. The missile carried out 51 guided flights in 1954, and in 1955 production was authorized. [10 ...