langs: 25 сентября [ru] / september 25 [en] / 25. september [de] / 25 septembre [fr] / 25 settembre [it] / 25 de septiembre [es]
days: september 22 / september 23 / september 24 / september 25 / september 26 / september 27 / september 28
Aerodrome / Aerodrome
#1 Binh Thuy Air Base
Binh Thuy Air Base (also known as Can Tho Air Base and Trà Nóc Air Base ) was a United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy , Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield used during the Vietnam War . It is locate
- ... huy to the RVNAF 4th Air Division and this was completed by the end of the year. [8] US NAVY USE On 25 september 1967 HA(L)-3 Detachment 7 was activated at the base, [9] they would remain here until their deactiv ...
#2 Advanced Landing Ground
Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALGs ) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in northwest Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day , 7 May 1945. It has been suggested that th
- ... 13 February – 25 June 1945 A-49 Beille , France Located: 48°04′58″N 000°30′49″E Opened: 15 August – 25 september 1944 Runway: 3600x150, SOD (07/25) [1] Use: Transport Airfield [3] A-50 Orleans/Bricy , France Loca ...
- ... mber 1944 (P-47) A-52 Étampes/Mondesir , France Located: 48°02′06″N 003°25′12″E Opened: 30 August – 25 september 1944 Runway: 4500x120 SOD (06/24) [1] Use: Transport Airfield [3] A-54 Le Bourget , France Located: ...
- ... Use: [3] 14th Liaison Squadron, October – December 1944 Headquarters: 71st Fighter Wing , 16 July – 25 september 1945 SOUTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN Map this section's coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordina ...
- ... F) Engineers Runway: 6000/120, CON/PSP, (01/19) [1] Used by: [4] [5] 415th Night Fighter Squadron , 25 september – 30 November 1944 (P-61) 320th Bombardment Group , 11 November 1944 – 1 April 1945 (B-26) 17th Bom ...
- ... (12AF) Engineers Runway: 7800x300, SOD, (13/31) [1] Used by: [4] 415th Night Fighter Squadron , 1–2 25 september 1944 (P-61) 417th Night Fighter Squadron , 12 September – 5 April 1945 (Bristol Beaufighters) (12th ...
- ... r Wing , 17 July – 1 December 1945 64th Fighter Wing , 7 July – 1 December 1945 71st Fighter Wing , 25 september – November 1945 155th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 28 September – 24 November 1945 160th P ...
- ... ″N 011°38′13″E Occupied 15 May 1945, Opened 22 June 1945 [1] 70th Fighter Wing , 10 November 1945 – 25 september 1947 357th Fighter Group , 21 July 1945 – 20 August 1946 [5] 33d Fighter Group , 20 August 1946 – J ...
#3 RAF Debach
Royal Air Force Debach or more simply RAF Debach is a former Royal Air Force station located at Debach , 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Woodbridge , Suffolk , England . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( February 2013 ) RA
- ... unnel at Ahrweiler , bridges at Irlich, factories at Frankfurt , and other strategic objectives. On 25 september , a bombardment of Strasbourg left a number of buildings destroyed in the historical city centre. Ad ...
#4 Circle City Airport
Circle City Airport ( IATA : IRC , ICAO : PACR , FAA LID : CRC ) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Circle [1] (also known as Circle City), in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska . It is also known as Circle City (New) Airport . [1] Scheduled commercial airline serv
- ... dy rate of $171,223 for the period of December 1, 2007, through November 30, 2009. Order 2009-9-17 ( september 25, 2009) : re-selecting Warbelow's Air Service to provide essential air service (EAS) at Central and C ...
#5 Dover Air Force Base
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB ( IATA : DOV , ICAO : KDOV , FAA LID : DOV ) is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware . 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and l
- ... th Military Airlift (later Airlift) Wing , November 8, 1966 – present 912th Military Airlift Group, september 25, 1968 – July 1, 1973 512th Military Airlift (later Airlift) Wing , July 1, 1973 – present References ...
#6 Ie Shima Airfield
Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield ( 伊江島補助飛行場 , Iejima Hojo Hikōjō ) is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima , an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea . The airfield as such was inacti
- ... r 1945 67th Troop Carrier Squadron ( 433d Troop Carrier Group ), Fifth Air Force C-46 Commando , 9–2 25 september 1945 68th Troop Carrier Squadron ( 433d Troop Carrier Group ), Fifth Air Force C-46 Commando , 10–30 ...
#7 RAF Skipton-on-Swale
Royal Air Force station Skipton-on-Swale or more simply RAF Skipton-on-Swale is a former Royal Air Force station operated by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War . The station was located at Skipton-on-Swale 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Thirsk (near the present-day junction of the A61 and A1
- ... 1943 RAF East Moor [7] No. 433 Squadron RCAF Handley Page Halifax Avro Lancaster Mk.III Mks.I & III 25 september 1943 15 October 1945 Disbanded [8]
#8 Port Moresby Airfield Complex
The Port Moresby Airfield Complex was a World War II military airfield complex, built near Port Moresby in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea . It was used during the Battle of New Guinea as a base of Allied air operations primarily in 1942 and early 1943. It later became a support base as the ba
- ... A-24, A-20) 89th Bombardment Squadron , 1 September 1942 – 9 May 1943 (A-20) 8th Fighter Squadron , 25 september 1942 – 15 April 1943 (P-40) 35th Fighter Squadron , 10 May – 25 December 1943 (P-40s) 67th Fighter ...
#9 Tribhuvan International Airport
Tribhuvan International Airport ( Nepali : त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल) ( IATA : KTM , ICAO : VNKT , colloquially referred to as TIA ) is an international airport located in Kathmandu , Bagmati , Nepal . It is operating with a tabletop runway , [4] one domestic and an international terminal.
- ... andu. The aircraft had left Tribhuvan International Airport, bound for Tenzing-Hillary Airport . On 25 september 2011, a Beechcraft 1900D operating as Buddha Air Flight 103 , struck terrain while approaching Trib ...
#10 RAF Krendi
Royal Air Force Krendi , also known as RAF Qrendi , was a Royal Air Force base located on the island of Malta , [1] near the town of Qrendi . The station was officially inaugurated in 1941 as a diversion airstrip for the main operating bases such as nearby RAF Luqa . Other diversion airstrips simila
- ... 3) 229 (Fighter) Squadron RAF was equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vc (10 December 1942 – 25 september 1943) 249 (Fighter) Squadron RAF was equipped with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vc and later Mk IX ...
#11 Motobu Airfield
Motobu Airfield is a World War II airfield on the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa , near the East China Sea coast. The airfield was deactivated after 1945. Motobu Airfield Motobu, Okinawa , Japan Aerial view of Motobu airfield, Okinawa Coordinates 26°41′009.15″N 127°53′23.90″E Type Military airfield Sit
- ... shu , Japan for postwar occupation duty. UNITS ASSIGNED Headquarters, Fifth Air Force *, August 4 – september 25, 1945 Headquarters, V Bomber Command *, August–October 1945 Headquarters, V Fighter Command *, Augus ...
#12 RAF Stornoway
Royal Air Force Station Stornoway or more simply RAF Stornoway [2] is a former Royal Air Force station near the burgh of Stornoway , on the Isle of Lewis , in the Western Isles of Scotland. No. 112 Signals Unit Stornoway was also part of the RAF's activity on the airfield. Former Royal Air Force bas
- ... Halifax II/III 14 September 1944 25 May 1945 Disbanded [20] 518 Handley Page Halifax V 6 July 1943 25 september 1943 RAF Tiree [20] 612 Avro Anson I June 1939 November 1940 RAF Wick As a detachment from RAF Dyce ...
#13 Foggia Airfield Complex
The Foggia Airfield Complex was a series of World War II military airfields located within a 40 km (25 mi) radius of Foggia , in the Province of Foggia , Italy . The airfields were used by the United States Army Air Force Fifteenth Air Force as part of the strategic bombardment campaign against
- ... isible in aerial photography. [7] 463d Bombardment Group , ( B-17 Flying Fortress ), 9 March 1944 – 25 september 1945 178 Squadron RAF [8] (Liberator), Mar 1944 - Jul 1944 614 Squadron RAF [9] (Halifax), Mar 1944 ...
#14 Nanning Wuxu International Airport
Nanning Wuxu International Airport ( IATA : NNG , ICAO : ZGNN ) is an airport serving Nanning , the capital of Guangxi Autonomous Region, China. It is located 32 km (20 mi) south-west of the centre of the city. The airport was built in 1962, with improvements made in 1990. [1] Terminal 2, with a
- ... ents made in 1990. [1] Terminal 2, with an area measuring 189,000 m 2 (2,030,000 sq ft) , opened on 25 september 2014. It is designed to handle 16 million passengers annually. The number of passengers reached 1 m ...
#15 Lympne Airport
Lympne Airport / ˈ l ɪ m / , was a military and later civil airfield ( IATA : LYM , ICAO : EGMK ) , at Lympne , Kent , United Kingdom , which operated from 1916 to 1984. During the First World War RFC Lympne was originally an acceptance point for aircraft being delivered to, and returning from, Fran
- ... wo hours for the crossing to Ostend, after which the aircraft would be reported as missing. [50] On 25 september , Lympne was one of a number of airfields which began operating a radio direction finding service. A ...
#16 La Vallon Airfield
La Vallon Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in France . It is located 13 km north of Istres in Bouches-du-Rhône. La Vallon Airfield (Y-18) Rhône-Alpes Region, France La Vallon Airfield La Vallon Airfield (France) Coordinates 43°37′28.09″N 004°55′46.91″E Type Military airfie
- ... ters . In addition, the 415th Night Fighter Squadron flew Bristol Beaufighters from the airfield 1–2 25 september 1944. When the Americans pulled out in April 1945, the airfield was dismantled by engineers and retu ...
#17 Tivat Airport
Tivat Airport ( Montenegrin : Аеродром Тиват , romanized : Aerodrom Tivat ) ( IATA : TIV , ICAO : LYTV ) is an international airport serving the Montenegrin coastal town of Tivat and the surrounding region. Airport in Mrčevac, Montenegro Tivat Airport Aerodrom Tivat Аеродром Тиват IATA : TIV ICAO
- ... craft. [3] From 1968 to 1971, the airport underwent expansion and modernization. It was reopened on 25 september 1971 with an asphalt runway (2500 m × 45 m), larger apron (450 m × 70 m), extended taxiways, and co ...
#18 Ramstein Air Base
Ramstein Air Base or Ramstein AB ( IATA : RMS , ICAO : ETAR ) is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate , a state in southwestern Germany . It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and also for NATO Allied Air Command (
- ... Twelfth Air Force , 27 April 1953 – 1 January 1958 7486th Air Defense Group , 1 May 1954 – 25 september 1957 322d Air Division , 22 March 1954 – 12 August 1955 322d Airlift Division, 23 June 1978 – ...
#19 Dunnellon/Marion County Airport
Marion County Airport ( FAA LID : X35 ) is a county-owned public airport located in the unincorporated area of Dunnellon , in Marion County, Florida , United States. In 2014, the general aviation airport averaged 105 flights per day. The complex features two lighted runways with no control tower . D
- ... (1,524 by 30 m) and 10/28 is 4,702 by 60 feet (1,433 by 18 m) . [3] For the 12-month period ending september 25, 2014, the airport had 38,603 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 105 per day. At th ...
#20 Fenton Airfield
Fenton Airfield was a World War II military airfield in the Northern Territory of Australia located at Tipperary Station in what is now the locality of Douglas-Daly and named after flight lieutenant Clyde Fenton . [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2019 ) World
- ... Fifth Air Force 64th Bombardment Squadron ( 43d Bombardment Group ), B-17 Flying Fortress 2 August- 25 september 1942 43d Materiel Squadron 319th Bombardment Squadron ( 90th Bombardment Group ), B-24 Liberator , ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 Northrop F-89 Scorpion
The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered aircraft designed for that role from the outset to enter service. [1] Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first United States Air Fo
- ... ad begun immediately after the USAAF announced that the N-24 had been selected. It was inspected on 25 september and the USAAF had some reservations. The inspectors believed that the radar operator needed to be m ...
#2 Central Centaur IIA
The Central Centaur IIA , a.k.a. Central C.F.2a, was a British civil six-passenger joyriding biplane aircraft produced by Central Aircraft Company Limited of London . Centaur IIA A Centaur IIA flying over Northolt Role Biplane airliner Type of aircraft Manufacturer Central Aircraft Company Limited D
- ... tholt Aerodrome in July 1919, [1] shortly after the competition. The second aircraft crashed on the 25 september 1920 at Hayes, Middlesex, with a loss of six lives. [1] No further examples were built. AIRCRAFT Ce ...
#3 Messerschmitt Me 263
The Messerschmitt Me 263 Scholle ( plaice ) [1] was a rocket -powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 Komet towards the end of World War II . Three prototypes were built but never flown under their own power as the rapidly deteriorating military situation in Germany prevented the completi
- ... nd bubble canopy of the 163C, with more fuel capacity, and added a new retractable landing gear. On september 25, 1944 a wooden mock-up was shown to officials. The production version was intended to be powered by ...
#4 British Aerospace 146
The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146 ) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace , later part of BAE Systems . Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Manufacture by Avro International Aerospace of an improved version known as the Avro RJ
- ... fly the aircraft. Following the incident Prince Charles gave up flying royal flights. [88] [89] On 25 september 1998, PauknAir Flight 4101 , a BAe 146-100 (registration EC-GEO), crashed on approach to runway 15 ...
#5 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
- ... mpton , West Sussex . [16] This world record stood for less than three weeks before being broken on 25 september 1953 by the Hunter's early rival, the Supermarine Swift, flown by Michael Lithgow. [17] DESIGN OVER ...
#6 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational ser
- ... and 111 Sqns took "turn-about" at the base. During a major attack on Japanese positions at Kiska on 25 september 1942, Squadron Leader Ken Boomer shot down a Nakajima A6M2-N ("Rufe") seaplane. The RCAF also purch ...
#7 De Havilland Mosquito operational history
The de Havilland Mosquito was a British light bomber that served in many roles during and after the Second World War . Mosquito-equipped squadrons performed medium bomber , reconnaissance , tactical strike , anti-submarine warfare and shipping attack and night fighter duties, both defensive and offe
- ... level raiding Mosquito squadrons simply had bad luck, as was the case with the Oslo Mosquito raid , 25 september 1942, when a crack Luftwaffe squadron of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters of 3/ JG 5 had just arrived in ...
- ... em. One Mosquito failed to return. [7] Another of the early low-level missions was the Oslo raid on 25 september 1942, carried out by four aircraft of No. 105 Squadron RAF, after which the Mosquito was publicly r ...
- ... orce 11 August 1931. From July 1940 flying superintendent, Atlantic Ferry service. Re-joined RAF on 25 september 1941 - acting Wing Commander. Promoted 1943 with upgrading of PFF to Group status - Air Commodore, ...
#8 Fokker F-32
The Fokker F-32 was a passenger aircraft built by the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America in 1929 in their Teterboro, New Jersey factory. [1] It was the first four-engined aircraft designed and built in the United States. Ten examples were built, but they only entered limited commercial service;
- ... pedia's layout guidelines . ( October 2020 ) F-32 An F-32 painted for Universal Air Lines System on september 25, 1929. Role Passenger aircraft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America ...
#9 Lavochkin La-15
The Lavochkin La-15 ( Plant 21 product code Izdeliye 52 , USAF reporting name Type 21 , [2] NATO reporting name Fantail [3] ), was an early Soviet jet fighter and a contemporary of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 . [1] La-15 La-15 at Central Air Force Museum, Monino Role Fighter Type of aircraft Manufac
- ... second prototype, designated Aircraft 174D , which underwent State Acceptance Tests from August to september 25, 1948. In comparison with the Nene-powered MiG-15 it had almost the same maximum speed and better ma ...
#10 Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing , fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company . [2] First flown in 1955, [2] more 172s have been built than any other aircraft . [3] It was developed from the 1948 Cessna 170 but with tricycle landing gear rather t
- ... a 172 in which he was a passenger crashed on approach to an airfield outside Newton, Iowa . [70] On september 25, 1978, a Cessna 172, N7711G, and Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 , a Boeing 727 , collided ove ...
#11 Airbus A320neo family
The Airbus A320neo family is a development of the A320 family of narrow-body airliners produced by Airbus . The A320neo family ( neo for "new engine option") is based on the previous A319, A320 and A321 ( enhanced variant ), which was then renamed A320ceo, for "current engine option". Airliner famil
- ... rrow-body airliner Type of aircraft National origin Multi-national Manufacturer Airbus First flight 25 september 2014 Introduction 25 January 2016 with Lufthansa [1] Status In service Primary users IndiGo China S ...
- ... nt than the A320ceo (Enhanced) family. It was launched on 1 December 2010, made its first flight on 25 september 2014 and was introduced by Lufthansa on 25 January 2016. By 2019, the A320neo had a 60% market shar ...
- ... ed for September 2014. [20] The CFM LEAP nacelle The PW1100G nacelle FLIGHT TESTING Celebrating the 25 september 2014 first flight with flags from the cockpit The first flight of the neo occurred on 25 September ...
- ... 25 September 2014 first flight with flags from the cockpit The first flight of the neo occurred on 25 september 2014. [21] Its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G -JM geared turbofan ('GTF') engine was certified by the Fede ...
- ... he first A320neo rolled out of the Airbus factory in Toulouse on 1 July 2014. [86] It first flew on 25 september 2014. [87] A joint type certification from EASA and the FAA was received on 24 November 2015. [88] ...
#12 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada , which produced the aircraft from 1965 to 1988; Viking Air purchased the type certificate , then restarted production in 2008 before re-adopting the DHC name in
- ... e South Pole occurred with a ski-equipped Twin Otter operated by Kenn Borek Air . [32] [33] [34] On september 25, 2008, the Series 400 Technology Demonstrator achieved "power on" status in advance of an official r ...
#13 Airbus A330
The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft developed and produced by Airbus . Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300 , its first airliner in the mid-1970s. Then the company began development on the A330 twinjet in parallel with the A340 quadjet and launched both designs with their first order
- ... as subsequently made to the Etihad Airways cargo division, Etihad Cargo, in July 2010. [70] [71] On 25 september 2013 at the Aviation Expo China (Beijing Airshow), Airbus announced a new lower weight A330-300 var ...
#14 Skylon (spacecraft)
Skylon is a series of concept designs for a reusable single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane by the British company Reaction Engines Limited (Reaction), using SABRE , a combined-cycle, air-breathing rocket propulsion system. The vehicle design is for a hydrogen-fuelled aircraft that would take off from a s
- ... SABRE engine. [39] [40] In July 2016, the second grant of £10 million was approved by ESA. [41] On 25 september 2017 it was announced that the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) had awarded a ...
#15 Antonov An-26
The Antonov An-26 ( NATO reporting name : Curl ) is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft , designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986. [2] Soviet military transport aircraft An-26 An-26 of the Serbian Air Force Role Transport aircraft Type of aircraft Na
- ... Out of the 9 occupants on board, 8 crew members were killed alongside 9 others on the ground. [169] 25 september 2020: Ukraine Air Force An-26 76 yellow with cadets of the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force Univers ...
#16 Boeing KC-46 Pegasus
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is an American military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner . In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Bo
- ... f aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Boeing Defense, Space & Security First flight 25 september 2015 Introduction 2019 Status In service [1] [2] Primary users United States Air Force Japan Air Se ...
#17 Fighter-bomber
A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft . It differs from bomber and attack aircraft primarily in its origins, as a fighter that has been adapted into other roles, [1] whereas bombers and attack aircraft are developed spe
- ... three Dornier Do 17s as they slowed to land at Saint-André-de-Bohon after raiding England. [18] On september 25, 1942, the Gestapo HQ in Oslo was attacked by four de Havilland Mosquitoes , which had flown over th ...
#18 Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body jet airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . After dropping its Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, focused on efficiency. The program was launched on April 26, 2004, with an
- ... out on April 27, 2012. [149] The first 787 was officially delivered to All Nippon Airways (ANA) on september 25, 2011, at the Boeing Everett factory. A ceremony to mark the occasion was also held the next day. [1 ...
#19 De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged , multirole combat aircraft , introduced during the Second World War . Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", [4] or "Mossie". [5] Lord Beaverbrook , Minister of Aircra
- ... 109] The Mosquito was first announced publicly on 26 September 1942 after the Oslo Mosquito raid of 25 september . It was featured in The Times on 28 September and the next day the newspaper published two captione ...
#20 Bréguet 19
The Breguet 19 (Breguet XIX, Br.19 or Bre.19) was a sesquiplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft which was also used for long-distance flights and was designed by the French Breguet company and produced from 1924. Br.19 The Breguet Br.19A2 two-seat attack bomber Role Light bomber / reconnaissance
- ... he Tokyo - Paris - London route in July 1925, covering 13,800 km (8,600 mi) . Between 27 August and 25 september 1926, the Polish crew of Boleslaw Orlinski flew the Warsaw - Tokyo route ( 10,300 km (6,400 mi) ) a ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft . In the United States Navy , these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (air
- ... y 1946 15 January 1970 23 years, 258 days Scrapped in 1974 [45] CV-34 Oriskany Essex (extended bow) 25 september 1950 20 September 1979 28 years, 360 days Scuttled as artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006 ...
#2 USS Wright (CVL-49)
USS Wright (CVL-49/AVT-7) was a Saipan -class light aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy , later converted to the command ship CC-2 . It is the second ship named "Wright". The first Wright (AV-1) was named for Orville Wright; the second honored both Wright brothers: Orville and Wilbur . [1] Saipan-cl
- ... riers HMS Illustrious and HMS Eagle en route to Rotterdam , Netherlands, where the force arrived on 25 september . On 29 September, Wright departed Rotterdam, bound for the United States, and arrived at Newport on ...
#3 USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy , which served during and after World War II . She was the first ship to carry her name. She was the flagship of Task Group 22.3 , a hunter-killer group which captured the German submarine U-505 in 1944. US Nav
- ... al Ordered 1942 Builder Kaiser Shipyards Laid down 5 January 1943 Launched 5 June 1943 Commissioned 25 september 1943 Decommissioned 15 July 1946 Stricken 27 May 1958 Motto Can do Fate Sold for scrap on 30 April ...
- ... in I. Malstrom. She was reclassified CVE-60 on 15 July 1943; and commissioned at Astoria, Oregon on 25 september 1943, Captain Daniel V. Gallery in command. After shakedown training in which Capt. Gallery made th ...
#4 Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
Hiryū ( 飛龍 , "Flying Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1930s. Generally regarded as the only ship of her class, she was built to a modified Sōryū design. [Note 1] Her aircraft supported the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in mid-1940. She to
- ... uka Naval Arsenal Laid down 8 July 1936 Launched 16 November 1937 Commissioned 5 July 1939 Stricken 25 september 1942 Fate Scuttled after the Battle of Midway , 5 June 1942 General characteristics Type Aircraft c ...
- ... istry of ships, instead being listed as "unmanned" before finally being struck from the registry on 25 september 1942. [60] The IJN selected a modified version of the Hiryū design for mass production to replace t ...
#5 USS Williamson (DD-244)
USS Williamson (DD-244/AVP-15/AVD-2/APD-27) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for Commander William Price Williamson . Tender of the United States Navy History United States Namesake William Price Williamson Builder New York Shipbuilding Lai
- ... mid-August 1945, Williamson headed via Pearl Harbor for the West Coast and arrived at San Diego on 25 september 1945. She transited the Panama Canal on 10 and 11 October and reached Philadelphia on the 16th. Dec ...
#6 USS Saratoga (CV-3)
USS Saratoga (CV-3) was a Lexington -class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser , she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. The ship en
- ... 2 (as an aircraft carrier) Builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation , Camden, New Jersey Laid down 25 september 1920 Launched 7 April 1925 Commissioned 16 November 1927 Reclassified 1 July 1922 to aircraft carri ...
- ... based on British wartime experiences. [2] Given the hull number of CC-3, Saratoga was laid down on 25 september 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey . [1] In February 1922, before the ...
#7 USS Solomons
USS Solomons (CVE-67) was the thirteenth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was the first Navy vessel named after the Solomon Islands campaign , a lengthy operation that most famously included the Guadalcanal campaign , albeit she wa
- ... t. She moored at Norfolk for a month before heading for Staten Island , New York , docking there on 25 september . She took on a load of 150 army airmen along with their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, and departed on ...
#8 USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Hornet (CV-8) , the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown -class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy . During World War II in the Pacific Theater , she launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle of Midway and the Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid. In the Sol
- ... amesake USS Hornet (1805) Ordered 30 March 1939 Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Company Laid down 25 september 1939 Launched 14 December 1940 Sponsored by Annie Reid Knox Commissioned 20 October 1941 Nickname(s ...
- ... , 37 scout planes , 18 torpedo bombers , and six utility aircraft . [3] [8] Hornet was laid down on 25 september 1939 by Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia , and was launched on 14 December 1940, ...
#9 HMS Triumph (R16)
HMS Triumph was a Royal Navy Colossus -class light fleet aircraft carrier . She served in the Korean War and later, after reconstruction, as a support ship. 1946 Colossus-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Triumph . This article has multiple is
- ... War. She spent two days there in dry dock for temporary repairs, before departing for Hong Kong on 25 september , her role in the conflict being replaced by Theseus . REMAINDER OF SERVICE After her Korean service ...
#10 HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy . Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicles, [18] she is named in honour of the first HMS Queen Elizabeth , a World War I
- ... and analysis of the two F-35B aircraft to be used during the initial set of flying trials. [71] On 25 september 2018, two US-owned F-35B test aircraft, based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, flew out to meet ...
#11 List of aircraft carriers in service
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck , hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1] The list only
- ... 7] Liaoning (16) 306.4 306.4 m (1,005 ft) 060900 60,900 t [28] Conventional STOBAR Aircraft carrier 25 september 2012 [3] Type 002 (modified Kuznetsov -class ) Shandong (17) 305 305 m (1,001 ft) [29] 070000 60,00 ...
#12 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
- ... . 1970–1979 Independence (foreground) operating with HMS Ark Royal in the North Atlantic in 1971 On 25 september 1970, the news was received that Gamal Abdel Nasser , President of the United Arab Republic had die ...
#13 HMS Implacable (R86)
HMS Implacable was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II . Upon completion in 1944, she was initially assigned to the Home Fleet and attacked targets in Norway for the rest of the year. She was subsequently assigned to the British Pacific Fl
- ... r group behind to maximize the numbers of passengers she could carry, the ship arrived at Manila on 25 september , where she loaded over 2,000 British, American and Canadian PoWs. She dropped off the Americans at ...
- ... became the deck-landing training carrier for the Home Fleet when she next put to sea in August. On 25 september Captain Aubrey Mansergh assumed command of the ship. Two months later she participated in an exerci ...
- ... They visited Copenhagen in the next month before returning home. Implacable sailed for Gibraltar on 25 september and made a port visit to Lisbon , Portugal , before returning to Devonport for a refit. On 16 Novem ...
#14 Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
Ryūjō ( Japanese : 龍驤 "Prancing Dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s. Small and lightly built in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, she proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable and was b
- ... ear of smoke. [6] Shortly afterward, Ryūjō was one of many Japanese warships caught in a typhoon on 25 september 1935 while on maneuvers during the " Fourth Fleet Incident ." The ship's bridge , flight deck and s ...
- ... uvers of 1935 where she was attached to the IJN Fourth Fleet . The fleet was caught in a typhoon on 25 september and the ship was moderately damaged. Ryūjō arrived at Kure on 11 October 1935 for repairs, modifica ...
#15 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
- ... ns. 14 September – HMS Victorious launched. [32] 17 September – HMS Courageous sunk in action. [22] 25 september – USS Hornet laid down. [28] 26 September – First Allied air victory in WWII, a Dornier Do 18 shot ...
- ... ed. [45] 15 September – USS Bunker Hill laid down; [41] Kasuga Maru commissioned as Taiyō [42] [46] 25 september – Zuikaku commissioned. [33] 10 October – HMS Indomitable commissioned. [32] 20 October – USS Horne ...
- ... leted [40] 13 September – USS Boxer laid down. [47] 14 September – USS Valley Forge laid down. [18] 25 september – Unryū launched. [49] 26 September – USS San Jacinto launched. [18] 30 September – HMS Colossus la ...
- ... ns. 28 August – USS Princeton recommissioned. [18] 15 September – USS Monterey recommissioned. [18] 25 september – USS Oriskany commissioned. [18] 1951 HMS Eagle Aquila sold for scrap [40] Arromanches purchased b ...
- ... the PLAN . [135] 2012 8 June – INS Vikramaditya (ex- Admiral Gorshkov ) commenced sea trials [136] 25 september – Ex- Varyag commissioned as Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning [137] 10 October – India and Russia ...
- ... June 2018 – PHM Atlântico (A-140) (ex- HMS Ocean (L12) ) commissioned to Brazilian Navy. [153] 2019 25 september – Chinese landing helicopter dock Hainan launched, the first of the new class Type 075 10 December ...
#16 Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi
Akagi ( Japanese : 赤城, "red castle") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), named after Mount Akagi in present-day Gunma Prefecture . Though she was laid down as an Amagi -class battlecruiser , Akagi was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction to
- ... eclassified 21 November 1923 as an aircraft carrier Refit 24 October 1935 – 31 August 1938 Stricken 25 september 1942 Fate Damaged by aircraft during the Battle of Midway and scuttled , 5 June 1942 General charac ...
- ... istry of ships, instead being listed as "unmanned" before finally being struck from the registry on 25 september 1942. [101] WRECK SURVEY On 20 October 2019, the Director of Undersea Operations for Vulcan Inc. Ro ...
#17 USS Boxer (CV-21)
USS Boxer (CV/CVA/CVS-21, LPH-4) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy , and the fifth ship to be named for HMS Boxer . She was launched on 14 December 1944 and christened by the daughter of a US Senator from Louisiana . Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
- ... ar Aoji, on the Manchurian border. [36] She returned to San Francisco for more extensive repairs on 25 september . In October 1952, she was re-designated CVA-21, denoting an "attack aircraft carrier." [31] Followi ...
#18 Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
The Shōkaku class ( 翔鶴型 , Shōkaku-gata ) consisted of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1930s. Completed shortly before the start of the Pacific War in 1941, the Shōkaku and Zuikaku were called "arguably the best aircraft carriers in the world" when built.
- ... perating at 225 volts . [5] FLIGHT DECK AND HANGARS Zuikaku at anchor on the day she was completed, 25 september 1941 The carriers' 242.2-meter (794 ft 7 in) flight deck had a maximum width of 29 meters and overh ...
- ... d sunk by USS Cavalla , 19 June 1944 Zuikaku 瑞鶴 Kawasaki Kobe Shipyard 25 May 1938 27 November 1939 25 september 1941 Sunk by air attack during the Battle off Cape Engaño , 25 October 1944 CAREERS Planes from Shō ...
#19 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
- ... iversary with a six-day stay. She was open to the public on the following Saturday and Sunday (24 & 25 september 2011). This was her second visit to Liverpool, having previously visited in March 2010. [ citation ...
#20 USS America (CV-66)
USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk -class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War . She also served in the Per
- ... operating areas off the Virginia Capes and to Bermuda , arriving back at Norfolk on 9 September. On 25 september , Rear Admiral J. O. Cobb broke his flag as Commander, Carrier Division 2 (CarDiv 2). [1] FIRST DEPL ...
Airline / Airline
#1 Panair do Brasil
Panair do Brasil was an airline of Brazil . Between 1945 and 1965 it was considered to be the largest carrier not only in Brazil but in all of Latin America. It ceased operations in 1965. Former airline of Brazil Panair do Brasil IATA ICAO Callsign PB PAB BANDEIRANTE Founded 1929 as NYRBA do Brasil
- ... from Manaus at the location of Paraná da Eva. All 50 passengers and crew died. [39] [40] INCIDENTS 25 september 1932: a Sikorsky S-38 registration P-BDAD still bearing the titles of Nyrba do Brasil was seized in ...
#2 Monarch Airlines
Monarch Airlines , also known as Monarch , was a British charter and scheduled airline founded by Bill Hodgson and Don Peacock and financed by the Swiss Sergio Mantegazza family. The company later became a low-cost airline [3] [4] in 2004 before abandoning charter flying completely. The airline's he
- ... Syrian civil war , the Egyptian political crisis and the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt . [76] On 25 september 2016, online rumours surfaced about Monarch Airlines' imminent bankruptcy, which the airline strong ...
#3 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
- ... ates for San Diego, New Orleans, and Pittsburgh; all flights are operated by the 767-300ER. [32] On 25 september 2019, Condor secured additional credit facilities of €380 million to keep flying, despite the colla ...
#4 Morningstar Air Express
Morningstar Air Express Inc. is a cargo airline based in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada. It operates a contract all-cargo service from Halifax to Vancouver for FedEx Express within Canada, as well as all-cargo charter services. Its main base is Edmonton International Airport . [3] Canadian cargo airlin
- ... railroad tracks in Winnipeg. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was killed in the crash. [4] On september 25, 2013, a Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster crashed in Hudson Bay about 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 m ...
#5 America West Holdings
America West Holdings Corporation was an Arizona -based company whose primary holding was America West Airlines . On May 19, 2005, America West Holdings Corporation announced it would acquire the Arlington, Virginia -based US Airways Group . America West Holdings Corporation Industry Aviation Founde
- ... mpleted on September 27, 2005. A merger of the two airlines' FAA operating certificates occurred on september 25, 2007 (the US Airways certificate survived), ending the 24-year history of the America West Airlines ...
- ... uity investors. [10] Both of the merged airlines retained their names and continued operating until september 25, 2007, when America West's FAA certificate was merged into US Airways. On November 4, 2007, all Amer ...
#6 Buddha Air
Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd ( Nepali : बुद्ध एयर ) is an airline based in Jawalakhel , Lalitpur , Nepal , near Patan . [3] [4] It operates domestic as well as international services within Nepal and India, serving mainly large towns and cities in Nepal. Currently, it operates 33 flight routes to 14 destinat
- ... Airport , owing to the air traffic and a subsequent slip-up in communication in Kathmandu. [36] On 25 september 2011, Buddha Air Flight 103 crashed near the end of a sightseeing flight of the Mount Everest regio ...
#7 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 (
- ... Flight International : 374. 12 March 1970. "BUA's Second-force Plan" . Flight International : 478. 25 september 1969. "Editorial, Civil aviation policy" . Flight International . 2 July 1970. Airliner World (BUA ...
- ... litics of the Air , pp. 197/8, 212 ""Second-force" airline: BUA acts" . Flight International : 480. 25 september 1969. High Risk: The Politics of the Air , pp. 197/8, 206 High Risk: The Politics of the Air , p. 2 ...
#8 Sun Aire Lines
Sun Aire Lines was a United States commuter airline that operated from 1968 to 1985. Sun Aire served a number of cities in Southern California and Arizona . Sun Aire Lines IATA ICAO Callsign OO Founded 1968 ( 1968 ) Ceased operations September 25, 1985 ( 1985-09-25 ) Operating bases Palm Spr
- ... lifornia and Arizona . Sun Aire Lines IATA ICAO Callsign OO Founded 1968 ( 1968 ) Ceased operations september 25, 1985 ( 1985-09-25 ) Operating bases Palm Springs International Airport HISTORY Sun Aire Lines was f ...
#9 Air America (airline)
Air America was an American passenger and cargo airline established in 1946 and covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1950 to 1976. It supplied and supported covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War , including providing support for drug smugglin
- ... heard from when they were northeast of Sayaboury. Laos. The plane and four crewmen were missing. On september 25, 2018 the remains of pilot George L. Ritter; [31] co-pilot Roy F. Townley [32] and crewman Edward J. ...
#10 US Helicopter
US Helicopter ( OTC Pink : USHP ) was an independent air shuttle service that operated regularly scheduled helicopter flights from Manhattan to Newark and JFK airports. Flights left from Downtown (JRB, near Wall Street) and Midtown (TSS, East 34th Street ) Manhattan Heliports to Delta Air Lines Term
- ... opter IATA ICAO Callsign UH USH US HELI Founded 2004 ( 2004 ) [ citation needed ] Ceased operations september 25, 2009 ( 2009-09-25 ) [1] Focus cities New York City Alliance Delta Air Lines [2] Fleet size 3 Destin ...
- ... financial difficulties in 2009 and had to borrow operating funds at high interest rates. [1] [3] On 25 september 2009, US Helicopter suddenly shut down. The next month, the company filed an 8-K form stating that ...
#11 US Airways
US Airways (formerly USAir ) was a major American airline that operated from 1937 until its merger with American Airlines in 2015. It was originally founded in Pittsburgh as a mail delivery airline called All American Aviation , which soon became a commercial passenger airline. In 1953, it was renam
- ... ht tracking within the company. America West Airlines and the US Airways merged FAA certificates on september 25, 2007. Former America West employees (including pilots, fleet service personnel, flight attendants) ...
- ... ws flew under two different United States Department of Transportation operating certificates until september 25, 2007. However, until pilot and flight attendant union groups from both sides successfully negotiate ...
#12 Adria Airways
Adria Airways d.o.o. [2] (formerly Inex-Adria Aviopromet and later Inex-Adria Airways ) was the flag carrier of Slovenia , operating scheduled and charter services to European destinations. The company's head office was at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport in Zgornji Brnik , Cerklje na Gorenjskem , near
- ... dity needed to maintain scheduled operations. [42] The suspension was extended for two more days on 25 september . [43] On the same day, it emerged that several of the carrier's aircraft had been repossessed by le ...
#13 Western Airways
Western Airways was an airline based in Weston-super-Mare , Somerset , England between 1932 and 1978. Before World War II , for a short period, it was the world's busiest airline. It survived WWII by using its aircraft engineering expertise. Defunct British airline and engineering company Western Ai
- ... Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly G-ADNA from 27 January 1939, impressed 17 April 1940 as X9452 G-AEDH from 25 september 1937, impressed 10 May 1940 as AV987 General Aircraft ST-6 Monospar G-ACGI from 6 November 1936, im ...
#14 Partnair
Partnair A/S was a Norwegian charter airline which operated from 1971 to 1989. During the later 1980s it was Norway's fifth-largest airline by revenue, operating a fleet of three Convair CV-580 and six Beechcraft Super King Air . The airline was based at Oslo Airport, Fornebu , as well as operating
- ... 1979 1983 1984 [20] [21] Convair CV-580 3 1953 1985 1989 [12] [50] [51] INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS On 25 september 1977 the Piper PA-31 Navajo LN-PAA crashed into the sea off Oslo Airport, Fornebu. There were no fa ...
#15 Loong Air
Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd ( Chinese : 浙江长龙航空有限公司 ), branded as Loong Air ( 长龙航空 ) and previously as CDI Cargo ( 长龙国际货运航空有限公司 ), is a Chinese airline based in Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou , Zhejiang . [2] Not to be confused with Dragonair . Chinese airline Loong Air 长龙航空
- ... airline by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and started domestic services in 2013. [5] On 25 september 2013, the airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A3 ...
#16 AAXICO
AAXICO was an airline based in the United States . The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations . ( February 2020 ) AAXICO Founded 1946 Ceased operations 1966
- ... ana , August 14, 1963 [6] AAxico Airlines, Inc., C-46-F, N67935, McCarran Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, september 25, 1963 [7] Aaxico Airlines, Inc., Douglas DC-6A, N6541C, West Slope of Mt. Rainier, Washington, April ...
#17 Buffalo Airways
Buffalo Airways is a family-run airline based in Yellowknife , Northwest Territories , Canada, established in 1970. Buffalo Airways was launched by Bob Gauchie [4] [5] and later sold to one of his pilots, Joe McBryan (aka "Buffalo Joe"). It operates charter passenger, charter cargo, firefighting , a
- ... cylinder fatigue crack, propeller feathering pump failure, and overloading of the aircraft. [71] On 25 september r 2015, BFL525, a Curtiss C-46A (C-GTXW), diverted to Deline Airport following engine problems, wher ...
#18 Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines Inc. (stylized as spirit ) is a major American ultra-low-cost carrier headquartered in Miramar, Florida , in the Miami metropolitan area . Spirit operates scheduled flights throughout the United States and in the Caribbean and Latin America. Spirit was the eighth largest passenger ca
- ... and St. Petersburg, Florida . [8] Flights between Atlantic City and Fort Myers, Florida , began on september 25, 1993. [9] Service at Philadelphia began in 1994. [10] During the next five years, Spirit expanded f ...
#19 Northern Air Cargo
Northern Air Cargo, LLC (NAC) is an American cargo airline based in Anchorage , Alaska , USA . NAC operates a small fleet of Boeing 737-300s and Boeing 737-400 freighter aircraft within the state of Alaska as well as widebody Boeing 767-300 freighter services throughout the Caribbean and South Ameri
- ... proper procedures, (failure to feather #3 Prop) during an emergency by the pilots on board. [16] On september 25, 2001, the left wing broke off of a Northern Air Cargo Douglas DC-6BF, registration N867TA, while la ...
- ... TS AND INCIDENTS The NAC DC-6 that crashed on 20 July 1996, April 1985 The NAC DC-6 that crashed on 25 september 2001, June 1989 On July 20, 1996, Northern Air Cargo Flight 33, a Douglas DC-6 (registration N313RS ...
#20 Universal Air Lines Corporation
Universal Air Lines was an airline based in the United States. Defunct American regional airline For the Ypsilanti, Michigan–based airline that operated between 1966 and 1972, see Universal Airlines (United States) . Universal Air Lines Corporation Founded July 30, 1928 [1] Ceased operations 1934 Pa
- ... hree Fokker aircraft would fly in formation to the destination. [6] A Fokker F.32 in U.A.L. colors, 25 september 1929 Universal Air Lines ordered five Fokker F.32 aircraft. One was painted in the airlines livery, ...
Airship / Airship
#1 Dixmude (airship)
The Dixmude was a Zeppelin airship built for the Imperial German Navy as L 72 (c/n LZ 114 ) and unfinished at the end of the First World War , when it was given to France as war reparations and recommissioned in French Navy service and renamed Dixmude . It was lost when it exploded in mid-air on 21
- ... orth Africa, passing over Algiers , Tunis and Bizerte , and returning via Sardinia and Corsica . On 25 september at 07:55 Dixmude left Cuers, crossing the Mediterranean to Algiers and then turned westwards, follo ...
#2 Skyhook balloon
Skyhook balloons were high-altitude balloons developed by Otto C. Winzen and General Mills, Inc . They were used by the United States Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) in the late 1940s and 1950s for atmospheric research, especially for constant-level meteorological observations at very high altit
- ... ollecting highly specialized information and photographs. The first Skyhook balloon was launched on september 25, 1947. The balloon was developed by the Aeronautical Division of General Mills. [2] [3] It carried a ...
#3 Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin ( German pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛpəliːn] ) who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874 [1] and developed in detail in 189
- ... in August 1916 LZ 101 was transferred to Yambol and bombed Bucharest on 28 August, 4 September and 25 september . LZ 86, transferred to Szentandras and made a single attack on the Ploiești oil fields on 4 Septemb ...
- ... folk. [96] After ineffective raids on the Midlands and the north of England on 21–22 August and 24–2 25 september the last major Zeppelin raid of the war was launched on 19–20 October, with 13 airships heading for ...
#4 Cameron D-38
The Cameron D-38 is a single seat hot air filled airship, designed and built in the United Kingdom in 1980. The D-50 has a larger volume envelope for thinner or hotter atmospheres. Together, their sales reached double figures. This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please intr
- ... airship Type of aircraft National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Cameron Balloons First flight 25 september 1980 (powered airship) Number built 4 by early 1984 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Having gained thermal ai ...
- ... feet. Instead, an engine was added and the D-38 flew for the first time at Ashton Park, Bristol on 25 september 1980. [1] The D-38 is a non-rigid airship with a small, steel framed gondola containing the pilot, ...
#5 LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin II
The Graf Zeppelin ( Deutsche Luftschiff Zeppelin #130 ; Registration: D-LZ 130 ) was the last of the German rigid airships built by Zeppelin Luftschiffbau during the period between the World Wars , the second and final ship of the Hindenburg class , and the second zeppelin to carry the name "Graf Ze
- ... s the last time Eckener commanded an airship; he did not mention this flight in his memoirs. [6] 4. 25 september 1938 – Launch approx. 11:00 under Captain Hans von Schiller (duration approx. 7 h, 764 km, 40 crew ...
#6 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
- ... catches fire near Echterdingen after it broke loose from mooring and was blown into some trees. 0 0 25 september 1909 French Army's La République crashes near Avrilly, Allier killing four. 4 0 28 June 1910 Zeppel ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 No. 156 Squadron RAF
No. 156 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a bomber unit in World War II . Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 156 Squadron RAF Active 12 October 1918 – 9 December 1918 14 February 1942 – 25 September 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Part
- ... he Royal Air Force No. 156 Squadron RAF Active 12 October 1918 – 9 December 1918 14 February 1942 – 25 september 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Part of No. 3 Group RAF , Bomber Command (Feb 42 ...
- ... RAF Warboys , RAF Upwood and finally its original founding base, RAF Wyton , where it disbanded on 25 september 1945. [2] [5] NOTABLE PILOTS Gordon Cochrane Peter Isaacson Frank Watkins Pilot Officer Colin Kirku ...
- ... , Cambridgeshire No. 8 Group RAF 5 March 1944 27 June 1945 RAF Upwood , Cambridgeshire 27 June 1945 25 september 1945 RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire Disbanded here COMMANDING OFFICERS Officers commanding No. 156 squad ...
- ... D.B. Falconer, DFC, AFC KIA 30 December 1944 10 April 1945 W/Cdr. T.E. Ison DSO , DFC 10 April 1945 25 september 1945 W/Cdr. A.J.L. Craig
#2 122nd Fighter Wing
The 122nd Fighter Wing ( 122 FW sometimes 122nd) is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard , stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station , Fort Wayne, Indiana. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . Unit of the Indiana Air Nat
- ... Philadelphia Airport , Pennsylvania , 16 June 1943 Richmond Army Air Base , Virginia , 13 August – 25 september —1943 RAF Goxhill (AAF-345), England, 20 October 1943 RAF Leiston (AAF-373), England, 29 November 19 ...
#3 No. 5 Squadron RAF
Number 5 (Army Co-operation) Squadron (although His Majesty the King awarded No. V (Army Cooperation) Squadron ) was a squadron of the Royal Air Force . It most recently operated the Raytheon Sentinel R1 Airborne STand-Off Radar (ASTOR) aircraft from RAF Waddington , Lincolnshire , between April 200
- ... 1918 ( RFC ) 1 April 1918 – 20 January 1920 ( RAF ) 1 April 1920 – 1 August 1947 11 February 1949 – 25 september 1951 1 March 1952 – 12 October 1957 20 January 1959 – 7 October 1965 8 October 1965 – 30 September ...
- ... t-towing duties when No. 595 Squadron was renumbered, however the squadron was shortly disbanded on 25 september 1951. [10] The squadron was reformed at RAF Wunsdorf , West Germany , on 1 March 1952, and were equ ...
#4 526th Fighter Squadron
The 526th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 86th Operations Group , based at Ramstein Air Base , Germany . It was inactivated on 1 July 1994. This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline
- ... 1945 Braunshardt Airfield (Y-72), [3] Germany, c. 16 April 1945 AAF Station Schweinfurt , Germany, 25 september 1945 – 15 February 1946 Bolling Field , District of Columbia, 15 February – 31 March 1946 AAF Stati ...
#5 189th Airlift Wing
The 189th Airlift Wing (189 AW) is a unit of the Arkansas Air National Guard , stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base , Arkansas. If activated to federal service, it is gained by the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . 189th Airlift Wing A 189th Airlift Wing C-130H whilst d
- ... fication training, from the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB. Student training began on 25 september 1986. [3] During Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 135 members were activated and served in both CONUS an ...
#6 Jagdstaffel 53
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 53 , commonly abbreviated to Jasta 53 , was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte , the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I . The squadron would score over 20 aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the
- ... control. It joined Jagdgruppe 11 at this time; JG 11 moved to support 9 Armee a few days later. On 25 september 1918, Jasta 53 returned to support of 3 Armee until war's end. [1]
#7 No. 279 Squadron RAF
No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II . The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March 1946. No. 279 Squadron RAF One of No. 279 Squadron's Avro Lancasters carrying a lifeboat in December 1945 Active 16 Nov 1941 – 10 Mar 1946 Country
- ... t 1942 19 August 1942 RAF Chivenor Detachment 23 August 1942 5 February 1943 RAF St Eval Detachment 25 september 1942 1942 RAF Beaulieu Detachment 5 February 1943 9 June 1943 RAF Davidstow Moor Detachment 9 June ...
#8 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
- ... Troop Carrier Wing , Medium on 6 September 1957 Redesignated 445th Troop Carrier Wing , Assault on 25 september 1958 Ordered to active service on 28 October 1962 Relieved from active service on 28 November 1962 ...
- ... 445th Fighter-Bomber Group (later 445th Troop Carrier Group, 445th Operations Group): 8 July 1952 – 25 september 1958; 1 August 1992 – 1 May 1994; 1 October 1994–present 904th Military Airlift Group: 26 January 1 ...
- ... on (later 700th Military Airlift Squadron): attached 16 November 1957 – 24 September 1958, assigned 25 september 1958 – 11 February 1963; attached 15 August 1968 – 1 June 1969 701st Troop Carrier Squadron: 25 Sep ...
- ... tember 1958 – 11 February 1963; attached 15 August 1968 – 1 June 1969 701st Troop Carrier Squadron: 25 september 1958 – 11 February 1963 (detached) 702d Troop Carrier Squadron: 25 September 1958 – 11 February 196 ...
- ... roop Carrier Squadron: 25 September 1958 – 11 February 1963 (detached) 702d Troop Carrier Squadron: 25 september 1958 – 11 February 1963 (detached) 728th Military Airlift Squadron: 1 July 1973 – 1 January 1992 72 ...
#9 List of Royal Flying Corps squadrons
A list of Royal Flying Corps squadrons with date and location of foundation. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2016 ) The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the aviation arm of the British Army . Squadrons were the main form of flying unit from its foundation on 13 Apri
- ... er 1915 Hounslow Heath [26] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Conteville, France No. 25 Squadron 25 september 1915 Montrose [27] To the RAF on 1 April 1918, based at Ruisseauville, France No. 26 Squadron 8 Oct ...
#10 25th Fighter Squadron
The 25th Fighter Squadron is part of the US Air Force 's 51st Operations Group , 51st Fighter Wing , at Osan Air Base , South Korea. It operates the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summa
- ... , and set up wartime operations. [5] The 25th flew its first aerial combat mission over The Hump on 25 september 1942, flying a combat escort mission. After the squadron moved to Dinjan Airfield in Assam, India, ...
#11 No. 23 Squadron RAF
Number 23 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force responsible for 'day-to-day space operations', having been reformed in January 2021, as the first "space squadron". [5] [6] Up until its disbandment in October 2009, it operated the Boeing Sentry AEW1 Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS)
- ... ctive 1 September 1915 – 1 April 1918 ( RFC ) 1 April 1918 – 31 December 1919 ( RAF ) 1 July 1925 – 25 september 1945 1 September 1946 – 31 October 1975 1 November 1975 – 31 October 1988 1 November 1988 – 2 Octob ...
- ... carried out daylight bomber escort missions. [20] 23 Sqn was disbanded, following the war's end, on 25 september 1945. [13] [21] POSTWAR OPERATIONS The squadron was reformed on 1 September 1946 as a night fighter ...
#12 94th Fighter Squadron
The 94th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force 1st Operations Group located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis , Virginia. The 94th is equipped with the F-22 Raptor . [1] Unit of the US Air Force Air Combat Command 94th Fighter Squadron SPAD XIII at the United States Air Force Museum s
- ... ints (9 July 1918) and Rembercourt (1 September 1918). Rickenbacker took command of the squadron on 25 september , at the start of the Meuse Argonne Offensive , and retained it through the end of the war. Another ...
#13 167th Airlift Wing
The 167th Airlift Wing (167 AW) is a unit of the West Virginia Air National Guard , stationed at Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base , Martinsburg, West Virginia . If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . 167th Airlift Wing 167th Ai
- ... tive, Guard and Reserve forces, including the replacement of the unit's C-5 aircraft with C-17s. On 25 september 2014, the 167th Airlift Wing flew its final C-5 mission, a local training sortie. That same day the ...
#14 No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron
No. 307 (Polish) Squadron , also known as No. 307 (City of Lwów) Squadron ( Polish : 307 Dywizjon Myśliwski Nocny "Lwowskich Puchaczy" ) was one of several Polish squadrons in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War . It was formed as part of an agreement between the Polish Government
- ... bers with three probables and six damaged; the last victory was the shooting down of a Do 217 on 24/ 25 september 1942. [8] From 1943 the squadron was based at RAF Predannack , Cornwall, and was active as a night ...
#15 No. 25 Squadron RAF
Number 25 (Fighter) Squadron (alternatively Number XXV (F) Squadron ) is squadron of the Royal Air Force , having reformed on 8 September 2018. [4] Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. XXV (F) Squadron RAF No. XXV (F) Squadron badge Active 25 September 1915 – 31 January 1920 1 February 1920 –
- ... ] Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. XXV (F) Squadron RAF No. XXV (F) Squadron badge Active 25 september 1915 – 31 January 1920 1 February 1920 – 23 June 1958 1 July 1958 – 30 November 1962 1 October 1963 ...
- ... 25 Squadron was initially formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) at Montrose , Scotland on 25 september 1915, from a nucleus provided by No. 6 (Reserve) Squadron . [5] Upon its formation, the Squadron op ...
#16 List of wings of the Royal Air Force
Wings within the Royal Air Force have both administrative and tactical applications. Over the years, the structure and role of wings has changed to meet the demands placed on the RAF. Many of the RAF's numbered wings were originally Royal Flying Corps (RFC) or Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) units. W
- ... 919 Originally RFC Training Wing [1] 20 January 1944 20 April 1944 Fighter Wing [1] No. 24 Wing RAF 25 september 1916 8 April 1919 Originally RFC Training Wing [1] 16 February 1944 12 May 1944 Base Defence Wing [ ...
- ... y RFC Night Wing [13] 25 May 1942 9 October 1946 Maintenance Wing [13] No. 55 Wing RAF 6 March 1918 25 september 1919 Originally RFC Training Wing [13] 1 August 1942 15 January 1947 Barrack & Clothing/Maintenance ...
#17 Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven (HC-7) was a helicopter squadron of the United States Navy established on 1 September 1967 and disestablished on 30 June 1975. [1] Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven HC-7 Emblem Active 1967–1975 Branch United States Navy Nickname(s) Sea Devils Engagem
- ... e (CSAR), approximately 35-55 crewmen and 5 helos, (3 CSAR and 2 Logistic) From 18 February 1968 to 25 september 1973. Detachment 111 – SH-3A Sea King – Protector – logistics flights aboard host carriers (with Bi ...
#18 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron
The 306th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. It was most recently activated as an active associate unit of the 119th Fighter Squadron of the New Jersey Air National Guard , stationed at Atlantic City Municipal Airport . This article is about the 306th Fighter Squadron. For t
- ... 119th. [1] LINEAGE Constituted as the 306th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 30 August 1957 Activated on 25 september 1957 Redesignated 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958 Inactivated on 28 September 1970 A ...
- ... tivated on 8 July 2022 [1] ASSIGNMENTS 31st Fighter-Bomber Wing (later 31st Tactical Fighter Wing), 25 september 1957 (attached to 7227th Combat Support Group, 8 April – 16 July 1960, 15 February – 1 March 1961, ...
- ... tober 1986 495th Fighter Group , 8 July 2022 – present [1] STATIONS Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, 25 september 1957 George Air Force Base, California, 1 March 1959 (deployed to Aviano Air Base , Italy, 8 April– ...
#19 27th Special Operations Wing
The 27th Special Operations Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Cannon Air Force Base , New Mexico. It is assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) 27th Special Operations Wing Uni
- ... -Bomber Squadron (later 481st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 481st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron): 25 september 1957 – 31 August 1973 (detached 1–25 June 1959, 9 June – 11 October 1961, 24 April – 20 May 1963, 1 ...
#20 7th Fighter Training Squadron
The 7th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 1st Operations Group . [1] It is stationed at Langley Air Force Base , Virginia. [4] 7th Fighter Training Squadron 7th Fighter Squadron F-22A Raptor takes off from Holloman AFB [note 1] Active 1941–2006; 2008–2014; 2
- ... ril 1973; 2 April-3 May 1974; 2 October-6 November 1975; Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, 24 August- 25 september 1976 CFB Lahr , West Germany, 24 August-16 September 1981 (F-15A) F-15 deployments: Canadian Forces ...
- ... ust-16 September 1981 (F-15A) F-15 deployments: Canadian Forces Base Lahr , West Germany, 26 August- 25 september 1983; Gilze-Rijen Air Base , Netherlands, 27 May-24 June 1986, 12 June-9 July 1990 [8] With the end ...
- ... 10 September – 6 October 1971, 86th Tactical Fighter Wing , 2 March – 4 April 1973 and 23 August – 25 september 1976, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing , 2 April – 3 May 1974 and 4 October – 6 November 1975 49th Operat ...
- ... to Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, 10 September-6 October 1971, 2 March-4 April 1973 and 23 August- 25 september 1976; Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 11 May-12 August 1972; Bitburg Air Base, West Ger ...
Design / Design
#1 Traffic collision avoidance system
A traffic collision avoidance system ( TCAS , pronounced / t iː k æ s / ; TEE-kas ), also known as a traffic alert and collision avoidance system , is an aircraft collision avoidance system designed to reduce the incidence of mid-air collision (MAC) between aircraft. It monitors the airspace around
- ... respectively) effective since 2009, based on the RTCA DO-185B [7] and EUROCAE ED-143 standards. On 25 september 2009 FAA issued Advisory Circular AC 20-151A [36] providing guidance for obtaining airworthiness ap ...
#2 Swept wing
A swept wing is a wing that angles either backward or occasionally forward from its root rather than in a straight sideways direction. Plane wing that angles backwards or forwards A Messerschmitt Me 262 showing its pioneering swept wing design Swept wings have been flown since the pioneer days of av
- ... mpton , West Sussex . [56] This world record stood for less than three weeks before being broken on 25 september 1953 by the Hunter's early rival, the Supermarine Swift, being flown by Michael Lithgow. [57] In Fe ...
#3 Human-powered helicopter
A human-powered helicopter ( HPH ) is a helicopter powered solely by one or more humans carried on board. As in other human-powered aircraft , the power is usually generated by pedalling . It remains a considerable engineering challenge to obtain both the power-to-weight ratio and rotor efficiency r
- ... ecord flight duration of 74 seconds was also achieved the same day by pilot Brandon Draper. [15] On september 25, 2013, pilot Justin Mauch powered Gamera IID (another upgraded version of Gamera II ) for a certifie ...
#4 ASV Mark III radar
Radar, Air-to-Surface Vessel, Mark III , or ASV Mk. III for short, was a surface search radar system used by RAF Coastal Command during World War II . It was a slightly modified version of the H2S radar used by RAF Bomber Command , with minor changes to the antenna to make it more useful for the ant
- ... in charge of ASVS was not under the control of Dee and he was happy to point out their problems. On 25 september 1942, at a meeting at the DCD, he pointed out that the AI and ASV teams were developing separate sy ...
#5 Franz Xaver Wortmann
Franz Xaver Wortmann (September 24, 1921 - January 16, 1985) was a German aerodynamicist . German engineer This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( September 2020 ) Franz Xaver Wortmann Born 25 September 1921 Died 16 January 1985 Nationality German Occupation Aerodynamicist Emp
- ... rticle relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( September 2020 ) Franz Xaver Wortmann Born 25 september 1921 Died 16 January 1985 Nationality German Occupation Aerodynamicist Employer(s) Institute of Aer ...
#6 Stratellite
Stratellite is a brand name trademark of Sanswire for a future emissions-free, high-altitude stratospheric airship that provides a stationary communications platform for various types of wireless signals usually carried by communications towers or satellites . The Stratellite is a concept that has u
- ... Inc., a subsidiary of AeroVironment Inc. in Monrovia , California , in the United States . Prior to september 25, 2008, Sanswire was previously known as GlobeTel Communications Corp. [1] On October 17, 2012, the U ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Ted A. Wells
Theodore Arthur Wells (March 12, 1907 – September 25, 1991) was an American aircraft engineer, co-founder of the Beech Aircraft Corporation , and the lead designer of the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing . [1] [2] Wells was also an avid Snipe sailboat racer, winning three national championships and t
- Theodore Arthur Wells (March 12, 1907 – september 25, 1991) was an American aircraft engineer, co-founder of the Beech Aircraft Corporation , and the lea ...
- ... lor Ted A. Wells Born Theodore Arthur Wells ( 1907-03-12 ) March 12, 1907 Corning, Iowa , U.S. Died september 25, 1991 (1991-09-25) (aged 84) Wichita, Kansas , U.S. Occupation Aircraft designer Spouse(s) Marge (Ad ...
- ... ife Marge flew from New York to a Paris vacation on the Concorde at Mach 2. [1] DEATH Wells died on september 25, 1991, at the age of 84.
#2 Richard G. Thomas
Richard G. Thomas (April 2, 1930 – June 19, 2006) was an American test pilot, who flew the Tacit Blue , and several spin tests on the F-5F program, including the first flights on both aircraft for the Northrop Corporation . American test pilot Not to be confused with Richard Grenfell Thomas . Richar
- ... lso did many spin tests on the F-5 program, including the first flight on the F-5F, at Edwards AFB, september 25, 1974; with a total of 107 spin tests to his credit. His "hazardous high-angle-of-attack stall and s ...
#3 Alan Bean
Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , NASA astronaut and painter ; he was the fourth person to walk on the Moon . He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3 . Americ
- ... an was the spacecraft commander of Skylab 3 , the second crewed mission to Skylab , from July 29 to september 25, 1973. With him on the mission were scientist-astronaut Owen Garriott and Marine Corps Colonel Jack ...
#4 Lawrence Wackett
Sir Lawrence James Wackett KBE , DFC , AFC (2 January 1896 – 18 March 1982) is widely regarded as "father of the Australian aircraft industry". He has been described as "one of the towering figures in the history of Australian aviation covering, as he did, virtually all aspects of activities: pilot,
- ... and wounds. The method thus initiated became general in later months". [3] [8] Later that year, on 25 september , Wackett undertook a daring reconnaissance mission in 3 Squadron's first Bristol F.2 Fighter , when ...
#5 Didier Masson
Didier Masson (23 February 1886 – 2 June 1950) was a pioneering French aviator. He was born in Asnières , France. [1] He died and was buried in Mérida , Yucatan , Mexico. [2] Among his adventures was his life as a pioneering barnstormer , being the second flier in history to bomb a surface warship,
- ... . Retrieved 2010-09-26 . Retrieved on 26 September 2010. "Hawaii Aviation" . hawaii.gov . Retrieved 25 september 2010 . http://indy.liberationmedia.com/news/2009/jan/22/when-did-santa-barbara-get-its-first-airpor ...
- ... berationmedia.com/news/2009/jan/22/when-did-santa-barbara-get-its-first-airport/%5B%5D Retrieved on 25 september 2010. http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/hawaii-aviation-pioneers/didier-masson Retrieved on 25 Septe ...
- ... eptember 2010. http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/hawaii-aviation-pioneers/didier-masson Retrieved on 25 september 2010. Note: The Walker fiasco could not have helped the atmosphere. "The Early Years - Barnstorming ...
- ... ld not have helped the atmosphere. "The Early Years - Barnstorming" . www.abheritage.ca . Retrieved 25 september 2010 . "Flying Circus" . Archived from the original on 2011-07-13 . Retrieved 2010-09-26 . Retrieve ...
#6 Gene Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan ( / ˈ s ɜːr n ə n / ; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut , naval aviator , electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , and fighter pilot . During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being to walk on the Moon. As he re-entered the
- ... l of Fame [32] [33] Slovakia : Grand Officer (or 2nd Class) of the Order of the White Double Cross ( september 25, 1994). [34] Great American Award, The All-American Boys Chorus , 2014. [35] Cernan was inducted int ...
#7 James Whitted
Lt. James Albert Whitted (February 14, 1893 – August 19, 1923), was an American aviator and St. Petersburg, Florida 's best-known pilot. During Whitted's career he ran a commercial air service business, was an instructor at the Naval flight school, and was also an engineer. Whitted was killed in a p
- ... or in small seaplane flying. He later instructed on larger sea planes such as the H-12 type. [1] On september 25, 1918, Whitted was commissioned as a first lieutenant and was made chief instructor in advanced flyi ...
#8 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1911
The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909. [1] These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale . French aviators' licences were issued from 1 January 1910, but by this time many aviation pioneers, e.g. Louis Blériot and the Wright brothers
- ... ber 1911 625 Marlin, René 8 September 1911 KIA 5 March 1915 at Selouze. [71] 626 Gorchkoff, Georges 25 september 1911 627 Sakoff, Nicolas de 25 September 1911 628 Firstemberg, Boris 25 September 1911 d. 5 October ...
- ... 1 KIA 5 March 1915 at Selouze. [71] 626 Gorchkoff, Georges 25 September 1911 627 Sakoff, Nicolas de 25 september 1911 628 Firstemberg, Boris 25 September 1911 d. 5 October 1935. 629 Galezowsky, Louis 25 September ...
- ... orchkoff, Georges 25 September 1911 627 Sakoff, Nicolas de 25 September 1911 628 Firstemberg, Boris 25 september 1911 d. 5 October 1935. 629 Galezowsky, Louis 25 September 1911 630 Bruncher, Jules (General) 25 Se ...
- ... 25 September 1911 628 Firstemberg, Boris 25 September 1911 d. 5 October 1935. 629 Galezowsky, Louis 25 september 1911 630 Bruncher, Jules (General) 25 September 1911 631 Chabert, Victor 25 September 1911 632 Lemo ...
- ... ember 1911 d. 5 October 1935. 629 Galezowsky, Louis 25 September 1911 630 Bruncher, Jules (General) 25 september 1911 631 Chabert, Victor 25 September 1911 632 Lemoine, Alfred 25 September 1911 d. 30 September 19 ...
- ... zowsky, Louis 25 September 1911 630 Bruncher, Jules (General) 25 September 1911 631 Chabert, Victor 25 september 1911 632 Lemoine, Alfred 25 September 1911 d. 30 September 1958. 633 Blaignan, André 25 September 1 ...
- ... uncher, Jules (General) 25 September 1911 631 Chabert, Victor 25 September 1911 632 Lemoine, Alfred 25 september 1911 d. 30 September 1958. 633 Blaignan, André 25 September 1911 634 Mazier, Louis 25 September 191 ...
- ... r 25 September 1911 632 Lemoine, Alfred 25 September 1911 d. 30 September 1958. 633 Blaignan, André 25 september 1911 634 Mazier, Louis 25 September 1911 635 Delaunay, Pierre-Marie 25 September 1911 d. in acciden ...
- ... red 25 September 1911 d. 30 September 1958. 633 Blaignan, André 25 September 1911 634 Mazier, Louis 25 september 1911 635 Delaunay, Pierre-Marie 25 September 1911 d. in accident 1912. [72] 636 Des Prets de La Mor ...
- ... 33 Blaignan, André 25 September 1911 634 Mazier, Louis 25 September 1911 635 Delaunay, Pierre-Marie 25 september 1911 d. in accident 1912. [72] 636 Des Prets de La Morlais, Armand 25 September 1911 637 Massol, Ed ...
- ... aunay, Pierre-Marie 25 September 1911 d. in accident 1912. [72] 636 Des Prets de La Morlais, Armand 25 september 1911 637 Massol, Edmond 25 September 1911 638 Leroy, Julien 25 September 1911 d. 1936. 639 Castella ...
- ... d. in accident 1912. [72] 636 Des Prets de La Morlais, Armand 25 September 1911 637 Massol, Edmond 25 september 1911 638 Leroy, Julien 25 September 1911 d. 1936. 639 Castellan, Edouard 25 September 1911 640 Porc ...
- ... rets de La Morlais, Armand 25 September 1911 637 Massol, Edmond 25 September 1911 638 Leroy, Julien 25 september 1911 d. 1936. 639 Castellan, Edouard 25 September 1911 640 Porcheron, Joseph 25 September 1911 641 ...
- ... assol, Edmond 25 September 1911 638 Leroy, Julien 25 September 1911 d. 1936. 639 Castellan, Edouard 25 september 1911 640 Porcheron, Joseph 25 September 1911 641 Depew, Henri 25 September 1911 642 Lewis, James 25 ...
- ... y, Julien 25 September 1911 d. 1936. 639 Castellan, Edouard 25 September 1911 640 Porcheron, Joseph 25 september 1911 641 Depew, Henri 25 September 1911 642 Lewis, James 25 September 1911 643 Le Bleu, Paulin 25 S ...
- ... . 639 Castellan, Edouard 25 September 1911 640 Porcheron, Joseph 25 September 1911 641 Depew, Henri 25 september 1911 642 Lewis, James 25 September 1911 643 Le Bleu, Paulin 25 September 1911 644 Burel, Jean 25 Se ...
- ... er 1911 640 Porcheron, Joseph 25 September 1911 641 Depew, Henri 25 September 1911 642 Lewis, James 25 september 1911 643 Le Bleu, Paulin 25 September 1911 644 Burel, Jean 25 September 1911 645 Tierch, Michel 25 ...
- ... mber 1911 641 Depew, Henri 25 September 1911 642 Lewis, James 25 September 1911 643 Le Bleu, Paulin 25 september 1911 644 Burel, Jean 25 September 1911 645 Tierch, Michel 25 September 1911 646 Ehrmann, Léonce (or ...
- ... ember 1911 642 Lewis, James 25 September 1911 643 Le Bleu, Paulin 25 September 1911 644 Burel, Jean 25 september 1911 645 Tierch, Michel 25 September 1911 646 Ehrmann, Léonce (or Herman, Léon) 25 September 1911 d ...
- ... ber 1911 643 Le Bleu, Paulin 25 September 1911 644 Burel, Jean 25 September 1911 645 Tierch, Michel 25 september 1911 646 Ehrmann, Léonce (or Herman, Léon) 25 September 1911 d. in accident 22 June 1914 at Buc, Fr ...
- ... , Jean 25 September 1911 645 Tierch, Michel 25 September 1911 646 Ehrmann, Léonce (or Herman, Léon) 25 september 1911 d. in accident 22 June 1914 at Buc, France (according to Moulin, J.) (or d. 18 April 1914 at B ...
- ... France (according to Moulin, J.) (or d. 18 April 1914 at Bone (Algeria). [73] ) 647 Conard, Marius 25 september 1911 648 Magnin, Lucien 10 October 1911 649 Do Huu Vi, Tay 18 October 1911 Vietnam d. 9 July 1916, ...
#9 Richard Schreder
Richard E. Schreder (25 September 1915 – 2 August 2002) was an American naval aviator and sailplane developer, responsible for design and development of the HP/RS-series kit sailplanes marketed from 1962 until about 1982. Schreder also founded and ran Airmate, a successful drafting supplies company.
- Richard E. Schreder ( 25 september 1915 – 2 August 2002) was an American naval aviator and sailplane developer, responsible for design ...
- ... chreder also founded and ran Airmate, a successful drafting supplies company. Richard Schreder Born 25 september 1915 Tecumseh, Michigan Died 2 August 2002 ( 2002-08-03 ) (aged 86) Bryan, Ohio Occupation Aircraft ...
#10 Sergey Ulyanin
Sergey Alekseevich Ulyanin ( Russian : Серге́й Алексе́евич Улья́нин , ( 25 September [ O.S. 13 September ] 1871, Moscow — 13 October 1921, London ) was a Russian aircraft designer and military pilot , a pioneer of military use of aerial photography and commander of the Russian Air Force in 1917-1918
- Sergey Alekseevich Ulyanin ( Russian : Серге́й Алексе́евич Улья́нин , ( 25 september [ O.S. 13 September ] 1871, Moscow — 13 October 1921, London ) was a Russian aircraft designer and ...
- ... cause it lacks inline citations . ( September 2021 ) Sergey Alekseevich Ulyanin Born ( 1871-09-25 ) 25 september 1871 Moscow ; Russian Empire Died 13 October 1921 (1921-10-13) (aged 50) London ; United Kingdom Al ...
#11 Jim Wetherbee
James Donald "Wxb" Wetherbee (born November 27, 1952) ( Capt , USN , Ret.), is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator , test pilot , aerospace engineer , and NASA astronaut . He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions.
- ... 204. The mission was accomplished in 129 orbits in 198 hours and 29 minutes. [8] STS-86 : Atlantis ( september 25 to October 6, 1997) was the seventh mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Station Mi ...
#12 Lisa Hardaway
Lisa Hardaway (1966–2017) was an American aerospace engineer and program manager for an instrument on the New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto and Beyond. Among her awards, she was named Engineer of the Year for 2015–2016 by the Colorado American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics . [1] Lisa Hard
- ... s named in her memory. [5] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 september 2018 ( M.P.C. 111801 ). [6] A crater on Pluto , Hardaway Crater, was also named in her honor in 202 ...
#13 Mrs Victor Bruce
Mildred Mary Petre (10 November 1895 – 21 May 1990) was a British record-breaking racing motorist, speedboat racer and aviator in the 1920s and 1930s, and later, successful businesswoman. Commonly referred to as Mrs Victor Bruce, she was also known in contemporary references as Mary Petre Bruce, Mil
- ... olo (in six days) and was licensed all within that same month of July 1930. [15] : 1–7, 10 On 25 september 1930, she named the aircraft Bluebird and took off from Heston Aerodrome . [16] She flew east with ...
#14 Viktor Belenko
Viktor Ivanovich Belenko ( Russian : Виктор Иванович Беленко , born 15 February 1947) is a Russian-born American aerospace engineer and former Soviet pilot who defected in 1976 to the West while flying his MiG-25 jet interceptor ( NATO reporting name : "Foxbat") and landed in Hakodate , Japan. Georg
- ... he plane was moved by a US Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft from Hakodate to Hyakuri Air Base on 25 september , and by then, experts had determined that the plane was an interceptor, not a fighter-bomber, which ...
#15 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Aéro-Club de France in 1910
The Aéro-Club de France issued Aviators Certificates from 1909. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... . [95] 181 Oulianine, Serge 29 August 1910 Russia 182 Poillot, Edmond 29 August 1910 d. in accident 25 september 1910 at Chartres (France). [20] [96] 183 Weiss, Gustave 29 August 1910 d. 11 November 1955. 184 Rob ...
#16 Hervé Stevenin
Hervé Stevenin (born 25 September 1962 in France ) is a European aquanaut leading ESA Neutral Buoyancy Facility Operations and the EVA Training Unit at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne , Germany . He served as an aquanaut [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] on the NASA Extreme Environment
- ... EMO 19) crew. European aquanaut at the European Astronaut Centre Hervé Stevenin Born ( 1962-09-25 ) september 25, 1962 (age 60) Arcachon , France Nationality French Education Aerospace Engineering , ISAE-ENSMA , I ...
- Hervé Stevenin (born 25 september 1962 in France ) is a European aquanaut leading ESA Neutral Buoyancy Facility Operations and the EV ...
#17 Gerald D. Griffin
Gerald D. Griffin (born December 25, 1934) is an American aeronautical engineer and former NASA official, who served as a flight director during the Apollo program and director of Johnson Space Center , succeeding Chris Kraft in 1982. American aerospace engineer and businessman For the Irish novelis
- ... d Government: Teamwork and Commitment", NASA Symposium on Productivity and Quality, Washington, DC, september 25 26, 1984 Gerald D. Griffin, "Space Commercialization and Industry", United States Space Foundation 1 ...
#18 John S. Bull
John Sumter Bull (September 25, 1934 – August 11, 2008), was an American naval officer and aviator , fighter pilot , test pilot , mechanical and aeronautical engineer , and NASA astronaut . U.S. Navy test pilot, engineer and astronaut For other uses, see John Bull (disambiguation) . John S. Bull Por
- John Sumter Bull ( september 25, 1934 – August 11, 2008), was an American naval officer and aviator , fighter pilot , test pilot , m ...
- ... uation) . John S. Bull Portrait of Astronaut, John Sumter Bull Born John Sumter Bull ( 1934-09-25 ) september 25, 1934 Memphis, Tennessee , U.S. Died August 11, 2008 (2008-08-11) (aged 73) South Lake Tahoe, Califo ...
- ... rol of the Stanford relativity satellite (1973) BIOGRAPHY EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Bull was born on september 25, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee , where he attended primary and secondary schools and graduated in 1952 ...
#19 Nikolai Kirtok
Nikolai Naumovich Kirtok ( Russian: Николай Наумович Кирток ; Ukrainian : Микола Наумович Кирток ; 6 December 1920 – 25 September 2022) was a Soviet pilot who served during World War II . Kirtok flew 210 missions, mainly as a pilot of an attack aircraft , and in the summer of 1945, received the titl
- ... Kirtok ( Russian: Николай Наумович Кирток ; Ukrainian : Микола Наумович Кирток ; 6 December 1920 – 25 september 2022) was a Soviet pilot who served during World War II . Kirtok flew 210 missions, mainly as a pil ...
- ... -06 ) 6 December 1920 Marynivka village, Domanivka Raion , Kherson Governorate , Ukrainian SSR Died 25 september 2022 (2022-09-25) (aged 101) Moscow, Russia Allegiance Soviet Union Service/ branch Soviet Air Forc ...
- ... irtok resided in Moscow. [1] On 6 December 2020, he turned 100 years old . [10] [11] Kirtok died on 25 september 2022, at the age of 101. [12] AWARDS AND DECORATIONS His awards include: [1] Hero of the Soviet Uni ...
#20 William E. Somerville
William E. Somerville (12 April 1869 – 25 September 1950) was a Scottish-American aircraft engineer. William E. Somerville Born ( 1869-04-12 ) 12 April 1869 Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland Died 25 September 1950 (1950-09-25) (aged 81) Resting place Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wilmington, Illinois Natio
- William E. Somerville (12 April 1869 – 25 september 1950) was a Scottish-American aircraft engineer. William E. Somerville Born ( 1869-04-12 ) 12 April ...
- ... ineer. William E. Somerville Born ( 1869-04-12 ) 12 April 1869 Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland Died 25 september 1950 (1950-09-25) (aged 81) Resting place Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wilmington, Illinois Nationality A ...
Engine / Engine
#1 General Electric GE9X
The General Electric GE9X is a high-bypass turbofan developed by GE Aviation exclusively for the Boeing 777X . It first ran on the ground in April 2016 and first flew on March 13, 2018; it powered the 777-9's maiden flight in early 2020. It received its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type cer
- ... den flight in early 2020. It received its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certificate on september 25, 2020. Derived from the General Electric GE90 with a larger fan, advanced materials like ceramic mat ...
#2 Lycoming O-435
The Lycoming O-435 is an American six- cylinder , horizontally opposed fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter engine made by Lycoming Engines . The engine is a six-cylinder version of the four-cylinder Lycoming O-290 . American 1940s aircraft engine O-435 Type Piston tank and aircraft engine National or
- ... compression ratio of 7.3:1 and fitted with a Marvel MA-4-5 or PS-5BD carburetor. Type certified on september 25, 1953. [1] VO-435 MODELS VO-435 Base model, vertically-mounted engine for helicopters, with a dry su ...
#3 Pratt & Whitney PW1000G
The Pratt & Whitney PW1000G , also called the Geared Turbofan ( GTF ), is a high-bypass geared turbofan engine family produced by Pratt & Whitney . After many demonstrators, the program was launched with the Mitsubishi MRJ 's PW1200G in March 2008, and it was first flight tested in July 2008. The fi
- ... first tested on the 747SP on May 15, 2013. [20] The first flight of the Airbus A320neo followed on september 25, 2014. [21] The PW1100G engine achieved FAA type certification on December 19, 2014. [22] The fourth ...
Event / Event
#1 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1980s
Following is a list of accidents and incidents experienced by Aeroflot during the 1980s. The deadliest accident the carrier experienced in this decade occurred in July 1985 ( 1985-07 ) , when Flight 7425 , a Tupolev Tu-154B-2 , stalled en route and crashed near Uchkuduk , then located in the Uzb
- ... ailure on the starboard engine occurred. The captain decided to ditch it in the Irbe Strait . [124] 25 september 1984 Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport An-24RV CCCP-47358 West Siberia Repaired 1 /41 The An-24 departed ...
#2 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
- ... ut both the drag chute and landing barrier fail. The vehicle runs off the runway and explodes. [38] 25 september Supermarine Scimitar F.1 , XD240 , 'V-145', of 803 Naval Air Squadron , arriving aboard from RNAS L ...
- ... atch 803 Squadron embark. [509] [510] Nose of aircraft and pilot's body recovered four weeks later. 25 september Boeing RB-47E Stratojet , 52–276 , is written off when it veers off runway, landing gear collapses, ...
- ... sed for test and development work from 1957 to May 1959. Converted to U-2C by 18 August 1959. [560] 25 september A United States Navy Martin P5M-2 Marlin , BuNo 135540 , SG tailcode, '6', of VP-50 , out of NAS Wh ...
#3 1948 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1948: Years in aviation : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 19
- ... ff from Newhall Airport . The three men with him aboard the plane as passengers also die. [35] [36] september 25 – Flying in rain and fog, American professional wrestler Joe Lynam dies when his U.S. Navy surplus N ...
#4 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
Aeroflot , the Soviet Union 's national carrier , experienced a number of serious accidents and incidents during the 1970s. The airline's worst accident during the decade took place in August 1979 ( 1979-08 ) , when two Tupolev Tu-134s were involved in a mid-air collision over the Ukrainian city
- ... during service trials, possibly due to a crew member shutting down an engine by mistake. [69] [70] 25 september 1971 Tokko An-2T CCCP-98281 Yakut W/O 0 Force-landed following engine failure. [71] 10 October 1971 ...
#5 List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War
The following is a partial and unofficial list of helicopter and airplane crashes, accidents and shotdowns that occurred during the Soviet–Afghan War of 1979–89. In total, at least 333 helicopters and 118 Soviet jets were reported lost during the war. [1] This transport-related list is incomplete ;
- ... agman, killing some of the injured passengers. 22 September 1986 – An Su-17 aircraft was shot down. 25 september 1986 – An Mi-24 assault helicopter was shot down. September 1986 was the month that the FIM-92 Stin ...
#6 List of Deutsche Luft Hansa accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving German airline Deutsche Luft Hansa (1926-1945). The airline suffered a total of 58 accidents. [1]
- ... .13 D-583 Wildente crashed at Radevormwald due to pilot error, killing three of five on board. [10] 25 september 1928: Junkers G.31de D-1427 Deutschland crashed at Arnsberg following an unexplained engine fire; a ...
#7 1999 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1999: Years in aviation : 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years : 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 20
- ... runway upon landing in Bangkok , Thailand . None of the 410 people on board are seriously injured. september 25 Vintage aircraft restorer and pilot Mark Hanna is fatally injured when his Hispano Bouchon crashes a ...
#8 Icelandair Flugfélag Islands Flight 704
Flugfélag Íslands Flight 704 was an aircraft accident involving the controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) of a Fokker F27 Friendship on the island of Mykines in Faroe Islands , on 26 September 1970 at 10:56. The Flugfélag Íslands aircraft was on its way to Vágar Airport , making a pass over Mykines
- ... nds on 23 September 1970 but due to fog in Vágar the flight was delayed and again the day after. On 25 september TF-FIL left Reykjavík with an estimated arrival over the "MY" radio beacon near Vágar of 15:52. Due ...
#9 Air route authority between the United States and China
There are bilateral treaties that govern aviation rights between the United States and China, which cover both passenger services and cargo services. The United States has liberal aviation agreements with many countries but not China, Japan, South Africa, and some South American countries. [1] Howev
- ... [9] and from Shenzhen to Los Angeles. Air China ended nonstop flights from Shanghai to San Jose on september 25, 2018. [10] (7) China Eastern flies non-stop Shanghai flights to Los Angeles, New York, Honolulu, Sa ...
- ... virtually assured of being awarded the route. [54] [55] [56] The DOT awarded the route to Delta on september 25, 2007. Delta announced that it will begin service on March 30, 2008, one of the latest dates that th ...
#10 Atlas Air Flight 3591
Atlas Air Flight 3591 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight under the Amazon Air banner between Miami International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston . On February 23, 2019, the Boeing 767-375ER(BCF) used for this flight crashed into Trinity Bay during approach into Houston
- ... im as stressed and lacking situational awareness . [12] : 6 Aska underwent remedial training on september 25 and the next day, he reattempted his checkride successfully, receiving his type rating on the aircra ...
#11 1959 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1959: Years in aviation : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years : 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 19
- ... , France , and crashes , killing 54 of the 65 people on board and leaving all 11 survivors injured. september 25 – A United States Navy P5M Marlin antisubmarine plane carrying an unarmed nuclear depth charge ditch ...
#12 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
- ... – Allstar SZD-59 [40] August 12 – Bell 230 [40] SEPTEMBER September 15 – C-17 Globemaster III [40] september 25 – BAe Jetstream J41 [40] OCTOBER October 1 – Reflex Lightning Bug [42] October 25 – Airbus A340 [42] ...
#13 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
- ... -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 17 – Sikorsky YUH-60 73-21650 [70] October 28 ...
#14 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
On 29 August 2007, six AGM-129 ACM cruise missiles , each loaded with a W80-1 variable yield nuclear warhead , were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52H heavy bomber at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and transported to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana . The nuclea
- ... perform the nuclear mission and, until very recently, little has been done to reverse it." [40] On 25 september 2008, the United States Department of Defense announced that six Air Force generals, two Army gener ...
#15 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
- ... rash led the USN to equip all future carriers with angled flight decks for safer airplane recovery. 25 september Two North American F-86E Sabres in a flight of three from the 97th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , 1 ...
- ... empting to land to pick up survivors. Its crew off nine was also fished up by the SS Nassau . [270] 25 september The last Boeing B-29 Superfortress to be delivered, Boeing-Wichita-built B-29-100-BW, 45-21872 , in ...
#16 2012 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2012 . Years in aviation : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20
- ... nd therefore will be retired, with records thereafter being recognized under the new criteria. [87] 25 september The People's Republic of China commissions its first aircraft carrier , Liaoning , at Dalian Port , ...
#17 Oregon International Air Show
The Oregon International Air Show - formerly the "Portland Rose Festival Air Show" - is an annual event held in Oregon , United States . The event began in 1988, and has an average annual attendance of 55,000. Profits from the show are distributed to local charities . [1] Oregon International Air Sh
- ... to COVID-19 concerns and restrictions, the Oregon Air Show cancelled the 2020 show - scheduled for september 25 27 at the McMinnville Municipal Airport. It was the first time in Oregon Air Show history that the s ...
#18 Flight level
In aviation and aviation meteorology , a flight level ( FL ) is an aircraft's altitude at standard air pressure , expressed in hundreds of feet . The air pressure is computed assuming an International Standard Atmosphere pressure of 1013.25 hPa (29.92 inHg ) at sea level , and therefore is not n
- ... Canada and Mexico transitioned to RVSM between FL 290 and FL 410 on 20 January 2005, and Africa on 25 september 2008. Track 000 to 179° – odd thousands (FL 290, 310, 330, etc.) Track 180 to 359° – even thousands ...
#19 List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-6
The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II , it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range commerci
- ... ure in the engine and improper procedures regarding an emergency by the pilots on board. [34] 2000S september 25, 2001 Northern Air Cargo Flight 690 (a DC-6BF, N867TA) crashed on landing at Alpine Airstrip in Dead ...
#20 List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1953
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 A that occurred in 1953, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2 . Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of wa
- ... engine failure while on a San Pedro Sula-San Andres cargo service, killing all three on board. [17] september 25 A Devlet Turk Yollari C-47A (registration TC-EGE) crashed on climbout from Ankara Airport due to an ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Akaflieg Stuttgart fs26
The Akaflieg Stuttgart fs26 Moseppl is a German single-seat motor glider with twin fins and rudders designed and built by Akaflieg Stuttgart . [1] First flown on the 25 September 1970 it was designed as an experiment and not intended for production. [1] German single-seat motor glider, 1970 fs26 Mos
- ... glider with twin fins and rudders designed and built by Akaflieg Stuttgart . [1] First flown on the 25 september 1970 it was designed as an experiment and not intended for production. [1] German single-seat motor ...
- ... r glider Type of aircraft National origin West Germany Manufacturer Akaflieg Stuttgart First flight 25 september 1970 Number built 1 DESIGN The fs26 Moseppl is a cantilever high-wing monoplane with a monocoque na ...
#2 Siren Edelweiss
The Siren C.30 Edelweiss (or C.30S ) is a 15 m span, Standard Class sailplane designed in France in the early 1960s. The Edelweiss came second in its class at the 1963 World Gliding Championships (WGC) and first in its class two years later. Several are still flying in France and elsewhere in 2010.
- ... ane Type of aircraft National origin France Manufacturer Siren SA Designer M. Laguette First flight 25 september 1962 Number built 52 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT The Edelweiss is a 15 m class, single seat, shoulder wi ...
- ... ith a wheel brake operated jointly with the airbrakes. [1] The Edelweiss flew for the first time on 25 september 1962. An initial production batch of 15 was begun in January 1965. [1] OPERATIONAL HISTORY The two ...
#3 Diamond HK36 Super Dimona
The Diamond HK36 Super Dimona is an extensive family of Austrian low-wing , T-tailed , two-seat motor gliders that were designed by Wolf Hoffmann and currently produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Austrian motor glider, 1989 H36 Dimona and HK36 Super Dimona Diamo
- ... 4.5 ft) wingspan, 28:1 glide ratio and conventional landing gear . Received US FAA type approval on 25 september 1997 in the utility category at a gross weight of 770 kg (1,698 lb) . Marketed as the Katana Xtreme ...
- ... C Super Dimona The HK36TC has a 60 kW (80 hp) Rotax 912 A3 engine. Received US FAA type approval on 25 september 1997 in the utility category at a gross weight of 770 kg (1,698 lb) . Marketed as the Katana Xtreme ...
- ... .5 ft) wingspan, 28:1 glide ratio, and conventional landing gear . Received US FAA type approval on 25 september 1997 in the utility category at a gross weight of 770 kg (1,698 lb) . Marketed as the Katana Xtreme ...
- ... (54.5 ft) wingspan, 28:1 glide ratio, and tricycle landing gear . Received US FAA type approval on 25 september 1997 in the utility category at a gross weight of 770 kg (1,698 lb) . Marketed as the Katana Xtreme ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Eurocopter EC145
The Eurocopter EC145 (now Airbus Helicopters H145 ) is a twin-engine light utility helicopter developed and manufactured by Airbus Helicopters . Originally designated as the BK 117 , the H145 is based upon the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 C1 , which became a part of the combined Eurocopter line-up in 1992 wi
- ... ember 2015, it was reported that the H145 had attained an average availability rate of 94%. [53] On 25 september 2019 an Airbus H145 landed on the summit of Aconcagua , highest mountain in Southern Hemisphere at ...
#2 MBB Bo 105
The Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 is a light, twin-engine, multi-purpose helicopter developed by Bölkow of Ottobrunn , West Germany. It was the first light twin-engine helicopter in the world, and the first rotorcraft that could perform aerobatic maneuvers such as inverted loops. [3] [4] The Bo
- ... ore powerful engines, the Bo 105C, was developed; this model quickly superseded the Bo 105A. [2] On 25 september 1973, the prototype Bo 106 performed its first flight; [7] the Bo 106 shared many similarities to t ...
#3 Westland Scout
The Westland Scout is a light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters . Developed from the Saro P.531 , it served as a land-based general purpose military helicopter, sharing a common ancestor and numerous components with the naval-orientated Westland Wasp helicopter. The type's primary operato
- ... he jungle towards the Indonesian border until they ran out of fuel. Tragedy struck a second time on 25 september when an RAF Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 of 225 Sqn, searching over jungle for XR599 , crashed killing ...
#4 Boeing AH-64 Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache ( / ə ˈ p æ tʃ i / ) is an American twin- turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems . It is armed with a 30 mm (
- ... taken out of service in July 2012 before conversion at Boeing's facility in Mesa, Arizona. [309] On 25 september 2012, Boeing received a $136.8M contract to remanufacture the last 16 AH-64As into the AH-64D Block ...
#5 University of Maryland Gamera II
The University of Maryland Gamera II is an improved human-powered helicopter designed to win the US$250,000 Sikorsky Prize . [1] University of Maryland Gamera II Role Human-powered helicopter National origin United States of America Manufacturer University of Maryland Designer A. James Clark School
- ... era II set an unofficial world record for human powered helicopter endurance of 74 seconds. [14] On september 25, 2013, pilot Justin Mauch powered Gamera IID (a modified version of Gamera II ) for a certified U.S. ...
#6 List of helicopter prison escapes
There have been multiple prison escapes where an inmate escapes by means of a helicopter . One of the earliest instances was the escape of Joel David Kaplan, nicknamed "Man Fan", on August 19, 1971, from the Santa Martha Acatitla in Mexico. [3] Kaplan was a New York businessman who not only escaped
- ... he helicopter was hijacked along with the pilot, who was later released unharmed but in shock. [67] september 25, 2020 Forest prison, Brussels Belgium No Kristel A. Three armed men hijacked a Eurocopter AS355 heli ...
#7 Pitcairn PCA-2
The Pitcairn PCA-2 was an autogyro (designated as "autogiro" by Pitcairn) developed in the United States in the early 1930s. [1] It was Harold F. Pitcairn 's first autogyro design to sell in quantity. It had a conventional design for its day – an airplane-like fuselage with two open cockpits in tand
- ... [3] [4] This record was broken in another PCA-2 by Lewis Yancey who flew to 21,500 ft (6,600 m) on 25 september 1932. [3] [8] PCA-2 operated by the Detroit News, displayed at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, M ...
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 British Aerospace
British Aerospace plc ( BAe ) was a British aircraft , munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was at Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire . [1] Formed in 1977, in 1999 it purchased Marconi Electronic Systems , the defence electronics and na
- ... 6 June 1979, the first aircraft were delivered to the RAF and German Air Force respectively. [9] On 25 september 1981, the first Italian Tornado was delivered. [10] The Tornado would be produced in large numbers, ...
- ... a profits warning and later that week "bungled" the launch of a £432 million rights issue . [51] On 25 september 1991 BAe directors led by CEO Richard Evans ousted the Chairman Professor Sir Roland Smith in a mov ...
#2 General Motors
The General Motors Company [2] ( GM ) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit , Michigan , United States. [3] It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. [4
- ... ] [312] Two car assembly plants in Oshawa, Ontario and a transmission facility in Windsor closed on september 25. However, on September 26, a tentative agreement was reached, and the strike's end was announced by ...
#3 SMA Engines
SMA Engines (Société de Motorisations Aéronautiques) is a French manufacturer of Diesel engines for light aircraft, located in Bourges . A subsidiary of Safran , SMA engine production is currently limited to one model, the SMA SR305-230 , which has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for instal
- ... 2005, Safran bought out the other partners to become the sole owner of SMA. [ citation needed ] On 25 september 2020 Safran announced the sale of the SR305 and SR460 engine programs to Röder Praezision Group Gmb ...
#4 Hensoldt
Hensoldt AG (HENSOLDT) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Germany which focuses on sensor technologies for protection and surveillance missions in the defence , security and aerospace sectors. The main product areas are radar , optoelectronics and avionics . Hensoldt’s main office is in
- ... Optronics, GEW Technologies, EuroAvionics Holding, Kelvin Hughes , Nexeya Website hensoldt .net On 25 september 2020, HENSOLDT AG was listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange at an issue pric ...
#5 Robert F. Yonash
Robert F. Yonash (February 7, 1919 – April 19, 1997) was an American engineer in the early days of the aircraft industry . He was a member of the start-up management team for the Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Company ( TEMCO ), which eventually became the "T" in the conglomerate Ling-Temco-Vough
- ... mmer operator at Vultee Airplane Development Corporation in Downey, California from May 26, 1936 to september 25, 1936. [2] This was his first job outside of the family. In May 1936, he was 17 and the Great Depres ...
- ... loy of others and became a full-time entrepreneur for the rest of his life. When he was laid off on september 25, 1936, Yonash was rated “very good” on ability, conduct, and production. He was “laid off because of ...
#6 Supermarine
Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer that is most famous for producing the Spitfire fighter plane during World War II as well as a range of seaplanes and flying boats , and a series of jet-powered fighter aircraft after World War II. The company had successes in the Schneider Trophy for s
- ... in 1923. They subsequently ordered three Sea Kings, which were used to commence a daily service on 25 september 1923 between Southampton and Guernsey. [25] Then late in 1922 orders were received from the Air Min ...
#7 Universal Avionics
Universal Avionics Systems Corporation , also known as Universal Avionics , is an international company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona in the United States. It primarily focuses on flight management systems (FMS) and cockpit instrument displays for private, business, and commercial aircraft . The
- ... ert L. Naimer died and his son Joachim L. Naimer assumed the position of President and CEO . [3] On september 25, 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave TSO approval to Universal's WAAS / SBAS enable ...
#8 Industriewerke Ludwigsfelde
Industriewerke Ludwigsfelde is an automotive factory in Ludwigsfelde in Brandenburg , just south of Berlin in Germany . The factory is part of Daimler AG and since 1991 it has made Mercedes-Benz vans. It is also the producer of the Multicar line of automobiles. Industriewerke Ludwigsfelde Traded as
- ... he Ludwigsfelde plant and prepare it to make the W414 Vaneo . [44] Ludwigsfelde made the Vaneo from 25 september 2001 until 8 July 2005. Since 2006 the plant has made NCV3 Sprinter vans, and major elements of the ...
#9 Competition between Airbus and Boeing
The competition between Airbus and Boeing has been characterised as a duopoly in the large jet airliner market since the 1990s. [1] This resulted from a series of mergers within the global aerospace industry , with Airbus beginning as a pan-European consortium while the American Boeing absorbed its
- ... Agreed Procedures under Articles 21 and 22 of the DSU and Article 7 of the SCM Agreement. [149] On 25 september 2012, the EU requested discussions with the US, because of the alleged non-compliance of the US and ...
#10 Aircraft Radio Corporation
Aircraft Radio Corporation ( ARC ) – not to be confused with Aeronautical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) – was a principal pioneer and major manufacturer of avionics for military and commercial aircraft, and later general aviation (light) aircraft, from the 1920s to the 1950s—subsequently acquired and rebrande
- ... 973 letter from parent Cessna, of which the Court notes: [2] The company responded with a letter on september 25, 1973, asserting that the sales and profits cited by IUE were those of the Cessna Aircraft Company, ...
#11 Rotax
Rotax is the brand name for a range of internal combustion engines developed and manufactured by the Austrian company BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG [1] (until 2016 BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG), in turn owned by the Canadian Bombardier Recreational Products . Brand name for a range of internal combustion e
- ... nes [9] Model 912 A/F 914 F2/F3/F4 [10] 912 S/iSc Sport 915 iSc A/B - 916 iSc3 B Type Certification 25 september 1989 15 May 1996 27 November 1998 14 December 2017 Configuration 4-stroke , 4 cylinder boxer , spar ...
Museum / Museum
#1 National Soaring Museum
The National Soaring Museum (NSM) is an aviation museum whose stated aim is to preserve the history of motorless flight. It is located on top of Harris Hill near Elmira, New York , United States. [2] Aviation Museum in Elmira , New York National Soaring Museum Established 1969 Location Elmira (Harri
- ... Coordinates 42°07′18″N 76°54′05″W Built 1969 ( 1969 ) NRHP reference No. 13000778 [1] Added to NRHP september 25, 2013 The NSM is the Soaring Society of America 's official repository. In 1975, the SSA Board of Di ...
#2 Canadian Air and Space Conservancy
The Canadian Air and Space Conservancy (formerly the Toronto Aerospace Museum and the Canadian Air and Space Museum ) was an aviation museum that was located in Toronto , Ontario , featuring artifacts, exhibits and stories illustrating a century of Canadian aviation heritage and achievements. The mu
- ... ntire facility with a hockey rink. Media reports indicate that the museum held its last day open on 25 september 2011 and also launched a massive campaign to save the museum, including enlisting the aid of histor ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles, and from helicopters as the Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS). It entered service in 1981 and is use
- ... ar, of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 's Hezb-i-Islami , brought down the first Hind gunship with a Stinger on 25 september 1986 near Jalalabad . [19] [20] [21] As part of Operation Cyclone , the CIA eventually supplied nea ...
#2 List of Syrian civil war barrel bomb attacks
A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war . They are typically made from a barrel that has been filled with High Explosives , along with shrapnel and/or oil . In Syria they are typically dropped from a helicopter . [1]
- ... rrel bombs killed at least 4 people and injured 11 in the Al-Sukkari neighborhood Aleppo . [266] On 25 september 2016, barrel bombs killed at least 6 children in Aleppo . [267] OCTOBER On 1 October 2016, barrel b ...
#3 NASAMS
NASAMS ( Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System , also known as the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System [5] ) is a distributed and networked short- to medium-range [6] : 4 ground-based air defense system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and Raytheon . [7] Th
- ... h additional munitions" to Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). [53] On 25 september 2022, Ukraine confirmed they had received delivery of NASAMS through the Ukraine Security Assistanc ...
#4 Sentinel program
Sentinel was a proposed US Army anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system designed to provide a light layer of protection over the entire United States, able to defend against small ICBM strikes like those expected from China, or accidental launches from the USSR or other states. The system would have sev
- ... can be best seen by comparing two meetings held by the Army in the Boston area. The first, held on 25 september 1968 at North Andover , received a small amount of newspaper coverage and was attended by about 100 ...
#5 SPYDER
The SPYDER ("Surface-to-air Python and Derby") is an Israeli short and medium range mobile air defence system developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems with assistance from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Rafael is the prime contractor and IAI is the major subcontractor for the SPYDER program.
- ... PERATORS Map with SPYDER operators in blue CURRENT OPERATORS Czech Republic Czech Armed Forces – On 25 september 2020, the Czech Ministry of Defense announced that it would begin negotiations with the Israeli gov ...