langs: 3 сентября [ru] / september 3 [en] / 3. september [de] / 3 septembre [fr] / 3 settembre [it] / 3 de septiembre [es]
days: august 31 / september 1 / september 2 / september 3 / september 4 / september 5 / september 6
Aerodrome / Aerodrome
#1 Advanced Landing Ground
Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALGs ) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in northwest Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day , 7 May 1945. It has been suggested that th
- ... page needed ] 362d Fighter Group , 2 July – 10 August 1944 (P-47) 365th Fighter Group , 15 August – 3 september 1944 (P-47) A-13 Tour-en-Bessin , France Located: 49°17′27″N 000°44′59″W Opened: 28 July 1944 Close ...
- ... 1944 (P-47) A-35 Le Mans , France Located: 48°00′27″N 000°11′54″E Captured: 12 August 1944 Opened: 3 september 1944 Closed: 20 November 1944 Runway: 5000x120, PHS (14/32) [1] Used by: [5] 36th Fighter Group , 2 ...
- ... , 5 October – 7 November 1944 A-45 Lonrai (Lonray) , France Located: 48°27′36″N 000°02′22″E Opened: 3 september 1944 Closed: 20 November 1944 Runway : 5000x120, PHS (05/23) [1] Used by: [5] 370th Fighter Group , ...
- ... ise , France Located: 49°10′02″N 002°19′13″E Now: Persan-Beaumont Airport ( ICAO : LFPA ) Captured: 3 september 1944 Opened: 26 September 1944 Closed: 17 July 1945 Runway : 5250x164, CON (05/23) [1] Used by: [5] ...
- ... AO : LFSR ) (BA 112) Pre-war French airbase. Captured from German forces on 30 August 1944. Opened: 3 september 1944 Returned tp French control at end of war Runway 1: 5000x100, PSP (05/23) Runway 2: 5000x120, S ...
- ... Now: Montélimar Ancone Airport ( IATA : XMK , ICAO : LFLQ ) Located: 44°34′47″N 004°44′18″E Opened: 3 september – 20 November 1944 Constructed by MTO (12AF) Engineers Runway: 6000x150 SOD (17/35) [1] Use: Emerge ...
#2 RAF Reykjavik
Royal Air Force Station Reykjavik or more simply RAF Reykjavik is a former Royal Air Force station , at Reykjavík Airport , Iceland . Former Royal Air Force station in Iceland RAF Reykjavik Hurricane aircraft at RAF Reykjavik during World War II IATA : RKV ICAO : BIRK Summary Airport type Military O
- ... 944 RAF Kaldadarnes → RAF Davidstow Moor Squadron move. [11] 279 Hawker Hurricane IIC February 1945 3 september 1945 RAF Thornaby → RAF Beccles On detachment only. [12] 280 Vickers Warwick I 23 November 1945 21 ...
#3 Solberg–Hunterdon Airport
Solberg–Hunterdon Airport ( FAA LID : N51 ) , also known as Solberg Airport , is located in Readington Township , New Jersey , United States . Airport in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Solberg–Hunterdon Airport IATA : none ICAO : none FAA LID : N51 Summary Airport type Public use Owner Solberg Aviatio
- ... runway, 13/31, is turf measuring 3,442 x 200 ft (1,049 x 61 m). [1] For the 12-month period ending september 3, 2011, the airport had 21,486 aircraft operations, an average of 59 per day: 65% local general aviat ...
#4 Military Transport Air Command (Colombian Air Force)
Air Command for Military Transportation (English for Comando Aéreo de Transporte Militar , CATAM ) is major military airfield for the use of the Colombian Air Force . Is located in the outskirts of Bogotá within the vicinity of El Dorado International Airport . "CATAM" redirects here. For Computer A
- ... RPORT This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards . ( November 2010 ) On 3 september 1932, the Military Transport Service was launched in Colombia , when a Junkers F-13 carried for the ...
#5 Ent Air Force Base
Ent Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Knob Hill neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado . A tent city, established in 1943 during construction of the base, was initially commanded by Major General Uzal Girard Ent (1900–1948), for whom the base is named. [1] [2] The
- ... from Ent AFB to the newly completed Cheyenne Mountain Combat Operations Center and was activated on 3 september 1965. [5] : 20 A Major General was assigned as the first Director of the Combat Operations Cent ...
#6 RAF Digby
Royal Air Force Digby otherwise known as RAF Digby is a Royal Air Force station located near Scopwick and 11.6 mi (18.7 km) south east of Lincoln , in Lincolnshire , England. The station is home to the tri-service Joint Service Signals Organisation, part of the Joint Forces Intelligence Group of
- ... AF Coleby Grange and RAF Wellingore. The first squadron scrambled from Digby was No. 46 Squadron on 3 september ; told there was an incoming German raid they found nothing and returned. [8] October 1939 saw a num ...
#7 RAF Thornaby
Royal Air Force Thornaby or more simply RAF Thornaby was a former Royal Air Force Station located near the town of Thornaby-on-Tees , in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Fighter Command , Bomber Command and Coastal Command all operated from the base over its history, but its stint under Coast
- ... tations due to an Air Ministry conference on 28 April 1939, but only two of these were completed by 3 september 1939. [9] SECOND WORLD WAR On 20 March 1939 No. 608 Squadron were transferred to No. 18 Group Coast ...
#8 Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport ( IATA : LBE [2] , ICAO : KLBE , FAA LID : LBE ) is in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania , United States, two miles (3 km) southwest of Latrobe and about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Pittsburgh . It was formerly Westmoreland County Airport ; it was renamed in Sept
- ... n project using federal grant money to widen the main runway to accommodate any size plane. [10] On september 3, 2020, President Donald Trump held a rally at the airport as part of his reelection campaign for the ...
#9 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
- ... dence of its existence. Former main runway now used as agricultural road. [18] 306th Fighter Wing , 3 september 1944 – 5 March 1945 1st Fighter Group , ( P-38 Lightning ), March – 16 October 1945 14th Fighter Gr ...
#10 U.S. Naval Air Station Lough Foyle Ireland
U.S. Naval Air Station Lough Foyle was a seaplane station at Lough Foyle in Ireland, which was operated by the United States Navy (USN) and commissioned on July 1, 1918 with Commander Henry D. Cooke , USN as the commanding officer. [2] Located near Quigley's Point in County Donegal , [1] and approxi
- ... leted by August 22, when training began. On September 1, 1918, the base became operational. Between september 3 and November 6, the flying boats completed 27 patrols – flying was possible only on 31 days. The lon ...
#11 Northwest Staging Route
The Northwest Staging Route was a series of airstrips, airport and radio ranging stations built in Alberta , British Columbia , the Yukon and Alaska during World War II . It extended into the Soviet Union as the ALSIB ( AL aska- SIB erian air road). The Lend-Lease Memorial in Fairbanks , Alaska comm
- ... up at Marks Field. The first Lend-Lease aircraft, a group of twelve A-20 Havocs, arrived at Ladd on 3 september 1942. The first Russian pilots, after five days of training on the aircraft, took off for Nome and ...
#12 Naval Base Merauke
Naval Base Merauke was a United States Navy base built during World War II at city of Merauke in the South Papua province of Indonesia , then Papua New Guinea . The base was 2 miles from the mouth of the Merauke River. The US Navy built a PT boat base and base dock with anchorage to support the Paci
- ... uilt and a water purification plant. A permanent 300-foot pier and a PT boat base were completed on september 3. On June 28 a 6,000-foot runway construction was started and was completed on July 7, 1943. The Empi ...
#13 Tupelo Regional Airport
Tupelo Regional Airport ( IATA : TUP [2] , ICAO : KTUP , FAA LID : TUP ) is a public use airport located 3.7 miles; 3.2 nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Tupelo , a city in Lee County , Mississippi, United States. [1] It is owned by the Tupelo Airport Authority. [1] Th
- ... City & IATA code Passengers Airline 1 Nashville, TN (BNA) 7,900 Contour ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS On september 3, 2022, an Tupelo Aviation employee stole a 1987 Beech C90A plane from the airport and flew it above ...
#14 Reading Regional Airport
Reading Regional Airport ( IATA : RDG , ICAO : KRDG , FAA LID : RDG ) (also known as Carl A. Spaatz Field ) is a public airport three miles (5 km) northwest of Reading , in Berks County , Pennsylvania . It is owned by the Reading Regional Airport Authority. [1] Airport in Pennsylvania Reading Regi
- ... 4. [3] The airport had scheduled flights on US Airways Express carrier Air Midwest , which ended on september 3, 2004. The airport is now served by three charter airlines . CHARTER AIRLINES Dyne-Air Charter Mille ...
#15 Cachimbo Airport
Cachimbo Airport ( ICAO : SBCC ) is the military airport serving Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso , a large Testing and Training complex of the Brazilian Armed Forces located in Serra do Cachimbo ( English: Smoking pipe Mountains ), in the southern part of the state of Pará , Brazil. It is operate
- ... rgipe . [ citation needed ] The airport and the complex have their origins in an airfield opened on september 3, 1950. With the end of World War II , the Brazilian government saw the need for a strategic support ...
#16 Dutch Flats Airport
Dutch Flats Airport is a former airport in the Midway area, a neighborhood of San Diego , California . It is located at the northern (mainland) end of the Point Loma peninsula, northwest of Downtown San Diego and just west of Old Town . Other names include: Ryan Airport , Mahoney Airport , and Speer
- ... ision, Peaches Wallace placed first with a score of 85.48. [5] [6] The flying instructions began on september 3, 1929, at Ryan Airport (Dutch Flats). [6] [7] In 1929, pioneer aviatrix Ruth Alexander , a graduate ...
#17 El Dorado International Airport
El Dorado International Airport ( IATA : BOG , ICAO : SKBO ) is an international airport serving Bogotá , Colombia and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district and the municipality of Funza in th
- ... iers Satena and EasyFly started operating from Puente Aéreo or Terminal 2 CATAM MILITARY AIRPORT On 3 september 1932 it was launched the first Military Transport Service in Colombia, when a Junkers F-13 carried ...
#18 Enfidaville Airfield
Enfidaville Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia , located approximately 13 km north-northwest of Harqalah ; approximately 90 km southwest of Tunis . It was used by the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign as a B-24 heavy
- ... avy bomber and troop carrier base. Known units assigned were: 316th Troop Carrier Group , 21 June - 3 september 1943, C-47 Skytrain 376th Bombardment Group , 26 September - 17 November 1943, B-24 Liberator Enfid ...
#19 RAF Sullom Voe
Royal Air Force Sullom Voe or more simply RAF Sullom Voe is a former Royal Air Force station near the village of Brae , in the Shetland Isles of Scotland . It was a Flying boat base and was closely associated with the adjacent airfield of RAF Scatsta . [2] This article needs additional citations for
- ... shore at nearby Graven. 201 Squadron was posted there just 25 days before the declaration of war on 3 september 1939. 240 Squadron was posted there a month later on 4 November 1939 then Sullom Voe became the fir ...
#20 RAF Leconfield
Royal Air Force Leconfield or more simply RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station located in Leconfield (near Beverley ), East Riding of Yorkshire , England. Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England RAF Leconfield Leconfield , East Riding of Yorkshire in England Sea King HAR3 of No. 2
- ... ing the airfield from January 1937 until early September 1939. [6] SECOND WORLD WAR On the night of 3 september 1939, the first night of the war, ten Whitley bombers from Leconfield became the first British airc ...
Aeroplane / Aeroplane
#1 CAC Wirraway
The CAC Wirraway (an Aboriginal word meaning "challenge") was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of the North American NA-16 training aircraft. The Wirraway
- ... A-16-1A arrived in Australia and, following its re-assembly, flew for the first time at Laverton on 3 september of that year, exactly two years before war was declared on Nazi Germany by the United Kingdom and F ...
- ... the first deliveries of the Wirraway had occurred, an official State of Emergency was declared; on 3 september 1939, as the Second World War broke out in Europe, Australia decided to mobilise the entirety of it ...
#2 American Champion Decathlon
The American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon and Super Decathlon are two-seat fixed conventional gear light airplanes designed for flight training and personal use and capable of sustaining aerobatic stresses between +6g and −5 g . The Decathlon entered production in the United States in 1970 as a more pow
- ... ft. FAMOUS PEOPLE Steve Fossett was flying a Bellanca-built Super Decathlon when he went missing on september 3, 2007. [2] He took off from an airstrip at William Barron Hilton 's Flying-M Ranch , about 70 miles ...
#3 PZL.50 Jastrząb
The PZL.50 Jastrząb ( hawk ) was a Polish pre-war fighter aircraft design by Wsiewołod Jakimiuk of the PZL works. The single-seat low-wing monoplane was to serve as a multi-purpose fighter and escort to replace all other fighters in the Polish Air Force . Designed after 1936, its prototype first fle
- ... anopy and a ventral fuselage fairing. After the German invasion and outbreak of World War II, on 2–3 3 september 1939, two incomplete aircraft (pattern PZL.50 and PZL.50/II) were moved from the WP-1 factory in War ...
#4 Avro Vulcan
The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan [1] from July 1963) [2] is a jet-powered , tailless , delta-wing , high-altitude, strategic bomber , which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe and Company ( Avro ) designed the Vulcan in response
- ... yerston in September 1958. [28] ) SECOND PROTOTYPE VX777 The second prototype, VX777, first flew on 3 september 1953. More representative of production aircraft, it was lengthened to accommodate a longer nose un ...
#5 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
- ... al origin United Kingdom Manufacturer British Aerospace BAE Systems Avro International First flight 3 september 1981 Introduction May 1983 Status In service Primary users Mahan Air Pionair Australia Produced 198 ...
- ... ns from rough, unprepared airstrips. [3] DEVELOPMENT ORIGINS The prototype made its first flight on 3 september 1981. In August 1973, Hawker Siddeley launched a new 70-seat regional airliner project, the HS.146, ...
- ... AVRO RJ70 The BAe 146-100/Avro RJ70 is 26.2 m (86 ft) long The first flight of the -100 occurred on 3 september 1981, with deliveries commencing in 1983. [48] The launch customer in March 1983 was Dan-Air. From ...
#6 Ilyushin Il-62
The Ilyushin Il-62 ( Russian : Илью́шин Ил-62 ; NATO reporting name : Classic ) is a Soviet long-range narrow-body jetliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin . As successor to the popular turboprop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 passengers and crew, the Il-62 was the world's largest jet airliner
- ... checks, but cleared for use the following day. Cause of crash was traced to maintenance error. [37] 3 september 1989 CU-T1281 Havana , Cuba 24+126 /126 Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashed on climbout in bad w ...
#7 CLW Curlew
The CLW Curlew was a two-seat, single-engined training aircraft built partly to demonstrate a new wing structure. It flew successfully in the UK in 1936, but the company went bankrupt and only one Curlew flew. Training aircraft Curlew Role Demonstrator and trainer Type of aircraft National origin Un
- ... ed Kingdom Manufacturer CLW Aviation Co.Ltd. Designer Arthur Levell and Francis Welman First flight 3 september 1936 Number built 1 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT In the early 1930s Francis Welham and Arthur Levell conc ...
- ... y for the richer buyer after a machine with "snappier" performance. [3] It made its first flight on 3 september 1936 at Gravesend, flown by the ex- Beardmore pilot A.N. Kingwill. [1] The Curlew was an all-metal ...
#8 Beechcraft Super King Air
The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin- turboprop aircraft produced by Beechcraft . The Model 200 and Model 300 series were originally marketed as the "Super King Air" family; the "Super" designation was dropped in 1996. [2] They form the King Air line together with the King
- ... in this configuration on October 6, 1981. The first flight of the prototype Model 300 took place on september 3, 1983 and deliveries commenced the following year. Because not all nations would then allow an aircr ...
#9 Jagdgeschwader III
Jagdgeschwader III (Fighter Wing III, or JG III) was a fighter wing of the Imperial German Air Service during World War I. It was founded on 2 February 1918, as a permanent consolidation of four established jagdstaffeln (fighter squadrons)— 2 , 26 , 27 , and 36 . JG III was formed as a follow-on of
- ... ing enemy troops. JG III had had the most successful day of any German wing in World War I. [14] On 3 september , the German wing downed 10 more enemy planes; on the next day, 15 more. The wing would continue to ...
#10 Ford Trimotor
The Ford Trimotor (also called the "Tri-Motor", and nicknamed the "Tin Goose" ) is an American three-engined transport aircraft . Production started in 1925 by the companies of Henry Ford and ended on June 7, 1933, after 199 had been made. [1] It was designed for the civil aviation market, but also
- ... peed of the Maddux aircraft and his aircraft struck the cockpit of the Ford Tri-Motor. [27] [29] On september 3, 1929, a Transcontinental Air Transport 5-AT-B Tri-Motor, NC9649 , named City of San Francisco , cra ...
#11 Tupolev Tu-104
The Tupolev Tu-104 ( NATO reporting name : Camel ) is a retired twinjet , medium-range, narrow-body turbojet -powered Soviet airliner . It was the second to enter regular service, behind the British de Havilland Comet , and was the only jetliner operating in the world from 1956 to 1958, when the Bri
- ... e in the Magansk area, but it had lost its target in a storm front and hit the Tu-104 instead. [19] 3 september 1962 Aeroflot Flight 03 , a Tu-104A (СССР-42366), crashed in a swamp near Kuruna, Nanaysky District ...
#12 Airbus A300
The Airbus A300 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus . In September 1967, aircraft manufacturers in the United Kingdom , France , and West Germany signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a large airliner. West Germany and France reached an agreement on 29 May 1969 aft
- ... ch would be offered alongside the original 250-seat A300B, henceforth referred to as the A300B1. On 3 september 1970, Air France signed a letter of intent for six A300s, marking the first order to be won for the ...
#13 Scottish Aviation Pioneer
The Scottish Aviation Pioneer was an STOL aircraft manufactured by Scottish Aviation in Scotland . It was used for casualty evacuation and communications and could accommodate a pilot and up to four passengers. Utility aircraft family Pioneer RAF Pioneer CC.1 exhibited at the 1957 Farnborough Air Sh
- ... fourth prototypes VL517 and VL518. As XE513, XE514 and XE515 they were delivered on 15 August 1953, 3 september 1953 and 10 February 1954 respectively. Two of these first batch of four are illustrated on this pa ...
#14 Let L-410 Turbolet
The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice (named Aircraft Industries since 2005), often used as an airliner . The aircraft is capable of landing on short and unpaved runways and operating under extreme conditi
- ... L-410 UVP-E20 was EASA certified on 4 February 2005 on the other variants on 28 March 2007. [3] On 3 september 2013 the Russian company UGMK (Iskander Machmudov) became the wholesale owner of LET Kunovice Aircr ...
#15 Lockheed A-12
The Lockheed A-12 is a high-altitude, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by Lockheed 's Skunk Works , based on the designs of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson . The aircraft was designated A-12, the 12th in a series of internal design efforts for
- ... emphasized low radar cross section, extremely high altitude and high-speed performance. Earlier, on 3 september , Project GUSTO was concluded and Project OXCART, to build the A-12, was begun. [54] 26 January 1960 ...
#16 Pilatus P-3
The Pilatus P-3 was a military training aircraft built by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland . P-3 Role Trainer aircraft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft First flight 3 September 1953 Introduction 1956 Status in use in private hands Primary users Swiss Air Force Brazilian Navy Number bu
- ... Switzerland . P-3 Role Trainer aircraft Type of aircraft Manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft First flight 3 september 1953 Introduction 1956 Status in use in private hands Primary users Swiss Air Force Brazilian Navy ...
- ... in a pod below the port wing. OPERATIONAL HISTORY The first prototype was built in 1953 and flew on 3 september , the same year. [1] The Swiss Air Force received 72 examples of this aircraft while the Brazilian N ...
#17 Hirsch H.100
The Hirsch or Hirsch-MAéRC H.100 is an experimental aircraft , built in France in the 1950s to test an aerodynamic gust suppression system. The system worked but was not further developed. [ citation needed ] This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to thi
- ... O four cylinder inverted air-cooled engines. [2] The aircraft was damaged in a take-off accident on 3 september 1955 and during a prolonged rebuild the Régnier 's were replaced with much more powerful 127 kW (17 ...
#18 McDonnell Douglas MD-80
The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas . It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . The MD-80 was the second generation of the DC-9 family, originally designated as
- ... 80s by 2019, replacing them with 737-800s. [45] The airline flew its final MD-80 revenue flights on september 3 and 4, 2019 before retiring its 26 remaining aircraft. [46] The final MD-80 flight on September 4, 2 ...
#19 Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane designed and developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory . Most of the roughly 3,500 built were constructed under contract by private companies, including established aircraft manufacturers and firms new to aircraft co
- ... pwards angle of 45°. [46] [note 1] The new tactic proved to be highly effective. On the night of 2–3 3 september 1916, a single B.E.2c was credited with the downing of SL 11 , the first German airship to be shot d ...
#20 Gloster Javelin
The Gloster Javelin is a twin-engined T-tailed delta-wing subsonic night and all-weather interceptor aircraft that served with Britain's Royal Air Force from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. The last aircraft design to bear the Gloster name, it was introduced in 1956 after a lengthy development p
- ... on , operated out of RAF Tengah , Singapore flying combat patrols over the jungles of Malaysia . On 3 september 1964, an Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed into the Straits of Malacca while trying to ev ...
Aircraft carrier / Aircraft carrier
#1 USS Saipan (LHA-2)
USS Saipan (LHA-2) was a Tarawa -class amphibious assault ship , the second United States Navy ship named in honor of the World War II Battle of Saipan . Commissioned in 1977, the ship saw service until 2007 when she was decommissioned . In 2009 the ship was sold for scrapping . For other ships with
- ... atlift . On 25 August, Saipan departed Norfolk for the first Mediterranean deployment by an LHA. On 3 september 1981, Saipan deployed for her second tour in the Mediterranean Sea . During that deployment, Saipan ...
#2 USS Patoka (AO-9)
USS Patoka (AO–9/AV–6/AG–125) was a replenishment oiler made famous as a tender for the airships Shenandoah (ZR-1) , Los Angeles (ZR-3) and Akron (ZRS-4) . It was also notable in that its height ( 177 feet (54 m) ) figured prominently in the design of the Rainbow Bridge in Texas (the bridge
- ... and Dry Dock Co. , Newport News, Virginia Laid down 17 December 1918 Launched 26 July 1919 Acquired 3 september 1919 Commissioned 13 October 1919 Decommissioned 31 August 1933 Recommissioned 10 November 1939 Dec ...
- ... irginia and launched on 26 July 1919. Acquired by the Navy from the United States Shipping Board on 3 september 1919, and commissioned on 13 October 1919, Commander Ernest F. Robinson in command. 1920S AND 1930S ...
- ... oah , using Patoka as her base of operations, was cancelled when the airship was lost in a storm on 3 september 1925. Between 1925 and 1932 Patoka operated with Los Angeles and served as her base of supply and o ...
#3 SS Himalaya (1892)
SS Himalaya was a P&O steam ocean liner that was built in Scotland in 1892 and scrapped in Germany in 1922. She operated scheduled services between England and Australia until 1908, and then to and from Japan until 1914. For other ships with the same name, see HMS Himalaya (1854) and SS Himalaya (19
- ... 8 August Himalaya bombarded the coastal town of Mikindani , under the direction of her seaplane. On 3 september the German authorities surrendered Dar es Salaam to British forces. On 13 September Himalaya return ...
#4 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
- ... ked a total of 1,081 naval reservists and trained them in a series of three two-week duty tours. On 3 september 1947, Wright embarked 48 Midshipmen for temporary training duty and later welcomed 62 Army officers ...
- ... 2) operated locally on trials and training evolutions in the waters off the Pacific Northwest until 3 september , when she departed Seattle and proceeded to San Diego, which she reached three days later. For the ...
#5 USS Leyte (CV-32)
USS Leyte (CV/CVA/CVS-32, AVT-10) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy . The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name. Leyte was commissioned in April 1946, too late to serve in World War II. She spent most of her
- ... on 21 August, the carrier departed for her fifth tour of duty with the United States Sixth Fleet on 3 september . She returned to Norfolk on 21 December for operations out of Hampton Roads , and again steamed for ...
#6 Type B1 submarine
The Type B1 submarine ( 巡潜乙型潜水艦 , Junsen Otsu-gata sensuikan , lit. "Cruiser submarine type B") , also called I-15 -class submarine ( 伊一五型潜水艦 , I-jū-go-gata sensuikan ) was the first group of boats of the Type B cruiser submarines built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1940s. In total
- ... tes in September 1942. A year later she was sunk by destroyer USS Patterson off the New Hebrides on 3 september 1943. I-26 sank the US Army chartered merchant ship SS Cynthia Olson about 1,000 miles [ clarificat ...
#7 USS Carl Vinson
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy 's third Nimitz -class supercarrier . She is named for Carl Vinson (1883-1981), a congressman from Georgia , in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched during Vinson's lifetime in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in
- ... h chronicled the carrier's six-month-long voyage to and from the Persian Gulf. From 26 August until 3 september 1995, Carl Vinson participated in Exercise Ke Koa , as well as ceremonies to commemorate the end of ...
#8 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
- ... l, Triumph returned to Sasebo, where she received 14 aircraft from the support carrier Unicorn . On 3 september , Triumph departed Sasebo for the West Coast of Korea. When she got there, her aircraft performed th ...
#9 Atlantic Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
World War II was the first war where naval aviation took a major part in the hostilities. Aircraft carriers were used from the start of the war in Europe looking for German merchant raiders and escorting convoys. Offensive operations began with the Norwegian campaign where British carriers supported
- ... he world, Britain had seven aircraft carriers at the time of the declaration of war with Germany on 3 september 1939. [lower-alpha 2] and another five (of six planned) under construction. [17] These carriers soo ...
- ... crossed into northern Italy. The Armistice of Cassibile between Italy and the Allies was signed on 3 september 1943. From 8 September Operation Achse by Germany disarmed the Italian military ALLIED INVASION OF ...
- ... at would become the long, arduous campaign north through Italy with Operation Baytown (Calabria) on 3 september and Operation Slapstick (at Taranto ) and Operation Avalanche (at Salerno) on 9 September troops at ...
#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
- ... ked to the ship. [67] Queen Elizabeth was then met by HMS Monmouth to form a carrier group. [68] On 3 september 2018, Monmouth ' s Wildcat HMA2 helicopter became the first of its type to land aboard Queen Elizab ...
#11 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
- ... a for a nine-month deployment. She returned to Pier 12 NOB Norfolk, Virginia on 27 January 1969. On 3 september 1969, the Independence departed Norfolk to participate in NATO exercises in the North Atlantic, (NO ...
#12 USS Forrestal
USS Forrestal (CV-59) (later CVA-59 , then AVT-59 ), was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal . Commissioned in 1955, she was the United States' first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ship of her class . The other carriers of her class were
- ... tion for her first NATO operation, Operation Strikeback in the North Sea . This deployment, between 3 september and 22 October, found her visiting Southampton , UK, as well as drilling in the highly important ta ...
#13 German aircraft carrier II
The aircraft carrier II was a proposed conversion project for the incomplete French cruiser De Grasse . The ship was laid down in November 1938 and lay incomplete in the Arsenal de Lorient shipyard when Germany invaded France in May 1940 . In 1942, Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine decided to convert the
- ... own at the Arsenal de Lorient shipyard in Lorient on 28 August 1939; work was temporarily halted on 3 september following the outbreak of World War II , but was resumed on 28 September. Work on the unfinished sh ...
#14 USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is a Wasp -class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy . The ship was named for the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. The ship was commissioned in 2001 and is in service. American Navy amphibious assault ship For other ships with the same name, see USS Iwo Jima . U
- ... ASW helicopters CONSTRUCTION AND CAREER Fabrication work for Iwo Jima began at Ingalls shipyard on 3 september 1996, and the ship's keel was laid on 12 December 1997. At the keel laying ceremony, United States ...
#15 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
- ... o Phantom jets collided in midair 20 miles (32 km) from the America, both pilots ejected safely. On 3 september 1965 on the way to Taranto, a plane and pilot were lost when the catapult malfunctioned and tore th ...
#16 USS Monterey (CVL-26)
USS Monterey (CVL-26) was an Independence -class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy , in service during World War II and used in training for several years thereafter. Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the US Navy For other ships with the same name, see USS Monterey . This a
- ... Harbor for overhaul, departing once again on 29 August. She launched strikes against Wake Island on 3 september , then joined TF 38 and participated in strikes in the southern Philippines and the Ryukyus . Octobe ...
#17 List of aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Naval historians such as Evan Mawdsley , Richard Overy , and Craig Symonds concluded that World War II's decisive victories on land could not have been won without decisive victories at sea. [1] [2] [3] Naval battles to keep shipping lanes open for combatant's movement of troops, guns, ammunition, t
- ... ept 1944 – August 1945) Convoys MKS36 and KM39; RN: HMS Activity (CVE/D94) USN Raid on Wake Island ( 3 september 1944) USN Task Force 38/3rd Fleet? (Halsey/McCain?): USN Task Force 12 USN Task Group 12.5: USS Mon ...
- ... E-74) USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) USS Savo Island (CVE-78) From 15 Aug RN landings in Malaya (28 Aug – 3 september 1945) Operation JURIST part of Operation ZIPPER RN (Walker): HMS Khedive (CVE-39/D62) HMS Hunter (C ...
#18 USS Ronald Reagan
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz -class , nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy . The ninth ship of her class, [5] she is named in honor of Ronald W. Reagan , President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport
- ... emporarily left port due to Typhoon Lionrock . [53] After completing INSURV, she returned to sea on 3 september . The ship then participated in Exercise Valiant Shield 2016 before making a port call at Guam, and ...
#19 USS Salamaua
USS Salamaua (CVE-96) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . She was named after the invasion of Salamaua , a strategically important village in the New Guinea Theater during World War II , and one of the main targets of the Salamaua–Lae campaign . She served with distinc
- ... returned to Alameda, where she underwent overhaul and conducted training exercises. She departed on 3 september , transporting cargo to San Diego, where she arrived on 4 September. On 26 September, she received h ...
#20 HMS Prince of Wales (R09)
HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth -class aircraft carrier . Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires , and is instead designed to operate STOVL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 48 F-35B Lightning
- ... to the rudder. There is no damage to the rest of the ship". [57] The ship returned to Portsmouth on 3 september 2022 and is expected to be transferred to dry dock at Rosyth for repair. AFFILIATIONS Liverpool Bri ...
Airline / Airline
#1 Blue Panorama Airlines
Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. is an Italian airline headquartered in Fiumicino operating scheduled and charter flights mostly to domestic and international leisure destinations. [5] As of late 2021, the airline was in the process to change its brand name to Luke Air [6] also retiring their former Bl
- ... anslation . Blue Panorama Airlines Luke Air IATA ICAO Callsign BV [1] BPA [2] BLUE PANORAMA Founded 3 september 1998 Commenced operations 26 December 1998 Ceased operations 26 October 2021 (suspended) [3] Focus ...
#2 Transcontinental Air Transport
Transcontinental Air Transport (T-A-T) was an airline founded in 1928 by Clement Melville Keys that merged in 1930 with Western Air Express to form what became TWA . Keys enlisted the help of Charles Lindbergh to design a transcontinental network to get government airmail contracts. Lindbergh establ
- ... o retain the T&WA name, and eventually evolved into Trans World Airlines or TWA. FIRST AIR CRASH On september 3, 1929, a westbound TAT flight crashed on Mt. Taylor in New Mexico, with loss of all aboard. The Asso ...
#3 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 (
- ... rnational : 238. 13 August 1964. "Britain's Aircraft Industry 1964" . Flight International : 366/7. 3 september 1964. "Caledonian/BUA" . Flight International : 883. 17 June 1971. A little VC10 derness — Individu ...
#4 Hainan Airlines
Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. ( HNA , Chinese : 海南航空公司 ; pinyin : Hǎinán Hángkōnggōngsī ; Hainanese : Hái-nâm Hang-khun-kông-si ) is an airline headquartered in Haikou , Hainan , People's Republic of China . The airline is rated as a 5-star airline by Skytrax . It is the largest civilian-run and majorit
- ... er to offer flights between the two cities. Flights from Beijing-Capital to Chicago-O'Hare began on 3 september 2013. [29] [30] On 23 October 2015, Hainan announced flights to Manchester , United Kingdom, starti ...
#5 Royal Brunei Airlines
Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd ( RB ) ( Malay : Penerbangan DiRaja Brunei , Jawi : ڤنربڠن دراج بروني ) is the national flag carrier airline of Brunei Darussalam , headquartered in the RB Campus in Bandar Seri Begawan . [4] [5] It is wholly owned by the Government of Brunei Darussalam . Its hub is B
- ... art of the re-equipping exercise. [11] Two new V2500 -powered A319s were delivered on 28 August and 3 september . A320s were added on 21 December 2003 and 3 January 2005. All of the Airbus were leased from CIT Ae ...
#6 Air Rhodesia
Air Rhodesia was the national airline of Rhodesia . Its head office was located on the property of Salisbury Airport in Salisbury . [1] Air Rhodesia IATA ICAO Callsign RH RH Rhodesia Founded 1 September 1967 Hubs Salisbury Focus cities Bulawayo , Kariba Fleet size 13 Destinations Domestic, South Afr
- ... til 1979, the airline's only external services would be to Johannesburg and Durban. THE BUSH WAR On 3 september 1978, Air Rhodesia Flight 825 , a Vickers Viscount with registration VP-WAS, was shot down near Kar ...
- ... Boeing 720 -025A (VP-YNL, VP-YNM & VP-YNN) INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS Vickers Viscount, Flight RH825 , 3 september 1978 – shot down by a Strela missile near Kariba Dam by Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA ...
#7 SilkAir
SilkAir Singapore Private Limited , operating as SilkAir , is a Singaporean subsidiary airline with its head office in Changi, Singapore . It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and operates scheduled passenger services from Singapore to over 100 cities in 50 countries in Asia , Europ
- ... 3] Soon after its first A320 was delivered, SilkAir took delivery of its first A319-100 aircraft on 3 september 1999. The A319 was utilised on certain routes within Southeast Asia, and to some cities in India, w ...
#8 LANSA (Colombia)
Lansa (acronym for Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo y luego de Líneas Aéreas Nacionales) was an airline company based in Barranquilla , Colombia . [1] LANSA IATA ICAO Callsign LANSA Founded 1945 Ceased operations 1954 Hubs Aeródromo Las Nieves Focus cities Barranquilla Fleet size 5 Destinations 3
- ... to a wooden shed that served as an air terminal. The first planes were delivered to "Las Nieves" on september 3, 1945. OUTCOME Lansa as a result of its success from its Atlantic coast routes and in Medellin and B ...
#9 Nauru Airlines
Nauru Air Corporation , trading as Nauru Airlines (formerly trading as Our Airline and Air Nauru ), is the flag carrier airline of the Republic of Nauru . It operates scheduled international services to other Pacific islands and Australia. Its main base is Nauru International Airport . [1] Its head
- ... was painted in the 'Our Airline' livery in Melbourne, making its first visit to Brisbane Airport on 3 september 2013. [28]
#10 Wataniya Airways
Kuwait Wataniya Airways (K.S.C.) ( Arabic : (شركة الخطوط الوطنية الكويتية (ش.م.ك ), doing business as Wataniya Airways ( Arabic : الخطوط الوطنية ), was a publicly-traded company on the Kuwait Stock Exchange. Wataniya Airways' hub was the Sheikh Saad Terminal in Kuwait while its corporate headquarter
- ... ircraft available, which additionally is grounded since several weeks due to engine issues. [18] On 3 september 2018, the airline suspended all operations until further notice. [19] On 7 September 2018, the Kuwa ...
#11 Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)
Frontier Airlines was an American airline formed by a merger of Arizona Airways , Challenger Airlines , and Monarch Airlines on June 1, 1950. Headquartered at the now-closed Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado , the airline ceased operations on August 24, 1986. [1] [2] A new airline was founded ei
- ... [3] On March 3, 2012, Continental merged into United Airlines. Frontier's last timetable was dated september 3, 1986; the airline had halted operations and filed bankruptcy the week before. Some bankruptcy proce ...
#12 Varig
VARIG (acronym for V iação A érea RI o- G randense, Rio Grandean Airways ) was the first airline founded in Brazil , in 1927. From 1965 until 1990, it was Brazil's leading airline, and virtually its only international one. In 2005, Varig went into judicial restructuring , and in 2006 it was split in
- ... n's airport. Of the 51 passengers and crew aboard, a single passenger survived. [81] [82] [83] [84] 3 september 1989: a Boeing 737-241 registration PP-VMK operating flight 254 flying from São Paulo-Guarulhos to ...
#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
- ... r capacity and, with the Q6s, greater speed, than the airline's existing fleet. [1] WORLD WAR II On 3 september 1939, war with Germany was declared and the National Air Communications (NAC) organisation came int ...
#14 Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam Airlines ( Vietnamese : Hãng Hàng không Quốc gia Việt Nam , lit. ' Vietnam National Airlines ' ) is the flag carrier of Vietnam . [10] The airline was founded in 1956 and later established as a state-owned enterprise in April 1989. Vietnam Airlines is headquartered in Long Biên District ,
- ... kker 70s were acquired in May and July to replace the twelve Tupolev Tu-134s. [22] : 31 [43] On 3 september 1997, the crash of a Tupolev Tu-134B, on approach to Phnom Penh ' s Pochentong Airport in bad weath ...
- ... tional Airport , killing 76 of 90 occupants aboard. [198] The second-deadliest accident occurred on 3 september 1997, when a Tupolev Tu-134B-3 crashed after hitting trees on approach to Phnom Penh International ...
#15 Air India Express
Air India Express is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered in Kochi , Kerala . It is operated by Air India Express Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian flag carrier airline Air India . [4] It operates around 649 flights per week to 33 destinations including the Middle East and Southeast A
- ... number of passengers carried increased by 22%, to 3.42 million from 2.8 million in 2015–16. [11] On 3 september 2016 the company announced that it had earned a net profit for the first time since its inception. ...
#16 O'Connor Airlines
O'Connor Airlines was an airline based at Mount Gambier , South Australia , Australia . It operated scheduled services from Mount Gambier to destinations in South Australia and Victoria . Its main base was Mount Gambier Airport , with a hub at Adelaide Airport , which serviced Mildura Airport and Po
- ... irline carried 41,732 passengers. Melbourne services ceased 1 July 2007 and Whyalla Services ceased 3 september 2007 FLEET The O'Connor Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft ( at March 2007): [1] 2 ...
#17 SkyGreece Airlines
SkyGreece Airlines S.A. was a Canadian-owned Greek airline headquartered in Markopoulo Mesogaias , Attica , near Athens . [2] On 27 August 2015, the airline suspended operations. SkyGreece Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign GW [1] SGR SKYGREECE Founded October 2012 ( 2012-10 ) Athens, Greece Ceased ope
- ... agement blamed others for the issue and one of them resigned while he was on vacation in Greece. On 3 september 2015, SkyGreece Airlines filed a notice of intention to make a proposal under the Bankruptcy and In ...
#18 Invicta International Airlines
Invicta International Airlines Ltd was a charter airline based at Manston Airport in the United Kingdom. It operated non-scheduled passenger and freight services between 1965 and 1982. UK charter airline Invicta International Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign IM "India Mike" or "Invicta" Founded 1964 Comm
- ... April 1958 to Balair and re-registered HB-AAN. During 1958 it was leased to the United Nations . On 3 september 1960, the starboard undercarriage failed to retract on take-off from Southend . The aircraft was su ...
- ... egistered CU-T605. Sold in April 1961 to Eagle Airways (Bermuda) Ltd, re-registered VR-BBM. Sold on 3 september 1962 to Cunard Eagle Airways, re-registered G-AOCC and named City of Belfast . Cunard Eagle was ren ...
#19 Chalk's International Airlines
Chalk's International Airlines , formerly Chalk's Ocean Airways , was an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in unincorporated Broward County , Florida near Fort Lauderdale . [1] It operated scheduled seaplane services to the Bahamas . Its
- ... A that August. [3] Chalk's ceased flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after september 3, 2007. After the final report from the Flight 101 crash investigation was released, the United State ...
#20 Air Guinee Express
Compagnie Nationale Air Guinée , in its latter years known as Air Guinee Express , was an airline based in Conakry , Guinea . Its main base was Conakry International Airport . [1] Air Guinee IATA ICAO Callsign GI GIB AIR GUINEE Founded 1960 Ceased operations 2002 Hubs Conakry International Airport ,
- ... Boeing 707 , one Boeing 727-100 and one Boeing 737-200 . An Air Guinée Il-18 crashed at Conakry on 3 september 1978, killing 15 of the 17 on board. [3] In 1985 an Airbus A300 was delivered to the airline in ord ...
Airship / Airship
#1 LZ 61 (L 21)
The LZ 61 was a World War I German Navy airship, allocated the tactical numbering ' L 21' . It carried out a total of ten raids on England, and 17 reconnaissance missions. [1] World War I German Navy airship Silhouette of LZ 61 History German Empire Name LZ 61 Operator Imperial German Navy Builder L
- ... r Crash location Picture 1 April 1916 L 15 LZ 48 Dartford AA battery Kentish Knock , Thames estuary 3 september 1916 SL 11 Lt Leefe Robinson B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 2693 Cuffley, Hertfordshire 24 Sep ...
#2 Zeppelin LZ 72
LZ 72 (navy designation L 31) was an R Class super- zeppelin belonging to the Imperial German Navy . It was commanded by Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Mathy, an experienced commander, and took part in several raids over London during World War I . [1] It also participated in a reconnaissance role during
- ... r Crash location Picture 1 April 1916 L 15 LZ 48 Dartford AA battery Kentish Knock , Thames estuary 3 september 1916 SL 11 Lt Leefe Robinson B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 2693 Cuffley, Hertfordshire 24 Sep ...
#3 Zeppelin LZ 74
LZ 74 (navy designation L 32) was an R Class super- zeppelin belonging to the Imperial German Navy . LZ 74 (L 32) The Zeppelin LZ 74 (L 32) memorial shaft (right front) in Saint Giles Churchyard. Type Zeppelin R Class Construction number LZ 74 Serial L 32 First flight 4 August 1916 Owners and operat
- ... r Crash location Picture 1 April 1916 L 15 LZ 48 Dartford AA battery Kentish Knock , Thames estuary 3 september 1916 SL 11 Lt Leefe Robinson B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 2693 Cuffley, Hertfordshire 24 Sep ...
#4 Zeppelin LZ 78
The Imperial German Army Zeppelin LZ 78 (L-34) was a R-class World War I zeppelin. R-class World War I zeppelin LZ 78 (L 34) Imperial German Army Zeppelin LZ 78 (L 34) in flames over Hartlepool Role R-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship Type of aircraft National origin German Empire Manufactur
- ... r Crash location Picture 1 April 1916 L 15 LZ 48 Dartford AA battery Kentish Knock , Thames estuary 3 september 1916 SL 11 Lt Leefe Robinson B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 2693 Cuffley, Hertfordshire 24 Sep ...
#5 Zachary Lansdowne
Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne , USN (December 1, 1888 – September 3, 1925) was a United States Navy officer and early Naval aviator who contributed to the development of the Navy's first lighter-than-air craft. He earned the Navy Cross for his participation in the first transoceanic airship
- Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne , USN (December 1, 1888 – september 3, 1925) was a United States Navy officer and early Naval aviator who contributed to the development o ...
- ... rigid lighter-than-air ship, USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) , and was killed when she crashed at Ava, Ohio , september 3, 1925. He was buried later that month in section four at Arlington National Cemetery . [1] The crash ...
#6 List of Schütte-Lanz airships
Schütte-Lanz (SL) is the name of a series of rigid airships designed and built by the Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz company from 1909 until 1917. [1] One research and four passenger airships were planned for post-war use, but were never built. The Schütte-Lanz company was an early competitor of the mor
- ... before being decommissioned 6 March 1917 when the army terminated airship operations. First Flight: 3 september 1915 Length: 162.1 m (532 ft) Diameter: 19.75 m (65 ft) Gas Capacity: 35,130 m 3 (1,241,000 cu ft) ...
- ... n; it was attacked over Hertfordshire by Lt. W.L. Robinson in a BE 2C with incendiary ammunition on 3 september 1916. It crashed at Cuffley , having bombed Saint Albans . The crew were buried at Potters Bar Ceme ...
#7 List of British airships
Airship development in the United Kingdom lagged behind that of Germany and France. The first British designed and built airship was constructed by Stanley Spencer , and on 22 September 1902 was flown 30 miles (48 km) from Crystal Palace, London to Ruislip , carrying an advertisement for baby food
- ... pleted R31 class airships R31 - first flight, July 1918. Scrapped February 1919 R32 - first flight, 3 september 1919. Tested to destruction, 1920 The R34 in 1919 R33 class airships R33 - first flight, 6 March 19 ...
#8 R31-class airship
The R31 class of British rigid airships was constructed in the closing months of World War I, and comprised two aircraft, His Majesty's Airship R31 and R32 . They were designed by the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors – with assistance from a Herr Müller who had defected to Britain, and previously w
- ... not burn. R32 After being formally accepted by the Royal Navy , R32 made its first trial flight on 3 september 1919, and then on 6 September went to RNAS Pulham , Norfolk. On 10 September, in formation with the ...
#9 Timeline of US Navy airship units (pre-WWII)
Unlike later blimp squadrons, which contained several airships, the large rigid airship units consisted of a single airship and, in the case of the USS Akron and USS Macon , a small contingent of fixed-wing aircraft.
- ... nd thus alternated operating and overhauls. [4] The Los Angeles flew successfully for 8 years. 1925 september 3 , USS Shenandoah was lost on a poorly planned publicity flight when it flew into a severe thundersto ...
#10 L'Intrépide
L'Intrépide ("The Intrepid") was a hydrogen balloon of the Compagnie d'Aérostiers (French Aerostatic Corps) and is the oldest preserved manned aircraft in Europe. [1] This article is about the 18th-century French military balloon. For French nautical ships, see French ship Intrépide . For other uses
- ... ype Hydrogen balloon Owners and operators Compagnie d'Aérostiers In service 1795 - 1796 Last flight 3 september 1796 Fate Captured by Austrian forces Preserved at On display at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum i ...
- ... ambre-et-Meuse in 1796. When that army was defeated by Austrian forces at the Battle of Würzburg on 3 september 1796, the balloon was captured and taken to Vienna , where it is now on display at the Heeresgeschi ...
#11 List of Zeppelins
This is a complete list of Zeppelins constructed by the German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other rigid airships that are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins but not built by Zeppelin are not included. For other uses of "Zeppelin", see Zeppelin (disambiguation) . This article needs a
- ... th Sea; 5 attacks on England dropping 9,900 kg (21,800 lb) of bombs. Destroyed in a thunderstorm on 3 september 1915 near Cuxhaven killing 19 crew members. [27] Destroyed in a storm in Germany on 3 September 191 ...
- ... on 3 September 1915 near Cuxhaven killing 19 crew members. [27] Destroyed in a storm in Germany on 3 september 1915 LZ 41 P L 11 7 June 1915 31 reconnaissance missions, notably during the Battle of Jutland ; 12 ...
#12 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
- ... gen. These had become available by September 1916. [86] The biggest raid to date was launched on 2–3 3 september when twelve German Navy and four Army airships set out to bomb London. A combination of rain and sn ...
#13 Zeppelin LZ 66
Zeppelin LZ 66 , Imperial German Navy serial L 23 , took part in 51 reconnaissance missions during World War I and on 21 August 1917 it was shot down by Second Lt Bernard A. Smart , flying a Sopwith Pup . LZ 66 Zeppelin LZ 66 / L 23 taking the Norwegian ship Royal as a war prize. Role improved L-Cla
- ... dropping 5,254 kg (11,583 lb) of bombs. BOMBING BOSTON 2/3. SEPTEMBER 1916 The night between 2 and 3 september 1916, L 23 from the base in Nordholz with the officers Ganzel and Rothe participated in World War I ...
- ... mi) off Stadil Fjord. No one from L 23 survived and the body of sailor Johan Schüttrup was found on 3 september 1917 on Vigsø Strand, being buried in Vigsø cemetery. It was written that he died for his German fa ...
#14 Zeppelin LZ 95
Zeppelin LZ 95 (L 48) was a U-class zeppelin of the Imperial German Military. 1917 military airship by Zeppelin LZ 95 (L 48) History German Empire Name LZ 95 Operator Imperial German Navy Builder Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Maiden voyage 22 May 1917 Identification LZ 95 (L 48) Fate Shot down, 17 June 191
- ... r Crash location Picture 1 April 1916 L 15 LZ 48 Dartford AA battery Kentish Knock , Thames estuary 3 september 1916 SL 11 Lt Leefe Robinson B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 2693 Cuffley, Hertfordshire 24 Sep ...
#15 Zeppelin L 30
Zeppelin "L 30" (factory number "LZ 62" ) was the first R-class " Super Zeppelin " of the German Empire . It was the most successful airship of the First World War with 31 reconnaissance flights and 10 bombing runs carrying a total of 23,305 kg of bombs, [1] with the first ones targeting England ,
- ... ND FROM AHLHORN "L 30" was one of 16 airships taking part in the massive airship raid on England 2–3 3 september 1916, under von Buttlar-Brandenfels and von Schiller. "L 30" survived the raid, while Zeppelin "SL 1 ...
#16 Zeppelin LZ 76
The Imperial German Army Zeppelin LZ 76 (L-m33) was a R-class World War I zeppelin. German World War I-era zeppelin LZ 76 (L 33) Imperial German Army Zeppelin LZ 76 brought down near a cottage in Essex Role R-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship Type of aircraft National origin German Empire Ma
- ... r Crash location Picture 1 April 1916 L 15 LZ 48 Dartford AA battery Kentish Knock , Thames estuary 3 september 1916 SL 11 Lt Leefe Robinson B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 2693 Cuffley, Hertfordshire 24 Sep ...
#17 Airship
An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power . [1] Aerostats gain their lift from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. Dirigible airships compared with related aerostats, from a turn-of-
- ... ew into a severe thunderstorm over Noble County, Ohio while on a poorly planned publicity flight on 3 september 1925. It broke into pieces, killing 14 of its crew. USS Akron was caught in a severe storm and flow ...
#18 Zeppelin LZ 48
The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 48 (L 15) was a P-class World War I zeppelin. German World War I-era zeppelin LZ 48 (L 15) Zeppelin LZ 48 (L 15) in the water Role P-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship Type of aircraft National origin German Empire Manufacturer Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Desig
- ... r Crash location Picture 1 April 1916 L 15 LZ 48 Dartford AA battery Kentish Knock , Thames estuary 3 september 1916 SL 11 Lt Leefe Robinson B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 2693 Cuffley, Hertfordshire 24 Sep ...
#19 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
- ... army Farman HF.20 over Fischamend . All seven on airship die along with the two in the biplane. 9 0 3 september 1915 Imperial German Navy L 10 (Zeppelin LZ 40) is destroyed by fire on 3 September 1915 after bein ...
- ... he biplane. 9 0 3 September 1915 Imperial German Navy L 10 (Zeppelin LZ 40) is destroyed by fire on 3 september 1915 after being struck by lightning near Cuxhaven , killing 19 crew members. 19 0 1 October 1915 Z ...
- ... des over Newport News when a bomb it was carrying detonates. Two of the crew of five were killed. 2 3 september 1925 U.S. Navy USS Shenandoah (ZR 1) is caught in a storm over Noble County, Ohio and breaks apart ...
#20 Zeppelin P Class
The Zeppelin P Class was the first Zeppelin airship type to be produced in quantity after the outbreak of the First World War . Twenty-two of the type were built as well as twelve of a lengthened version, the Q Class . They were used for many of the airship bombing raids on the United Kingdom in 1
- ... bombed London on 4 June 1915. It took part in five raids and made eight reconnaissance flights: on 3 september 1915 it was struck by lightning and crashed in flames in the North Sea near Neuwerk , Germany, with ...
Air Forces / Air Forces
#1 81st Training Wing
The 81st Training Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host wing at Keesler Air Force Base , Mississippi. The 81st Training Wing has the Air Force's largest Technical Training Group and trains more than 40,000 students annually. Training includes weather, basic electronics, communic
- ... ing , and activated, on 1 July 1993 ASSIGNMENTS 7th Air Division , 1 May 1948 Pacific Air Command , 3 september 1948 Twelfth Air Force , 21 May 1949 (attached to Western Air Defense Force after 10 November 1949) ...
#2 Jagdgeschwader 52
Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) [lower-alpha 1] was a German World War II fighter Geschwader ( wing ) that exclusively used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 throughout the war. The unit originally formed near Munich in November 1938, then moved to a base near Stuttgart . JG 52 became the most successful fighter-
- ... ANCE 54 hours into the invasion of Poland, France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 3 september 1939, beginning the Second World War . The remainder of 1939 have been dubbed the " Phony War " or ...
#3 Jagdgeschwader 26
Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter - wing of World War II . It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter , a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Wes
- ... • Hauptmann Johannes Naumann 2 March 1944 – 28 June 1944 [217] • Hauptmann Emil Lang 29 June 1944 – 3 september 1944 † [217] • Hauptmann Georg-Peter Eder 4 September 1944 – 8 October 1944 [217] • Major Anton Hac ...
#4 No. 3 Squadron RAF
Number 3 Squadron , also known as No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron , of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 from RAF Coningsby , Lincolnshire , since reforming on 1 April 2006. [2] It was first formed on 13 May 1912 as one of the first squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps – being the fi
- ... hos . It was the first time that RAF Typhoons had participated in the annual NATO exercise. [31] On 3 september 2019, No. 3 (F) Squadron deployed to Oman for two weeks to participate in Exercise Magic Carpet. [3 ...
#5 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
- ... on 13 January 1942 Activated on 10 February 1942 Redesignated 310th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 3 september 1942 Redesignated 526th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 23 August 1943 Redesignated 526th Fighter Squadr ...
#6 20th Intelligence Squadron
The 20th Intelligence Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska. It has served at Offutt since June 1992, when it was activated as the 20th Air Intelligence Squadron . "20th Tactical Recon
- ... ry 1944 (operated primarily from Mokmer Airfield , Biak after 7 August 1944) Mokmer Airfield, Biak, 3 september 1944 Dulag Airfield , Leyte, 15 November 1944 (operated from Mokmer Airfield, Biak to 22 January 19 ...
#7 No. 1 Group RAF
No. 1 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two operations groups in RAF Air Command . Today, the group is referred to as the Air Combat Group, as it controls the RAF's combat fast-jet aircraft and has airfields in the UK, as well as RAF Support Unit Goose Bay in Canada. The group headquarters
- ... Patrick Playfair 24 August 1939 – 12 September 1939 No. 1 Group Renamed Advanced Air Striking Force 3 september 1939 Air Vice-Marshal A C Wright 22 December 1939 – 22 June 1940 group disbanded 27 June 1940 Air C ...
#8 No. 60 Squadron RAF
No. 60 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport . It is currently part of No. 1 Flying Training School [2] based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire flying the Airbus H135 Juno HT1 . RFC Morane-Saulnier Type N Bullet Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 60 Squadron RAF Squadron
- ... W.9/FAW.9R fighters arrived and these remained until April 1968 when the squadron was disbanded. On 3 september 1964, an Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed into the Straits of Malacca while trying to ev ...
#9 Marine Aircraft Group 24
Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Facility Kaneohe Bay . MAG-24 is subordinate to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing [2] and the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) . [3] Marine Aircraft Group 24 MAG-24 Insignia Active 1 March 19
- ... eptember, HMH-362 returned to Camp Bastion for the second time to relieve HMH-363. Additionally, in september 3r d Battalion 7th Marines (3/7) replaced the British in the Sangin area northeast of Camp Bastion. [14 ...
#10 Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes
Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes (Fighter Squadron 1/2 Cigognes) is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) fighter squadron currently stationed at BA 116 Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur Air Base , Haute-Saône , France ( ICAO : LFSX ) . [1] Fighter Squadron 1/2 Cigognes Escadron de Chass
- ... e 1990s, the squadron transitioned to Dassault Mirage 2000 -5Fs. Escadrille SPA 12 was dissolved on september 3, 2009, and replaced by SPA 26 (a traditional escadrille of Escadron de Chasse 1/5 Vendée , disbanded ...
- ... Cigognes (EC 1/2 Cigognes) with Escadrilles SPA 3, SPA 103 and SPA 12, from 9 September 1994 until 3 september 2009. Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes (EC 1/2 Cigognes) with Escadrilles SPA 3, SPA 103 and SPA 26 ...
- ... Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes (EC 1/2 Cigognes) with Escadrilles SPA 3, SPA 103 and SPA 26 as of 3 september 2009. The Escadron/Squadron was attached again to the 2 e Escadre de Chasse on 3 September 2015. FL ...
- ... 26 as of 3 September 2009. The Escadron/Squadron was attached again to the 2 e Escadre de Chasse on 3 september 2015. FLIGHTS As of 2015, Escadron 1/2 Cigognes was composed of three escadrilles: SPA 3 Cigognes, ...
- ... s Fonck 's Escadrille SPA 12 Cigognes was attached to the 1/2 Cigognes between 9 September 1994 and 3 september 2009. BASES Mirage IIIEs of the squadron in 1978. BA 702 Avord Air Base (formation 1912) Châteaurou ...
#11 No. 14 Squadron RNZAF
14 Squadron RNZAF is a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force . In 2015 the squadron was re-raised and equipped with 11 Beechcraft T-6 Texan II . A new aerobatic display team called the Black Falcons was also formed using the new aircraft. They replaced the RNZAF display team known as the Red C
- ... s article needs to be updated . ( June 2016 ) 14 Squadron RNZAF Active 25 April 1942 – January 1949 3 september 1951 – 13 December 2001 05 January 2015 – Present Country New Zealand Branch Royal New Zealand Air ...
#12 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
- ... eptember 1945 RAF Tain Detachment 1 October 1944 September 1945 RAF Wick Detachment 14 October 1944 3 september 1945 RAF Thornaby Posted 31 October 1944 27 December 1944 RAF Banff Detachment 27 December 1944 Sep ...
- ... 1945 September 1945 RAF Reykjavik, Iceland Detachment July 1945 September 1945 RAF Banff Detachment 3 september 1945 10 March 1946 RAF Beccles Posted
#13 No. 17 Group RAF
No. 17 Group RAF was a group of the Royal Air Force which was operational during both the First and Second World Wars . No. 17 (Training) Group RAF No. 17 Group RAF Active 1918–1919 1936–1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Part of RAF Coastal Command Engagements First World War
- ... WAR The group was reformed on 1 Dec 1936 as No. 17 (Training) Group in RAF Coastal Command . UNITS 3 september 1939 No. 17 Group RAF (T), under command of Air Commodore T.E.B. Howe, CBE , AFC [1] [2] Squadron T ...
#14 No. 74 Squadron RAF
Number 74 Squadron , also known as "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger-head motif, was a squadron of the Royal Air Force . It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s, and then trainers until its disbandment in 2000. It was the Royal Air Force's member of the NATO Tiger Association from 1961 unt
- ... ron RAF Squadron badge Active 1 July 1917 – 1 April 1918 ( RFC ) 1 April 1918 – 3 July 1919 ( RAF ) 3 september 1935 – 25 August 1971 19 October 1984 – 1 October 1992 5 October 1992 – 22 September 2000 Country U ...
- ... onse to the ongoing Abyssinia Crisis of 1935, the squadron was reformed in unusual circumstances on 3 september . [3] The squadron was reborn out of the combination of detachments of Nos. 3 , 23 , 32 , 56 , 65 an ...
#15 No. 125 Helicopter Squadron IAF
No. 125 Helicopter Squadron (Gladiators) is a fighter squadron and is equipped with Apache AH-64E and based at Pathankot Air Force Station . [1] No. 125 Helicopter Squadron Active 1 November 1983- Present Country Republic of India Branch Indian Air Force Type Attack Helicopter Role Close Air Suppo
- ... uipped with Mi-25 helicopter Gunships. The squadron was reequipped with Mi-35 in April 1990. [2] On 3 september 2019, the squadron formally inducted the first batch of AH-64E Apache helicopters into the Indian A ...
- ... 5 U 1 November 1983 May 1990 Pathankot AFS [3] Mil Mi-35 June 1990 August 2019 Boeing Apache AH-64E 3 september 2019 Present [4]
#16 Marine Aircraft Group 25
Marine Air Group (MAG) 25 was a United States Marine Corps combat air transport group that provided logistical support, including cargo and personnel transport and aeromedical evacuation , to forward units during World War II and the Korean War . During World War II it formed the nucleus of the Sout
- ... w Caledonia and began flying missions in support of the Battle of Guadalcanal in September 1942. On september 3, the first plane from MAG-25 landed at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal carrying the commanding genera ...
#17 No. 6 Squadron RAAF
No. 6 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) training and bomber squadron . It was formed in 1917 and served as a training unit based in England during World War I. The squadron was disbanded in 1919 but re-formed at the start of 1939. It subsequently saw combat as a light bomber and mari
- ... next few months as they became due for major servicing, and the last aircraft of this type flew on 3 september . [40] The final F-111 operational conversion course was completed in mid-2008, and all the remainin ...
#18 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, M-60s jam several times. Co-pilot M-16s expended rounds hit pilot in face. A-4s suppress flak. 6 september 3. 5 miles (5.6 km) inland – 20 minutes feet dry, power descent, find strobe, first pilot in river off ...
#19 No. 139 Squadron RAF
No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was fighter unit in World War I and a bomber unit from World War II until the 1960s. Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron RAF Active 3 July 1918 – 7 Mar 1919 3 Sept 1936 – 31 Dec 1959 1 Jan 1962 –
- ... served in the RAF Museum London . [3] Canberra B.2 of 139 Squadron in 1953 The squadron reformed on 3 september 1936 at Wyton , equipped first with Hawker Hinds and then Bristol Blenheims . On 3 September 1939 a ...
- ... med on 3 September 1936 at Wyton , equipped first with Hawker Hinds and then Bristol Blenheims . On 3 september 1939 a Blenheim IV of the squadron piloted by Andrew McPherson was the first British aircraft to cr ...
#20 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron (French: 423 e Escadron d'hélicoptères maritimes ) is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force . It currently operates the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone from CFB Shearwater in Nova Scotia , Canada . Canadian air force squadron 423 Maritime Helicopter Sq
- ... 3 Maritime Helicopter Squadron Active 18 May 1942 – 4 September 1945 1 June 1953 – 31 December 1962 3 september 1974 – present Country Canada Branch Royal Canadian Air Force Part of 12 Wing Nickname(s) Eagle Mot ...
Design / Design
#1 AI Mark IV radar
Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark IV ( AI Mk. IV ), produced by USA as SCR-540 , was the world's first operational air-to-air radar system . Early Mk. III units appeared in July 1940 on converted Bristol Blenheim light bombers , while the definitive Mk. IV reached widespread availability on the Bri
- ... astal Command aircraft would be carrying out military exercises in the Channel. On the afternoon of 3 september the aircraft successfully detected the battleship HMS Rodney , the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous ...
- ... lly basing the team there, on short notice. When the Germans invaded Poland and war was declared on 3 september 1939, the research teams packed up and arrived in Dundee to find the rector only dimly recalling th ...
#2 Wright brothers
The Wright brothers , Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), [lower-alpha 1] were American aviation pioneers generally credited [3] [4] [5] with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane . They
- ... ating another nearly identical Flyer to the United States Army at Fort Myer , Virginia, starting on september 3, 1908. On September 9, he made the first hour-long flight, lasting 62 minutes and 15 seconds. On the ...
#3 ASV Mark II radar
Radar, Air-to-Surface Vessel, Mark II , or ASV Mk. II for short, was an airborne sea-surface search radar developed by the UK's Air Ministry immediately prior to the start of World War II . It was the first aircraft mounted radar of any sort to be used operationally. It was widely used by aircraft o
- ... avy ships and RAF Coastal Command aircraft, and Watt wanted to crash the party. On the afternoon of 3 september 1937 K6260 successfully detected the battleship HMS Rodney , the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous an ...
#4 Cyclorotor
A cyclorotor , cycloidal rotor , cycloidal propeller or cyclogiro , is a fluid propulsion device that converts shaft power into the acceleration of a fluid using a rotating axis perpendicular to the direction of fluid motion. It uses several blades with a spanwise axis parallel to the axis of rotati
- ... cyclorotors to the USS Shenandoah airship. The Shenandoah crashed while transiting a squall line on 3 september 1925 before any possible installation and testing. [40] No large scale tests have been attempted si ...
#5 Spy basket
The spy gondola , spy basket , observation car or sub-cloud car ( German : Spähgondel or Spähkorb ) is a crewed vessel that an airship hiding in cloud cover could lower several hundred metres [1] to a point below the clouds in order to inconspicuously observe the ground and help navigate the airship
- ... VING EXAMPLES A spy basket preserved at the Imperial War Museum , which fell from the LZ 90 on 2 to 3 september 1916. [6] The Imperial War Museum in London exhibits a Zeppelin observation car that was found near ...
Designer / Designer
#1 Gerhard Neumann
Gerhard Neumann (October 8, 1917 – November 2, 1997) was an American aviation engineer and executive for General Electric 's aircraft engine division (which today is called GE Aviation ). Born and raised in Germany, he went to China shortly before World War II and ended up being an aircraft mechanic
- ... mechanic were in great demand. A few months later, on 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland . On 3 september , the United Kingdom declared war on Germany, and all Germans in Hong Kong were rounded up and inter ...
#2 Bob Grigg
Robert Edward Grigg (23 June 1924 – February 2002) was a British aerospace engineer, and was the chief designer of the highly-successful British Aerospace 146 (Hawker Siddeley). [1]
- ... ospace , the project was restarted on 10 July 1978, with the first flight of G-SSSH taking place on 3 september 1981 piloted by Mike Goodfellow with Peter Sedgwick, another British Aerospace test pilot. The airc ...
#3 Geoffrey Salmond
Air Chief Marshal Sir William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond , KCB , KCMG , DSO (19 August 1878 – 27 April 1933) was a senior commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War . Remaining in the Royal Air Force after the war, he held senior appointments in the Middle East, Great Britain and In
- ... ine, and for the RFC in India. [6] He was promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant colonel on 3 september 1918. [19] While holding the command of the Middle East, he had laid out an airway from Cairo to So ...
#4 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... st 1913 [46] (Hydro-aeroplane) 615 2nd Lt. Howard Bertie Strong, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 3 september 1913 [51] – 616 John William Wilfred Slack 8 September 1913 [51] – 617 Vivian Gaskell Blackburn 10 ...
#5 Juan Bielovucic
Juan Bielovucic (30 July 1889 – 14 January 1949) was a Peruvian aviator of Croatian and French descent who set several speed and altitude aviation records in 1910–13. He was also the first person to complete a successful powered aircraft crossing of the Alps in 1913, following a 1910 attempt by his
- ... t Budapest airshow on 1–15 June 1910, registering under his Croatian name as Ivan Bjelovučić. On 1–3 3 september [2] he flew a new aircraft from Paris to Bordeaux with four stopovers: he reached Orléans , 75 mile ...
- ... 103 km) third leg of the journey to Angoulême . The final part of the trip was completed at noon on 3 september , when he landed in Bordeaux. The 540-kilometre (340 mi) distance was covered in six hours and fifte ...
#6 Yao Tongbin
Yao Tongbin ( Chinese : 姚桐斌 ; September 3, 1922 – June 8, 1968) was a Chinese scientist and one of China's foremost missile engineers. He was beaten to death during the Cultural Revolution in 1968. In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Two Bombs, One Satellite Meritorious Award, and officially re
- Yao Tongbin ( Chinese : 姚桐斌 ; september 3, 1922 – June 8, 1968) was a Chinese scientist and one of China's foremost missile engineers. He was ...
- ... Tongbin Yao in Aachen , West Germany , shortly before his return to China in 1957 Born Yao Tongbin september 3, 1922 Wuxi , Jiangsu Province , Republic of China Died June 8, 1968 (1968-06-08) (aged 45) Beijing , ...
#7 Traian Vuia
Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia ( Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan ˈvuja] ; August 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested the first tractor monoplane . He was the first to demonstrate that a flying machine could rise into the air by run
- Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia ( Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan ˈvuja] ; August 17, 1872 – september 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested the first tractor ...
- ... 2–1950) Traian Vuia Born ( 1872-08-17 ) August 17, 1872 Surducul-Mic , Austro-Hungarian Empire Died september 3, 1950 (1950-09-03) (aged 78) Bucharest , People's Republic of Romania Resting place Bellu Cemetery , ...
#8 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... ugust 1912 [50] – 275 William John Harrison 13 August 1912 [50] – 276 Staff-Sergeant William Thomas 3 september 1912 [51] – 277 Capt. Robert Harry Lucas Cordner RAMC 3 September 1912 [51] – 278 Richard Harold Ba ...
- ... 276 Staff-Sergeant William Thomas 3 September 1912 [51] – 277 Capt. Robert Harry Lucas Cordner RAMC 3 september 1912 [51] – 278 Richard Harold Barnwell [2] 3 September 1912 [51] Brother of Frank Barnwell . Becam ...
- ... – 277 Capt. Robert Harry Lucas Cordner RAMC 3 September 1912 [51] – 278 Richard Harold Barnwell [2] 3 september 1912 [51] Brother of Frank Barnwell . Became a test pilot for Vickers, killed testing the Vickers F ...
- ... came a test pilot for Vickers, killed testing the Vickers F.B.26 279 Capt. The Hon. Claude Brabazon 3 september 1912 [51] – 280 Lt. Philip Joubert de la Ferté RFA 3 September 1912 [51] Retired in 1945 as Air Chi ...
- ... 6 279 Capt. The Hon. Claude Brabazon 3 September 1912 [51] – 280 Lt. Philip Joubert de la Ferté RFA 3 september 1912 [51] Retired in 1945 as Air Chief Marshal RAF 281 Maj. Edward Bailey Ashmore MVO, RFA 3 Septem ...
- ... eptember 1912 [51] Retired in 1945 as Air Chief Marshal RAF 281 Maj. Edward Bailey Ashmore MVO, RFA 3 september 1912 [51] – 282 Lt. Claude Grenville Shephard Gould RGA 3 September 1912 [51] – 283 Lt. Patrick Hen ...
- ... Edward Bailey Ashmore MVO, RFA 3 September 1912 [51] – 282 Lt. Claude Grenville Shephard Gould RGA 3 september 1912 [51] – 283 Lt. Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair RFA 3 September 1912 [51] – 284 Lt. F. A. Wanklyn R ...
- ... Claude Grenville Shephard Gould RGA 3 September 1912 [51] – 283 Lt. Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair RFA 3 september 1912 [51] – 284 Lt. F. A. Wanklyn RFA 3 September 1912 [51] – 285 Walter Laurence Brock [2] 3 Septe ...
- ... 12 [51] – 283 Lt. Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair RFA 3 September 1912 [51] – 284 Lt. F. A. Wanklyn RFA 3 september 1912 [51] – 285 Walter Laurence Brock [2] 3 September 1912 [51] – 286 Engine-room Artificer Thomas ...
- ... ptember 1912 [51] – 284 Lt. F. A. Wanklyn RFA 3 September 1912 [51] – 285 Walter Laurence Brock [2] 3 september 1912 [51] – 286 Engine-room Artificer Thomas O'Connor RN 3 September 1912 [51] – 287 Edouard Bauman ...
- ... 285 Walter Laurence Brock [2] 3 September 1912 [51] – 286 Engine-room Artificer Thomas O'Connor RN 3 september 1912 [51] – 287 Edouard Baumann 3 September 1912 [51] – 288 Lt. Philip Shepherd RN 17 September 191 ...
- ... 912 [51] – 286 Engine-room Artificer Thomas O'Connor RN 3 September 1912 [51] – 287 Edouard Baumann 3 september 1912 [51] – 288 Lt. Philip Shepherd RN 17 September 1912 [52] – 289 I. G. Vaughan-Fowler 17 Septemb ...
#9 Steve Fossett
James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. He made his fortune in the financial services industry
- James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – september 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the ...
- ... tember 2002 Born James Stephen Fossett ( 1944-04-22 ) April 22, 1944 Jackson, Tennessee , U.S. Died september 3, 2007 (2007-09-03) (aged 63) Sierra Nevada Mountains, California , U.S. Cause of death Plane crash A ...
- ... he UK, [2] and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2007. Fossett disappeared on september 3, 2007, while flying a light aircraft over the Great Basin Desert , between Nevada and California. Ex ...
- ... lar to the plane Fossett was flying during his disappearance At 8:45 a.m. on the morning of Monday, september 3, 2007 (Labor Day), Fossett took off in a single-engine Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon light aircraft ...
#10 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
- ... he Korean War as an escort for a photo reconnaissance plane over Songjin . [23] Five days later, on september 3, he flew armed reconnaissance over the primary transportation and storage facilities south of the vi ...
#11 Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) [2] was an early American civil aviator . She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license. [3] [4] [5] [6] She earned her license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, [4] [5]
- ... my surplus aircraft left over from the war. She made her first appearance in an American airshow on september 3, 1922, at an event honoring veterans of the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment of World War I . Held ...
#12 Junaid Jamshed
Junaid Jamshed Khan ( Urdu : جنید جمشید خان ; [3] 3 September 1964 – 7 December 2016) was a Pakistani singer-songwriter, television personality , fashion designer, actor, and preacher . After graduating with a degree in engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore , Jamshe
- Junaid Jamshed Khan ( Urdu : جنید جمشید خان ; [3] 3 september 1964 – 7 December 2016) was a Pakistani singer-songwriter, television personality , fashion designe ...
- ... efore focusing on a musical career. [6] [7] [8] Junaid Jamshed SI TI جنید جمشید Born ( 1964-09-03 ) 3 september 1964 [1] [2] Karachi , West Pakistan , Pakistan Died 7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) (aged 52) Havelia ...
#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
- ... rode him in shows at Olympia and Windsor. [5] : 175–179 WORLD WAR II On the outbreak of war on 3 september 1939, Air Dispatch moved with its fleets to Cardiff Municipal Airport , where, until April 1940, th ...
#14 Bill Sadler (engineer)
William George Sadler (3 September 1931 – 5 April 2022) designed, built, and drove his own sports racing cars , some of which anticipated the later Formula 5000 and Can-Am cars. [1] [2] [3] He left racing and earned a Masters of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, then went on to design and buil
- William George Sadler ( 3 september 1931 – 5 April 2022) designed, built, and drove his own sports racing cars , some of which anticipa ...
- ... ineer, and aviation designer (1931–2022) Bill Sadler Sadler in a Sadler Vampire Born ( 1931-09-03 ) 3 september 1931 St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada Died 5 April 2022 (2022-04-05) (aged 90) [1] Cathedral City, ...
- ... ver Electronics engineer Aviation designer BIOGRAPHY Sadler was born in St. Catharines , Ontario on 3 september 1931 to George and Bertha Sadler. His father ran Sadler's Auto Electric. [4] [5] The company was th ...
#15 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
- ... Later air commodore . [37] 893 Lt. Jocelyn Morton Lucas, 4th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3 september 1914 [36] - 894 Lt. William Adam Sedgwick Rough 3 September 1914 [36] - 895 Capt. Cecil Harry Wolff ...
- ... Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3 September 1914 [36] - 894 Lt. William Adam Sedgwick Rough 3 september 1914 [36] - 895 Capt. Cecil Harry Wolff, Bedfordshire Regiment 4 September 1914 [36] - 896 Second-L ...
#16 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 .
- ... éonce 7 December 1910 306 Morin, Roger 7 December 1910 307 Barillon, Pierre-Paul 7 December 1910 d. 3 september 1912. [116] 308 D'Aiguillon, Roger d' 7 December 1910 309 Bobba, André 7 December 1910 KIA in 1916. ...
#17 Perlan Project
Perlan Project Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit aeronautical exploration and atmospheric science research organization that utilizes sailplanes (gliders) designed to fly at extremely high altitudes. The Perlan Project, Inc. Type Non-operating private foundation IRS 501(c)(3) Founded 1992 Founder E
- ... tion Aéronautique Internationale has ratified the altitude record of 15,902 metres (52,172 feet) on 3 september 2017 . [1] [2] [3] This flight used the custom designed and built pressurized high-altitude Windwar ...
- ... l purpose sailplane with a pressurized cabin to fly to 90,000 feet. At the time of Steve's death on 3 september 2007, the structural and aerodynamic design of the fuselage had been completed, along with the aero ...
- ... m Comandante Armando Tola International Airport in El Calafate, Argentina. The flight took place on 3 september 2017 [2] [8] The 2018 season was again based at El Calafate. The project acquired a Grob G 520 Egre ...
#18 Doug Davis (aviator)
Douglas Henry Davis [1] [2] (November 12, 1898 [1] [3] – September 3, 1934 [4] ) was an early American aviator, barnstormer , air racer , flight instructor and commercial pilot. American aviator
- Douglas Henry Davis [1] [2] (November 12, 1898 [1] [3] – september 3, 1934 [4] ) was an early American aviator, barnstormer , air racer , flight instructor and commercia ...
- ... that the course for the last and biggest competition, the Thompson Trophy Race, held on Labor Day ( september 3 that year), was too short – eight and a third miles (13.4 km) rather than the more customary ten mil ...
#19 Arthur Chin
Arthur Tien Chin ( Chinese : 陳瑞鈿 ; pinyin : Chén Ruìdiàn , Cantonese : Chan Sui-Tin; October 23, 1913 – September 3, 1997) was a pilot from the United States who participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War . Chin was compelled to defend his father's homeland when Japan invaded China . [3] He was pa
- ... ur Tien Chin ( Chinese : 陳瑞鈿 ; pinyin : Chén Ruìdiàn , Cantonese : Chan Sui-Tin; October 23, 1913 – september 3, 1997) was a pilot from the United States who participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War . Chin wa ...
- ... Arthur Chin Arthur Chin Nickname(s) Art Born ( 1913-10-23 ) October 23, 1913 Portland, Oregon Died september 3, 1997 (1997-09-03) (aged 83) Allegiance Republic of China United States of America Service/ branch C ...
#20 Aleksandr Nadiradze
Aleksandr Davidovich Nadiradze ( Georgian : ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე , Russian : Александр Давидович Надирадзе 20 August 1914 – 3 September 1987) was a Soviet weapons engineer of Georgian ethnicity who was instrumental in former Soviet Union's aerospace and defense technology. He developed various missil
- ... diradze ( Georgian : ალექსანდრე ნადირაძე , Russian : Александр Давидович Надирадзе 20 August 1914 – 3 september 1987) was a Soviet weapons engineer of Georgian ethnicity who was instrumental in former Soviet Uni ...
- ... ქსანდრე ნადირაძე Born ( 1914-08-20 ) 20 August 1914 Gori , Tiflis Governorate , Russian Empire Died 3 september 1987 (1987-09-03) (aged 73) Moscow , Soviet Union Alma mater Sergo Ordzhonikidze Moscow Aviation In ...
- ... building of the same institutes. [1] DEATH Nadiradze lived and worked in Moscow until his death on 3 september 1987. He is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow (section 10). On the tombstone Nadiradze i ...
Engine / Engine
#1 Rolls-Royce R
The Rolls-Royce R is a British aero engine that was designed and built specifically for air racing purposes by Rolls-Royce Limited . Nineteen R engines were assembled in a limited production run between 1929 and 1931. Developed from the Rolls-Royce Buzzard , it was a 37-litre (2,240 cu in) capacit
- ... yce. He then lent R17 to George Eyston . [51] Once he had achieved the 300 mph (480 km/h) record on 3 september 1935 at the Bonneville Speedway , Campbell retired from further land speed endeavours. [52] Lord Wa ...
- ... [46] Supermarine S.6B : 29 September 1931 – 407.5 mph (656 km/h) [4] Land speed record Blue Bird : 3 september 1935 – 301 mph (484 km/h) [70] Thunderbolt : 16 September 1938 – 357.5 mph (575 km/h) [57] Water sp ...
- ... 5 mph (655.8 km/h) . [15] [75] To George Eyston for the Thunderbolt land speed record car. [51] R29 3 september 1931 Third 1931 race engine delivered. [19] 13 September 1931 Installed in S.6B, S1595, for the Sch ...
#2 Progress D-27
The Progress D-27 is a three-shaft propfan engine developed by Ivchenko Progress. The gas generator was designed using experience from the Lotarev D-36 turbofan . [5] The D-27 engine was designed to power more-efficient passenger aircraft such as the abandoned Yakovlev Yak-46 project, and it was cho
- ... an armed forces accepted the An-70 with D-27 engines into army service on January 19, 2015. [21] On september 3, 2019, the Russian navy decided to order Beriev A-42 amphibious aircraft, the development of which h ...
Event / Event
#1 2010 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2010: Years in aviation : 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years : 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201
- ... ust. [15] 28 August The Mexican airline Mexicana de Aviacion suspends operations due to insolvency. september 3 September UPS Airlines Flight 6 , a Boeing 747-44AF , crashes shortly after take-off from Dubai Inte ...
- ... 28 August The Mexican airline Mexicana de Aviacion suspends operations due to insolvency. SEPTEMBER 3 september UPS Airlines Flight 6 , a Boeing 747-44AF , crashes shortly after take-off from Dubai International ...
#2 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
- ... oute a domestic scheduled Rostov-on-Don – Vilnius passenger service, operated as Flight 3630 . [30] 3 september 1970 Leninabad Yak-40 CCCP-87690 Tajikistan W/O 21 /21 Flew into the side of a mountain at 2,100 m ...
- ... s Flight 5484 . Aeroflot withdrew the Tu-124 from service in the wake of this accident. [416] [417] 3 september 1979 Amderma An-24B CCCP-46269 Arkhangelsk W/O 40 /43 The aircraft undershot the runway at Amderma ...
#3 List of accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18
Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18 Data from: Aviation Safety Network Il-18 [1]
- ... nd crashed near Domodedovo Airport while on a training flight, killing all five crew on board. [40] 3 september A Bulair Il-18E (LZ-BEG, c/n 186009101) crashed near Bourgas Airport after the crew deviated from f ...
- ... zechoslovakia was hijacked and flown to Frankfurt in Germany, where the hijackers surrendered. [78] 3 september An Air Guinee Il-18D (3X-GAX, c/n 187009803) from Moscow to Conakry Airport , Guinea, crashed into ...
#4 List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1946
This is a List of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 A variants that have taken place in the year 1946 , 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 cover
- ... nding after an engine failure and fire, killing two of three crew; all 22 passengers survived. [20] september 3 An Air France C-53D Skytrooper (registration F-BAOB) crashed in a field 40 mi south of Copenhagen af ...
#5 Cuffley
Cuffley is a village in the Welwyn Hatfield district of south-east Hertfordshire located between Cheshunt and Potters Bar . It has a population of just over 4,000 people. [1] Northaw and Cuffley is a civil parish and is part of Broxbourne parliamentary constituency. This article needs additional cit
- ... of its residents, Molly Hughes , in her autobiographical book A London Family Between the Wars. On 3 september 1916 the German airship SL 11 was shot down and crashed in Cuffley during an aerial bombardment int ...
#6 Cubana de Aviación accidents and incidents
Cubana de Aviación , the national carrier of Cuba , [1] has been involved in 51 incidents and accidents between 1934 and 2018, 27 of which had 1 fatality or more, with 708 fatalities. Included are ground and collision fatalities and hijackings.
- ... liceman on board the aircraft shot dead one hijacker and arrested the other two. [26] [27] : 21 3 september 1989 Havana Il-62M CU-T1281 W/O 150 /150 Crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff from ...
#7 List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline (A–C)
This list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of minor incidents by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2012 ) JetBlue Flight 2
- ... ight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause Flight 825 Hunyani Whamira Hills, Zimbabwe 3 september 1978 Vickers Viscount 782D Kariba–Salisbury Shot down Flight 827 Umniati near Kariba, Rhodesia (Zim ...
#8 Vietnam Airlines Flight 815
Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 was a scheduled Vietnam Airlines flight which crashed on final approach to Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia on 3 September 1997. The Soviet -built Tupolev Tu-134B-3 airliner crashed approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft; 870 yd) short of the Phnom Penh runway
- ... Airlines flight which crashed on final approach to Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia on 3 september 1997. The Soviet -built Tupolev Tu-134B-3 airliner crashed approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft; 870 ...
- ... , the aircraft involved in the accident, at Don Mueang International Airport in 1992. Accident Date 3 september 1997 ( 1997-09-03 ) Summary Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error Site 800 metres (2,60 ...
#9 1979 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1979: Years in aviation : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 19
- ... stration EI-ASI) from Rome to Dublin and later from Shannon , Ireland , to Boston , Massachusetts . september 3 Aeroflot Flight A-513, an Antonov An-24 B (registration CCCP-46269), strikes a hill at a speed of 20 ...
#10 1913 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1913: Years in aviation : 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 19
- ... r – Adolphe Pégoud makes the first inverted flight, flying upside down for 0.4 km (0.25 mile). [22] 3 september – During the Imperial German Navy ′s autumn 1913 maneuvers, an Avro 503 flown by Leutnant W. Langfe ...
#11 List of air rage incidents
This is a list of air rage incidents in commercial air travel that have been covered in the media. Air rage occurs when air travelers or airline personnel act violently, abusively or disruptively towards others in the course of their travel. When these incidents have occurred in flight, they have of
- ... dicated it would consider suing the two to recover the costs of the return to Zurich. [225] [226] A september 3, 2012, JetBlue flight from Boston to Los Angeles diverted to Bergstrom International Airport in Aust ...
#12 FedEx Express Flight 1478
FedEx Express Flight 1478 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight from Memphis International Airport to Tallahassee International Airport . On July 26, 2002, the Boeing 727-232F aircraft flying this route crashed during landing at Tallahassee. All three flight crew members survived the accident with s
- ... eighter registered as N497FE (serial number 20866 - line number 1067), that had its first flight on september 3, 1974. The aircraft was delivered to Delta Air Lines on September 13, 1986, and it was transferred t ...
#13 List of Vietnam Airlines accidents and incidents
This is a list of incidents and accidents that Vietnam Airlines has experienced since its inception in 1956.
- ... he only survivor was a Dutch woman, Annette Herfkens . The aircraft was entirely destroyed. [5] [6] 3 september 1997: Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 , a Tupolev Tu-134 (built in 1984), registration VN-A120, crashed ...
#14 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
- ... end of the runway at Hawthorne Municipal airport [ sic ] during its initial takeoff attempt." [132] 3 september " CLINTON , N. C., Sept. 3, UP – An Air Force B-26 bomber crashed and exploded in a desolate wooded ...
#15 Operation Aphrodite
Aphrodite and Anvil were the World War II code names of United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy operations to use Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated PB4Y bombers as precision-guided munitions against bunkers and other hardened/reinforced enemy facilities, such as "Crossbow" op
- ... orting de Havilland Mosquito was destroyed by the exploding bombs. [15] Heligoland U-boat pens [11] 3 september 1944 PB4Y-1 63954 Second USN "Anvil" project controller flew aircraft into Dune Island by mistake. ...
#16 Robert E. Gross (businessman)
Robert Ellsworth Gross (May 11, 1897 – September 3, 1961) was an American businessman involved in the field of aviation . His first venture, the Viking Flying Boat Company, failed with the loss of the aircraft market brought on by the Great Depression . American businessman For other people named Ro
- Robert Ellsworth Gross (May 11, 1897 – september 3, 1961) was an American businessman involved in the field of aviation . His first venture, the Viking ...
#17 1925 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1925. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2010 ) The areas of the world covered by commercial aviation in 1925 Years in aviation : 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Centuries : 19th century · 20th cent
- ... storm and crashes near Caldwell , Ohio , killing 14 of her crew. Twenty-nine crew members survive. september 3 – The Spanish Navy aviation ship Dédalo , the only ship ever built capable of operating airships , b ...
#18 List of accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount
As World War II came to a close the British government realised that it was going to have to drastically change its air manufacturing industry to avoid becoming dependent on American aircraft companies. To address this issue the Brabazon Committee was formed in 1943 to investigate the future needs o
- ... c repair when the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Spriggs Payne Airport , Monrovia . [138] On 3 september 1978, VP-WAS operating Air Rhodesia Flight 825 was shot down by a SAM-7 missile killing 28 of the 5 ...
#19 Meopham air disaster
The Meopham Air Disaster occurred on 21 July 1930 when a Junkers F.13ge flying from Le Touquet to Croydon with two crew and four passengers crashed near Meopham , Kent with the loss of all on board. The report of the inquiry into the accident was made public, the first time in the United Kingdom tha
- ... y by the Accidents Investigation sub-committee of the Aeronautical Research Committee was opened on 3 september 1930. [8] The inquiry was held at Croydon Airport in private and the members inspected the wreckage ...
#20 1965 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1965: Years in aviation : 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 19
- ... etween the air forces of India and Pakistan since their independence from the United Kingdom . [30] september 3 – Pakistan Air Force F-86 Sabre fighters intercept four Indian Air Force Dassault MD.454 Mystère IVa ...
Glider / Glider
#1 Glaser-Dirks DG-500
The Glaser-Dirks DG-500 , and later the DG-505 , is a two-seat glider of glass-reinforced plastic and carbon fiber reinforced plastic construction, manufactured in the DG Flugzeugbau GmbH in Bruchsal , Germany . It first flew in 1987. German two-seat glider, 1987 This article includes a list of gene
- ... A new altitude record of 52,172 ft (15,902 m) [5] was set by the Windward Performance Perlan II on september 3, 2017. VARIANTS DG-500 Initial production with 18 m (59 ft) span wings. DG-500/18 Aerobatic version ...
#2 Windward Performance Perlan II
The Windward Performance Perlan 2 ( English: Pearl ) is an American mid-wing , two-seats-in- tandem , pressurized , experimental research glider that was designed by Greg Cole and built by Windward Performance for the Perlan Project . [2] American research glider Perlan 2 Perlan 2 on display with an
- ... ebreather oxygen systems. [6] The aircraft was displayed at AirVenture in July 2015. [7] [8] [6] On 3 september 2017 Perlan II, flown by Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock, reached an altitude of 52,172 ft (15,902 ...
#3 FVA-1 Schwatze Düvel
The FVA 1 Schwatze Düvel (Black Devil) was a glider produced in Germany in 1920. It was a highly streamlined, thick winged cantilever monoplane . German single-seat glider, 1920 FVA-1 Schwatze Düvel Role Glider Type of aircraft National origin Germany Manufacturer Flugwissenschaftliche Vereinigung A
- ... ended due to the poor weather. [2] At the 1920 Rhön meeting Klemperer flew the FVA-1 three times on 3 september , making the first ever bungee launches , a system devised by Klemperer himself. [1] The longest fli ...
#4 Svachulay Szent György
The Svachulay Szent György (St. George) was a small, single-seat glider built in Hungary in the early 1930s. Two slightly different examples were completed and flown successfully, but persistent concerns about structural strength eventually saw them grounded. Szent György Role Secondary training gli
- ... ennage modified and the cockpit brought forward. Named Szent György II, this aircraft first flew on 3 september 1933. [1] The two gliders flew for another 18 months, their best recorded flight lasting 52 minutes ...
- ... d on the Gyuri II. [1] VARIANTS Szent György I First flown spring 1933. Szent György II First flown 3 september 1933. Span reduced to 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) and wing bracing altered. The horizontal tail was redesign ...
Helicopter / Helicopter
#1 Bell 430
The Bell 430 is an American twin-engine light-medium helicopter built by Bell Helicopter . It is a stretched and more powerful development of the Bell 230 , which, in turn, was based on the earlier Bell 222 . Light-medium utility helicopter Bell 430 Nakanihon Air Service 's Bell 430 with landing ski
- ... d that year. [5] In 1998, some 50 Bell 430s were in service with 9,000 flight hours totaled. [6] On september 3, 1996, Americans Ron Bower and John Williams broke the round-the-world helicopter record with the se ...
#2 Bell AH-1 Cobra
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter . A member of the prolific Huey family , the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake . This article is about the single-engine Cobra. For the twin-e
- ... t numbers. [4] Bell 209 prototype of the AH-1 Cobra series, with skids retracted (FAA no. N209J) On 3 september 1965, Bell rolled out its Model 209 prototype, and four days later it made its maiden flight, only ...
#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
- ... e National Liberation Front after landing in a wadi bed whilst on a flight from Ataq to Mayfa’ah on 3 september 1967. The NLF then set fire to and destroyed the aircraft. On 1 August 1968, Westland Sioux XT123 c ...
#4 Sikorsky H-34
The Sikorsky H-34 "Choctaw" (company designation S-58 ) is an American piston-engined military helicopter originally designed by Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy . It has seen extended use when adapted to turbine power by the British licensee as the Wes
- ... the distinction of being the last piston-engined helicopter to be operated by the Marine Corps. On 3 september 1973, the last flight of a USMC UH-34 occurred as Bureau Number 147191 which had been formally assi ...
#5 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 (
- ... ay 2019, India received its first AH-64E in a ceremony at Boeing's Mesa, Arizona facility. [251] On 3 september 2019, 8 AH-64Es were inducted into the IAF's 125 Helicopter Squadron at Pathankot Air Base, Punjab. ...
#6 Sikorsky S-76
The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-size commercial utility helicopter designed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft . It is the company's first helicopter specifically developed for the civilian market. American medium-size commercial utility helicopter "S-76" redirects
- ... e operator temporarily halted all helicopter flights over the North Sea until operations resumed on 3 september 2002. [47] On 10 August 2005, a Sikorsky S-76C+ flying Copterline Flight 103 crashed into Tallinn B ...
#7 Armed helicopter
An armed helicopter is a military helicopter equipped with aircraft ordnance . [1] Most commonly, it is used for attacking targets on the ground. Such a helicopter could be either purposely designed for a ground-attack mission —in which case it would be more specifically categorized as an attack hel
- ... Cooper, Tom. Air Combat Information Group . 1 September 2003 El Salvador, 1980–1992 . Access Date: 3 september 2007 Kahwaji, Riad. Ya Libnan . 3 September 2007 The victory – Lebanon developed helicopter bombers ...
- ... 1 September 2003 El Salvador, 1980–1992 . Access Date: 3 September 2007 Kahwaji, Riad. Ya Libnan . 3 september 2007 The victory – Lebanon developed helicopter bombers Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback M ...
- ... banon developed helicopter bombers Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine . Access Date: 3 september 2007 Matthew Weaver. "How Brown Moses exposed Syrian arms trafficking from his front room" . The Gu ...
- ... . Cooper, Tom. Air Combat Information Group . 29 October 2003 Sri Lanka, since 1971 . Access Date: 3 september 2007 Lundh, 1998. p. 100
Manufacturer / Manufacturer
#1 Chiribiri
Chiribiri was an aircraft and automobile manufacturer in Turin Italy from 1910-1929. Fabbrica Torinese Velivoli Chiribiri & C. , (Chiribiri Aircraft of Turin), was founded by the Venetian Antonio Chiribiri , Maurizio Ramassotto and the engineer Gaudenzio Verga. Chiribiri Type Private Industry Automo
- ... ture into diesel and industrial engines, when financial depression hit Europe the company closed on 3 september 1929, its assets being sold to Lancia . FAMILY Antonio Chiribiri died in April 1943. Amedeo, his so ...
#2 Lawson Airplane Company-Continental Faience and Tile Company
The Lawson Airplane Company-Continental Faience and Tile Company was a factory complex in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 [1] and has since been demolished. [2] United States historic place Lawson Airplance Company-Continental Faience and
- ... es Location 909 Menomonee Ave. South Milwaukee, Wisconsin NRHP reference No. 01000964 Added to NRHP september 3, 2001 HISTORY Lawson C.2 or T-2 The Lawson Airplane Company was founded by former Major League Baseb ...
#3 Reid and Sigrist
Reid and Sigrist was an English engineering company based at New Malden in Surrey . [1] It later acquired sites at Desford and Braunstone in Leicestershire . Initially it developed and manufactured aircraft instrumentation and pilot selection aids but later diversified into flying training and aircr
- ... January 1938, while No. 28 E&RFTS was established on 1 August 1938. Both schools were disbanded on 3 september 1939. AIRCRAFT DESIGN R.S.3 Desford In 1937, the company formed an aviation division at the New Mal ...
#4 Mooney International Corporation
The Mooney International Corporation (formerly Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. and the Mooney Aircraft Company ) is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Kerrville, Texas , United States . It manufactures single-engined piston-powered general aviation aircraft. American aircraft manufacturer Moon
- ... ts production, the development of the new plane was accelerated. The first M20 flight took place on september 3, 1953. Charles Yankey had been the primary financial backer since he helped Al establish the company ...
#5 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
- ... oduction was slow to build up, and only 49 Spitfires had reached the RAF by 1 January 1939. [45] By 3 september 1939 a total of 306 Spitfire Mk Is had been delivered to the RAF. [45] CASTLE BROMWICH Aware of the ...
#6 AEG
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG [2] ( AEG ; German for ' General electricity company JSC ' ) was a German producer of electrical equipment founded in Berlin as the Deutsche Edison-Gesellschaft für angewandte Elektricität in 1883 by Emil Rathenau . During the Second World War , AEG worked wi
- ... ked to a combination leather cone and dog clutch . The first flight tests were satisfactory, but on 3 september 1918, the R.I broke up in the air killing its seven crewmen. The most successful in terms of produc ...
#7 Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd . is an Israel-based international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs throughout the world. The company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace , land and naval systems, command, control, communications, co
- ... nology, and rejected the responsibility of its possible misuse on its customers. [61] DIVESTMENT On september 3, 2009, the Norwegian Pension Fund's ethical council decided to sell the fund's stocks in Elbit due t ...
Museum / Museum
#1 Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Museum is a motoring and aviation museum occupying part of the former Brooklands motor-racing track in Weybridge , Surrey, England. Aviation museum, Motor museum in Weybridge, Surrey Brooklands Museum Established 1991 ; 31 years ago ( 1991 ) Location Weybridge , Surrey Type Aviation m
- ... BREAK OF WORLD WAR II The last race meeting ever held at Brooklands took place on 7 August 1939. On 3 september 1939 Britain declared war on Germany and the remaining scheduled motor racing and motorcycling meet ...
Weapon / Weapon
#1 KS-1 (missile)
The Kai Shan - 1 ( KS-1 ) (凯山一号) is the first Chinese surface-to-air missile to adopt a phased array radar . Chinese model of surface-to-air missile This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2021 ) A KS-1A mobile SAM launcher on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese P
- ... issiles Other support equipment VARIANTS HQ-12 as seen after the military parade held in Beijing on september 3, 2015 to commemorate 70 years since the end of WWII. KS-1: The initial version with a SJ-202 engagem ...
#2 Pantsir missile system
The Pantsir ( Russian : Панцирь , lit. ' "Carapace" ' ) missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems. Starting with the Pantsir-S1 ( Russian : Панцирь-С1 , NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound ) as the first version, it is pro
- ... y Israel into Syria using Russian-made Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S systems, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit said on september 3, 2021. [93] Syrian air defense forces shot down 8 out of 12 missiles fired by Israel in Syria using ...
#3 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( THAAD ), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense , is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short -, medium -, and intermediate -range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry ) by intercepting with a
- ... raph of an elongated payload, [119] intended to fit in the warhead of one of its missiles. [120] On 3 september 2017 both Japan's Foreign Ministry and the South Korean Joint Chiefs announced the detection of a m ...
#4 Chain Home Low
Chain Home Low ( CHL ) was the name of a British early warning radar system operated by the RAF during World War II . [2] The name refers to CHL's ability to detect aircraft flying at altitudes below the capabilities of the original Chain Home (CH) radars, where most CHL radars were co-located. CHL
- ... etting. A series of military exercises in the Channel in September 1937 provided a perfect test. On 3 september the team's test aircraft, Avro Anson K6260 , detected several Royal Navy ships in the Channel, and ...
#5 9K32 Strela-2
The 9K32 Strela-2 ( Russian : Cтрела , "arrow"; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail ) is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (or MANPADS ) system. It is designed to target aircraft at low altitudes with passive infrared homing guidance and destroy them with a high explosive warhead . "
- ... flights were returning from a well known tourist attraction. [67] Vickers Viscount, Flight RH825 , 3 september 1978 – downed by a Strela missile near Kariba Dam. After initial impact, the pilot was able to make ...
#6 AIM-9 Sidewinder
The AIM-9 Sidewinder (where "AIM" stands for "Air Intercept Missile") is a short-range air-to-air missile which entered service with the US Navy in 1956 and subsequently was adopted by the US Air Force in 1964. Since then the Sidewinder has proved to be an enduring international success, and its lat
- ... designation as a program in 1952. Originally called the Sidewinder 1 , the first live firing was on 3 september 1952. The missile intercepted a drone for the first time on the 11 September 1953. The missile carr ...
#7 S-200 (missile)
The NPO Almaz S 200 Angara/Vega/Dubna ( Russian С-200 Ангара/Вега/Дубна), NATO reporting name SA-5 Gammon (initially Tallinn ), [2] is a long range, high altitude surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed in the 1960s to defend large areas from high-altitude bombers or other targets. Each battali
- ... li jets and missiles. One of them, an S-200 due to the range, exploded above the Dead Sea . [59] On 3 september 2021, Syrian army fired a missile over Tel Aviv which landed in Mediterranean Sea. In response to S ...
#8 Course Setting Bomb Sight
The Course Setting Bomb Sight ( CSBS ) is the canonical vector bombsight , the first practical system for properly accounting for the effects of wind when dropping bombs. It is also widely referred to as the Wimperis sight after its inventor, Harry Wimperis . Vector bombsight The CSBS Mk. IX mounted
- ... correcting the flight path was greatly extended. [15] In the aftermath of the Wilhelmshaven raid on 3 september 1939, it was found that the lengthy setup and bomb run demanded by the CSBS made its aircraft extre ...
#9 Bavar-373
Bavar-373 ( Persian : باور-۳۷۳ , meaning Belief and 373 being Abjad for یا رسولالله or O, Messenger of Allah ! ) is an Iranian long-range road-mobile surface-to-air missile system unveiled in August 2016. [2] Iran describes it as a competitor with the S-300 missile system . It is manufactured by th
- ... by 21 March 2013, a senior Iranian military official announced on Saturday August 25, 2012. [11] On 3 september 2012, Farzad Esmaili said that the development of the system was now 30 percent complete. [12] On 1 ...