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Pattern Altitude
April 1
In 1904... Using a glider imperfectly modeled by Ernest Archdeacon on an outdated Wright design, artillery captain Ferdinand Ferber launched himself into a short hop from a massive dune in Berc-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
In 1918... The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is born. It is formed out the army’s Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
In 1921... French pilot Adrienne Bollard takes off from Mendoza, Argentina in a Cauldron biplane to become the first woman to fly over the Andes. She completes the historic Andean crossing to the Chilean capital, Santiago in 10 hours.
In 1924... The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
In 1935... The North American NA-16 trainer makes it's first flight.
In 1953... BEA (British European Airways) and Air France introduce tourist-class fares on their European routes.
In 1954... President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
In 1976... Lufthansa’s first two Airbus A300Bs enter service. They will fly between Frankfurt and Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and London.
In 2001... An EP-3E United States Navy plane collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, People's Republic of China and is detained. See Hainan Island incident.
** I started posting the "Today in Aviation History" posts in May of 2007. Since the posts would be repeating starting the 1st of next month, April will be the last month I'll be posting the history threads. I'll try to pay attention and post new stuff as a bump on the old posts though.
In 1904... Using a glider imperfectly modeled by Ernest Archdeacon on an outdated Wright design, artillery captain Ferdinand Ferber launched himself into a short hop from a massive dune in Berc-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
In 1918... The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force is born. It is formed out the army’s Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
In 1921... French pilot Adrienne Bollard takes off from Mendoza, Argentina in a Cauldron biplane to become the first woman to fly over the Andes. She completes the historic Andean crossing to the Chilean capital, Santiago in 10 hours.
In 1924... The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
In 1935... The North American NA-16 trainer makes it's first flight.
In 1953... BEA (British European Airways) and Air France introduce tourist-class fares on their European routes.
In 1954... President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
In 1976... Lufthansa’s first two Airbus A300Bs enter service. They will fly between Frankfurt and Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and London.
In 2001... An EP-3E United States Navy plane collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, People's Republic of China and is detained. See Hainan Island incident.
** I started posting the "Today in Aviation History" posts in May of 2007. Since the posts would be repeating starting the 1st of next month, April will be the last month I'll be posting the history threads. I'll try to pay attention and post new stuff as a bump on the old posts though.