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October 1
In 1861... The United States Army Balloon Corps, consisting of five balloons and fifty men, is formed.
In 1881... William E. Boeing is born in Detroit, Mich. (d. 1956)
In 1906... United States Army Lieutenant Frank Lahm wins the 1st Gordon Bennett international balloon race.
In 1912... The Military Aviation Service is founded in Germany.
In 1926... An oil field accident cost aviator Wiley Post his left eye, but he used the settlement money to buy his first aircraft.
In 1942... First flight of the Bell XP-59 "Aircomet".
In 1947... Los Angeles Airways opens the world’s 1st regular airmail service by helicopter, using Sikorsky S-51 machines.
In 1947... North American's XP-86 Sabre Jet makes its first flight.
In 1958... NASA was created to replace NACA.
In 1969... The Concorde supersonic transport plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
In 1986... The B-1B achieved Initial Operational Capability.
In 1990... Curtis LeMay, American Air Force general, dies (b. 1906)
In 1861... The United States Army Balloon Corps, consisting of five balloons and fifty men, is formed.
In 1881... William E. Boeing is born in Detroit, Mich. (d. 1956)
In 1906... United States Army Lieutenant Frank Lahm wins the 1st Gordon Bennett international balloon race.
In 1912... The Military Aviation Service is founded in Germany.
In 1926... An oil field accident cost aviator Wiley Post his left eye, but he used the settlement money to buy his first aircraft.
In 1942... First flight of the Bell XP-59 "Aircomet".
In 1947... Los Angeles Airways opens the world’s 1st regular airmail service by helicopter, using Sikorsky S-51 machines.
In 1947... North American's XP-86 Sabre Jet makes its first flight.
In 1958... NASA was created to replace NACA.
In 1969... The Concorde supersonic transport plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
In 1986... The B-1B achieved Initial Operational Capability.
In 1990... Curtis LeMay, American Air Force general, dies (b. 1906)