On 4th May 1955 died a French constructor and aviation pioneer – Louis Charles Breguet. He was born in January 1880 in Paris. Since he was a little boy, he worked with his brother on different aerial constructions. Aircraft constructed by Breguet were used by French Air Force during World War I and World War … Dowiedz się więcej
On 3rd May 1923 Igor Sikorsky established Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation. It was the first enterprise in the world to produce helicopters (it used to produce aircrafts as well). The most famous helicopters produced by Sikorsky were: Sikorsky R-4, Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, and Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk.
On 2nd May 1999 an American fighter plane F-16C Block 40 from No. 31 squadron was downed during operation Allied Force. Yugoslavian air-defense downed a plane using surface-to-air missile 9K38 ‘Igła’.
On 1st May 1960 an American spy plane (U-2) operated by Gary Powers was downed on USSR territory. U-2 was a high-altitude pathfinder aircraft. Those aircrafts were used for reconnaissance missions on territory of USSR, China, Cuba and Eastern Bloc countries. Powers was captured by Soviet authorities, accused of espionage and convicted for 3 years. … Dowiedz się więcej
On 30th April 1958 there was made a test flight of a British strike aircraft Blackburn Buccaneer. The aircraft was powered by 2 jet engines that reached a speed of 1070 km/h. The total run of this aircraft was 200. The majority of those aircrafts were used in the Royal Air Force, and several by … Dowiedz się więcej
On 29th April 1930 there was made a test flight of a Soviet fighter I-5. In 1933-1936 it was one of the most important aircrafts in the Soviet fighting aviation. I-5 was constructed by Nikolai Polikarpov.