On 15th February 1930 died Giulio Douhet (born on 30th May 1869). He was an Italian general officer and one of the most famous aerial theoretician from the interwar period. Douhet demanded focusing on bombing aviation which in his opinion was supposed to win out the war.
On 14th February 1942 during training flight died polish pilot Mirosław Ferić. He was born on 17th June 1915 in Travnik. In 1938 he graduated from the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin. In September 1939 he fought in the 111th Fighter Escadrille. During the Battle of Britain he flew in No. 303 Polish Fighter … Dowiedz się więcej
On 13th February 1945 British and American air forces began raids on Dresden. It ruined almost the whole city and killed about 25 000 people. The data comes from special commission appointed by Sachsen authorities in order to establish exact number of casualties. The commission finished its activities in 2011.
On 12th February 1935 an American airship USS „Macon” (ZRS-5) sank. It was 239 meters long helium airship. On the way back to Sunnyvale, California in consequence of a storm a coating of the airship was damaged. The lack of helium caused sinking. 2 persons out of 76 people crew died.
On 11th February 1956 there was made a test flight of a cargo aircraft An-8. It was a 2 engine aircraft with load-carrying capacity of 19 tones. It was used by USSR, Sri Lanka, Republic of Singapore and United Arab Emirates.
On 10th February 1985 Polish Aerial Fleet started a mission in Ethiopia. It was a contingent that operated within UN’s humanitarian mission and Ethiopia’s government. The main goal was to bring help to Ethiopian community that suffered from famine. The contingent operated for 2 years until June 1987.