On 11th December 1994 the Boeing 747 that was flying from Manila to Tokyo was assassinated by Ramzi Yousef who created a bomb on board of a plane out of elements he smuggled. An explosive charge hidden in a life jacket resulted in one death and 10 injured. Hopefully the plane was not seriously damaged … Dowiedz się więcej
On 10th December 1941 a battle took place near Kuantan on The South China Sea. In the fight British fleet used HMS Prince of Wales liner, HMS Repulse battlecruiser and four destroyers but in the end they lost to Japanese aircrafts. The Japanese used 96 aircrafts that sunk both of British ships. This defeat limited … Dowiedz się więcej
On 9th December 1988 there was made a test flight of a Swedish multitask fighter SAAB JAS 39 Gripen. It is a one-engine mid-wing canard and is currently used in Sweden, RSA, Thailand, Czech Republic, Hungary, and since 2018 probably in Switzerland as well. A total production run in 1986-2011 of SAAB JAS 39 Gripen … Dowiedz się więcej
On 8th December 1945 there was made a test flight of a prototype of Bell 47 helicopter. It was the first helicopter destined for civil use. In 1946-1974 there were manufactured about 5600 of those helicopters, also in Italy, Great Britain and Japan. Bell 47 was used by the American army during war with Korea … Dowiedz się więcej
On 7th December 1941 Japanese military attacked the American base in Pearl Harbour, bringing the American-Japanese hostilities. In order to destroy airports on Oahu and American navy mooring there were conducted two raids. Japanese military used 400 of bombers, torpedo bombers and fighters. Because of the element of surprise and the power of attack Japanese … Dowiedz się więcej
On 6th December 1944 there was made a test flight of a German fighter Heinkel He-162 Salamander (Volksjäger). It was designed as a cheap aircraft in order to prevail against allied aircraft at the end of war. He-162 was a one-man high wing achieved maximum speed of 900 km/h and height of 12000 m, its … Dowiedz się więcej