On 1st October 1969 was made a test flight of a French British hypersonic passenger Concorde aircraft. In 1973-1978 there were produced 20 of those aircrafts. The first Concorde aircrafts were in service since 1974. The aircraft could carry up to 128 passengers, but their biggest advantage was the maximum speed – 2,04 Ma. The … Dowiedz się więcej
On 30th September 1943 was made a test flight of Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet. It was an American fighting prototype constructed by Northrop Corporation. The aircraft was known for unusual aerodynamic system. It was a totally metal monoplane. Its weaponry consisted of two 20 mm cannons and four machine guns (12,7 mm), all of which … Dowiedz się więcej
On 29th September 1918 died an American fighter ace Frank Luke. He managed to gain 18 aerial victories and is the second best American World War I ace. On 29th September he downed three aircrafts, but due to the engine damaged he was forced to land on German territory. He didn’t want to be taken … Dowiedz się więcej
On 28th September died sublieutenet Zdzisław Kiełbasiński. He was a graduate of a pilot school in Warsaw. He was assigned to No.1 aerial group, during the September Campaign was a member of No. 1 base. Along with the personnel of the base he evacuated towards Romania. During the evacuation he joined SGO Polesie and took … Dowiedz się więcej
On 27th September 1894 was born a German aviator, fighter ace from World War I period – Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen. Richthofen served in elite fighting squadron Jagdstaffel 11 commanded by his brother Manfred who used to be called Red Baron. During war he managed to gain 40 aerial victories. After World War I was involved in … Dowiedz się więcej
On 26th September 1917 a French fighter ace René Fonck downed 6 German aircrafts in one day. During World War I he gained 75 victories. He was the most successful fighting pilot in the Triple Entente.