On 4th April 1983 there was made a first flight of an American space shuttle called the Challenger. The mission was realized by NASA crewed spaceflight program. The Challenger took 10 flights and spent 62 days in aerospace. The space shuttle was destroyed in January 1986.
On 3rd April 1944 operation Tungsten took place. It was a raid of British aircraft carriers against German ship of the line KMS Tirpitz that was located in one of Norwegian fjords. There were used 42 bombers Fairey Barracuda escorted by 40 fighters. The aircrafts took off of aircraft carriers: HMS Victorious, HMS Furious, HMS … Dowiedz się więcej
On 2nd April 1996 there was made a test flight of Su-37. It was a Russian multi-role aircraft. The construction of this aircraft didn’t win the approval of military decision makers. After producing only two aircrafts the project was ended.
On 1st April 1918 in Great Britain by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service was established the Royal Air Force. It was the first air force in the world independent from the command of land army and navy. RAF was reporting directly to aviation ministry. One of their (along with … Dowiedz się więcej
On 31st March 1966 the first Moon satellite (Luna 10) was launched. The instrumentation of this probe worked until 30 May 1966.
On 30th March 1929 there was made a test flight of a prototype of an American flying boat Sikorsky S-42. The aircraft was destined for transatlantic passenger flights. Sikorsky S-42 was powered by 4 Pratt & Whitney Hornet engines. The aircraft could carry 4 members of staff and 37 passengers. There were produced only 10 … Dowiedz się więcej