On 10th January 1941 German aircrafts took part in Mediterranean hostilities. Dive bombers Ju 87 Stuka and horizontal bombers Ju 88 from 10th Air Corps (X Fliegerkorps) were used in raid on British military supply convoy to Malta. The attacks of Italian air force didn’t produce substantial effects, but German bombers hit aircraft carrier HMS … Dowiedz się więcej
On 9th January 1793 Jean Pierre François Blanchard as the first man in America flew in a balloon. It took place in Philadelphia and the flight lasted for about 60 minutes. Blanchard was a French inventor and pioneer of aerostation. He was the first man in the world to carry out scientific research and observation … Dowiedz się więcej
On 8th January 1944 there was a test flight of an American fighter Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star. It was the first jet aeroplane that was used by USAAF. A total production run of this fighter was 1731. Lockheed F-80 was used by the United States, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay.
On 7th January 1928 there was a test flight of a Soviet multitask aircraft Po-2. Nikolai Polikarpov’s construction was used in USSR air force until 1950’s for trainings, bombing and attacking, and also as a sanitary and farming aircraft. Po-2 reached speed of 150 km/h and its weaponry consisted of one machine gun and 2 … Dowiedz się więcej
On 6th January 1926 by merging Deutsche Aero Lloyd and Luftverkehr there was established a new company called Deutsche Luft Hansa. It was the biggest German passenger carrier during the interwar period. After the outbreak of World War II Deutsche Luft Hansa limited its field of activity to neutral or allied countries or conquered territories. … Dowiedz się więcej
On 5th January 1941 died Amy Johnson. She was born on 1st July 1903 and was the first woman who acquired qualifications of an aircraft mechanic. Her most famous achievement was flight from England to Australia and she did it (as the first woman) in 1930. She died flying in Air Transport Auxiliary.