This Day in History

August 1
Japan Airlines and America West Airlines founded More...

August 2
the record flight of Russky Vityaz plane More...

August 6
Korean Boeing 747 crash More...

August 8
the first hot balloon in the world More...

August 9
Polyot (Flight) air company founded in Russia. More...

August 10
the first jetliner in the American continent More...

August 11
worst midair collision in the USSR More...

August 12
first dirigible with the piston engine, Boeing 747 of Japan Air Lines crashed More...

August 14
Kharkov Airlines founded in Ukraine More...

August 15
the first flight of Ilyushin IL-12 More...

August 17
the first flight of piston Ilyushin IL-18 More...

August 16
the first flight of Bristol Britannia, MD-82 of Northwest Airlines crash More...

18 августа
Огюст Пикар установил рекорд высоты More...

August 19
Saudi Arabian Lockheed L-1011 crash More...

August 20
first flight of ANT-35 and BAC-111, Moldavian Airlines founded More...

August 23
the first flight of Lockheed C-130 Hercules More...

August 24
first turbojet aircraft maiden flight More...

August 25
first international scheduled air service More...

August 26
first transatlantic jet line More...

August 27
first transatlantic jet line More...

August 29
maiden flight of DC-10, Tupolev Tu-154M of Vnukovo Airlines crashed More...

August 30
the first flight of Japanese turboprop NAMC YS-11 More...