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This category lists confirmed incidents in which civil airliners have been shot down by military combat aircraft, typically by fighters.Incidents are listed regardless of cause or intent (i.e., factors such as alleged misidentification of the target or navigational errors are immaterial).
The Viscount is one of the most successful airliners of its class, but the production version was a significantly larger and better aircraft than that specified by the Committee, thanks principally to Rolls-Royce who developed the Dart engine (albeit at a cost of some delay) and the determination of Vickers.
The Government of Iran establishes the Iran Civil Aviation Organization as Iran's civil aviation authority. July 1 As part of Operation Crossroads, the U.S. Army Air Forces 509th Bombardment Group B-29 Superfortress Dave's Dream drops an atomic bomb on Bikini Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean in nuclear test Able.
The first edition of Airliner World was published in May 1999 [1] and is now the UK’s biggest selling monthly civil aviation magazine. [2] [3] Airliner World is dedicated to airlines and airliners. The magazine publishes worldwide aviation news, as well as articles on regional and worldwide airports and airlines.
The national airline of Ecuador, Ecuatoriana de Aviación, is founded. It will begin flight operations in August . May 1 – An Eagle Aviation Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes into trees near Blackbushe Airport in Yateley , Hampshire , England , killing 34 of the 35 people on board.
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March 10 – The Icelandic airline Loftleidir is formed. March 10–11 (overnight) – 102 British Lancasters bomb four factories in France, losing one aircraft. [49] March 13–14 (overnight) – 222 British bombers attack the railway yards at Le Mans, with the loss of one Halifax.
The U.S. military took custody of American Travis Pete Timmerman and flew him from Syria to Jordan on Friday, a U.S. official told ABC News. "Following the fall of the Assad regime, Travis ...