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This Week In Military/Aviation History 22-28 February
February 21, 2010 10:51 pmHello Folks, seven down, a lot to go, I hope. Well, I’ll try and keep this short as you may know I tend to get blabby once I get rollin’. It seems as of late for some ungodly reason my Spring Fever is starting to overpower my Cabin Fever. Silly as it sounds. It’s not even the end of February and living all my life in the Northeast near enough to Lake Ontario to get the full benefit of Lake-effect snow, I know better, or at least I should. I guess missing out on all the fun that the Mid-Atlantic had recently has given me a false sense of security and optimism. I hope I’m not setting myself up for a big letdown. Guess we’ll have to wait and see, won’t we? Well, shall we take our weekly trip down History Lane? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K. 
Oh, being the moderator of the 1941 HAG Museum Website Message Board, it’s time I stuck in a blatant plug for the 1st Museum Event of 2010 which is being held next Saturday. Get ready….here it comes:
Help the HAG…
1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
1st Annual Chili Cook Off & Auction
Bring your family and friends…
February 27, 2010 @12:30-3:00
Swanson Hall, Big Tree Lane, Geneseo
Here’s how it works:
To Enter the Contest: Bring a pot of your Best Chili
1st Place Prize – Airplane Ride
Or: Come to taste and vote, Everyone Welcome!
To Help the HAG: Donate an item from home or work to auction
We will “Make Some Noise” auctioning them off…all proceeds go to the HAG
FUN and Outdoor Games for the Children at 1:00
(dress them for the weather)
X-Country Skiing is welcomed… Bring your own skis
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22 February 1911
Henri Pequet and Captain W.G. Windham begin a regular airmail service between Allahabad and Naini Junction in India, to coincide with the Universal Postal Exhibition in Allahabad.
27 February 1913
Slavorosov, Caproni’s chief test pilot, flies from Milan to Rome on a tour arranged by the La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
25 February - 25 April 1934
American airwoman Laura Ingalls undertakes a solo flight round South America, a distance of 27,359 kilometers (17,000 miles).
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This Week In Military/Aviation History 15-21 February
February 14, 2010 9:59 pmWell Folks, that’s another seven for the history books. The Super Bowl turned out to be rather enjoyable. Now I have to pick a team to follow for next year. I do still follow the Bills, but just to see how badly they played. Who knows, next year might be different. Yeah, right. Well, enough of this, let’s move on down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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19 February 1934
All existing air mail contracts are cancelled and the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) begins flying internal mail services.
19 February 1936
Brigadier General William ‘Billy’ Mitchell, the United States Army Air Corps’ advocate of air power, dies in the Doctor’s Hospital in New York.
19 February 1942
The first air attack on Australia takes place when Japanese bombers attack shipping in the harbor at Port Darwin.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 8-14 February
February 7, 2010 6:06 pmWell Folks, I’m startin’ kinda early so I can watch the Super Bowl…..commercials. Yeah, I kinda gave up on the game itself a few years ago when the Bills made their unsuccessful runs for that ever elusive trophy. After that, nothing ever seemed the same. No matter how hard I try, I can’t find a team I’m interested in, well, at least for very long anyway. I know there have been some embarrassing Super Bowls where a team choked or never seemed to click with any success. I usually picked those to watch when I was giving the game just that one more chance. We’ll see tonight if it’s true to form for me. I hope not. I promise not to root for either team so you can enjoy the game, ’cause the team I show any interest in, without fail, loses. Well let’s juke & jive down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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10 February 1908
The United States Army signs a contract with the Wright brothers for the construction of a Wright Model A biplane.
11 February 1913
The Chilean air service, Escuela de Aeronatica Militar, is formed.
12 February 1914
A Russian Ilya Mourometz aircraft carries sixteen passengers and a dog to a height of 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) and sets a world load-to-altitude record.
11-12 February 1917
German Leutnants Peter and Frohwein, in a DFW CV aircraft, record the first night fighting victories when they shoot down two enemy bombers at Malzeville.
8 February 1919
The first airline passengers to be carried from Paris to London are flown by a Farman F60 Goliath from Toussus-le-Noble to Kenley.
14 February 1932
A diesel-powered Lockheed Vega flown by R. Nichols at Floyd Bennet Field in New York sets a world altitude record for a diesel powered aircraft of 6,074 meters (19,928 feet).
This Week In Military/Aviation History 1-7 February
January 31, 2010 10:32 pmWell Folks, here we are once again. Not only has a week gone by, but also the first month of 2010 has also gone by the wayside. I sincerely hope that the month treated you right. Well, time marches on even as we sit here reading this, so let’s take a little trip down history lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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February 1910
Hugo Junkers patents an aeroplane with a cantilevered wing.
1 February 1911
Burgess and Curtiss becomes the first fully licensed aircraft manufacturer in the USA.
5 February 1911
Vivian C. Walsh makes the first aeroplane flight in New Zealand in his Howard-Wright (type) biplane at Auckland.
7 February 1911
The first French flying certificate is issued to Lieutenant de Rose.
February 1912
Jules Vedrine makes the first 100 mph flight in his Monocoque Deperdussin.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 25-31 January
January 24, 2010 10:22 pmHello Folks, doesn’t it seem like we just did this? Well, we did…seven days ago. What a heck of a quick week eh? Of course, I’m retired so to me one day runs into the next instead of dragging along until Friday comes…finally. And then the weekend zips by in the wink of an eye and that long, long workweek starts all over again. Bah! Sorry, but I don’t miss that a bit. So, what say we lose ourselves in some history for at least a little while, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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26 January 1911
Glenn Curtiss makes the first premeditated aeroplane landing on water, water taxiing and water take-off from USS Pennyslvania in San Diego Bay.
31 January 1917
Germany declares the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfare.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 18-24 January
January 17, 2010 11:02 pmHello Folks, seven more have whizzed by again and once again it’s time for us to stroll down History Lane. I hope you enjoy our little weekly look back, I know I do. So without further ado, here’s this week’s peek.
Tom K.
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18 January 1905
The Wright brothers open discussions with the United States government for the sale of an aeroplane.
18 January 1906
The Zeppelin LZ2 is destroyed in a gale the day after its first flight.
23 January 1909
The Blériot Type XI makes its first flight.
19 January 1910
Lieutenant Paul Beck drops sandbag “bombs” over Los Angeles from an aeroplane piloted by Louis Paulhan.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 11-17 January
January 10, 2010 10:25 pmWell Folks, 2010 is here and already last week my computer was in the shop. It seems my personal gremlinette stole my e-mail and at the same time messed up my bookmarks. Which was why I didn’t post. (Miss me?) When she gets revved up, I suffer. Hopefully, the boys at the shop put her in her place and I won’t hear from her for a while. I have my fingers crossed. I sincerely hope your NewYear’s went well and so far the year is following suit. Well, let’s move on to some serious history shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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13 January 1908
Henry Farman wins the Deutch-Archdeacon Prize of 50,000 francs for the first officially observed circular flight of one kilometer in Europe.
13 January 1913
The first regular aerial cargo service is established in the USA by Harry M. Jones as he flies baked beans from Boston to New York in a Wright B.
12 January 1916
German fighter aces Max Immelman and Oswald Boelcke become the first two pilots to receive Germany’s highest award for bravery, the Pour le Mérite. By the summer of the same year, Immelmann had been killed and Boelcke is Germany’s leading ace.
16 January 1917
Rittmeister Manfred von Richtofen, the most famous and most successful air ace of the First World War, is awarded the Pour le Mérite. Scoring 80 confirmed kills, Richthofen is finally shot down as he flies deep into British lines in pursuit of Wilfrid May in April 1918. His brother, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also receives the decoration in 1917.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 28 - 31 December
December 27, 2009 11:13 pmHello Folks, the magic seven have passed and like usual here I am. Christmas has passed also and a brand new year is just around the corner. I hope you Folks got what you wanted from jolly ol’ St. Nick. I got a nice WWI flight sim to spend the new year with. This time next year I hope to be an experienced pilot who can fly over “No-man’s land” without getting his butt shot out of the sky in a heartbeat. We’ll see, won’t we? On behalf of the 1941 Historical Aircraft Museum and myself, may you all have a safe and Happy New Year. In the meantime shall we delve into some serious history? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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31 December 1908
One of the Wright brothers, Wilbur Wright, wins the Michelin prize with a flight of 124 kilometers (77 miles) at Camp d’Auvours in France. The flight lasts 2 hours 20 minutes 23 seconds.
31 December 1910
John Moisant is killed when his aeroplane crashes at New Orleans.
28 December 1913
The first flight at an altitude of over 20,000 feet is made by Georges Legagneux, flying at 6,120 meters (20,079 feet) in his Nieuport Type IIN at St Raphael in France.
29 December 1913
The first flight from France to Egypt is completed after a month by Frenchman Jules Vedrines in a Blériot monoplane.
28 December 1916
Zeppelins LZ53 (L17) and LZ69 (L24) are destroyed in a fire at their shed at Tondem. In a separate incident Schutte-Lanz SL12 (E5) is also wrecked.
29 December 1916
In Russia, Zeppelin LZ84 (L38) makes a forced landing.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 21 - 27 December
December 20, 2009 11:41 pmWell Folks, here I am again. You know how many are gone to allow this. Geez, this will be the last post fully in December. Next week starts the new year. It’s been about 4 years I’ve been doing this. You haveta be pretty tired of me about now. Well, file that under T for TOO BAD! 
I have no plans to stop. I’ve missed a few weeks this year due to circumstances beyond my control and hopefully next year will be more stable. We’ll see. In the meantime allow me on behalf of myself and the Historical Aircraft Group Museum to wish you and yours a very safe and Merry Christmas. So, shall we move on to some serious history? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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23 December 1907
The United States Army makes a request for tenders after the first specification for a military aeroplane is issued for commercial tender.
21 December 1915
Claudius Dornier attempts to flight test the giant German Zeppelin-Lindau RsI hydroplane on Lake Constance in Germany, but it fails to reach enough speed to take-off.
22 December 1917
Peace negotiations begin between Bolshevik Russia and the Central Powers at Brest-Litovsk.
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This Week In Military/Aviation History 14 - 20 December
December 13, 2009 11:01 pmGeez Folks, seven more in the bag and here we are again. I never know what I’m going to say when I sit down and start typing this intro. That’s why they’ve been so short. So for another time I’ll keep it that way. Be glad, I tend to babble when I get revved up. Pretty soon another whole year will be gone. Hard to believe huh? History marches on whether we like it or not. Speaking of history, let’s get into some shall we? Yes, I think we shall. (nice segue, eh?)
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14 December 1903
Wilbur Wright attempts, and fails to achieve, the first sustained flight in ‘Flyer’. The aircraft is slightly damaged.
17 December 1903
At 1035hrs at Kill Devil Hills in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville Wright pilots the Wright Flyer on a 36.5 meter (120 feet) flight lasting 12 seconds.
16 December 1914
Two United States Army lieutenants demonstrate two-way radio between ground and air using a Burgess-Wright aeroplane.
20 December 1916
The United States Army Balloon School is founded.
17 December 1917
German Navy Oberleutnant Christiansen, flying a Brandenburg W12 seaplane, shoots down the British non-rigid airship C27.
17 December 1918
The Aero Club of America lifts its ban on flying over cities, allowing pilots certified as ‘expert’ aviators to overfly populated areas. Post Office pilots had been permitted to do this since August.
