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This Week In Military/Aviation History 7-13 June
June 6, 2010 10:17 pmHello again Folks. Yep, another week shot to heck already. I hope yours went well with a minimum of stress. That’s a rare thing today, isn’t it? Oh well. We’ll put this one to rest, and take a nice no-stress stroll down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall. Of course, 66 years ago today was extremely stressful for the hundreds of thousands of Folks involved in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Let’s never forget their sacrifices that day and the sacrifices of so many others made during the wars before and after WWII and including today where sacrifices continue to be made. Pray for our troops and respect our vets. This is the land of the free because of the brave.
Tom K. 
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10 June 1908
The Aeronautical Society of New York, the first flying club, opens with facilities at Morris Park Racetrack.
12 June 1909
The Blériot Type XII becomes the first aeroplane to carry two passengers (Santos-Dumont and Fournier) at Issy-les-Moulineaux in France.
9 June 1910
The first aircraft reconnaissance is made by Captain Marconnet and Lieutenant Fequant of the French Army. They used a single seat Henri Farman biplane on a 2½ hour, 145 kilometer flight from Camp de Châlons at Mourmelon to Vincennes. Fequart piloted the aircraft while Marconnet, armed with a hand held camera, squeezed into a narrow space between the seat and the engine. During the flight, photographs were taken of roads, railways, towns and the countryside.
10 June 1910
The French Army obtains a Wright biplane.
13 June 1910
Charles Hamilton wins the New York Times’ $10,000 prize for a return flight between New York and Philadelphia.
7 June 1912
Pioneer Anglo-French aviator, Hubert Latham, is killed by a buffalo while on safari in Central Africa.
10 June 1912
The first German airmail is flown by airships ‘Schwaben’ and ‘Gelber Hund’ from Darmstadt to Frankfurt/Main.
10 June 1913
The longest flight between sunrise and sunset wins Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais the Pommeroy cup. He flies 900 miles from Paris to Warsaw.
13 June 1917
Fourteen Gotha bombers execute the first large-scale daylight bombing raid on London, leaving 162 dead and 432 injured. These casualties represent nearly 20% of all those caused in Britain by aeroplanes between 1914 and 1918.
Hauptmann Ernst von Brandenburg, the leader of the mass Gotha raids, wins the Pour le Mérite.
12 June 1918
American aircraft of the 96th Aero Squadron carry out the first bombing raid by US aircraft on the Western Front, attacking the railway yards at Dommany-Baroncourt.
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This Week In Military/Aviation History 26 April - 2 May
April 25, 2010 9:59 pmHello Folks, I’m in a better mood this week, even though my computer contacted a serious virus and had to go to the shop. It’s back now and I feel better, but there is still some odd stuff I have to replace or learn to live without. No biggie. Geez Folks, the A-20 assembly in Geneseo at the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum is going like gangbusters. Both engines and props, along with the nacelle rear cones are on. The port outer wing panel is on with the starboard next in line to be installed. She’s shaping up great. I wish I could post some photos or live links to our Message Board, but I am unable to at this time. Sorry. As I said before, you, should you choose to do so, can go to our website www.1941hag.org subheading Message Board and take a look at the latest A-20 update post. Ok, commercial over, let’s get started on our weekly trip down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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May 1909
The first aerial navigational chart is published. It is a 5-color chart showing routes out of Paris by Cartes Guides Campbell.
30 April 1910
Alberto Santos-Dumont retires from flying, suffering from multiple sclerosis.
May 1911
A Belgian female pilot, Helene Dutrieu, wins the Coppa del Re (Kings Cup) after beating 14 male rivals.
27 April 1913
The first passenger flight in Central America is piloted by Bob Fowler. En Route in the floatplane Raymond Duhem makes the first aerial film of Central America.
May 1915
The first Canadian flying school, the Curtiss Aviation School, opens at Long Branch.
1 May 1916
The German Schutte-Lanz airship crashes near Gotland.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 19-25 April
April 18, 2010 10:14 pmHi Folks, I’m not in a very good mood today, so rather than bore you with a rant, I say let’s just take our little weekly stroll down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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25 April 1914
Lieutenant P.N.L. Bellinger makes the first American operational sortie by aeroplane, searching for sea mines during the Santa Cruz incident. A total of five Curtiss AB flying boats are involved in the operation, flying from the battleship USS Mississippi and the cruiser USS Birmingham in an operation lasting 43 days.
19 April 1915
After making a forced landing behind enemy lines Lieutenant Roland Garros is captured by the Germans and the details of the machine-gun deflector arrangement are studied by his captors.
20 April 1916
Escadrille Americaine, a squadron in the French Air Force composed of American volunteers, is formed and the unit is later renamed Lafayette Escadrille on 6 December.
24 April 1917
Lieutenant Colonel William ‘Billy’ Mitchell becomes the first United States army officer to over fly the German lines.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 12-18 April
April 11, 2010 11:21 pmWell Folks, I’m back after seven more down. Seems like these weeks get shorter and shorter even if they are the same length. Work continues on the A-20 in the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum hangar in Geneseo, NY. If you’re in the area, try to find time to stop by and have a look. It’s worth it. You can also stop by the Website Message Board. That’s a little closer. A few clicks away. The starboard engine has been mounted and the front half of the vertical stabilizer has also been mounted. Looking good. Well, I think it’s about time to start our weekly trip down History lane. Shall we go? Yes, I think we shall. Single file now.
Tom K.
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12 April 1911
Frenchman Pierre Prier makes the first non-stop flight from London to Paris, carrying passengers. He flies a Blériot for 3 hours 45 minutes from Hendon to Issy-les-Moulineaux in Paris.
Lieutenant T. Gordon Ellyson becomes the first pilot in the United States Navy (USN).
16 April 1912
American Harriet Quimby, the first American woman to gain a pilot’s certificate, becomes the first woman to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. She flies from Deal in England to Cap Gris-Nez in France in a Blériot monoplane.
16 April 1913
The Belgian Compagnie des Aviateurs (Aviator’s Company), an independent air force, is formed from the former Balloon Company.
The first Schneider Trophy (Jacques Schneider Air Racing Trophy for Hydro-Aeroplanes) race is held at the Monaco seaplane meeting. Maurice Prevost wins the contest over twenty-eight 10 kilometer circuits in a Deperdussin, flying at 73kph (45mph).
16 April 1915
A United States Navy (USN) AB2 flying-boat piloted by Lieutenant P.N.L. Bellinger is catapult-launched from a barge.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 5-11 April
April 4, 2010 9:18 pmWell Folks, believe it or not, here we are again. Time for another nice, leisurely stroll down History Lane. Not like last week. The weather here was quite nice for the last couple of days. Record-breaking in fact. Kinda makes ya wanta take your time and, of course, “smell the roses.” Also of course, they’re not in bloom yet so we havta fake it. Well, let’s get started, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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5 April 1907
Louis Blériot makes a brief flight in his Type V monoplane.
7 April 1922
The first airliner collision takes place when a French Farman Goliath of Grands Express flies into the path of a de Havilland DH18 operated by Daimler Airways. The collision takes place over Poix in northern France.
11 April 1934
Commander R. Donati, flying a modified Caproni 113, establishes a new altitude record of 14,433 meters (47,352 feet) at Rome.
6-9 April 1937
Mitsubishi Type 97 (Ki125) J-BAAI ‘Kamikaze’ is flown by Masaaki Iinuma, with Kenji Tsukagoshi as his navigator, from Tashikawa to Croydon to capture the Japan to England record. The flight takes 51 hours 17minutes 23 seconds and covers a distance of 15,356 kilometers (9,542 miles).
7-9 April 1939
Italy occupies Albania.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 22-28 March
March 21, 2010 11:10 pmAs you Folks may know, I moderate the Website Message Board for the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group which is located in Geneseo, New York. Our newest project is the reassembly to static condition of an A-20 Havoc which was provided to us from the Military Restoration Aircraft Company. Here are two links to photos of the reassembly (copy them to your browser please) along with the Warbird Registry link for the aircraft. The first is from 3/17 and the second from 3/20. As you can see it is in the early stages but coming along quickly.
http://members3.boardhost.com/1941AirMuseum/msg/1268942350.html
http://members3.boardhost.com/1941AirMuseum/msg/1269132462.html
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a20registry/a20-440020.html
If you get a chance, stop by the Message Board and check on this bird’s progress. The Website link is:
The Message Board sub heading is the fourth one down on the left-hand side. Hope to see you there sometime.
That said, let’s start our weekly trip down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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23 March 1903
The Wright brothers file a patent for an aeroplane based on their No.III glider.
26 March 1910
Plans for Aeropolis, an aerodrome at Le Bourget in France, are announced.
28 March 1910
Frenchman Henri Fabre makes the world’s first take-off from water at La Mede harbour near Marseilles. in the ‘Hydravion’, a powered seaplane.
23 March 1911
Louis Breguet flies the world’s first flight with 11 passengers a distance of 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in his Breguet biplane.
24 March 1911
Roger Sommer flies the world’s first flight with 12 passengers a distance of 800 meters (2,625 feet) in his Sommer biplane.
23 March 1914
The Royal Siamese Flying Corps is formed.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 15-21 March
March 14, 2010 9:57 pmWell Folks, since last we spoke, yet another local airshow was cancelled. This time due to construction at the airport where it is held. It looks more and more like our airshow at Geneseo is going to be one of the most important local airshows this year. With the economic situation and gas prices, traveling is not such a good thing. Hopefully, we won’t have to join the others and skip it this year. Hey, ya never know. Personally, I’m looking forward to it more this year because of the limited choices. Hey, if all goes well, maybe I’ll see you there! That would be cool. Keep these dates: July 9-11 open. I’ll pass along more info as soon as I get it. In the meantime check http://www.1941hag.org every so often for updates. For now though, let’s take our weekly trek down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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20 March 1910
Gaspard-Felix Tournachon, alias Nadar, the photographer and balloonist, dies. He had taken the first aerial (balloon) photographs in 1863.
17 March 1911
The Curtiss D pusher-engined biplane with a tricycle landing gear is demonstrated to the United States Army. Later it becomes their Army Aeroplane No.2.
15 March 1912
The newly established Turkish Army Aviation Section receives its first two French-built aircraft.
20 March 1915
The Belgian Aviation Militaire is formed.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 8-14 March
March 7, 2010 10:25 pmWell Folks, here we are again a week older and, with luck, a day or so wiser. Boy, this economic situation is wreaking havoc with airshows so far this year. Three in the area where I am have cancelled due to economic reasons. It’s a sad thing to have happen, but what can you do? I guess that it just makes the ones that manage to still happen will be that much nicer to attend. Well, let’s start our weekly trek down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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8 March 1910
Mademoiselle Elise Deroche, better known under her self awarded title ‘la Baronne de Laroche’, becomes the world’s first qualified female pilot and the 36th French pilot, when she is awarded her brevet.
10 March 1910
Frenchman Emil Aubrun makes the world’s first night flights in a Blériot monoplane at Villalugano in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
William W. Gibson, of British Colombia, finishes work on the engine for the Gibson Twin-plane.
13 March 1910
The first aeroplane flight in Switzerland is made by Captain Engelhardt in a Wright A biplane from an ice covered lake at St Moritz.
12 March 1912
The French Service de l’Aéronautique de la Marine is formed.
14 March 1915
Lincoln Beachey dies when the wings break off his monoplane while he attempts a power dive from 3,000 feet at the Panama-Pacific Exhibition in San Francisco.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 1-7 March
February 28, 2010 10:33 pmWell Folks, since we last spoke, we had a nice little snowstorm here to remind me of the reality of my situation and needless to say my Spring Fever is back where it belongs. Just took a couple of hours of digging out to firmly position it in the right place. I don’t have to worry about it for a long time now. Just thought you’d like to know. Well as I hunker in for another month or so, why don’t we take our weekly trip down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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5 March 1906
The Vuia I, built by Romanian born aviator Trajan Vuia, is the first aircraft with pneumatic tires and is first tested at Montesson in France. However, the aircraft was virtually flightless. Five ‘flights’ were made of which the longest was 24 meters.
March 1911
The Aeronautica Militar Espanola is formed in Spain.
Captain Chambers of the United States Bureau of Navigation is ordered to assist in the formation of a United States Navy (USN) aviation branch.
3 March 1911
Philip O. Parmelee, with Lieutenant B. Foulois as passenger, receives radio messages and drops written messages to army units during a flight near the Mexico/Texas border.
5 March 1911
The Belgian Army Balloon Company is formed as the Compagnie des Ouviers et Aerostiers.
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).
