On June 10.1990 ; British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities source
On June 10.1990 ; British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities
On June 12.1994 ; The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, makes its first flight. source
On June 12.1994 ; The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, makes its first flight.
On June 14.1919 ; John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. source
On June 14.1919 ; John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
On June 15.1936 ; First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber. source
On June 15.1936 ; First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
On June 17.1910 ; Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight. source
On June 17.1910 ; Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
On June 17.1948 ; A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board. source
On June 17.1948 ; A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
On June 18.1953 ; A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129. source
On June 18.1953 ; A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
On June 22.1984 ; Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport. source
On June 22.1984 ; Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport.
On June 23.1985 ; A terrorist bomb aboard Air India Flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. source
On June 23.1985 ; A terrorist bomb aboard Air India Flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.
On June 24.1982 ; "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. source
On June 24.1982 ; "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
On June 25.1923 ; Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane source
On June 25.1923 ; Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane
On June 25.1948 ; The Berlin airlift begins. source
On June 25.1948 ; The Berlin airlift begins.
On June 26.1942 ; The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat. source
On June 26.1942 ; The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat.
On June 26.1959 ; 1978 ; Air Canada Flight 189 to Toronto overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of 107 passengers on board perish. source
On June 26.1959 ; 1978 ; Air Canada Flight 189 to Toronto overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of 107 passengers on board perish.
On June 27.1980 ; Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 mysteriously explodes in mid air while en route from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 on board. Also known in Italy as the Ustica disaster source
On June 27.1980 ; Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 mysteriously explodes in mid air while en route from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 on board. Also known in Italy as the Ustica disaster
On July 9.1982 ; Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground. source
On July 9.1982 ; Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.
On July 9.2006 ; At least 122 people are killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet, carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia. source
On July 9.2006 ; At least 122 people are killed after a Sibir Airlines Airbus A310 passenger jet, carrying 200 passengers veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
On July 11.1973 ; Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking on flights. source
On July 11.1973 ; Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking on flights.
On July 15.1954 ; First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series. source
On July 15.1954 ; First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
On July 15.1996 ; A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. source
On July 15.1996 ; A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
On July 16.1910 ; John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia. source
On July 16.1910 ; John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
On July 16.1948 ; The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. source
On July 16.1948 ; The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
On July 17.1996 ; TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. source
On July 17.1996 ; TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
On July 19.1989 ; United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111. source
On July 19.1989 ; United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111.
On July 22.2003 ; Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard. source
On July 22.2003 ; Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard.
On July 23.1999 ; ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa. source
On July 23.1999 ; ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.
On July 24.2014 ; Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers with 116 people on board. The wreckage is later found in Mali. source
On July 24.2014 ; Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers with 116 people on board. The wreckage is later found in Mali.
On July 25.2000 ; Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing 113 passengers. source
On July 25.2000 ; Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing 113 passengers.
On July 28. 1935 ; First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. source
On July 28. 1935 ; First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.