Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/June in aviation/June 19
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- 1947 - Col Albert Boyd sets a new official world airspeed record of 623.62 mph (1,003 km/h) in a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. (This is still marginally slower than unofficial German speed records in rocket-powered aircraft during World War II).
- 1918 - Italy's highest-scoring ace, Maggiore Francesco Baracca is killed by Austrian ground fire. He had claimed 34 victories.
- 1912 - The RFC's Central Flying School opened at Upavon, Wiltshire.
