Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/May in aviation/May 10
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- 1972 - Lts Randy Cunningham and J G William become the first US Navy aces of the Vietnam War, adding three Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17s to their tally on this day alone.
- 1941 - Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try and negotiate an alliance with Britain against the Soviet Union
- 1940 - Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Paratroops again play a key role.