Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/May in aviation/May 13
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- 1982 - Braniff International Airways' president Howard D. Putnam announces the airline has filed for protection under bankruptcy laws, and the airline's fleet of 71 aircraft is grounded.
- 1940 - the Sikorsky VS-300, which made its first flight the previous year, makes its first untethered flight.
- 1912 - King George V of the United Kingdom approves the formation of the Royal Flying Corps.
