Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/April in aviation/April 23
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- 1988 - Kanellos Kanellopoulos recreates the mythical flight of Daedalus by flying a pedal-powered aircraft, the MIT Daedalus from Crete to Santorini, covering the 119 km (74 miles) in 3 hours 54 minutes
- 1919 - The North Sea Aerial Navigation Company begins a passenger run between Leeds and Houndslow in ex-military Blackburn RT.1s
- 1918 - Lt Paul Baer shoots down his fifth aircraft, becoming the first ace of the American Expeditionary Force
