Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/August in aviation/August 28
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- 1988 - an accident by a Frecce Tricolori pilot at an airshow at Ramstein Airbase kills 33 people.
- 1972 - Cpt Richard Richie becomes the first US Air Force ace of the Vietnam War.
- 1972 - Prince William of Gloucester is killed in the crash of a Piper Cherokee Arrow during the Gordonwood Trophy race.
- 1957 - a rocket-boosted English Electric Canberra sets a new world altitude record of 70,308 ft (21,430 m)
- 1952 - a F6F Hellcat is loaded with explosives and flown as a remote-controlled drone against a railway bridge at Hungnam
