Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/July in aviation/July 28
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- 1945 - a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
- 1941 - the Vichy government agrees to build German aircraft in France
- 1914 - outbreak of World War I Aviation changes war in a twofold way. The aeroplane turns the sky into a new battle field where about 20,000 flyers, most of them trained pilots die. Aircraft eliminate the distinction between frontline and hinterland, with the civilian population far behind the frontline also becoming a target.
