Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/September in aviation/September 12
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- 1961 - the Hawker P.1127 makes its first transitions from vertical to horizontal flight and back
- 1943 - Benito Mussolini is freed in a daring rescue by Walter Gerlach in a Fieseler Storch
- 1918 - 627 French and 611 US fighters are brought together for the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. At the time, it is the largest force of aircraft assembled for a single operation.
- [[1886 - 12-13 - Frenchmen Hervé and Alluard achieve a Montgolfiere flight over 24 hours.
