Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/September in aviation/September 23
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- 1959 - The USAF officially cancels the North American Aviation XF-108 Rapier.
- 1941 - Hans-Ulrich Rudel (right) single-handedly sinks a Soviet battleship (the Marat) flying a Junkers Ju 87
- 1916 - 23-24 - eleven Zeppelins attack England in a mass air-raid. Two are shot down, LZ 76 by ground fire, and LZ 74 by Lt Frederick Sowrey
- 1913 - Roland Garros makes the first air crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. He flies the 729 km (453 miles) from Saint-Raphaël to Bizerte in 7 hours 53 minutes.
- 1911 - the first US airmail flight is made. Earle Ovington flies 9.7 km (6 miles) from Nassau Boulevard, New York to Mineola, Long Island
- 1910 - the Peruvian Geo Chavez flies the Blériot-monoplane over the Alps from Brig (Switzerland) to Domodossola (Italy) reaching a height of 2200 metres, but was killed in a crash landing.
