Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/September in aviation/September 28
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- 1980 - Iraqi Tupolev Tu-22s land in Riyadh after bombing Iran
- 1933 - Lemoine sets a new altitude record of 13,661 m (44,820 ft) in a Potez 50
- 1927 - Lt Dick Bently of the South African Air Force arrives in South Africa after having made the first solo flight there from England. He left London on September 1.
- 1924 - two of four Douglas World Cruisers (right) of the U.S. Army Air Service arrive in Seattle, completing the first aerial circumnavigation of the world. They had left the city on April 6, taking 175 days for the journey.
- 1923 - Schneider Trophy race flown at Cowes, UK. Won by David Rittenhouse (USA) in a Curtiss CR.3 at 285.5 km/h (177.4 mph).
