Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/September in aviation/September 30

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

September 30

• 1982 - H Ross Perot Jr. and J.W. Coburn make history by landing their Bell LongRanger II helicopter in Dallas, Texas 29 days, 3 hours, and 8 minutes after taking off. It is the first time a trip around the world is completed by helicopter.

• 1968 - the first Boeing 747 is rolled out

• 1958 - Britain's last flying boat airliners are put out of service when Aquila Airways terminates it Southampton-Madeira route.

• 1957 - Austrian Airlines is formed from the merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways

• 1949 - the Berlin Airlift officially ends, with 2,325 tons (2,362 tonnes) of food and supplies having been flown into the city. The final flight is made a week later.

• 1942 - German ace Hans-Joachim Marseille is shot down and killed. He had 158 victories at the time.

• 1940 - the Battle of Britain is said to be over, with Hitler's planned invasion of Britain ("Operation Seelöwe") postponed indefinitely.

• 1919 - the British Aerial Transport Company begins domestic flights between London and Birmingham in a Koolhoven FK.26.

• 1906 - The Gordon Bennett Trophy (right) for ballooning is awarded for the first time. It goes to Lt Frank Lahm of the US Army, who flies 647 km (402 miles) in the balloon United States.