On this day, the British fighter Supermarine Spitfire made its maiden flight. The aircraft was produced in many versions between 1938 and 1948. A Spitfire Mk XVI E is in the collection of the Polish Aviation Museum.
5 March
1943
83 years ago
Maiden Flight of the Meteor
On this day, the British Gloster Meteor, the first Allied jet-powered fighter, made its maiden flight.
5 March
1953
73 years ago
Escape of Franciszek Jarecki
On this day, Second Lieutenant Franciszek Jarecki hijacked a LiM-2 jet fighter (a licence-built version of the MiG-15bis produced in Poland) and landed it on the Danish island of Bornholm.
5 March
1960
66 years ago
Maiden Flight of the Lis
On this day, the Polish training glider SZD-25 Lis made its maiden flight. A glider of this type is in the collection of the Polish Aviation Museum.
