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Calendar

We invite you to discover the fascinating history of aviation through our interactive calendar.

30 November
30 November
1911
115 years ago

President on Board

President of Mexico Francisco Madero became the first sitting head of state in the world to fly in an aircraft. It was a Deperdussin monoplane piloted by George Miller Dyott.

30 November
1917
109 years ago

Maiden Flight of the Vickers Vimy

The British bomber Vickers Vimy made its maiden flight. This type of aircraft was the first to cross the Atlantic non-stop in June 1919.

30 November
1956
70 years ago

Maiden Flight of the Czajka

The SZD-18 Czajka glider made its maiden flight. It was a training glider designed for the pre-war single-control training method. By the mid-1950s, it was clear that two-seat gliders would be used for training in the future, and serial production of the Czajka was not undertaken. The only example built flew at the Warsaw Aero […]