Rescue at sea – on this day, 10 miles off the coast of Cuba, the destroyer USS Terry carried out the first successful rescue operation, recovering a pilot of an aircraft that had crashed in open waters.
30 January
1948
78 years ago
Death of Orville Wright
Orville Wright died, an American pilot, aviation pioneer, who together with his brother Wilbur created the first successful aircraft – the Flyer, on which Wilbur made the first controlled powered flight in 1903.
30 January
1982
44 years ago
Death of Stanisław Karpiński
Stanisław Karpiński died, a Polish colonel pilot, famous for his pre-war aviation rallies around Poland and Europe, as well as a flight to Asia and an attempted flight to Australia.
