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* Thirty-five ''[[Regia Aeronautica]]'' (Italian Royal Air Force) [[seaplane]]s &ndash; 32 [[Savoia-Marchetti S.55]]s, two [[Savoia-Marchetti S.59]]s, and one [[CANT 22]] &ndash; led by [[General officer|General]] [[Italo Balbo]] and famed Italian aviator [[Francesco de Pinedo]] make a 3,300-mile (5,314-km) mass-formation flight circuiting the [[Eastern Mediterranean]], with stops at [[Taranto]], [[Italy]]; [[Athens]], [[Greece]]; [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]; [[Varna]], [[Bulgaria]]; [[Odessa]] in the [[Soviet Union]]; and [[Constanta]], [[Romania]]. The flight is intended to improve the operational skills of ''Regia Aeronautica'' aircrews and ground crewmen, showcase the Italian aviation industry to potential foreign buyers of Italian-made aircraft, and enhance the prestige of [[Benito Mussolini]]{{'}}s [[Italian Fascist]] government.<ref>O'Connor, Derek, "Italy's Consummate Showman," ''Aviation History'', July 2014, p. 51.</ref>
* Thirty-five ''[[Regia Aeronautica]]'' (Italian Royal Air Force) [[seaplane]]s &ndash; 32 [[Savoia-Marchetti S.55]]s, two [[Savoia-Marchetti S.59]]s, and one [[CANT 22]] &ndash; led by [[General officer|General]] [[Italo Balbo]] and famed Italian aviator [[Francesco de Pinedo]] make a 3,300-mile (5,314-km) mass-formation flight circuiting the [[Eastern Mediterranean]], with stops at [[Taranto]], [[Italy]]; [[Athens]], [[Greece]]; [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]; [[Varna]], [[Bulgaria]]; [[Odessa]] in the [[Soviet Union]]; and [[Constanta]], [[Romania]]. The flight is intended to improve the operational skills of ''Regia Aeronautica'' aircrews and ground crewmen, showcase the Italian aviation industry to potential foreign buyers of Italian-made aircraft, and enhance the prestige of [[Benito Mussolini]]{{'}}s [[Italian Fascist]] government.<ref>O'Connor, Derek, "Italy's Consummate Showman," ''Aviation History'', July 2014, p. 51.</ref>
* [[Frank Hawks]] sets a [[transcontinental airspeed record]] for a flight across the [[continental United States]], flying the [[Lockheed Air Express]] ''Texaco Five'' (registration NR7955) across the country in 17 hours 38 minutes.<ref name="Daniels, C. M. 1969, p. 47"/>
* [[Frank Hawks]] sets a [[transcontinental airspeed record]] for a flight across the [[continental United States]], flying the [[Lockheed Air Express]] ''Texaco Five'' (registration NR7955) across the country in 17 hours 38 minutes.<ref name="Daniels, C. M. 1969, p. 47"/>
* June 13 &ndash; The [[United States Coast Guard]] establishes an "air traffic flight-following" capability along the coast of the continental [[United States]] employing a network of Coast Guard radio stations.<ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/history/webaircraft/CGAviationHistory1916_1938.pdf A Chronological History of Coast Guard Aviation: The Early Years, 1915-1938].</ref>
* June 13 &ndash; The [[United States Coast Guard]] establishes an "air traffic flight-following" capability along the coast of the continental [[United States]] employing a network of Coast Guard radio stations.<ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/history/webaircraft/CGAviationHistory1916_1938.pdf A Chronological History of Coast Guard Aviation: The Early Years, 1915-1938]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>
* June 17 &ndash; The [[Imperial Airways]] [[Handley Page Type W|Handley Page W.10]] ''City of Ottawa'' (''G-EBMT'') [[1929 Imperial Airways Handley Page W.10 crash|suffers an engine failure]] and [[water landing|ditches]] in the [[English Channel]] off [[Dungeness (headland)|Dungeness]], [[England]]. Seven of the 13 people aboard die; the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[fishing trawler]] ''Gaby'' rescues the six survivors, all of whom are injured.
* June 17 &ndash; The [[Imperial Airways]] [[Handley Page Type W|Handley Page W.10]] ''City of Ottawa'' (''G-EBMT'') [[1929 Imperial Airways Handley Page W.10 crash|suffers an engine failure]] and [[water landing|ditches]] in the [[English Channel]] off [[Dungeness (headland)|Dungeness]], [[England]]. Seven of the 13 people aboard die; the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[fishing trawler]] ''Gaby'' rescues the six survivors, all of whom are injured.
* June 29 &ndash; The [[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company]] and the [[Wright Aeronautical Corporation]] merge to form the [[Curtiss-Wright Corporation]]. The new corporation constructs light aircraft at the Curtiss plant in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]]; heavy aircraft and [[flying boat]]s at its [[Keystone Aircraft Corporation]] subsidiary in [[Bristol, Pennsylvania|Bristol]], [[Pennsylvania]]; civil aircraft at its [[Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company|Curtiss-Robertson]] subsidiary in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]; and Curtiss and Wright aircraft engines at the Wright factory in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>Angelucci, Enzo, ''The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present'', New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 108.</ref>
* June 29 &ndash; The [[Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company]] and the [[Wright Aeronautical Corporation]] merge to form the [[Curtiss-Wright Corporation]]. The new corporation constructs light aircraft at the Curtiss plant in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]]; heavy aircraft and [[flying boat]]s at its [[Keystone Aircraft Corporation]] subsidiary in [[Bristol, Pennsylvania|Bristol]], [[Pennsylvania]]; civil aircraft at its [[Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company|Curtiss-Robertson]] subsidiary in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]; and Curtiss and Wright aircraft engines at the Wright factory in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>Angelucci, Enzo, ''The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present'', New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 108.</ref>
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* November 6 &ndash; After taking off from [[Croydon Airport]] in [[London]], [[England]], with nine people aboard for a scheduled passenger flight to [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]], the [[Deutsche Luft Hansa]] [[Junkers G 24]]bi ''Oberschlesien'' (registration D-903) crashes after striking trees on a bill in [[Marden Park]], [[Surrey]], while attempting to return to Croydon in thick fog. Three of the four crew members and four of the five passengers die.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19291106-0 Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description]</ref>
* November 6 &ndash; After taking off from [[Croydon Airport]] in [[London]], [[England]], with nine people aboard for a scheduled passenger flight to [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]], the [[Deutsche Luft Hansa]] [[Junkers G 24]]bi ''Oberschlesien'' (registration D-903) crashes after striking trees on a bill in [[Marden Park]], [[Surrey]], while attempting to return to Croydon in thick fog. Three of the four crew members and four of the five passengers die.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19291106-0 Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description]</ref>
* November 9 &ndash; American aviation pioneer [[Carl Ben Eielson]] and his mechanic Earl Borland die in the crash of their plane in [[Siberia]] while attempting to evacuate furs and personnel from the [[Olaf Swenson|''Nanuk'']], a [[cargo ship]] trapped in the ice at North Cape (now [[Mys Shmidta]]).<ref>Althoff, William F. ''Drift Station: Arctic outposts of superpower science'' (Potomac Books Inc., Dulles, Virginia. 2007. p. 35)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eielson.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-061114-009.pdf|title= Carl Ben Eielson|publisher=University of Alaska Anchorage|date= |accessdate=August 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
* November 9 &ndash; American aviation pioneer [[Carl Ben Eielson]] and his mechanic Earl Borland die in the crash of their plane in [[Siberia]] while attempting to evacuate furs and personnel from the [[Olaf Swenson|''Nanuk'']], a [[cargo ship]] trapped in the ice at North Cape (now [[Mys Shmidta]]).<ref>Althoff, William F. ''Drift Station: Arctic outposts of superpower science'' (Potomac Books Inc., Dulles, Virginia. 2007. p. 35)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eielson.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-061114-009.pdf |title=Carl Ben Eielson |publisher=University of Alaska Anchorage |date= |accessdate=August 11, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225215922/https://www.eielson.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-061114-009.pdf |archivedate=February 25, 2013 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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* November 25 &ndash; The Spanish government airline [[CLASSA]] officially begins operation of all lines previously operated by the airlines that merged to form it, including [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]].
* November 25 &ndash; The Spanish government airline [[CLASSA]] officially begins operation of all lines previously operated by the airlines that merged to form it, including [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]].
* November 26 &ndash; After taking off from [[Hal Far]], [[Malta]], a [[Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force]] [[Fairey Flycatcher]] lands aboard the British aircraft carrier {{HMS|Courageous|50|6}}, achieving the first night carrier landing by a fleet fighter.<ref>Thetford, Owen, ''British Naval Aircraft Since 1912'', Sixth Edition, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, {{ISBN|1-55750-076-2}}, p. 127.</ref>
* November 26 &ndash; After taking off from [[Hal Far]], [[Malta]], a [[Fleet Air Arm|Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force]] [[Fairey Flycatcher]] lands aboard the British aircraft carrier {{HMS|Courageous|50|6}}, achieving the first night carrier landing by a fleet fighter.<ref>Thetford, Owen, ''British Naval Aircraft Since 1912'', Sixth Edition, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, {{ISBN|1-55750-076-2}}, p. 127.</ref>

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Years in aviation: 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years: 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1929:

Events

January

February

March

  • March 2 – Seeking a safe route across the Andes between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile, to avoid the 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) detour aircraft routinely made to avoid the mountains, a Latécoère 25 piloted by Jean Mermoz and carrying his mechanic, Alexandre Collenot, and Count Henry de La Vaulx as passengers is caught in a downdraft and forced to land on a 300-meter-wide (986-foot-wide) plateau at an altitude of 4,000 meters (13,123 feet). The three men spend four days repairing and lightening the plane and clearing a path to the edge of the plateau, after which they roll it off the edge, Mermoz dives to gain airspeed, and they arrive safely in Santiago. The event is widely celebrated.
  • March 13 – The Spanish government airline CLASSA is formally established as a company, formed by the merger of Iberia and several other Spanish airlines.
  • March 17 – The Colonial Western Airlines Ford 4-AT-B Trimotor NC7683 suffers a double engine failure during its initial climb after takeoff from Newark Airport in Newark, New Jersey. It fails to gain height and crashes into a railroad freight car loaded with sand, killing 14 of the 15 people on board the aircraft. At the time, it is deadliest aviation accident in American history.[8]
  • March 19 – The newly completed Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor NC9674, which had made its first flight only five days earlier, crashes when its wing strikes the ground on landing while it returns to Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, during a Ford Motor Company flight prior to delivery to its customer. All four people on board die.[9]
  • March 30 - Imperial Airways commences the first scheduled air service between the United Kingdom and British India.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

February

April

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Entered service

February

May

June

October

Retirements

Notes

  1. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 95.
  2. ^ Peattie, Mark R., Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909-1941, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001, ISBN 1-55750-432-6, p. 40.
  3. ^ Layman, R.D., Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849-1922, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989, ISBN 0-87021-210-9, p. 106.
  4. ^ century-of-flight.net Century of Flight: History of the Helicopter: Cntributions of the Autogyro
  5. ^ Allen, Richard Sanders, Revolution in the Sky: Those Fabulous Lockheeds, The Pilots Who Flew Them, Brattleboro, Vermont: The Stephen Greene Press, 1964, p. 53.
  6. ^ a b Daniels, C. M., "Speed: The Story of Frank Hawks," Air Classics, Vol. 6, No. 2, December 1969, p. 47.
  7. ^ a b Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 58.
  8. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  9. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  10. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  11. ^ O'Connor, Derek, "Going Long," Aviation History, March 2016, p. 53.
  12. ^ Anonymous, "Today in History," The Washington Post Express, May 16, 2013, p. 26.
  13. ^ O'Connor, Derek, "Italy's Consummate Showman," Aviation History, July 2014, p. 51.
  14. ^ A Chronological History of Coast Guard Aviation: The Early Years, 1915-1938[permanent dead link].
  15. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 108.
  16. ^ a b O'Brien, Lora, "Lady Heath," Aviation History, March 2016, p. 15.
  17. ^ Sturtivant, Ray, British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN 0-87021-026-2, p. 14.
  18. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  19. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  20. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN 0-517-56588-9, p. 462.
  21. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  22. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  23. ^ Althoff, William F. Drift Station: Arctic outposts of superpower science (Potomac Books Inc., Dulles, Virginia. 2007. p. 35)
  24. ^ "Carl Ben Eielson" (PDF). University of Alaska Anchorage. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "Carl Ben Eielson: The Father of Alaskan Aviation - 1897-1929". USAF Fact Sheet. May 2006. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ a b planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1920s
  27. ^ Thetford, Owen, British Naval Aircraft Since 1912, Sixth Edition, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, ISBN 1-55750-076-2, p. 127.
  28. ^ "La traversée de l'Atlantique Sud par Léon Challe". 2007. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  29. ^ O'Connor, Derek, "Going Long," Aviation History, March 2016, pp. 52, 54.
  30. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 72.
  31. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN 0-517-56588-9, p. 257.
  32. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN 0-517-56588-9, p. 425.
  33. ^ a b c Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 78.
  34. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN 0-517-56588-9, p. 433.
  35. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 125.
  36. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, pp. 124-125.
  37. ^ Polmar, Norma, "Historic Aircraft: The Hall Contribution," Naval History, February 2014, p. 15.
  38. ^ rafmuseum.org.uk "Handley Page Hyderabad and Hinaidi"
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