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9 May 1942. CANT Z1007, Operation Bowery. Anglo-American WW2 operation to deliver Spitfires to Malta ("Club Runs"). The aircraft were desperately needed to bolster the island's defence against strong Axis air raids. Graham Turner.
6 May 1942. First flight of the Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu. Japanese single-seat float-equipped interceptor seaplane.
22 April 1944. Dauntless over Tanahmerah Bay, Dutch New Guinea, as US landing craft go in.
9 March 1917. 10:20hrs, Leutnant Kurt Wolff's (Jasta 11) second confirmed victory, a Royal Aircraft Factory FE8 Pusher Scout. Art by Paul Monteagle
3 March 1969. The United States Navy (USN) Fighter Weapons School (popularly known as Top Gun) was established at the former Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California.
30 January 1915. First flight of the Gotha G.I, a German three seat heavy bomber biplane.
Died 24 January 1971. Ferdinand von Hiddessen, German WWI pilot and politician. The first German airman to bomb Paris in WWI.