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It happened today... on October 5th

Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history

The events and anniversaries: Civil Aviation: 1905 - Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III aircraft carrying out a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908. Civil Aviation: 1930 - British Airship R101 crashed in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage. Military Aviation: 1944 - Canadian Air Force military aircraft shoot down by the first German jet fighter...

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Rome, Italy, 10/05/2007 11:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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