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July 8–9 (overnight) – 64 British bombers strike airfields in the Netherlands and ports in north Germany and lay sea mines. Germany ' s first specialized night fighter unit, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, scores its first victory, as Oberfeldwebel Hermann Förster shoots down a Whitley off Heligoland.
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A. 1940s aircraft (48 C) Airports disestablished in the...
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A. Aviation accidents and incidents in 1940 (2 C, 8 P)...
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December 1940. December 23 (New York City, New York) — Eddie August Schneider dies in crash when his plane is clipped by a navy bomber at Floyd Bennett Field. December 29-30 (London, England) — The Luftwaffe makes a devastating attack on London, making extensive use of incendiary weapons. 1940 First Flights.
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May 24, 2019 · As the 1940s drew to a close, turbine technology was central to one of the decade’s biggest aviation stories – the maiden flight of the world’s first jet airliner on 27 July 1949. But the ...
