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  2. Heinz Knoke - Wikipedia

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    Heinz Knoke (24 March 1921 – 18 May 1993) was a World War II Luftwaffe flying ace.He is credited with 33 confirmed aerial victories, all claimed over the Western theatre of operations, and claimed a further 19 unconfirmed kills in over 2,000 flights.

  3. John Ogonowski - Wikipedia

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    Ogonowski's name is located on Panel N-74 of the National September 11 Memorial's North Pool, along with the other passengers and crew of American Airlines Flight 11.. John Alexander Ogonowski (Polish: Jan Aleksander Ogonowski, February 24, 1951 – September 11, 2001) was a Polish-American aircraft pilot and an agricultural activist.

  4. Claims to the first airplane flight - Wikipedia

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    Then on 12 November a flight of 22.2 seconds carried the 14-bis some 220 m (720 ft), earning the Aéro-Club prize of 1,500 francs for the first flight of more than 100 m. [39] This flight was also observed by the newly formed Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and became the first record in their log book.

  5. 9/11 Facts To Remember Flight 93, Pentagon and World Trade ...

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    The 9/11 attacks occurred in the morning hours of Sept. 11, 2001. Departing from Boston's Logan International Airport, American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the World Trade Center's North ...

  6. Who invented the airplane? What to know about the first ... - AOL

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    They conducted several tests, but Orville made the first flight at 10:35 a.m., lasting 12 seconds and traveling 120 feet. Wilbur flew it the longest that day for 59 seconds and across 852 feet.

  7. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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    First flight of an aircraft with pneumatic tires: was Traian Vuia's March 18, 1906 flight with his Vuia 1, travelling at a height of about 3 + 1 ⁄ 3 ft (1 m) for about 12 m (39 ft). [ 44 ] First heavier-than-air unaided takeoff and flight of more than 25 m (82 ft) in Europe : was made by Alberto Santos-Dumont , flew a distance of 60 m (200 ft ...

  8. Benjamin Foulois - Wikipedia

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    On July 30, 1909, Foulois' first flight in an aeroplane was the evaluation test flight from Fort Myer to Alexandria, Virginia. Pilot Orville Wright and navigator Foulois broke previous speed, altitude, and cross-country duration records, flying at 42.5 mph, 400 feet, and for 10 miles (16 km).

  9. Cromwell Dixon - Wikipedia

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    Every aviator who had tried had died. His manager refused to allow him to try the dangerous trip until a $10,000 purse was raised. [1] On September 30, Dixon flew from Helena to Blossburg, some 15 miles to the west, over the Mullan Pass. The flight took 26 minutes, and by completing it Dixon became the first aviator to cross the Continental Divide.