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  2. Alberto Santos-Dumont - Wikipedia

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    No. 8 was a copy of No. 6 ordered by Edward Boyce, vice president of the Aeroclub of America, [13]: 319 [AZ] having made a single flight in New York; [55]: 6 No. 9, with 261 cubic metres and 3 hp, was a travel airship, in which Santos-Dumont made several flights throughout 1903, [26]: 17 [BA] including the first night flight of an airship on 24 ...

  3. 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.

  4. Santos-Dumont 14-bis - Wikipedia

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    In 1906, near Paris, the 14-bis made a manned powered flight that was the first to be publicly witnessed by a crowd and also filmed. [2] It was also the first powered flight by a non- Wright Brothers airplane aside from short powered "hops" by Clément Ader [ 3 ] and Traian Vuia .

  5. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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    First purpose-built jet bomber to fly: was the Arado Ar 234 which made its first flight on July 30, 1943. [215] First rocket-powered aircraft used in combat: Major Späte of the EK 16 service test unit flew a Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet interceptor against Allied aircraft on May 13, 1944. [216]

  6. Pan American-Grace Airways - Wikipedia

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    January 4, 1945 - Douglas DC-3A NC19470 - Operating an illegal flight from Limatambo Airport, Peru - Two mechanics and two unknown persons boarded the aircraft and departed Lima. The flight crashed 5 miles south of Chorrillos, Peru. All four occupants were killed. [15]

  7. Tocumen International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Tocumen International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen) (IATA: PTY, ICAO: MPTO) is the primary international airport serving Panama City, the capital of Panama. The airport serves as the homebase for Copa Airlines and is a regional hub to and from the Caribbean , South , North and Central America and additionally features ...

  8. 61 killed after plane crashes in Brazil, officials say. Video ...

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    3 people refused entry to plane. Brazil's UOL news channel reported at least three passengers were refused entry to the plane before it took off from the city of Cascavel in the state of Parana ...

  9. Panair do Brasil - Wikipedia

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    The first flight took off on April 27, 1946, from Rio de Janeiro to Recife, Dakar, Lisbon, Paris and London. Panair was also the first international airline to land on the then newly inaugurated London Heathrow Airport. As Panair received further equipment, flights to Madrid and Rome were inaugurated. In 1947, services were extended to Cairo ...