The squadron later flew Short Stirlings, Avro Lancasters and Avro Lincolns.

The first of these, 75 Squadron, comprised the Wellingtons and pilots lent by New Zealand in August 1939, which later flew Short Stirlings, Avro Lancasters and Avro Lincolns.

Other New Zealand squadrons within the RAF included 485, which flew Supermarine Spitfires throughout the war, 486, ( Hawker Hurricanes, Hawker Typhoons and Hawker Tempests ), 487, ( Lockheed Venturas and De Havilland Mosquitoes ), 488, ( Brewster Buffaloes, Hawker Hurricanes, Bristol Beaufighters and De Havilland Mosquitoes ), 489, ( Bristol Blenheims, Bristol Beauforts, Handley Page Hampdens, Bristol Beaufighters, and De Havilland Mosquitoes ), and 490, ( Consolidated Catalinas and Short Sunderlands ).

During this time he flew every Shorts aircraft type, i. e. including the Short Sunderland and the Short Stirling, on its maiden test flight.

In 1928 he flew a Short Singapore flying boat around the continent of Africa landing only in British territory.

Supermarine Stranraers flew shortly with the squadron in 1939, but by April 1940 the squadron was operational on the Short Sunderland, which would remain the squadron equipment for almost seventeen years up till 28 February 1957, when the squadron was disbanded at RAF Pembroke Dock.

The first Flying Bedstead was the British Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig which flew in 1953 at Hucknall aerodrome, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, which was developed to research the use of direct lift through the use of engine power alone, along with the associated methods of controlling the aircraft, with a view to use in further VTOL aircraft such as the later Hawker P. 1127 and Short SC. 1.

The naval 330 Squadron and 333 Squadron flew Northrop N-3PB patrol bombers, Consolidated PBY Catalina and Short Sunderland flying boats and de Havilland Mosquito fighter bombers.

During the Second World War, 202 Squadron flew anti-submarine patrols from Gibraltar with Saro London, Consolidated Catalina and Short Sunderland flying boats and some Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers until 1944, when it moved with their Catalinas to RAF Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland, disbanding there on 12 June 1945.

Prior to and during World War II target tugs were typically operated by the air arms on behalf of which they flew, and were usually conversions of aircraft that had failed in combat or that were otherwise unsuitable or obsolete in their design roles ( see Fairey Battle and Short Sturgeon ).

Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart, V. C., designated force commander, flew in the next day ( 15 April ) and had a foretaste of what was to come when his Short Sunderland Flying Boat was machine gunned by German aircraft as it landed.

Among Seletar ’ s claim to fame was that several classic aircraft type flew their last RAF Operational sorties from there including the Short Singapore flying boat ( Mk. III K6912 of No. 205 Squadron RAF 14 October 1941, aircraft transferred to No. 5 Squadron RNZAF ), Supermarine Spitfire ( PR. XIX PS888 of 81 Sqn 1954 ), De Havilland Mosquito ( PR. 34 RG314 of 81 Sqn 1955 ), Short Sunderland flying boat ( GR. 5 ML797 " P " of 205 Sqn, 15 May 1959 ) and Bristol Beaufighter ( TT. X RD761 Station Flight 1960 ).

Possibly the first flying-boat to utilize the gull wing configuration was the Short Knuckleduster, which flew in 1933.

Some of this gas was used in the world's first helium-filled airship, the U. S. Navy's C-7, which flew its maiden voyage from Hampton Roads, Virginia, to Bolling Field in Washington, D. C., on December 1, 1921.

On April 19, 1944, the second production Lockheed Constellation, piloted by Howard Hughes and TWA president Jack Frye, flew from Burbank, California, to Washington, D. C. in 6 hours and 57 minutes ( 2300 mi – 330. 9 mph ).

The C. 6 first flew in February 1925, including a flight of from Cuatro Vientos airfield to Getafe airfield in about 8 minutes, a significant accomplishment for any rotorcraft of the time.

Tomlinson perched atop U. S. mail sacks and flew with pilot C. N.

With Hamburg and actors Hopkins and James Woods, Stone flew to Washington, D. C. and interviewed the surviving members of Nixon's inner circle: lawyer Leonard Garment and Attorney General Elliot Richardson.

* Parsons, Edwin C. I flew with the Lafayette Escadrille.

In the 1970's, Southern flew nonstop Douglas DC-9 jet service to Atlanta and New Orleans, and also operated direct, no change of plane DC-9 jet service to Memphis, St. Louis, Washington D. C. ( Dulles Airport ), New York City ( LaGuardia Airport ), Miami, Minneapolis / St.

On June 18, Bias and his father flew to Boston, Massachusetts, from Washington, D. C., for an NBA club draft acceptance and product endorsement signing ceremony with the Celtics ' coaches and management, as well as with Reebok's Sports-Marketing Division.

In contrast, the British, who trained the first C. L. I ./ Gaurs supported French Indochina through its Force 136, flew aerial supply missions for the airborne commandos, delivering tommy guns, mortar and grenades all the way from their Calcutta base.

Braniff's long-term survival was assured when Paul Braniff, then general manager, flew to Washington, D. C. to petition for the Chicago-Dallas airmail route.

The unit apparently flew P-63A or C Kingcobras post war, and Pokryshkin would have again numbered his aircraft " 100 ".

For over a century, the District of Columbia was without an official flag and flew several unofficial banners — usually the flag of the D. C. National Guard.

He completed his pilot training in May 1915 and flew Caudron G III observation aircraft with Escadrille C 47.

US Airways Express, which formerly flew from New Haven to both Philadelphia and Reagan National Airport in Washington, D. C., now is the only passenger airline that offers daily flights in and out of Tweed New Haven to Philadelphia.

He flew to Washington D. C. and contacted agents in the Vice President's drug task force.

Later, 10 Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM. 79s and 20 Macchi C. 200s flew over the island, with no air opposition.

Indeed, in December 1945, he and Lt. Col. Henry E. Warden set a new transcontinental speed record when they flew this airplane from Long Beach, California, to Bolling Air Force Base, in Washington, D. C., in just 5 hours, 17 minutes.

On October 27, 1947, she flew with a group of about 30 actors, directors, writers, and filmmakers ( including John Huston, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Danny Kaye ), to Washington D. C. to protest the actions of Congress.

In 1916 he flew to Washington, D. C. from New York to demonstrate the feasibility of carrying mail by air.

On the afternoon of February 6, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel F. Shungel — commander of Company C, 5th Special Forces — flew into Lang Vei from Da Nang as a diplomatic gesture towards the Laotian commander Phetsampou.

Led by W / C Rolski, the Polish Wing flew several sorties in bad weather.

Angered by their confrontation, Presley left Graceland and made his way to the airport, boarding a flight to Washington D. C. After checking into the Hotel Washington, Presley flew to Los Angeles to meet his friend Jerry Schilling.

The Squadron Leader for the raid on Cologne was his close friend, Robert Palmer, D. F. C., who normally flew Mosquitos with 109 Squadron, also based at Little Staughton.

For the next 10 days, the unit flew C – 47, C – 82, L – 5, and H – 5 aircraft over snow-covered portions of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska.

ABC also alleged that Warwick flew first class and was accommodated at first class hotels for charity concerts and events in which she participated for the Foundation.

For most of what would turn out to be Minardi's final season on the grid, the black cars were emblazoned with OzJet, a three aircraft Boeing 737-300 business class only airline in Australia owned by Stoddart, that flew for a few months but is now operating as a Charter service.

That year, Anne flew solo for the first time, and in 1930 became the first American woman to earn a first class glider pilot's license.

He and his friend boarded the plane to Japan, flew there, waited at the airport and then boarded the return flight to Brazil the next day, allowing them to enjoy the first class food and amenities.

He flew 200 miles from Butler, Missouri, to Cherokee, Oklahoma, in 14 hours and 15 minutes using the class AA-01 balloon.

Uninterested in consumerism, he drove his own car, never flew first class and lived year-round in the Bahamas.

His large, streamlined ' Princess Coronation ' class engines were iconic and flew the flag for the LMS against the competing Class A4 of the London and North Eastern Railway.

In 2008 Conservative MP Mark Lancaster flew business class to Bangkok with the British Council for a two-day conference, at a cost of £ 5, 018.

Labour MP Sally Keeble flew out economy class and returned business class at a cost of £ 2, 452.

SpaceX is manufacturing two main space launch vehicles: the Falcon 1, which made its first successful flight on 28 September 2008, and the large Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle ( EELV )- class Falcon 9, which flew successfully into orbit on its maiden launch on 4 June 2010.

Following his request's refusal, he flew to Australia in early 1971 to discuss his proposal for 15-day inclusive tours from Australia to the UK, including full board at first class hotels for A $ 935, with the director-general of the Australian Department of Civil Aviation who doubled as Qantas's chairman.

* Joseph Kerwin ( class of 1949 ) was a NASA astronaut who flew on the Skylab 2 mission, becoming the first American medical doctor in space.

Johnson flew business class to Senegal in December 2005 to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for homes built by a local developer.

At 2 A. M. on February 17, 1974, Robert K. Preston, a United States Army private first class, stole a United States Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter from Fort Meade, Maryland, flew it to Washington, D. C., and hovered for six minutes over the White House before descending on the south lawn, about 100 yards from the West Wing.

It has been inferred that Ryan was instrumental in getting a newly formed landmass, that was created when, after the San Diego city fathers passed a bond initiative to deepen the center of the San Diego Harbor so that both commercial freighters and the Navy's new class of Aircraft Carriers could safely navigate in and out, they piled all the dredged dirt between the factory where the Spirit of St. Louis aircraft was built and Dutch Flats, the flying field it flew from.

The NKF, including chairman Richard Yong, had maintained that senior executives flew business class for long-haul flights.

Mihael Thaler broke the world speed record in the FAI 15 m class when he, on 6 July 1999, flew the 100 km triangle with an average speed of 181. 4 km / h.