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First flight over the North Pole, by Richard Byrd, navigator, and Floyd Bennett, pilot, in a Fokker Monoplane, from Spitsbergen.

Dr. Ludwig Prandtl of Germany received second Daniel Guggenheim Medal.

First blind solo flight (without a check pilot aboard) solely on instrumcnts was made by Capt. A. F. Hegenberger (AAC) at Dayton, Ohio.

George W. Lewis, Director of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA Aeronautical Research, received Daniel Guggenheim Medal for 1936 for direction of aeronautical research and for the development of original equipment and methods.

Hugh Franklin Pierce H. F. Pierce launched liquid propellant rocket to 250-foot altitude at Old Ferris Point, N.Y.

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... U.S. development in aeronautics, noting U.S. was far hind in aircraft development in 1915, when NACA was formed: "The wisdom of its NACA's establishment was am­ply demonstrated ... )'' May 1963 May May 1 1963 1 May 2 1963 2 May 3 1963 3 May 4 1963 4 May 5 1963 5 May 6 1963 6 May 7 1963 7 May 8 1963 8 May 9 1963 9 May 10 1963 10 May 11 1963 11 May 12 1963 12 May 13 1963 13 May 14 1963 14 May 15 1963 15 May 16 1963 16 May 17 1963 17 May 18 1963 18 May 19 ...

... . He had begun career at 16 as auto mechanic, taught himself to fly, and in 1915 established aircraft manufacturing firm with brother Malcolm. In 1926 he formed partnership with John K ... )'' May 1969 May May 1 1969 1 May 2 1969 2 May 3 1969 3 May 4 1969 4 May 5 1969 5 May 6 1969 6 May 7 1969 7 May 8 1969 8 May 9 1969 9 May 10 1969 10 May 11 1969 11 May 12 1969 12 May 13 1969 13 May 14 1969 14 May 15 1969 15 May 16 1969 16 May 17 1969 17 May 18 1969 18 May 19 ...

... Minister Alain Peyrefitte. Pioneer naval aviator, Vice Admiral Patrick N. L. Bellinger, died. In 1915, Bellinger became the second American flier to be launched by catapult, established flying boat ... May 1962 May May 1 1962 1 May 2 1962 2 May 3 1962 3 May 4 1962 4 May 5 1962 5 May 6 1962 6 May 7 1962 7 May 8 1962 8 May 9 1962 9 May 10 1962 10 May ...

... white ovals—cooler, upper-level storms. Observers had first seen two of the ovals in 1915, and astronomers had seen the third in 1939. The three storms had merged between 1998 ... May 2006.'' April 2006 April May 2006 May May 1 2006 1 May 2 2006 2 May 3 2006 3 May 4 2006 4 May 5 2006 5 May 6 2006 6 May 7 2006 7 May 8 2006 8 May 9 2006 9 May 10 2006 10 May 11 ...

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