1912: The aeronautical division of the US Army Signal Corps receives the 1st “flying boat”, a Curtiss Model F, capable of takeoff from water.
1949: First flight of the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.
1987: A South African Airways Boeing 747-200 Combi operating Flight 295 catches fire and crashes, killing 159.
2012: First Flight of the Embraer Legacy 500.