1908: Wilbur Wright receives the Grand Gold Medal of the Aéro Club of France for advances in aviation.
1910: The Willows airship N° 3 City of Cardiff arrives after the 1st dirigible flight across the English Channel, flying from London in 10 hours and 30 minutes.
1911: Calbraith Rodgers becomes the 1st person to cross the United States in an airplane.
1981: First flight of the AV-8B Harrier II 161396.
2003: Etihad’s ceremonial first flight.
2005: Britannia Airways ceases operations.