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On This Day: November 5

Aviation events for November 5

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.
 
Britannia Airways Boeing 767-304(ER) (G-OBYJ) at  Manchester - International (Ringway), United Kingdom
2005: Britannia Airways ceases operations.
 
 
 

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