1881: Robert Estnault-Pelterie, early aviation pioneer is born. He invented ailerons (movable wing parts) and coined the word astronautics.

1974: First flight of the IA 58 Pucará.

1978: First flight of the Canadair CL-600 Challenger C-GCGR-X.

1989: A KC-10A Extender tanker aircraft refuels a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber in the air. It is the first aerial refueling of a B-2.

2003: Kam Air commences flight operations out of Kabul International Airport.