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On This Day: July 26

Aviation events for July 26

1910: Capt. G. W. P. Dawes becomes the first British Army officer to be awarded an aviator’s certificate in England, when he qualifies for certificate no.17 on a Humber Monoplane at Wolverhampton, England.
 
1929: Johnny Burtin sets a new world altitude record of 26,531 feet for airplanes with a 1-ton load. Burtin’s flight also proves that at high altitudes, fuel consumption drops considerably and wind resistance is reduced, making high-altitude flying more economical and profitable.
 
1937: Famous pilot, Jacqueline Cochran, sets a new speed record for women by flying over 203 mph.
 
1946: Aloha Airlines commences operations.
 
1955: Capital Airlines adopts the Vickers Viscount, the first US airline to select a British airliner.
 
1972: NASA announces Rockwell International as prime contractor for the Space Shuttle Orbiter.
 
1993: Asiana Airlines Flight 733, a B737-500 (HL7229) crashed in poor weather about 4 kilometres short of the runway in Mokpo while making its third landing attempt on runway 06 at Mokpo Airport. Two of the 6 crew members and 66 of the 110 passengers on board were killed.
 
 
 

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