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On This Day: August 28

Aviation events for August 28

1908: The US Army accepts its first dirigible. It is 96 feet long, with a 20-hp Curtiss engine.
 
1919: The International Air Traffic Association (IATA) is formed at The Hague, Holland.
 
1957: A record altitude for manned aircraft is achieved by the RAF Canberra serial no. WK 163 piloted by chief test pilot M. Randrup. He flies the aircraft to 70,310 ft. with the aid of a Double Scorpion rocket motor.
 
1972: Captain Richard Richie becomes the first U.S. Air Force ace of the Vietnam War.
 
1972: Prince William of Gloucester is killed in the crash of a Piper Cherokee Arrow during the Gordonwood Trophy race.
 
1988: The Ramstein airshow disaster takes place during a performance by the Italian Air Force Frecce Tricolori aerobatic demonstration team at Ramstein Air Base in West Germany, when three Aermacchi MB-339 PAN aircraft collide, killing all three pilots and 67 spectators on the ground and injuring 346 people. It is the worst air show accident in history.
 
2008: Zoom Airlines ceases operations due to financial struggles.
 
2010: Mexicana ceases operations.
 
 
 

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