Tag: Air Force

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1st April 1944: The USAAF accidentally bomb the neutral Swiss town of Schaffhausen instead of a German chemical factory

1st April 2024
Tagged as: Air Force, America, Bomb, Germany, Second World War, Switzerland, United States, USAAF

While flying over France, the formations experienced high winds that blew them dramatically off course.

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18th January 1911: Eugene Ely lands the first aircraft on a ship when he touches down on USS Pennsylvania

18th January 2024
Tagged as: Air Force, Aircraft, Curtiss, Eugene Ely, Navy, Ship, Technology, USS Pennsylvania

Following a brief flight, Ely executed a successful landing on USS Pennsylvania in a Curtiss Model D ‘Pusher’, despite being caught off-guard by the sudden updraft that struck the aircraft as he reached the temporary wooden landing platform.

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17th January 1966: Palomares incident sees a B-52 break apart after a mid-air collision, dropping four nuclear bombs

17th January 2024
Tagged as: Air Force, Atomic, Atomic Bomb, B52, Bomber, Hydrogen Bomb, Nuclear, Nuclear Bomb, Operation Chrome Dome, Palomares, Spain, USAF

The B-52 bomber was taking part in Operation Chrome Dome when it collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker and broke apart, resulting in the deaths of 8 airmen and dropping 4 thermonuclear bombs onto the Spanish fishing village of Palomares.

Tag: Air Force

1st April 1944: The USAAF accidentally bomb the neutral Swiss town of Schaffhausen instead of a German chemical factory

18th January 1911: Eugene Ely lands the first aircraft on a ship when he touches down on USS Pennsylvania

17th January 1966: Palomares incident sees a B-52 break apart after a mid-air collision, dropping four nuclear bombs

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

5th September 1698: Peter the Great of Russia imposes a tax on beards

4th September 476: End of the Western Roman Empire when Romulus Augustulus is overthrown by the barbarian general Odoacer

3rd September 1260: Battle of Ain Jalut allows the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt to permanently halt the Mongol advance

1st September 1604: The Sikh Adi Granth first installed at the Golden Temple

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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