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18th February 1930: Nellie Jay, better known as Elm Farm Ollie, becomes the first cow to fly and be milked in an aeroplane

  • 18th February 2026
  • Tagged as: Aeroplane, Aircraft, Airplane, America, Bovine, Cow, Flight, Milk, St Louis, United States, USA

Elm Farm Ollie gave a total of 24 quarts (23 litres) of milk which was then packed into paper cartons and dropped by parachute to the crowds at the St Louis International Air Show.

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17th September 1908: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash

  • 17th September 2025
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Airplane, America, Technology, United States, USA

Whilst circling the parade ground of Fort Myer, a propeller blade split and broke apart. This struck one of the wires that controlled the rudder, pitching the aircraft forward sharply after which it crashed nose-first into the ground.

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3rd February 1959: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper killed in a plane crash known as ‘The Day the Music Died’

  • 3rd February 2025
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Airplane, Crash, Culture, Day the Music Died, Flight, Music, Plane Crash, Rock and Roll

Their private plane took off at 12:55am on 3 February, but managed to fly only 6 miles before crashing amidst deteriorating weather.

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28th September 1924: First aerial circumnavigation of the globe completed by a team from the United States Army Air Service

  • 28th September 2024
  • Tagged as: Aerial, Aeroplane, Aircraft, Airplane, Army Air Service, Circumnavigation, Technology, Travel

Two of the four original planes successfully completed the entire circumnavigation from Seattle, travelling approximately 26,345 miles (42,398 kilometres) and stopping in 28 countries along the way.

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