2
6th
![]()
1909 ….. the FIRST pilot officer to solo was 2nd Lt Frederic E Humphreys when he made circuits of the field at College Park
1921 ..... GERMANY ..... the FIRST German war criminal, Karl Heynen, was sentenced to 9 months in prison at Leipzig for cruelty to P.O.W’s
1947 ..... U.K ..... the Eccles Studio Club (Salford) held its FIRST meeting at the Broadway Cinema, Eccles
1965 ..... U.K ..... the FIRST flight of the Super VC10 had Mr J N Brownbill listed as a passenger
2007 ..... SPACE ..... two women astronauts leading separate missions met 220 miles above Earth in an historic moment for space travel. It was the FIRST time in almost 50 years of space flight that women have taken charge of two simultaneous missions - see Peggy Whitson and Pamela Melroy
Back to top of page ** Next page ** Previous page