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'''[[May 20, 1930|May 20]]''' - Charles Nicholson pilots the first ever airplane to be catapulted from a dirigible. | '''[[May 20, 1930|May 20]]''' - Charles Nicholson pilots the first ever airplane to be catapulted from a dirigible. | ||
| − | '''[[May 24, 1930|May 24]]''' - Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Australia becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). | + | '''[[May 24, 1930|May 24]]''' - Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Australia becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on [[May 5, 1930|May 5]] for the 11,000 mile flight). |
'''[[October 5, 1930|October 5]]''' - British Airship R101 crashed in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage. | '''[[October 5, 1930|October 5]]''' - British Airship R101 crashed in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage. | ||
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February 18 - Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in an airplane and also the first cow to be milked in an airplane.
May 15 - Aboard a Boeing tri-motor, Ellen Church becomes the first airline stewardess (the flight was from Oakland, California to Chicago, Illinois).
May 20 - Charles Nicholson pilots the first ever airplane to be catapulted from a dirigible.
May 24 - Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Australia becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
October 5 - British Airship R101 crashed in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage.
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