A C-24 Globemaster's cargo doors open up to swallow its payload.

2008 – Continental Airlines Flight 1404, a 737-524 registered N18611, crashes after an aborted takeoff at Denver International Airport. It is suspected that a 37mph gust of crosswind and a patch of ice caused the aircraft to veer ti the left just as it was about to become airborne. It vacated the runway and came to rest down a hill, making it almost difficult for firefighters to find. All on-board escaped before fire consumed the aircraft.

1995 – American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757-200 (N651AA) flying from Miami to Cali, Colombia, crashes into a mountain on approach to Cali, killing 159 of the 163 on board. The final accident report blames the pilots for a massive navigational error, though American attempted to blame a discrepancy in the flight management computer on the manufacturers.. The disaster marked the first crash of a U.S.-owned 757, and the deadliest 757 crash ever at the time.

1992 – Northwest and KLM introduce a new joint logo: “Worldwide Reliability”

1983 – Ozark Air Lines Flight 650, a DC-9-31 registered N994Z, crashes at Sioux Fall Regional Airport on landing after striking a snow plow on the runway. The only fatality was that of the plow driver, and the aircraft later returned to service.

1954 – The Convair YF-102A Delta Dagger makes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base.

1952 – A United States Air Force C-124 Globemaster crashes on takeoff from Larson Air Force base in Moses Lake, Washington, killing 91 of the 118 on-board.

1934 – A KLM DC-2 registered PH-AJU crashes into the desert during a flight from Amsterdam Netherlands to Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 7 on-board.

1928 – Two Australians made the first flight over Antarctica in a Lockheed Vega on what was a 10-hour flight.

1916 – The US Army Balloon School was established in Fort Omaha, Nebraska.