11 January 1978 (USA): The American Jet Industries’ Hustler executive transport makes its first flight.

11 January 1954 (USA): USAF approves construction of five “Texas Towers” as part of Air Defense System.

11 January 1935 (USA): Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman pilot to fly solo between Hawaii and the United States. She takes off from Wheeler Field, Oahu, Honolulu, to fly her Lockheed Vega 5B across the eastern Pacific to Oakland, California. Earhart lands after 18 hours 15 minutes.