29 May 1908 (France) — The first passenger flight in Europe occurs as Henri Farman takes up Ernest Archdeacon for a brief flight at Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

29 May to 6 June 1922 (USA/Canada) — Chicago Tribune’s Curtiss “Seagull” makes flight from Long Island for timber patrol service beyond Québec.

29 May 1925 (England/Switzerland/England) — Alan Cobham lands the prototype de Havilland D.H.60 “Moth” after flying 1,000 miles to Zurich, Switzerland and Back to Croydon, England in a single day.

29 May 1934 (USA) — The Collier trophy for the year’s outstanding aviation achievement is awarded in Washington, D.C. to Hamilton Standard Propeller Company for the development of the controllable-pitch propeller.

29 May 1940 (USA) — Chance Vought XF4U-1 “Corsair” prototype first flight.

29 May 1946 (USA) — Air Rescue Service organized and assigned to Air Transport Command.

29 May 1951 (Norway/USA) — Capt. Charles Blair lands in his North American F-51 “Mustang” after making the first solo flight across the North Pole in a single-engine aircraft, from Bardufoss, Norway to Fairbanks, Alaska, covering 3,375 miles in 10 hours, 29 minutes.