Siemens-Schuckert D.III

Siemens-Schuckert D.III Luftwaffenmuseum, Berlin-Gatow, Germany (10/21/2008)



Breaking News: 18 December: North Pole: A faint ROL (Ring of Light) approximately 100 miles South of the NPA (North Pole Aerodrome). The ROL seems to be decreasing in diameter and getting brighter as it converges on the NPA. The elite ESS (Eskimo Surveillance Squadron) has been dispatched to investigate. U.S. Military forces around the world remain at the SANTACON-3 alert level.

18 December 1970 (Europe) — Airbus Industrie is formally established to develop the Airbus A300 it is comprised of Aérospatiale, Deutsche Airbus, Fokker and Hawker Siddeley. 18 December 1941 (China) — Japanese invade Hong Kong. 18 December 1941 (Philippines) — Lt. Buzz Wagner became the first American “Ace” of World War II. 18 December 1912 (North Africa/Europe) — French aviator Rolland Garros becomes the first pilot to bridge two countries in a single flight. He flies his Blériot monoplane from North Africa to Europe, half-way across the Mediterranean, 177 miles.