Explorer II touches the stratosphere
November 111935

Explorer II touches the stratosphere

Record91 years ago
13historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1906–2025years covered

Fact of the day

The balloon Explorer II, with Albert Stevens and Orvil Anderson in a sealed spherical capsule, rises to 22,066 metres over South Dakota: a world altitude record that would last twenty years. Its photographs showed the curvature of the Earth for the first time.

Also on this day · 12

1906First flight The airship La Ville de Paris flies

La Ville de Paris takes off, Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe’s airship that France bought for its army.

1922Record Oehmichen at 525 metres in a helicopter

Frenchman Étienne Oehmichen reaches an altitude of 525 metres in a helicopter.

1930First flight The Shavrov Sh-2 flies

The Sh-2 takes off, the small Soviet amphibian that flew for over 30 years.

1935Record Jean Batten flies the South Atlantic solo

Jean Batten becomes the first woman to fly solo across the South Atlantic, from Senegal to Brazil in a Percival Gull, on her way to an England–Brazil record.

1946First flight The Short Solent flies

The Solent takes off, the last British airline flying boat, derived from the Sunderland.

1965Accident United 227: surviving the impact and dying in the smoke

A Boeing 727 lands short at Salt Lake City and catches fire. Almost everyone survived the impact, but 43 died from smoke inside the cabin: the case drove evacuation rules and fire-resistant materials.

1982Milestone The Shorts 360 enters service

Suburban Airlines introduces the Shorts 360, the 36-seat regional from Belfast.

1983First flight The CASA CN-235 flies

The CASA CN-235, a Spanish-Indonesian regional transport built by CASA and IPTN, makes its first flight.

2002Accident Laoag 585 in Manila Bay

A Fokker F27 falls into Manila Bay shortly after take-off: 19 lives lost.

2011Accident Mexico’s interior secretary dies

The helicopter of interior secretary Francisco Blake Mora crashes near Mexico City; all eight aboard die.

2015First flight The Mitsubishi MRJ flies

The MRJ takes off at Nagoya, Japan’s first airliner in half a century, later renamed SpaceJet and cancelled.

2020Airline ITA Airways is born

Italy incorporates ITA Airways, Alitalia’s successor.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on November 11 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

G-JZBK · Jet2.com Incident · Nov 11, 2025On November 11, 2025, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration G-JZBK), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Bristol. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-JZBKJet2.com Boeing 737N535GJ · Gojet Incident · Nov 11, 2025On November 11, 2025, the Bombardier CL-600-2C11 aircraft (registration N535GJ), operated by Gojet, was involved in an incident South Bend. Source: Gojet.USN535GJGojet Bombardier CRJPH-EXM · KLM Cityhopper Incident · Nov 11, 2025On November 11, 2025, the Embraer ERJ-175STD (ERJ-170-200) aircraft (registration PH-EXM), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EXMKLM Cityhopper Embraer E170 / E175N966NK · Spirit Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration N966NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture (PAP) International Airport (Haiti). Source: Spirit Airlines.USN966NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320N302SA · American Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration N302SA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Port-au-Prince Toussaint Louverture (PAP) International Airport (Haiti). Source: American Airlines.USN302SAAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAXB-HLU · Cathay Pacific Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration B-HLU), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-HLUCathay Pacific Airbus A330D-ABYP · Lufthansa Accident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYP), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident, leaving 11 injured. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYPLufthansa Boeing 747N612JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N612JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: the FAA (United States).USN612JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320N351NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration N351NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN351NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320N623JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N623JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Port au Prince. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN623JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320N966NK · Spirit Airlines Accident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the aircraft (registration N966NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an accident at Port au Prince. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN966NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320N894DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Boeing 737-932ER (WL) aircraft (registration N894DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento (SMF) International Airport (United States) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN894DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737CN-RGB · Royal Air Maroc - RAM Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration CN-RGB), operated by Royal Air Maroc - RAM, was involved in an incident at Casablanca-Mohamed V (CMN) Airport (Morocco) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Royal Air Maroc - RAM.MACN-RGBRoyal Air Maroc - RAM Boeing 787 DreamlinerEI-IJL · Ryanair Incident · Nov 11, 2024On November 11, 2024, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration EI-IJL), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Dublin (Ireland) due to a runway incursion during take-off. Source: the NTSB (United States).IEEI-IJLRyanair Boeing 737 MAXN67058 · United Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2023On November 11, 2023, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N67058), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: United Airlines.USN67058United Airlines Boeing 767N945AT · Delta Air Lines Incident · Nov 11, 2023On November 11, 2023, the Boeing 717-2BD aircraft (registration N945AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Newark-Liberty (EWR) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN945ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717ZS-SZJ · South African Airways - SAA Incident · Nov 11, 2022On November 11, 2022, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration ZS-SZJ), operated by South African Airways - SAA, was involved in an incident at O. R. Tambo (JNB) International Airport, Johannesburgo (South Africa) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: South African Airways - SAA.ZAZS-SZJSouth African Airways - SAA Airbus A320N463WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2022On November 11, 2022, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N463WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN463WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N208NV · Allegiant Air Incident · Nov 11, 2022On November 11, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N208NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Knoxville. Source: Allegiant Air.USN208NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320N573UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2022On November 11, 2022, the Boeing 747-44Af aircraft (registration N573UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Almaty, Other Foreign (Kazakhstan). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN573UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747ZS-SJH · FlySafair Incident · Nov 11, 2022On November 11, 2022, the Boeing 737-8BG (WL) aircraft (registration ZS-SJH), operated by FlySafair, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo-O.R. Tambo (JNB) International Airport (South Africa) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: FlySafair.ZAZS-SJHFlySafair Boeing 737RA-73032 · Azur Incident · Nov 11, 2021On November 11, 2021, the Boeing 767-306ER aircraft (registration RA-73032), operated by Azur, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Azur.RURA-73032Azur Boeing 767N667GB · Envoy Incident · Nov 11, 2021On November 11, 2021, the aircraft (registration N667GB), operated by Envoy, was involved in an incident at Longview. Source: Envoy.USN667GBEnvoy Embraer ERJ 135 / 145RA-89031 · Gazpromavia Incident · Nov 11, 2021On November 11, 2021, the Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR aircraft (registration RA-89031), operated by Gazpromavia, was involved in an incident 95 km from Surgut (Russia) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: Gazpromavia.RURA-89031Gazpromavia Sukhoi Superjet 100N661FE · FedEx Express Incident · Nov 11, 2020On November 11, 2020, the Airbus A300 F4-605R aircraft (registration N661FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: FedEx Express.USN661FEFedEx Express Airbus A300N619AE · American Airlines Accident · Nov 11, 2019On November 11, 2019, the Embraer Emb145 aircraft (registration N619AE), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago, Illinois (United States) due to a runway excursion. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN619AEAmerican Airlines Embraer ERJ 135 / 145N619AE · Envoy Accident · Nov 11, 2019On November 11, 2019, the aircraft (registration N619AE), operated by Envoy, was involved in an accident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN619AEEnvoy Embraer ERJ 135 / 145TC-ACR · ACT Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2019On November 11, 2019, the Boeing 747-428ERF aircraft (registration TC-ACR), operated by ACT Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul-Atatürk (ISL) Airport (Turkey) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: ACT Airlines.TRTC-ACRACT Airlines Boeing 747C-GLWJ · WestJet Encore Incident · Nov 11, 2019On November 11, 2019, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLWJ), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to ice accretion. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLWJWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8PH-XRX · Transavia Incident · Nov 11, 2019On November 11, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 7K2/W aircraft (registration PH-XRX), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Rotterdam. Source: Transavia.NLPH-XRXTransavia Boeing 737N510NK · Spirit Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2019On November 11, 2019, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N510NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN510NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319C-FZUH · Air Canada Incident · Nov 11, 2018On November 11, 2018, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FZUH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FZUHAir Canada Airbus A319D2-TBK · TAAG Accident · Nov 11, 2018On November 11, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 7HBC/W aircraft (registration D2-TBK), operated by TAAG, was involved in an accident at Luanda, leaving 4 injured. Source: TAAG.AOD2-TBKTAAG Boeing 737F-GSQC · Air France Incident · Nov 11, 2018On November 11, 2018, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSQC), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Irkutsk. Source: Air France.FRF-GSQCAir France Boeing 777F-HBNJ · Air France Incident · Nov 11, 2018On November 11, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-HBNJ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport (France) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: Air France.FRF-HBNJAir France Airbus A320UR-PSB · UIA Incident · Nov 11, 2018On November 11, 2018, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8HX/W aircraft (registration UR-PSB), operated by UIA, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: the BEA (France).UAUR-PSBUIA Boeing 737P4-KCJ · Astana Accident · Nov 11, 2018On November 11, 2018, the aircraft (registration P4-KCJ), operated by Astana, was involved in an accident at Alverca. Source: Astana.AWP4-KCJAstana Embraer E190 / E1954O-AOP · Montenegro Incident · Nov 11, 2018On November 11, 2018, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration 4O-AOP), operated by Montenegro, was involved in an incident. Source: Montenegro.ME4O-AOPMontenegro Fokker 100VQ-BQA · Azur Incident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Boeing 757 2Q8 aircraft (registration VQ-BQA), operated by Azur, was involved in an incident at Goa. Source: Azur.BMVQ-BQAAzur Boeing 757VQ-BIU · Aeroflot Incident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BIU), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BIUAeroflot Airbus A320VQ-BAE · UTair Incident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VQ-BAE), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BAEUTair Boeing 737VT-IGV · IndiGo Incident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VT-IGV), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IGVIndiGo Airbus A320PT-XPA · LATAM Brasil Incident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration PT-XPA), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an incident at Rio Branco. Source: LATAM Brasil.BRPT-XPALATAM Brasil Airbus A321LV-GKS · Argentinas Incident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 800/W aircraft (registration LV-GKS), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-GKSArgentinas Boeing 737N286SK · Aerodynamics Incident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-145 LR aircraft (registration N286SK), operated by Aerodynamics, was involved in an incident at Little Rock. Source: the FAA (United States).USN286SKAerodynamics Embraer ERJ 135 / 145A7-AIC · Qatar Airways Incident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration A7-AIC), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Goa. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-AICQatar Airways Airbus A321TC-ACR · MyCargo Accident · Nov 11, 2017On November 11, 2017, the Boeing B747-428ER(F) aircraft (registration TC-ACR), operated by MyCargo, was involved in an accident at Maastricht. Source: DSB.TRTC-ACRMyCargo Boeing 747ZS-NBF · SA Express Incident · Nov 11, 2016On November 11, 2016, the Bombardier CRJ 700 701ER aircraft (registration ZS-NBF), operated by SA Express, was involved in an incident at Kimberley. Source: SA Express.ZAZS-NBFSA Express Bombardier CRJN710SY · Sun Country Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2016On November 11, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 73V/W aircraft (registration N710SY), operated by Sun Country Airlines, was involved in an incident at Austin. Source: the FAA (United States).USN710SYSun Country Airlines Boeing 737N902AR · Centurion Incident · Nov 11, 2016On November 11, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 747 428ERF aircraft (registration N902AR), operated by Centurion, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: the FAA (United States).USN902ARCenturion Boeing 747AP-BHX · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2016On November 11, 2016, the Boeing 777 240ER aircraft (registration AP-BHX), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Riyadh. Source: PIA.PKAP-BHXPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777OE-LBA · Austrian Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2016On November 11, 2016, the Airbus A321 111 aircraft (registration OE-LBA), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBAAustrian Airlines Airbus A321N903EV · ExpressJet Incident · Nov 11, 2015On November 11, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N903EV), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Huntsville. Source: ExpressJet.USN903EVExpressJet Bombardier CRJG-LGNI · Logan Incident · Nov 11, 2015On November 11, 2015, the SAAB-SCANIA SF340B aircraft (registration G-LGNI), operated by Logan, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen. Source: Logan.GBG-LGNILogan Saab 340 / 2000B-5199 · China Eastern Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2014On November 11, 2014, the Boeing 737-89P (WL) aircraft (registration B-5199), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (China) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-5199China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737B-5767 · China Southern Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2014On November 11, 2014, the Boeing 737-81B (WL) aircraft (registration B-5767), operated by China Southern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (China) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: China Southern Airlines.CNB-5767China Southern Airlines Boeing 737A6-EDA · Emirates Incident · Nov 11, 2012On November 11, 2012, the Airbus A380-861 aircraft (registration A6-EDA), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) (Australia) due to an engine failure. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EDAEmirates Airbus A380EI-XLF · Transaero Incident · Nov 11, 2012On November 11, 2012, the Boeing BOEING 747-446 aircraft (registration EI-XLF), operated by Transaero, was involved in an incident at Sharm el Sheikh. Source: Transaero.IEEI-XLFTransaero Boeing 747N948SW · SkyWest Airlines Incident · Nov 11, 2012On November 11, 2012, the Bombardier CRJ 200LR aircraft (registration N948SW), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN948SWSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJD-ABOE · Condor Accident · Nov 11, 2012On November 11, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOE), operated by Condor, was involved in an accident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABOECondor Boeing 757

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