May 28

What happened on May 28 in aviation and space history.

• May 28, 1935

  First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109

  First flight — The Messerschmitt Bf 109 flew for the first time on 1935-05-28.

• May 28, 2024

  An F-35B crashes at Kirtland during a ferry flight

  Accident — A factory-fresh F-35B crashed on take-off from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, during a refuelling stop on its ferry flight from Fort Worth. The Lockheed Martin test pilot ejected and was seriously injured. The accident briefly halted deliveries and disrupted local electricity supply when the aircraft struck nearby infrastructure.