Date On This Date In Aviation History Information Source 3/30/1944 Bomber Command Target: Nuremberg, 795 aircraft dispatched 95 lost. The biggest single Bomber Command loss of the war. The Bomber War by Robin Neillands 3/30/1962 First Flight of the English Electric Lightning T.5 (the 2 seat version) XM967. Aviation Century - War & Peace In The Air by Ron Dick & Dan Patterson 3/30/1929 Imperial Airways inaugurated its first scheduled United Kingdom to India air service. Wright To Fly, by Peter R. March 3/30/1944 Fifth Air Force carries out its first major daylight raid against Hollandia, New Guinea. U.S. Airforce - A Complete History by The Air Force Historical Foundation 3/30/1939 US Army Air Corps signs contract with Consolidated for one XB-24 long range bomber as AAC39-556. Detail & Scale, No Month, 2000, Volume 064, Issue , No Month, 2000, Volume 064, Issue 0