page_title: August 1913
section_title: August 14, 1913 (Thursday)
hierarchical_section_title: August 1913 / August 14, 1913 (Thursday)
caption_attribution_description: English: 125th birth anniversary of Pyotr Nesterov, a Russian pilot, an aircraft technical designer and an aerobatics pioneer. The portrait of Pyotr Nesterov (in the uniform of a Staff Captain of Imperial Russian Air Force); the aeroplane Morane-Saulnier G which was used by P. Nesterov in his ramming, the first aerial ramming in the history of military aviation. The stamp of Russia, 15 Rubles, 13 February 2012, PTC Marka Catalogue No 1558, Michel No 1790. Coated paper. Offset printing. Perforation: comb 12½:12. Size of the stamp: 42×30 mm. Print run: 480,000. Русский: 125 лет со дня рождения П.Н. Нестерова, русского военного лётчика, разработчика авиационной техники, основоположника высшего пилотажа. Портрет Петра Николаевича Нестерова (в форме штабс-капитана Императорского военно-воздушного флота; самолёт Morane-Saulnier G, на котором Пётр Нестеров совершил воздушный таран, первый таран в практике боевой авиации. Почтовая марка России, 15 руб., 13 февраля 2012 г., Каталог ИТЦ «Марка» № 1567, Michel № 1790. Бумага мелованная. Офсетная печать. Зубцовка гребенчатая – 12½:12. Размер марки – 42×30 мм. Тираж – 480&#160;000.
context_page_description: The following events occurred in August 1913:
context_section_description: In the skies near Kiev, Russian aviator Pyotr Nesterov became the first person to execute a loop, flying his Nieuport IV airplane on an upward pitch until he was upside down, then bringing it back down.
caption: P. N. Nesterov
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