EVENING BELL: The Tailspin of the Passing Day On September 24, 1916, #Russian pilot Konstantin Artseulov, flying a Nieuport 21, became the first in history to perform a deliberate tailspin. By that time, the ensign, who was engaged in aerial reconnaissance and fire adjustment, had been awarded three military orders and a gold weapon "For Bravery." But it was only after he began training fighter pilots at the #Sevastopol Aviation School, the famous "Kacha,