On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 4:08 pm

54 years ago yesterday:
On this date in 1967 the Aerospatiale Gazelle helicopter flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:28 am

On this day in 1964 the de Havilland Canada DHC-5 (CC-115) Buffalo flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:30 am

On this day in 1967 the Boeing 737 flew for the first time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:57 am

On this day in 1959 the Northrop T-38 Talon flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:04 am

On this day in 1981 the SIAI-Marchetti S.211 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:07 am

On this day in 1952 the Piasecki H-21 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:33 am

On this day in 1935 the Bristol Blenheim flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:34 am

On this day in 1939 the IAR 80 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:15 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1931 - First flight of the Boeing YB-9 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YB-9]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:19 am

On this day in 1990 the Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) flew for the first time.

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