On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Aug 07, 2022 4:57 am

On this day in 1951 the McDonnell F3H Demon flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:15 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Aug 08, 2022 3:07 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:55 am

On this day in 1950 the Canadair Sabre, a Canadian variant of the US F-86 Sabre, flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:57 am

On this day in 1956 the Fiat G.91 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 1:44 pm

70 years ago today:
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:29 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:51 pm

80 years ago today:
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:22 am

On this day in 1972 (50 years ago) the Northrop F-5E Tiger II flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:18 pm

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