On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:21 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:07 am

On this day in 1974 the Panavia Tornado flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:11 am

On this day in 1947 (75 years ago) the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:12 am

On this day in 1948 the Northrop F-89 Scorpion flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:29 am

On this day in 1980 the Embraer EMB-312 Tucano flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:30 am

On this day in 1987 the Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:36 pm

80 years ago today:
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Aug 20, 2022 5:07 am

On this day in 1970 the Mikoyan MiG-27 (NATO reporting name: Flogger-D/J) flew for the first time.

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