https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... %2As%2As-ROn this date in 1988 the ATR-72 flew for the first time. It was introduced into service one year later in 1989.
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48 years ago today, the Beechcraft Super King Air flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGC2moDy3ac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGC2moDy3ac
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5 years ago today, the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFPsv5NYyC4
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38 years ago today:
https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-ROn this date in 1982 the first CF-18 arrived at the 410 Squadron Operational Training Unit located on CFB Cold Lake.
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71 years ago today:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... %2As%2As-RThe Enigmatic XB-51 Was Ahead of Its Time, and That May Have Ended its Program. It's unusual for an airplane to almost completely disappear from history. Especially a pioneering aircraft that emerged at the dawn of a new era with innovative technology. But that has been the fate of the Martin XB-51, an aircraft that dissolved into history and is remembered by only the most esoteric aviation history fans. [870 more words]
https://theaviationist.com/2020/10/28/7 ... -heard-of/
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68 years ago today:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... %2As%2As-REye opener- on this date in 1952 the Douglas A3D Skywarrior flew for the first time. Happy birthday you big beautiful thing! https://www.avgeekery.com/a-navy-jet-so-big/
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66 years ago today:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... %2As%2As-ROn this date in 1954 the north American FJ-4 Fury flew for the first time.
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48 years ago today, the Airbus A300 flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vezCHikGyls
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46 years ago today, the Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard flew for the first time.
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63 years ago today:
https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-ROn this date in 1957 the first production Boeing 707 rolled out of the factory. They were some tough jets. https://www.avgeekery.com/part-wing-mis ... e-landing/
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