On This Day In Aviation History
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On This Day In Aviation History
1913 - 108th anniversary of the Romanian Air Force
1918 - 103rd anniversary of the Royal Air Force (RAF)
1924 - 97th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force
1961 - 60th anniversary of the Senegalese Air Force
2019 - Retirement of the Panavia Tornado from RAF service
1913 - 108th anniversary of the Romanian Air Force
1918 - 103rd anniversary of the Royal Air Force (RAF)
1924 - 97th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force
1961 - 60th anniversary of the Senegalese Air Force
2019 - Retirement of the Panavia Tornado from RAF service
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73 years ago today marked the first flight of the Convair XF-92.
On this date in 1948 the Convair XF-92 flew for the first time. Did you know the jet played a (obviously fictional) MiG-23 in the 1957 John Wayne movie "Jet Pilot" and that Wolfe, Ridley, and Yeager flew it in the movie? Bet you didn't!
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On this day in 1985 the Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite flew for the first time.
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On this day in 1993 the British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 flew for the first time.
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On This Day In Aviation History
1996 - First flight of the Sukhoi Su-37 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-F) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-37]
1996 - First flight of the Sukhoi Su-37 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-F) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-37]
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On this day in 1944:
On this date in 1944 the first Boeing B-29 Superfortress arrived at Calcutta in India for service with XX Bomber Command. The aircraft traveled 11,530 miles from Kansas with stops at Presque Isle in Maine, Gander in Newfoundland, Marrakesh in Morocco, Cairo in Egypt, and Karachi in Pakistan. The leg between Gander and Marrakesh was 2,700 miles.
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On This Day In Aviation History
1976 - First flight of the Harbin SH-5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_SH-5]
1982 - First flight of the Airbus A310 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A310]
1976 - First flight of the Harbin SH-5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_SH-5]
1982 - First flight of the Airbus A310 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A310]
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On this day in 1968:
On this date in 1968 the Royal Canadian Air Force flew the last operational CP-122 Neptune mission.
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On this day in 1917 the SPAD S.XIII flew for the first time.
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On this day in the 1957 the English Electric Lightning flew for the first time.
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