On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:17 pm

On this date in 1964 the Beechcraft King Air flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:06 pm

On this date in 1994 the Space Shuttle Discovery made its 20th trip into orbit for mission STS-64.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:21 pm

On this date in 1956 the North American XF-107A flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:35 pm

On this date in 1944 the Packet flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:58 am

On this date in 1993 Boeing completed the 1,000th 747.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:59 am

On this day in 1949 the Nord Noratlas flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 11, 2021 4:17 am

On this date in 1946 the North American FJ-1 Fury flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:36 pm

On this date in 1965 The US First Cavalry Division arrived in Vietnam with 400 helicopters- many of them sounded like this one.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Sep 12, 2021 12:39 am

On this date in 1946 the Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune “The Truculent Turtle” set a new distance record of 11,235 miles. The Turtle departed Perth, Australia and arrived at Columbus Ohio after an unrefueled 55 hour and 18 minute nonstop flight.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:34 pm

On this date in 1971 the BD-5 flew for the first time.
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