On This Day In Aviation History
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69 years ago today, the Vickers Valiant flew for the first time.
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55 years ago today, the F-111B, a Navy variant of the F-111 Aardvark flew for the first time. It was intended to serve as the Navy's long-range interceptor but never went into production due to the airplane's development issues and changing Navy requirements for an aircraft with maneuverability for dogfighting.
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41 years ago today:
On this date in 1979 the Piper PA-42 Cheyenne III flew for the first time.
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75 years ago today:
On this date in 1945, Martin-built B-29 serial 44-86292 was accepted by the USAAF. You know this bomber as Enola Gay.
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62 years ago today:
On this date in 1958 a Lockheed F-104A Starfighter set a world speed record of 1,404.19 miles per hour. That's pretty much Mach 2+ to you and me.
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73 years ago today, the Tupolev Tu-4, NATO code-named 'Bull' flew for the first time. It was reverse-engineered from the US B-29 Superfortress.
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53 years ago today, the Mirage 5 flew for the first time. It was derived from the Mirage III.
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51 years ago today, the Scottish Aviation Bulldog flew for the first time.
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34 years ago today, the British Aerospace Hawk 200, a single-seat multirole fighter variant of the Hawk flew for the first time.
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68 years ago today:
On this date in 1952 the Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar swing-wing fighter prototype flew for the first time.
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