On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 05, 2021 5:15 pm

On this day in 1967:
On this date in 1967 Boeing delivered their 1,000th airliner- a 707-320B for American Airlines.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 05, 2021 7:44 pm

On this day in 1944:
On this date in 1944 the Boeing B-29 Superfortress flew its first combat mission. Here's what it took to get there.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:37 pm

On this day in 1917:
On this date in 1917 The world’s first landplane designed for use as a torpedo bomber, a Sopwith Cuckoo, was completed for the Royal Naval Air Service.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:16 am

The Battle of Midway ended on this day in 1942.
On this date in 1942 the Battle of Midway concluded. This legendary filmmaker told the story in a very compelling way.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:07 pm

On this day in 1946:
On this date in 1946 the Short Sturgeon flew for the first time. This reconnaissance aircraft was also a torpedo bomber. Only 28 of these Merlin-powered aircraft were completed.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:11 pm

The F-16 Fighting Falcon's first taste of combat occurred on this day in 1981.
40 years ago today, the Israelis shocked the world with audacious first ever F-16 strike
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:01 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1959 - First flight of the North American X-15 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_X-15]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:10 am

On this day in 1974 the Northrop YF-17 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:14 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1944 - First flight of the Avro Lincoln [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lincoln]

1949 - First flight of the Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_ ... rning_Star]

1995 - First flight of the Eurocopter EC120 Colibri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_EC120_Colibri]
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