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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:55 pm

On this date in 1928 North American Aviation was founded.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:39 pm

On this date in 1942 the Bell P-63 Kingcobra flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:19 pm

On this date in 1962 the Bell 206 JetRanger flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:23 pm

On this date in 1965 the DC-9 went into service with Delta.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:37 pm

Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the US Navy's only pilot ace of the Vietnam War, was born on this day in 1941.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:26 pm

On this date in 1988 the Saab JAS 39 Gripen flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:54 pm

On this date in 1957 the Lockheed C-130 was introduced. These showmen made the most of them.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Dec 10, 2021 4:06 pm

On this date in 1955 Ryan's X-13 VertiJet flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Dec 10, 2021 4:07 pm

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On this day 64 years ago the Aermacchi MB-326 performed its first flight.

The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 was a light military jet trainer designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer, there have also been single and two-seat light attack versions produced. It is one of the most commercially successful aircraft of its type, being bought by more than 10 countries and produced under licence in Australia, Brazil and South Africa. It set many category records, including an altitude record of 56,807 ft (17,315 m) on 18 March 1966. More than 800 MB-326s were constructed between 1961–1975.

Currently, there are only two airworthy MB-326 jets in Europe, a single-seat MB-326K and a double-seat MB-326E. Both jets are owned by the Volafenice flying museum at the Reggio Emilia Airport in Italy and frequently perform at the airshows all over Italy.

‼️Find out more about those and other historical aircraft in Italy 👇
www.europeanairshows.co.uk/performers/historic/italy
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Dec 10, 2021 8:31 pm

On this date in 1941 Lieutenant Clarence E. Dickinson, while flying an SBD Dauntless dive bomber from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), sank the Japanese submarine I-70 northeast of Oahu. I-70 was first enemy warship sunk by the US armed forces during World War II.
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