On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jul 05, 2021 4:59 pm

On this date in 1917 the Fokker Dreidecker (triplane) flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:14 am

On this day in 1942 the Yakovlev Yak-9 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:25 pm

On this date in 1992 the Royal Air Force retired the last of their Phantom IIs.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:04 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1961 - First flight of the Mill Mi-8 (NATO reporting name: Hip) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-8]

1962 - First flight of the Lockheed XV-4 Hummingbird [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_XV-4_Hummingbird]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:26 pm

On this date in 1965 McDonnell Douglas rolled out the 1000th F-4 Phantom II, an F-4B-23-MC, BuNo 152276, for the US Navy.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:43 am

On this date in 1950 the Farnborough airshow took place for the first time. Here's one of our favorites from Farnborough.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:04 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1947 - First flight of the Yakovlev Yak-23 (NATO reporting name Flora) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-23]

1948 - First flight of the Ilyushin Il-28 (NATO reporting name: Beagle) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-28]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:04 pm

On this date in 2007 the first 787 rolled out.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:19 pm

On this day 10 years ago:
On this date in 2011 the Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off as STS-135- the final flight of the Space Shuttle program. Here's a look at how the Shuttles got around closer to earth.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:27 pm

On this date in 1983 the 1,000th F-16 Fighting Falcon was rolled out.
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