On this date in 1992 the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit dropped a live bomb for the first time.
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On this date in 2006 the Boeing 737-900ER flew for the first time.
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It was on this day in 1976 that Viktor Belenko made his defection to the West.
Viktor Belenko, a pilot who “stole” a MiG-25 and landed in Japan: https://theaviationist.com/.../the-stor ... soviet.../
We have published quite a few articles on Belenko defection in a MiG-25 in 1976. Here's another one by Tom Demerly:
https://theaviationist.com/.../the-dari ... ion-of.../
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On this date in 1893 Claire Lee Chennault was born in Commerce Texas. Chennault commanded the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG- the Flying Tigers)
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On this date in 1940 the first production Douglas SBD Dauntless was delivered to the US Navy.
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On this day in 1997 the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor flew for the first time.
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On This Day In Aviation History
1955 - First flight of the Sukhoi Su-7 (NATO designation name: Fitter-A) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-7]
1959 - First flight of the Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO reporting name: Blinder) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-22]
1988 - First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell ... 5_STOL/MTD]
1955 - First flight of the Sukhoi Su-7 (NATO designation name: Fitter-A) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-7]
1959 - First flight of the Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO reporting name: Blinder) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-22]
1988 - First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell ... 5_STOL/MTD]
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On this date in 1965 the Bell AH-1 Cobra flew for the first time.
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On this date in 1942 the Consolidated B-32 Dominator flew for the first time.
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On this day in 1968 the SEPECAT Jaguar flew for the first time.
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