#OTD in 1946, at Pinecastle Army Airfield in central Florida, Bell Aircraft Test Pilot Jack Woolams made the first unpowered glide flight of the XS-1 supersonic research rocketplane, S/N 46-062. The XS-1 would go on to become the X-1; 46-062 would go on to become Glamorous Glennis and break the sound barrier with Chuck Yeager at the controls; and Pinecastle Army Airfield would go on to become what?
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On this day in 1945 the McDonnell FH Phantom flew for the first time.
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On this day in 2010 the Kawasaki C-2 flew for the first time.
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On this day in 1919 François Coli achieved the first double crossing of the Mediterranean, establishing the over-water distance record of 735 kilometers (457 statute miles) in five hours.
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On this date in 1953 the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) called their first-ever meeting to order. Home builders like John G Walton II are the raison d'etre for the EAA.
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On this date in 1958 the F-104 Starfighter entered service with the US Air Force. This Belgian pilot opened eyes a few years later.
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#OTD in 1946, Col. William Councill, U.S. Army Air Forces, Flew a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star from Long Beach, CA, to New York, NY in a record-breaking 4 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds. His average speed was 584.82mph.
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On this day in 1939 the Lockheed P-38 Lightning flew for the first time.
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On this date in 1959 the Convair 880 jetliner flew for the first time.
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On this date in 2002 Boeing’s 737 reached 100 million flight hours. The 737 was launched in 1965.
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