On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:35 pm

On this date in 1949 the Fairey Gannet flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:44 pm

On this day in 1969 the Mil Mi-24 (NATO reporting name: Hind) flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:46 pm

On This Day In Aviation History

1962 - First flight of the Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spac ... nant_Guppy]

1985 - First flight of the Gulfstream IV [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfstream_IV]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:29 pm

On this date in 1965 a UH-2 Seasprite made the U. S. Navy’s first helicopter rescue of a pilot downed in North Vietnam. Watch for an in-depth piece about the Hooky Took coming soon!
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:51 pm

On this date in 1946 the Martin P4M Mercator flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:58 am

On this day in 1943 the de Havilland Vampire flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:00 am

On this date in 1951 Grumman's next cat, the F9F-6 Cougar, flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:22 pm

On this date in 1961 the CH-47 Chinook flew for the first time. Look for an in-depth story about the Hook coming soon!
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:23 pm

Happy birthday to the North American XB-70 Valkyrie, which took its first flight #OTD in 1964. The Mach 3, high altitude strategic bomber was designed to fly higher and faster than Soviet air-to-air missiles, but missile development outpaced bomber development, and the Valkyrie was never put into production. Two prototypes were built. One was lost in an accident in 1966, do you know what happened to the other?
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Sep 21, 2021 5:28 pm

On this date in 2012 the Space Shuttle was airborne for the last time.
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