On this date in 1953 USAF LTCOL W. F. Barnes set a world speed record of over 700 miles per hour while flying a North American F-86D Sabre. The guy in this video did nothing of the kind!
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On this date in 1948 the Vickers Viscount flew for the first time.
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On this date in 2010 the Dreamliner appeared in public for the first time at Farnborough.
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On This Day In Aviation History
1936 - First flight of the Caudron C.714 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudron_C.714]
1942 - First flight of the Messerschmitt Me 262 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262]
1955 - First flight of the Folland Gnat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folland_Gnat]
1968 - First flight of the Tupolev Tu-142 (NATO reporting name: Bear F/J) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-142]
1970 - First flight of the Aeritalia G.222 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222]
2002 - First flight of the Boeing YAL-1 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1]
1936 - First flight of the Caudron C.714 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudron_C.714]
1942 - First flight of the Messerschmitt Me 262 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262]
1955 - First flight of the Folland Gnat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folland_Gnat]
1968 - First flight of the Tupolev Tu-142 (NATO reporting name: Bear F/J) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-142]
1970 - First flight of the Aeritalia G.222 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeritalia_G.222]
2002 - First flight of the Boeing YAL-1 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1]
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On this date in 1967 the General Dynamics F-111 was introduced to the world.
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On This Day In Aviation History
1956 - First flight of the Shenyang J-5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-5]
1965 - First flight of the Soko J-21 Jastreb [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soko_J-21_Jastreb]
2018 - First flight of the Airbus BelugaXL (A330-743L) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_Beluga_XL]
1956 - First flight of the Shenyang J-5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-5]
1965 - First flight of the Soko J-21 Jastreb [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soko_J-21_Jastreb]
2018 - First flight of the Airbus BelugaXL (A330-743L) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_Beluga_XL]
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On this date in 1943 the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender flew for the first time.
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1953 - First flight of the Martin B-57 Canberra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_B-57_Canberra]
1953 - First flight of the Martin B-57 Canberra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_B-57_Canberra]
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