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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:12 am

On this day in 1962 the Vickers VC10 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:14 am

On this day in 1963 the Saab 105 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:13 am

On this date in 1960 the English Electric Lightning entered service with Royal Air Force 74 Squadron at RAF Coltishall.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:32 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1936 - First flight of the PZL.37 Łoś [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL.37_%C5%81o%C5%9B]

1947 - First flight of the Vickers Valetta [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Valetta]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:33 am

On this day in 1968 the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:07 pm

On this date in 1989 the Boeing 737-500 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:28 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1975 - First flight of the Valmet L-70 Vinka [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmet_L-70_Vinka]

1997 - First flight of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30MKI]

2002 - First flight of the Pilatus PC-21 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_PC-21]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:00 pm

On this date in 1979 North Central Airlines and Southern Airways merged to form Republic Airlines.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:08 am

On this date in 1959 the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jul 03, 2021 4:36 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1933 - First flight of the Tupolev ANT-16 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_ANT-16]

1940 - First flight of the Northrop N-1M [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_N-1M]

1952 - First flight of the Yakovlev Yak-24 (NATO reporting name "Horse") [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-24]

1961 - First flight of the Soko G-2 Galeb [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soko_G-2_Galeb]
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