On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:24 pm

On this day in 1980 the Mitsubishi F-15J flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 04, 2022 7:35 pm

80 years ago today:
On this date in 1942 the pivotal Battle of Midway began.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:05 pm

On this date in 1944 the Boeing B-29 Superfortress flew its first combat mission.
On this date in 1967 Boeing delivered jet airliner #1,000, a Boeing 707-120B, to American Airlines.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jun 10, 2022 4:09 am

On this day in 1965 the Nanchang Q-5 (NATO reporting name: Fantan) flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jun 10, 2022 4:12 am

On this day in 1967 the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (NATO reporting name: Flogger) flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jun 14, 2022 2:45 pm

On this day in 1917 the Nieuport 28 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Jun 14, 2022 2:47 pm

On this day in 1941 the Martin 187 Baltimore flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:48 pm

On this day in 1936 the Westland Lysander flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:50 pm

On this day in 1936 the Vickers Wellington flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:21 pm

On this day in 1945 the North American F-82 Twin Mustang flew for the first time.

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