On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:03 pm

On this date in 1949 the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II flew for the first time. Happy birthday Shakey!
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:18 pm

On this date in 1995 the Gulfstream G-V flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:43 pm

On this date in 2005 Boeing delivered the last 757 jetliner to Shanghai Airlines. This concluded a 23-year production run. It is the 1,050th Boeing 757, with more than 1,030 still in service at the time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:48 pm

On this date in 1969 the DC-9-40 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:12 pm

On this day in 1995 the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:28 pm

On this date in 1986 the Fokker F100 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Dec 01, 2021 4:23 pm

On this date in 1977 Lockheed's stealth research aircraft, Have Blue, flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:26 pm

On this date in 1945 the Bristol Type 170 Freighter flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:27 pm

On this date (in different years) four Space Shuttle missions were launched- STS-27 (Atlantis) in 1988, STS-35 (Columbia) in 1990, STS-53 (Discovery) in 1992, and STS-61 (Endeavour) in 1993.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:46 pm

On this date in 1948 the Beechcraft Model 45 T-34 Mentor flew for the first time.
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