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On this day in 1954 the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk flew for the first time.

On this date in 1984 the Rutan Model 76 Voyager flew for the first time.

On This Day In Aviation History

1963 - First flight of the Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F Canberra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin/Ge ... F_Canberra]

On this date in 1942 the Martin PB2M Mars flying boat flew for the first time.

On This Day In Aviation History

1927 - First flight of the Polikarpov Po-2 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_Po-2]

1946 - First flight of the Yakovlev Yak-15 (NATO reporting name: Feather) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-15]

1956 - First flight of the Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-9]

1980 - First flight of the Microjet 200 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microjet_200]

On this date in 1943 the Royal Air Force employed chaff, codenamed "Window", for the first time to foil German radar during the Operation Gomorrah raids on Hamburg.

On This Day In Aviation History

1928 - First flight of the Boeing P-12 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_P-12]

1946 - First flight of the Northrop YB-35 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-35]

1947 - First flight of the Fiat G.46 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_G.46]

1975 - First flight of the Yakovlev Yak-50 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-50_(1975)]

On this date in 1944 the Ryan FR-1 Fireball flew for the first time.

On this date in 1950 the Korean War kicked off. There were many heroes who fought in the skies over Korea. Here's the story of one of them.

On this date in 1947 the Boeing B-50 flew for the first time.