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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!

On this date in 1948 the Vickers Viscount flew for the first time.

On this date in 1956 the first KC-135 rolled out.

On this date in 2010 the Dreamliner appeared in public for the first time at Farnborough.

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]

On this date in 1967 the General Dynamics F-111 was introduced to the world.

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]

On this date in 1943 the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender flew for the first time.

On this date in 1969.

On This Day In Aviation History

1953 - First flight of the Martin B-57 Canberra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_B-57_Canberra]