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Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:09 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 1942 the Boeing B-29 Superfortress flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:53 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On This Day In Aviation History
1939 - First flight of the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_ ... 8_Lodestar]
1984 - First flight of the Dassault Falcon 900 [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_900]
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:48 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On This Day In Aviation History
1961 - First flight of the Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name Hoplite) [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-2]
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 3:46 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 1949 the Convair T-29 flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:51 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 1972 the 1,000th Boeing 727 was sold.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:12 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 1974 the Grumman F-14 Tomcat went into service.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:42 am
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 2006 the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was retired. Miss us yet baby?
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:42 am
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 1967 North American Aviation and the Rockwell-Standard Corporation merged to form the North American Rockwell Corporation. Here's one of their best.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:05 am
by n33d4sp33d_85
On This Day In Aviation History
1986 - First flight of the Piaggio P.180 Avanti [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_P.180_Avanti]
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:20 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 1959 the US Air Force cancelled the North American XF-108 Rapier development program. Ah...what might have been?