On This Day In Aviation History

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On this day in 1935 the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 flew for the first time.

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On this day in 1989 the Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk flew for the first time.

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On this date in 1942 two P-38 Lightnings of the 343rd Fighter Group, flown by U. S. Army Air Forces Lieutenants K. Ambrose and S. A. Long, shot down two Japanese Kawanishi H6 K4 flying boats near the Aleutian Islands to score the P-38's first aerial victories.

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On this date in 1952 Lt Peter Carmichael of Fleet Air Arm No. 802 Squadron flying from HMS Ocean claims the FAA's first MiG-15 kill while flying a Hawker Sea Fury.

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On this date in 1976 the Boeing YC-14 flew for the first time.

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On August 9, 1980, Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran, Colonel, United States Air Force Reserve, passed away at her home in Indio, CA, at the age of 74. Jackie was truly a giant of aviation.

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On this day in 1956 the Fiat G.91 flew for the first time.

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On this date in 1962 the Bell 533 experimental High Performance Helicopter flew for the first time.

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On This Day In Aviation History

1940 - First flight of the Macchi C.202 Folgore [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macchi_C.202_Folgore]

2011 - First flight of the Sonex Aircraft SubSonex [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonex_Aircraft_SubSonex]

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On this date in 1995 the Embraer ERJ-145 flew for the first time