Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:45 am
On this date in 2008 the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner rolled out of the factory. This modified jumbo makes it all happen.
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Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:17 pm
On This Day In Aviation History
1942 - First flight of the Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_XPBB_Sea_Ranger]
1963 - First flight of the Lockheed NF-104A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A]
1976 - First flight of the Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-32]
1942 - First flight of the Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_XPBB_Sea_Ranger]
1963 - First flight of the Lockheed NF-104A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A]
1976 - First flight of the Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-32]
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 4:10 pm
On this date in 1935 Bell Aircraft was founded in Buffalo NY. This Bell fighter got a bad rap.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:55 pm
Happy birthday to the Douglas A-26 Invader! The prototype XA-26 took its first flight #OTD in 1942 at the Douglas Aircraft Company's El Segundo Division based at Los Angeles Municipal Airport (now, LAX), with Douglas test pilot Benjamin Odell Howard at the controls.
The CAF has three A-26s in the fleet, plus one more on static display at CAF Airbase Arizona. The A-26 is often confused with the Martin B-26 Marauder, because after the Marauder retired, the Invader was re-designated B-26. It was then changed back to A-26 in the Vietnam Era, as the Invader has seen action in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 8:08 pm
On this date in 1940 the Battle of Britain began. There were several films made about this epic aerial battle.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:33 pm
Happy 50th birthday to our iconic and beloved @cfsnowbirds
Thanks you for 50 years of Abbotsford Airshow memories!
Share your Snowbirds memory in the comments!
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Happy 50th birthday to our iconic and beloved @cfsnowbirds 
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:20 am
On this day in 1980 the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender, a military version of the DC-10 airliner flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:44 pm
On this date in 1944 the first allied jet fighter to enter service, the Gloster Meteor Mk 1, began service with RAF 616 Squadron.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 6:32 pm
On this date in 1957 President Eisenhower became the first US President to fly in a helicopter- a USAF Bell UH-13J. Lots more firsts right here.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2021 2:19 pm
#OTD in 1995, space shuttle Discovery lifted-off to begin her 21st flight with a crew of five, including Dr. Don Thomas.
Thomas recounted the #STS70 mission and the astronauts from Ohio in a beautiful book, "Orbit of Discovery".