On this day in 1973 the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:14 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 1958 the first commercial flight by a Boeing 707 took place when a Pan American World Airways 707 flew from New York to Paris.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:18 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this day in 1940 the North American P-51 Mustang flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:32 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
It was #OTD in 1962 that the USAF received its last B-58 Hustler and its last B-52 Stratofortress. Only one of those is still flying today. Who'd have guessed it would be the B-52?
That means the very youngest B-52 in operation today is 59 years old. Are you pre-last-B-52 or post-last-B-52 yourself?
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:38 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this day in 1931 the de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:43 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this day in 1967 the BAC 167 Strikemaster flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2021 4:05 am
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this day in 1979 the Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant (ADV) flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:17 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this date in 1988 the ATR-72 flew for the first time. On this date one year later the propliner went into service.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:47 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this day in 1949 the Martin XB-51 flew for the first time.
Re: On This Day In Aviation History
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:48 pm
by n33d4sp33d_85
On this day in 1952 the Douglas A-3 (A3D) Skywarrior flew for the first time.
