On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:14 am

On this date in 1967 then-Colonel Robin Olds flew his last mission in Vietnam.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:04 am

On this day in 1949 the North American T-28 Trojan flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:07 am

On this day in 1999 the Alenia C-27J Spartan flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:18 pm

On this date in 1939 the Handley Page Halifax flew for the first time
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:59 pm

On this date in 1956 the Luftwaffe was reformed in West Germany. This jet served with them for decades.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:30 pm

On this day in 1945 the de Havilland DH.104 Dove flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:37 pm

On this day in 1997 the Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:41 pm

On this day in 2015 the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:35 pm

On this date in 1960 a U. S. Navy F4H-1F Phantom II set a world speed record over a 100-km (62.1-mi) closed-circuit course, averaging 1,390.24 miles per hour.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:32 am

On this date in 1981 the Boeing 767-200 flew for the first time.
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