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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:06 am

On this date in 1954 the Grumman F11F Tiger flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:19 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1941 - First flight of the Lockheed Ventura [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Ventura]

1956 - First flight of the Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouga_CM.175_Z%C3%A9phyr]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:44 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1954 - First flight of the Convair XFY Pogo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XFY_Pogo]

1973 - First flight of the Martin Marietta X-24B [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Ma ... X-24#X-24B]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:46 am

On this day in 1955 the Lockheed U-2 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:14 pm

On this date in 1949 the Northrop YC-125 Raider flew fir the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:44 am

On this date in 1966 the Douglas DC-9-30 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:00 am

On this day in 1966 the Sukhoi Su-17 (NATO reporting name: Fitter) flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:31 am

On this date in 2007 the Grumman E-2D Hawkeye flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:29 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1971 - First flight of the AgustaWestland AW109 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW109]

1997 - First flight of the Aero L-159 ALCA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-159_Alca]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:11 pm

50 years ago today:
On this date in 1971 the DC-10 entered service with American Airlines.
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