On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:08 pm

On this date in 1972 Operation Linebacker came to a close.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Oct 24, 2021 2:10 am

On this date in 1962 Operation Blue Moon began.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:04 am

On this date in 2000 the Lockheed Martin X-35A flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:04 am

On this date in 1947 the Grumman HU-16 Albatross flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:04 am

On this date in 1953 the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger flew for the first time. Happy birthday Deuce!
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:05 am

On this date in 1956 the final Boeing Wichita-built B-47 was delivered to the US Air Force. Douglas and Lockheed continued to build B-47s for months after Boeing moved on to B-52 production.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:05 am

On this date in 2003 the Concorde made its final scheduled commercial flight from JFK in New York to LHR in London, bringing 27 years of service to a close.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:25 pm

On this date in 1955 the Saab 35 Draken flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:48 pm

On this date in 1979 the last of 5,057 US-built McDonnell Douglas-built F-4 Phantom II was delivered to the US Air Force.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:11 pm

On this day in 1943 the Dornir Do 335 Pfeil ("Arrow") flew for the first time.

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