On This Day In Aviation History
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70 years ago today, the de Havilland 114 Heron flew for the first time.
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48 years ago today, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, known affectionately as the 'Warthog' flew for the first time.
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53 years ago today:
On this date in 1967, the Northrop M2-F2 lifting body prototype became synonymous with a certain television show...for all the wrong reasons.
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34 years ago today:
On this date in 1986, the US Navy Flight Demonstration Team selected the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet as their next jet.
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56 years ago today:
On this date in 1964 Jacqueline Cochran set a new women's airspeed record of 1,429 mph in a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.
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51 years ago today:
On this date in 1969 a Royal Navy Phantom FG.1 set a world speed record from New York to London.
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33 years ago today:
On this date in 1987 the Learjet 31 flew for the first time.
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36 years ago today:
On this date in 1984 the Airbus A310 entered service with Air France.
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84 years ago today, the Messerschmitt Bf 110 flew for the first time.
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71 years ago today, the English Electric Canberra flew for the first time.
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