On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun May 10, 2020 6:40 am

70 years ago today, the de Havilland 114 Heron flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun May 10, 2020 6:44 am

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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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun May 10, 2020 9:38 pm

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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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon May 11, 2020 1:36 am

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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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon May 11, 2020 5:46 pm

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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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 12, 2020 2:15 am

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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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 12, 2020 2:16 am

33 years ago today:
On this date in 1987 the Learjet 31 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 12, 2020 4:03 pm

36 years ago today:
On this date in 1984 the Airbus A310 entered service with Air France.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 12, 2020 8:59 pm

84 years ago today, the Messerschmitt Bf 110 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed May 13, 2020 4:26 am

71 years ago today, the English Electric Canberra flew for the first time.

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