On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:35 pm

80 years ago today:
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:40 pm

Happy 95th birthday to Cessna.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:58 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:08 pm

On this day in 1991 the C-17 Globemaster III flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:17 pm

On this day in 1943 the de Havilland Vampire flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Sep 21, 2022 2:43 pm

On this day in 1942 (80 years ago) the Boeing B-29 Superfortress flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Sep 21, 2022 2:46 pm

On this day in 1961 the Boeing CH-47 Chinook flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Sep 24, 2022 4:29 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 » Sat Sep 24, 2022 4:30 am

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

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