On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Sep 26, 2022 1:32 pm

On this day in 1951 the de Havilland Sea Vixen flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Sep 26, 2022 1:37 pm

On this day in 1965 the Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7 Corsair II flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:25 pm

On this day in 1948 the Vought F7U Cutlass flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:27 pm

On this day in 1954 the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:30 pm

The Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team flew a display for the last time on this day in 2014.
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On this day 8 years ago at the Athens Flying Week 2014 the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team performed the very last display.
The RNLAF F-16 Solo Display Team was last based at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Dutch province of Friesland and consisted of the pilot, two instructors and seven ground crew. The members of the team were always seconded from a squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The last pilot, Kapitein (Flight Lieutenant) Jeroen "Slick" Dickens, flew with 323 Squadron. All members were operational military personnel and, apart from their tasks with the demo team, performed normal operational duties.
The Dutch F16 demo team moved to another squadron and/or base every two years, season 2007-2009 has been the exception. From 2005 until 2009 the demo team was based at Volkel Air Base. In 2010 the team consisted of members of operational squadrons from Leeuwarden Air Base. They took over the orange F-16, J-015. In 2012 and 2013 the team was based at Volkel Air Base and returned to Leeuwarden Air Base in early 2014.
The team was established in September 1979 with the first demonstration of an RNLAF F-16 during an air show at Twente Air Base (now Enschede Airport Twente). The team took part at air shows in European countries and, in 2006, at Edwards Air Force Base in the United States. The team won the prize for the best display team in the jet category at the air show held at Reims – Champagne Air Base in 2009.
In 2014 the team performed the very last display at the Athens Flying Week and on 17 December 2018 it was announced that F-16 Solo Display Team had been permanently disbanded. The team had already been inactive since 2015 due to a shortage of personnel and material.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 4:23 pm

On this day in 1975 the AH-64 Apache flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Oct 15, 2022 12:30 am

On this day in 1938 the P-40 Warhawk flew for the first time.

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