On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:18 am

71 years ago today:
On this date in 1949 the shapely and overbuilt XF-90 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:40 pm

86 years ago today:
Eye opener: On this date in 1934, the US Navy commissioned the USS Ranger (CV-4)- the first purpose-built aircraft carrier.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:16 pm

45 years ago today:
On this date in 1975, Old 66 crashed at sea during a training flight.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:17 pm

78 years ago today:
On this date in 1942 four B-26 Marauders were some of the first American aircraft to attack the Japanese carriers at Midway.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:09 pm

51 years ago today:
On this date in 1969 the Tupelov Tu-144 became the first truly supersonic Supersonic Transport reaching Mach 1 at 36,000 feet.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:33 pm

55 years ago today:
On this date in 1965 the US Navy began operating five carriers in the Tonkin Gulf.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:16 am

65 years ago today, the LM-1 Nikko, developed by Fuji Heavy Industries, flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:03 pm

103 years ago today:
Eye opener: On this date in 1917 the world's first purpose-built torpedo bomber flew for the first time. Its unlikely/unfortunate name: the Sopwith Cuckoo. You can't make this stuff up folks.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:46 pm

63 years ago today:
On this date in 1957 US Navy Captain Robert Dose and LCDR Paul Miller flew F8U Crusaders nonstop from USS Bonhomme Richard (CV-31) in the Pacific to USS Saratoga (CV-60) in the Atlantic. https://www.avgeekery.com/history-makin ... et-recor…/
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jun 07, 2020 2:27 am

76 years ago today:
Glider pilots made history on this D date in 1944.
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