On This Day In Aviation History
1940 - First flight of the Yakovlev Yak-4 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-4]
1984 - First flight of the Xian Y-7 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xian_Y-7]
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On this date in 1991...https://www.avgeekery.com/this-guy-got- ... -a-wedgie/
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On this date in 1972 a Lockheed HC-130H Hercules set a new world record for unrefuelled flight by turboprop aircraft when it flew from Ching Chuan Kang AB in Taiwan to Scott AFB in Illinois- 8,732.5 miles!
62 years ago today:
On this date in 1959 the Canadian government canceled the CF-105 Arrow program.
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On this date in 1958 the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter entered service.
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On this date in 1944 VIII Bomber Command launched Big Week. Watch how they did it. https://www.avgeekery.com/watch-classic ... ii-bombe…/
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76 years ago today the Hawker Sea Fury flew for the first time.
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68 years ago today:
On this date in 1953 the Brantly B-2 light helicopter flew for the first time
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On This Day In Aviation History
1925 - First flight of the Gloster Gamecock [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Gamecock]
1987 - First flight of the Airbus A320 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320_family]
1993 - First flight of the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-90]
1925 - First flight of the Gloster Gamecock [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Gamecock]
1987 - First flight of the Airbus A320 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320_family]
1993 - First flight of the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-90]
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67 years ago today the Convair R3Y Tradewind flew for the first time.
Another lesser-known aircraft, the Convair R3Y Tradewind, took its first flight #OTD in 1954. Eleven of the turboprop seaplanes were built though they only served with the US Navy for two years. The R3Y set a transcontinental seaplane record of 403 mph in 1954 by taking advantage of the high-altitude jetstream. This record still stands. After service trials, the aircraft were delivered to US Navy transport squadron VR-2 in March 1956. Problems with the engine/propeller combination led to cancellation of Tradewind operations and the unit was disbanded in April 1958. Had you ever heard of the Tradewind?
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46 years ago today the Suhkoi Su-25 (NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) took to the air for the first time.
On this date in 1975 the Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO reporting name Frogfoot) flew for the first time. This was the Soviet's best attempt to replicate the capabilities of the A-10 Warthog.
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On This Day In Aviation History
1914 - First flight of the Bristol Scout [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Scout]
1934 - First flight of the Lockheed Model 10 Electra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra]
1951 - First flight of the Dassault MD.452 Mystère [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Myst%C3%A8re]
1914 - First flight of the Bristol Scout [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Scout]
1934 - First flight of the Lockheed Model 10 Electra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Model_10_Electra]
1951 - First flight of the Dassault MD.452 Mystère [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Myst%C3%A8re]
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On This Day In Aviation History
1916 - Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr., pilot of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay was born. [https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R]
1954 - An XF4D-1 Skyray, piloted by Robert Rahm, climbed to 10,000 feet in 56 seconds. [https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R]
2011 - Two Libyan Air Force Mirage F.1s landed in Malta. [https://theaviationist.com/2011/02/22/mirage-malta/]
1916 - Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr., pilot of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay was born. [https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R]
1954 - An XF4D-1 Skyray, piloted by Robert Rahm, climbed to 10,000 feet in 56 seconds. [https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R]
2011 - Two Libyan Air Force Mirage F.1s landed in Malta. [https://theaviationist.com/2011/02/22/mirage-malta/]
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