On This Day In Aviation History

[n33d4sp33d_85]

103 years ago today:

On this date in 1917 Dallas Love Field was opened.

https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

67 years ago today:

On this date in 1953 a TWA Lockheed Constellation made the first non-stop, scheduled passenger flight across the United States. Connies racked up a passel of firsts in their day. https://www.avgeekery.com/the-lockheed- ... nk-the-p…/

https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

73 years ago today:

Eye opener- on this date in 1947 the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing flew for the first time. https://www.avgeekery.com/watch-the-yb- ... b-2-stea…/

https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

60 years ago today:

The Hawker P.1127 design led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier production aircraft. Its development started in 1957 and aircraft testing began in July 1960.

Today, sixty years ago, on 21 October 1960, the first hover took place of this remarkably and (eventually) succesful jet fighter.

More details at
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/first-hover

#aviation #avgeek #avaddict #avgeeks #aircraft #aviationenthusiast #planes #HawkerP1127 #HawkerHarrier #SeaHarrier #RAF #USMC #SpanishNavy #italiannavy #ThaiNavy #Thailand #Italy #Spain #RoyalNAvy #RoyalAirForce #Harrier #AV8B #McDonnelDouglas
#militaryaviation #jetfighter #fighteraircraft #militaryaviationnews #aviationnews Avgeekery.com Avgeek's Avgeek Planet

https://www.facebook.com/Scramblemagazi ... &__tn__=-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

59 years ago today:

On this date in 1961 the Breguet Br. 1150 Atlantique maritime patrol aircraft flew for the first time.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... %2As%2As-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

65 years ago today:

Eye opener- for this, the 65th birthday of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief, we take a nostalgic look back at the F-105 when she still had that new car smell. https://www.avgeekery.com/fbf-back-when ... thud-was…/

https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

33 years ago today:

on this date in 1987 the Luftwaffe retired their last F-104G Starfighter.

https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

17 years ago today:

On this date in 2003 the Concorde made its final commercial flight from LHR to JFK as Speedbird Concorde 1. The aircraft returned to LHR the next day as Speedbird Concorde 2 and landed in sequence with two other Concordes on Heathrow's runway 27R.

https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

58 years ago today:

On this date in 1962 Operation Blue Moon began. https://www.avgeekery.com/smile-youre-o ... der-came…/

https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R

[n33d4sp33d_85]

53 years ago today:

On this date in 1967 the Canadair CL-215 Scooper flew for the first time.

https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-R