On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:50 am

On this date in 1953 U S Navy LCDR James F. Verdin set a world airpseed record over a 3 km (1.9 mi) course of 752.944 miles per hour while flying the Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray. It was the first time that a carrier-capable combat aircraft in its normal configuration set a world speed record.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 04, 2021 3:26 pm

October 4th, marks an important anniversary....

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:31 pm

On this date in 1946 The Bell-built B-29 Pacusan Dreamboat set a world nonstop, unrefueled distance record of 9,500 miles on a flight from Honolulu to Cairo, Egypt.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:31 pm

On this date in 1967 the Shin Meiwa US-1A flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:46 pm

Today in aviation history - On October 5, 1914, the first aerial combat between two airplanes took place during World War I over Jonchery, Reims, France.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:27 pm

On this date in 1939 he Curtiss SO3C Seamew flew for the first time
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:26 pm

On this date in 1966 the Bell OH-58 Kiowa flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:19 pm

On this date in 1995 the Mitsubishi F-2 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:29 pm

On this date in 1963 the Learjet 23 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:30 pm

Eddie Rickenbacker, America's leading ace in World War I was born on this day in 1890.
On this date in 1890 Edward Vernon "Fast Eddie" Rickenbacker was born in Columbus OH.
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