On This Day In Aviation History

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The US Navy Fighter Weapons School, better known as 'Top Gun' was established on this day in 1969.

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On this day in 1993 the Dassault Falcon 2000 flew for the first time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_2000

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67 years ago today:

On this date in 1954 the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter flew for the first time.

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84 years ago today:

On this date in 1937 the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress entered United States Army Air Corps service with the 2nd Bombardment Group.

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On this day in 1936 the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.

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On this day in 1943 the Gloster Meteor flew for the first time.

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63 years ago today:

On this date in 1958 the Yakolev Yak-28 (NATO reporting names Firebar [interceptor] and Brewer [bomber]) flew for the first time.

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56 years ago today:

On this date in 1965 a Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King helo flew nonstop across the United States. There wasn't much Big Mother couldn't do.

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On this day in 1964 the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (NATO reporting name: Foxbat) flew for the first time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25

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On this day in 1990:

On Mar. 6, 1990, SR-71 Blackbird S/N 61-7972 (tail number #972) made its final flight from AF Flight Test Center Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to Washington DC to be retired and put on display at The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

During that flight, pilot Lt. Cols. Ed Yielding and RSO (Reconnaissance Systems Operator) Joseph Vida set a speed record flying from LA to DC (2299.7 statute miles) in 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 20 seconds, averaging 3,418 km/h (2,124 MPH).