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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:19 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1954 - First flight of the BAC Jet Provost [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_Jet_Provost]

1983 - First flight of the Ilyushin Il-78 (NATO reporting name: Midas) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-78]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:28 pm

On this date in 1974 the Eurocopter AS350 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:59 pm

On this day in 1936 the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the world's first practical helicopter flew for the first time.
Eighty-five years ago, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 made its first flight as the world’s first practical helicopter.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:04 am

On this day in 1942 the Grumman F6F Hellcat flew for the first time.
Let's wish a happy birthday to the legendary "Acemaker," the Grumman F6F Hellcat, which first flew #OTD in 1942! Do you know which of our units operates this hot rod?
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:10 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1936 - First flight of the Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_ ... tra_Junior]

1950 - First flight of the FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMA_IAe_33_Pulqui_II]

1955 - First flight of the Dornier Do 27 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_27]

1977 - First flight of the CASA C-101 Aviojet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CASA_C-101]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:20 pm

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle saw combat for the first time on this day in 1979.
On this date in 1979 Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagles shot down four Syrian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighters. These were the first combat victories for the F-15.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:33 pm

On this day in 1923:
The first successful refueling using this method took place on June 27, 1923, by pilots of the Army Air Service.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:03 am

On This Day In Aviation History

1954 - First flight of the Douglas B-66 Destroyer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_B-66_Destroyer]

1968 - First flight of the AJI T-610 Super Pinto [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJI_T-610_Super_Pinto]

1984 - First flight of the Fuji T-5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_T-5]
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jun 28, 2021 3:32 pm

On this date in 1988 the Sukhoi Su-35 flew for the first time.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:54 pm

On this date in 1957 the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker entered service with the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron.
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