On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon May 16, 2022 11:06 pm

On this date in 1943...
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon May 16, 2022 11:09 pm

30 years ago today:
MATS Monday! On this date in 1992 the 2,000th C-130 Hercules rolled out.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 17, 2022 2:50 pm

On this day in 1945 the Lockheed P-2 Neptune flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 17, 2022 11:45 pm

On this date in 1946 the Douglas XB-32 Jetmaster flew for the first time.
On this date in 1950 Lockheed test pilot Tony LeVier pushed the XF-90 penetration fighter to Mach 1.12 during high speed dive testing over Muroc Dry Lake
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed May 18, 2022 4:10 am

On this day in 1951 the Vickers Valiant flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed May 18, 2022 4:12 am

On this day in 1965 the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed May 18, 2022 2:52 pm

On this date in 1979 the Piper PA-42 Cheyenne flew for the first time
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu May 19, 2022 2:31 pm

On this date in 1937 the Fairey Battle entered service with 63 Squadron, Royal Air Force
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri May 20, 2022 4:36 am

On this day in 1965 the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri May 20, 2022 4:40 am

On this day in 1977 the Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name: Flanker) flew for the first time.

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