https://www.facebook.com/CommemorativeA ... &__tn__=-RHere's a special #ThrowbackThursday for our fans in the Great White North! It was #OTD in 1938 that the Royal Canadian Air Force's senior air officer became directly responsible to the Minister of National Defence, thus making the air force a separate service equal in status to the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Navy. Do you know what year the US would finally make the equivalent move?
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82 years ago today:
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75 years ago today the Saab 91 Safir flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvZGUYZqVgY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvZGUYZqVgY
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73 years ago today the Grumman F9F Panther flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NffYKWQz_7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NffYKWQz_7A
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68 years ago today the Percival Pembroke flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdUTUrBYyJs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdUTUrBYyJs
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58 years ago today the Soko J-20 Kraguj (Sparrowhawk) flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO_iJHd8P-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO_iJHd8P-g
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30 years ago today the Nanchang/Hongdu JL-8/K-8 Karakorum flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOJdUBrFnbg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOJdUBrFnbg
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42 years ago today:
https://www.facebook.com/avgeekery/post ... &__tn__=-ROn this day back in 1978, the US Air Force ordered development of the KC-10. 60 tankers would eventually be ordered. While a few have been retired, most of them are still flying today.
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39 years ago today:
https://www.facebook.com/warbirddigest/ ... &__tn__=-ROn November 21th of 39 years ago an improbable challenge took place. An Italian Air Force F-104S Starfighter raced the Ferrari 126CK driven by Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve. Can you guess who won?
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104 years ago today the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-y1uzJLmCk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-y1uzJLmCk
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26 years ago today the MD Helicopters MD 600N flew for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_MO53opgHE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_MO53opgHE
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