On this date in 1948 the North American AJ Savage flew for the first time.
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On this date in 1984 Air Florida ceased operations after entering bankruptcy. Let's look back...
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On this date in 1982 the General Dynamics F-16XL flew for the first time.
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On this date in 1950 Grumman F9F Panthers of VF-51 flying from USS Valley Forge (CV-45) became the first American jet fighters to go into combat over Korea, shooting down a North Korean Yak-9 in the process.
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On This Day In Aviation History
1946 - First flight of the I.Ae. 24 Calquin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.Ae._24_Calquin]
1957 - First flight of the Ilyushin Il-18 (NATO reporting name: Coot) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-18]
1958 - First flight of the SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAN_Jodel ... usquetaire]
1946 - First flight of the I.Ae. 24 Calquin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.Ae._24_Calquin]
1957 - First flight of the Ilyushin Il-18 (NATO reporting name: Coot) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-18]
1958 - First flight of the SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAN_Jodel ... usquetaire]
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On this date in 1986 the Dassault Rafale flew for the first time.
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On this date in 1975 the Boeing 747SP flew for the first time. This one might not still be for sale, but others are.
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On this date in 1956 the Lockheed U-2 made its first flight over denied territory.
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On this date in 1973 a Grumman HU-16 Albatross reached an altitude of 32,883 feet- a world record for twin-engine amphibians.
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On This Day In Aviation History
1969 - First flight of the Shenyang J-8 (NATO reporting name: Finback) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-8]
1991 - First flight of the Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytheon_T-1_Jayhawk]
1969 - First flight of the Shenyang J-8 (NATO reporting name: Finback) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-8]
1991 - First flight of the Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytheon_T-1_Jayhawk]
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