Austin Hancock

Austin Hancock

Commercial Pilot, CFI, and Museum Entrepreneur, with a subject focus on WWII Aviation. I am dedicated to building flight experience so I can fly WWII Fighters, such as the P-51 Mustang, for museums and airshows, and in the USAF Heritage Flight. I lead and run the Pennington Flight Memorial, to honor local MIA Tuskegee Airman F/O Leland “Sticky” Pennington.
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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Boeing YB-9

April 13, 1931 marked the first flight of the Boeing YB-9, the first all-metal monoplane…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Aubert PA-20 Cigale

April 12, 1938 marked the first flight of the Aubert PA-20 Cigale, a French light…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Junkers Ju 89

April 11, 1937 marked the first flight of the Junkers Ju 89, a German heavy…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo

April 10, 1949 marked the first flight of the Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo, a British…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo

April 9, 1964 marked the first flight of the de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo, a…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Rikugun Ki-93

April 8, 1945 marked the first flight of the Rikugun Ki-93, a Japanese heavy fighter…

Today In Aviation History: Launch of STS-6, the First Shuttle Mission to Perform a Spacewalk

April 7, 1983 marked STS-6, the first Space Shuttle mission to perform a spacewalk and…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Nord 1401 Noroit

April 6, 1949 marked the first flight of the Nord 1401 Noroit, a French flying…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin

April 5, 1959 marked the first flight of the Aero L-29 Delfin, a Czech-built jet…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Jodel D.11

April 4, 1950 marked the first flight of the Jodel D.11, a lightweight French trainer…