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 โ€œStickyโ€ Pennington.
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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Sukhoi Su-26

Celebrate the first flight of the Sukhoi Su-26 on June 30, 1984, and discover how…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Piel CP.605 Super Diamant

Discover the history of the Piel CP.605 Super Diamant, the French homebuilt aircraft that evolved…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Cessna 120 & 140

Discover the history of the Cessna 120 and Cessna 140, the iconic postwar taildraggers that…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Tupolev Tu-12

Learn about the Tupolev Tu-12, the Soviet Union's first jet-powered medium bomber prototype, developed from…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Breguet-Dorand Gyroplane Laboratoire

Discover the Breguet-Dorand Gyroplane Laboratoire, the pioneering French helicopter that set early rotorcraft records and…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Farman F.1000

Learn about the Farman F.1000, the innovative French high-altitude research aircraft designed to challenge world…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Microjet 200

Learn about the Microjet 200, an innovative French light jet trainer that first flew on…

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Today In Aviation History: First Untethered Vertical Flight of the Yakovlev Yak-36

Discover the story of the Yakovlev Yak-36, the Soviet Union's pioneering VTOL jet, which achieved…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Fokker F.XXXVI

Learn about the Fokker F.XXXVI, the largest airliner built by Fokker, which first flew on…

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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Burnelli RB-1

Discover the Burnelli RB-1, the experimental lifting-body airliner that first flew in 1921 and challenged…

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