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 Breguet 763 Provence

Discover the history of the Breguet 763 Provence, the iconic French double-deck airliner that first…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Colomban MC-10 Cri Cri

Discover the history of the Colomban MC-10 Cri Cri, the world's smallest twin-engine manned aircraft,…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Cessna 411

Learn about the Cessna 411, the company's first 400-series aircraft, which first flew in 1962…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus

Discover the history of the Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus, the world's first operational fighter aircraft, which…

Today In Aviation History: John Glenn Makes First Supersonic Transcontinental Flight

Learn how John Glenn made history in 1957 by completing the first supersonic transcontinental flight,…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Bristol Bagshot

Discover the history of the Bristol Bagshot, the experimental British twin-engine fighter that first flew…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Martin P6M SeaMaster

Learn about the Martin P6M SeaMaster, the U.S. Navy's Cold War-era jet-powered flying boat bomber…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the PZL-130T Turbo Orlik

Discover the history of the PZL-130T Turbo Orlik, the Polish military trainer that first flew…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Antonov An-71 Madcap

Discover the history of the Antonov An-71 Madcap, the Soviet airborne early warning aircraft that…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Dewoitine D.332 Emeraude

Discover the history of the Dewoitine D.332 Emeraude, the elegant French tri-engine airliner that first…