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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed L-049 Constellation
On January 9, 1943, the Lockheed L-049 Constellation took flight for the first time, introducing…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Lavochkin La-15
On January 8, 1948, the Lavochkin La-15 made its first flight, becoming one of the…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Curtiss XF15C
One of the few aircraft that combined both a piston engine and a jet engine…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant
Beginnings of the largest combat glider of World War II
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed Model 10 Electra
On this day in aviation history, February 23, 1934, the Lockheed Model 10 Electra made…
Today in Aviation History: Bert Hinkler Completes First Solo Flight from England to Australia
Former Royal Naval Air Service pilot made the flight in a Avro Avian in 15…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Thomas-Morse MB-3
One of the earliest interwar aircraft of the United States armed forces also played a…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas DC-5
Douglas' forgotten airliner
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-14
The first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift
Today in Aviation History: Operation Jericho
Daring prison break of WWII to free resistance fighters in France
Today in Aviation History: First Airmail Flight between New Zealand and Australia
Famed aviator Charles Ulm made the flight in an Avro 618 Ten trimotor to prove…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Martin B-10
The first mass produced all-metal monoplane bomber of the US Army Air Corps now has…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Breguet Deux-Ponts
France's piston-engine double-decker transport.
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Soviet Union's widely exported Mach 2 interceptor
Today in Aviation History: First Broken Arrow Incident
The crash of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker on February 13, 1950, still holds mystery today.
Today in Aviation History: Loss of USS Macon
The demise of the US Navy's flying aircraft carrier
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