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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…

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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…

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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

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Today in Aviation History: Operation Jericho

Daring prison break of WWII to free resistance fighters in France

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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…

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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…

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Breguet Deux-Ponts

France's piston-engine double-decker transport.

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

The Soviet Union's widely exported Mach 2 interceptor

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Today in Aviation History: First Broken Arrow Incident

The crash of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker on February 13, 1950, still holds mystery today.

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Today in Aviation History: Loss of USS Macon

The demise of the US Navy's flying aircraft carrier

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated XP-81

This long-range, high-altitude escort fighter design featured a propeller-driven engine in the front for long…

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Fiat BR.20 Cicogna

While the Fiat BR.20 Cicogna was superseded by rapid advances in aviation technology, it performed…

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Sopwith Pup

On this day in aviation history, February 9, 1916, the Sopwith Pup made its first…

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