Today in Aviation History
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the North American AT-6 Texan
On April 1, 1935, the North American NA-16 prototype took its maiden flight, paving the…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Miles Master
Eighty-six years ago today, on March 31, 1939, the Miles M.9 Master took to the…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
On this day in aviation history, February 1, 1912, the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 made…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the North American T-2 Buckeye
The Buckeye remains as a historic trainer that played an a vital role in training…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Curtiss T-32 Condor II
The last of the American biplane airliners.
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Tupolev Tu-2
Designed by incarcerated Soviet engineers, the Tu-2 would go on to have one of the…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Junkers J.I
The world's first all-metal combat airplane.
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning
One of the most successful fighters of WWII, the P-38 Lightning had a bumpy start…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the McDonnell FH Phantom
The first purely jet-powered aircraft flown off of American aircraft carriers, and the first jet…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Stinson Detroiter
Originally built as a biplane, the Stinson Detroiter launched one of the largest aviation companies…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the North American YF-93
Although never deployed into operational service, the YF-93 was still useful as a concept, and…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Blériot XI
The Blériot XI remains one of the most important aircraft in the history of aviation,…
Today in Aviation History: The Flight of ‘Plus Ultra’
A lesser known transatlantic flight by the Dornier flying boat from Spain to Argentina
Today in Aviation History: Concorde’s First Scheduled Supersonic Passenger Flight
The two inaugural flights for Concorde with Air France and British Airways were hailed as…
Today in Aviation History: Formation of the Brazilian Air Force
More than eight decades later, the Brazilian Air Force is the larges in the Southern…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-1
The unpowered first flight of the plane that broke the sound barrier.
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