Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.
Discover the story of the first air-to-air victory of the Korean War on June 27,…
Explore the history of the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the U.S. Navy’s legendary WWII carrier fighter…
Explore the history of the Ryan FR-1 Fireball, the U.S. Navy’s first hybrid fighter aircraft,…
Discover the history of the Sukhoi Su-9 "Fishpot," the Soviet Union’s high-speed Cold War interceptor…
On June 22, 1946, the first jet-powered airmail flight took off from Schenectady, NY, marking…
Discover the story of the Supermarine Walrus, the pioneering British amphibious aircraft that first flew…
On June 20, 1966, Sheila Scott became the first British pilot to fly solo around…
Explore the history of the Yakovlev Yak-25, a Cold War-era Soviet interceptor that first flew…
Marking 70 years since its first flight, the Tupolev Tu-104 was the Soviet Union’s pioneering…
Discover the story behind the Lockheed XFV, a 1950s experimental tail-sitting VTOL fighter that made…
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