Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.
On February 28, 1949, the Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan completed its first flight, marking France’s return…
On February 27, 1942, the Blackburn Firebrand completed its first flight, introducing a Royal Navy…
On February 26, 1934, the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 completed its first flight, marking the debut…
Learn about the Transall C-160, the Franco-German military transport that first flew in 1963 and…
Discover the story of the Douglas Cloudster, the pioneering 1921 biplane built for a nonstop…
Learn about the CAC CA-25 Winjeel, Australia’s versatile training aircraft that first flew in 1955…
On February 22, 1938, the Fleet 50 Freighter made its first flight. Discover the story…
On February 21, 1938, the Miles M.17 Monarch made its first flight. Learn about the…
On February 20, 1940, the Yakovlev Yak-4 light bomber made its first flight, introducing improved…
On February 19, 1941, the Airspeed AS.45 Cambridge advanced trainer prototype made its first flight,…
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