Tag: Today in Aviation History
Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.
Today in Aviation History: Last Operational Douglas C-47 Skytrain Was Retired
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On June 30, 1975, the last…
Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The Grumman F6F Hellcat
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On June 26, 1942, the Grumman…
Today in Aviation History: Tora! Tora! Tora! First Airshow Appearance
On June 25, 1972, the back then CAF Tora! Tora! Tora! demo team debuted for…
Today in Aviation History – Agello Sets World’s Speed Record
On April, 10 1933 at Lago di Garda, Brescia, Italy, Warrant Officer Francesco Agello, Regia…
Today In Aviation History: Operation Bolo
By National Museum of U.S. Air Force Led by Col. Robin Olds, OPERATION BOLO used…
Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Convair XB-58
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On November 11, 1956, in Fort…
Today in Aviation History – Chuck Yeager Breaks The Sound Barrier
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 14, 1947, at approximately…
This Day In Aviation History – Graduation of The First 10 Female Air Force Pilots
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation and by Capt. Kenya Pettway, Air…
Today in Aviation History – The SR-71 Flew New York to London in Less Than 2 Hours
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 1, 1974, Major James…
Today in Aviation History – The First Production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker Made Its First Flight
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On August 31, 1956, the first…
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