Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.
On July 27, 1939, the Douglas B-23 Dragon made its first flight, introducing greater speed,…
Discover the Brรฉguet 1001 Taon, the French prototype strike fighter that first flew on July…
Discover the story of the Antoinette VII, the pioneering French monoplane that first flew on…
Discover the Ikarus 452M, Yugoslavia's first experimental swept-wing jet fighter, which first flew on July…
Learn about the Fouga CM.170 Magister, the iconic French jet trainer that first flew on…
Discover the story of Dick Smith's record-breaking solo helicopter circumnavigation of the world, completed on…
Learn about the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-225, the Soviet high-altitude fighter prototype that first flew on July…
Discover the history of the Breguet 763 Provence, the iconic French double-deck airliner that first…
Discover the history of the Colomban MC-10 Cri Cri, the world's smallest twin-engine manned aircraft,…
Learn about the Cessna 411, the company's first 400-series aircraft, which first flew in 1962…
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