Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 7, 1963, the first…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1947, after three…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 29, 1954, at Edwards…
Today marks the 68th anniversary of the Lockheed YC-130's maiden flight. While some may not…
On August 7, 1963, the first Lockheed YF-12A interceptor, sn/ 60-6934, took off from a…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On July 8, 1947, the Boeing…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On July 7, 1965, the McDonnell…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On June 30, 1975, the last…
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On June 26, 1942, the Grumman…
On June 25, 1972, the back then CAF Tora! Tora! Tora! demo team debuted for…
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