Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.
Discover the history of the Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus, the world's first operational fighter aircraft, which…
Learn how John Glenn made history in 1957 by completing the first supersonic transcontinental flight,…
Discover the history of the Bristol Bagshot, the experimental British twin-engine fighter that first flew…
Learn about the Martin P6M SeaMaster, the U.S. Navy's Cold War-era jet-powered flying boat bomber…
Discover the history of the PZL-130T Turbo Orlik, the Polish military trainer that first flew…
Discover the history of the Antonov An-71 Madcap, the Soviet airborne early warning aircraft that…
Discover the history of the Dewoitine D.332 Emeraude, the elegant French tri-engine airliner that first…
Explore the history of the Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador, the British postwar airliner that first flew…
Discover the history of the Antonov An-32 Cline, the rugged Soviet military transport that first…
Discover the first combat mission of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress on July 8, 1941,…
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