Tag: Today in Aviation History

Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.

Today In Aviation: Maiden Flight Of Italy’s First Jet

On december 9, 1951 Italy’s first true jet, the Fiat G.80, took the skies for the…

Happy Birthday To The Grumman XS2F-1

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC. The Grumman XS2F-1 flew for the first time sixty-one years ago…

Happy Birthday To The Grumman F9F Panther

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Grumman F9F Panther flew for the first time sixty-six years…

Today In Aviation:The Grumman C-2 Greyhound

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC On November 18, 1964, the Grumman C-2 Greyhound took flight for…

Happy Birthday To The P-51 Mustang

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang flew for the first time…

Today is the 70th Anniversary of the Historic World War II Dambusters Raid

The night of May 16-17th, 1943 saw the execution of Operation Chastise, better known as…

Today In Aviation History: March 27,1936

The Fokker D.XXI took to the sky for the first time on March 27, 1936.…

Today in Aviation Histroy: March 26, 1950

March 26, 1950 saw the first flight of Douglas Aircraft’s troubled A2D Skyshark, developed as…

Today in Aviation History, March 25, 1944

Lieutenant Commander Eric M. Brown executes the first landing of a twin-engined plane on an…

March 24 1904, An Important Date for Wilbur and Orville Wright

March 24 was an important date for Wilbur and Orville Wright: On that day in…