Aviation Historical anniversaries. What happened today in aviation from 1903 untill 2013.
Discover the history of the Cessna 120 and Cessna 140, the iconic postwar taildraggers that…
Learn about the Tupolev Tu-12, the Soviet Union's first jet-powered medium bomber prototype, developed from…
Discover the Breguet-Dorand Gyroplane Laboratoire, the pioneering French helicopter that set early rotorcraft records and…
Learn about the Farman F.1000, the innovative French high-altitude research aircraft designed to challenge world…
Learn about the Microjet 200, an innovative French light jet trainer that first flew on…
Discover the story of the Yakovlev Yak-36, the Soviet Union's pioneering VTOL jet, which achieved…
Learn about the Fokker F.XXXVI, the largest airliner built by Fokker, which first flew on…
Discover the Burnelli RB-1, the experimental lifting-body airliner that first flew in 1921 and challenged…
Learn about the Beriev Be-10, the Soviet Union's jet-powered flying boat patrol bomber that first…
On June 19, 1950, the Hawker P.1081 made its first flight. Learn how this experimental…
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