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Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The Bell XP-59A Airacomet

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1942, at Muroc…

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Today In Aviation History – First Flight of The F-86 Sabre

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1947, after three…

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Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 29, 1954, at Edwards…

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Today in Aviation History – Robin Olds’ Final Combat Mission

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 23, 1967, Colonel Robin…

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Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The North American Aviation XB-70 Prototype

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 21, 1964, the first…

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This Day in Aviation History – First Tethered Flight of The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300

On September 14 1939 at Stratford, Connecticut, Igor Sikorsky made the first tethered flight of…

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This Day in Aviation History – Charles B. DeBellevue Became the USAF Leading Ace of The Vietnam War.

On September 9, 1072, Captain Charles Barbin DeBellevue, United States Air Force, a Weapons System…

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This Day in Aviation History – Jimmy Doolittle’s First Transcontinental Crossing

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 4 1922 First Lieutenant James H.…

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Today in Aviation History – The SR-71 Flew New York to London in Less Than 2 Hours

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 1, 1974, Major James…

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Today in Aviation History – The First Production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker Made Its First Flight

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On August 31, 1956, the first…

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