Tag: Today in Aviation History

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

Happy Birthday To The Mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew for the first time forty-three years…

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December 17, 1903 – December 17, 2013 -110 Years From The First Flight

At 10:35 a.m. on December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew the Flyer for 12 seconds…

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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…

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Happy Birthday To The Grumman XS2F-1

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

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Happy Birthday To The Grumman F9F Panther

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

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Today In Aviation:The Grumman C-2 Greyhound

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

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Happy Birthday To The P-51 Mustang

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

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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…

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Today In Aviation History: March 27,1936

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

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Today in Aviation Histroy: March 26, 1950

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

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