15th of September 2015, Refuel Error, #669
A Piper PA-31-350 arrived at Thompson, Manitoba (Canada) on a series of schedules flights for a refuelling stop. As the Pilot In...
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On This Day In Aviation History
On this blog, V2 Aviation will post interesting facts about dates in aviation history.
Aviation has come a long way since Leonardo da Vinci drew his Vitruvian Man around 1490, now a well-known image in Human Factors. Or what to think about the famous helicopter the "aerial screw" he drew in the late 1480s?
Historical facts from the history books of aviation, you'll find them on this page! A look back, like the background picture.
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8th of September 2013, Bogie Beam Failure, Blog #668
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4th of August 2017, Tyre Explosion, Blog #663
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29th of July 2009, Downdraft, Blog #662
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6th of July 2001, Hail Strike, Blog #659
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30th of June 2017, Fuel Starvation, Blog #658
A Cessna P210 Centurion, powered by a Continental TSIO-520 SER, was on cross-country flight, on this day in aviation history in 2017....
21st of June 2019, Blog #657
A Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R powered Basler BT-67 Turbo 67 (DC-3T) was scheduled to operate a positioning flight from Eabametoong...
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An ATR 42-320 had departed a Guernsey Airport for a short flight to Jersey-States Airport (both in the Channel Islands) at 07:05 lt...
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A 42-year-old Beechcraft King Air was scheduled to operate a test flight to check the rudder trim indicator and to confirm a reported...
2nd of June 2005, Rigging Error, Blog #654
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19th of May 2020, Maintenance Error, Blog #652
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12th of May 21016, Fractured Fuel Line, Blog #651
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With two pilots and two passengers a Learjet 45 was being operated on a charter flight from Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport (Scotland) to...
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