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O.T.D.I.A.H.
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.
Just a short read, not more than a couple of minutes of your time.
Come back regularly to learn some interesting aviation facts!
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18th of January 2012, Bird Strike, Blog #687
A Japanese Coast Guard Bombardier DHC-8-315, with a crew of nine, was scheduled to operate a maritime patrol flight on the 18th of...

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Jan 192 min read
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12th of January 2020, Loss of Hydraulics, Blog #686
A Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain had completed an uneventful flight from Fairbanks International Airport to Galena Airport in Alaska,...

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Jan 123 min read
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4th of January 2015, Bird Strike, Blog #685
A 1989-built Fokker 50 was operating a cargo flight between Wajir Airport (HKWJ) and Nairobi-Wilson Airport (HKNW) both in Kenya. Just...

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Jan 52 min read
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30th of December 1998, Collision with trees, Blog #684
A Dassault-Breguet Falcon 20D, configured as a cargo aircraft, operated a flight with a crew of two on this day in aviation history,...

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Dec 30, 20243 min read
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23rd of December 2008, Water or Ice, blog #683
It was on this day in aviation history in 2008 that a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier I) twin-engine business jet was operating a private...

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Dec 23, 20242 min read
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15th of December 2006, Stall on Take-off, Blog #682
A Swearingen SA. 227AC Metro III, with a crew of 2, was to operate a positioning from Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport to...

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Dec 15, 20243 min read
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8th of December 2005, not enough reverse, Blog #681
On this day in 2005, the first hull loss occurred of a Boeing 737-700. Southwest Airlines flight 1248 overran the runway at Chicago...

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Dec 8, 20243 min read
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1st of December 2020, Runway Excursion, Blog #680
With two pilots and six passengers, a Viking DHC-6-300, was to operate a charter flight, under Visual Flight Rules, from Wobagen Airstrip...

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Dec 1, 20243 min read
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24th of November 2014, Runway Lights, Blog #679
Ten years ago to date, a Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A Gulfstream III was being prepared for a (night) flight from London-Bigginhill...

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Nov 24, 20243 min read
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16th of November 2017, loss of floats, Blog #678
A 1969-built, de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200HG was scheduled to operate four flights on the 16th of November 2017. After the...

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Nov 18, 20242 min read
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12th of November 2003, Birds, Blog #677
After completing the necessary pre-flight activities, including refuelling the aircraft with 300 gallons of Jet A fuel with Prist, the...

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Nov 11, 20243 min read
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5th of November 2009, Engine Failure, Blog #676
It was just after 15.30 local time on this day in aviation history when Grumman G-111 Albatros, registered N120FB, started its takeoff...

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Nov 4, 20243 min read
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27th of October 2008, Gross Weight Error, Blog #675
A Boeing 747-228F was scheduled to operate a flight from Brussels (EBBR, Belgium) to Campinas, Sao Paulo (SBKP, Brazil). With a scheduled...

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Oct 27, 20243 min read
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21st of October 2020, Runway Identification, Blog #674
With a crew of two and six passengers, a 2001-built Learjet 60 was operating a flight from Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Airport, (CGF/KCGF,...

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Oct 21, 20242 min read
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14th of October 2020, Landing Gear Fatigue, Blog #673
A 1969-built Beechcraft 99A Airliner was operating a cargo flight on this day, the 14th of October 2020, between Manchester-Boston...

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Oct 14, 20243 min read
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Monday 7th of October 2019, Cotter pin, Blog #672
With a crew of two and two passengers on board a Raytheon Hawker 800XP Business Jet lifted off the runway at Naples Municipal Airport...

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Oct 7, 20242 min read
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28th of September 2019, CFIT, Blog #671
During the evening, at a private party, a pilot and a parachutist decided to go for a night flight and parachute jump at FL100 from the...

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Sep 29, 20242 min read
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23rd September 2019, Landing Distance, Blog #670
A Britten-Norman Islander was being prepared for a flight from Antigua to Montserrat with a pilot and six passengers on board. A series...

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Sep 23, 20243 min read
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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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Sep 15, 20243 min read
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8th of September 2013, Bogie Beam Failure, Blog #668
With a crew of 14 (two pilots and twelve cabin crew) and 288 passengers, an Airbus A330-321 took off from Guangzhou Baiyun International...

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Sep 8, 20243 min read
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