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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.
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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Aviation History Month Day 21 - 21 November 1783
It was on this day in aviation history at bout 14.00h that a hot air balloon with Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent le...
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Nov 21, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 20 - 20th of November 1940
It was on this day in aviation history the prototype for a new fighter, the NA-73X, registered as NX19998, ended upside down on its back...
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Nov 20, 20213 min read
Aviation History Month Day 19 - 19th of November 2009
A Win Win Aviation de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202Q Dash 8 (Dash 8) was written off after a forced landing in Mali, on this day in aviation...
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Nov 19, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 18 - 18th of November 1978
The first full-scale McDonnell Douglas F/A-18-1-MC Hornet took to the sky for the first time, from Lambert Field St. Louis Missouri, on...
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Nov 18, 20213 min read
Aviation History Month Day 17 - 17th of November 1954
It was On This Day in Aviation History that the Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Fairey Delta 2, WG744, ended up on her belly in the...
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Nov 17, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 16 - 16 November 2004
The Boeing NB-52B "Balls 8" was withdrawn from active duty on this day in 2004. An aircraft being retired/withdrawn from active duty is...
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Nov 16, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 15 - 15 November 1967
The X-15 Rocket Plane program suffered a major setback on this day in aviation history when the third built X-15 (BuNo. 56-6672) broke up...
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Nov 15, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 14 - 14th of November 1965
A Boeing 707-349C leased from Flying Tigers Line, registered as N322F (s/n 18975) took off from Honolulu on this day in 1965. Its...
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Nov 14, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 13 - 12th of November 1907
It was on this day in aviation history that the first manned helicopter is reported to have taken place when Paul Cornu lifted his Cornu...
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Nov 13, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 12 - 12th of November 1921
Exactly 100 years ago the first fuel transfer between two aircraft in flight was carried out. Wesley May was the man that refuelled a...
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Nov 12, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 11 - 11 November 1918
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 the First World War ended The final sortie World War one aircraft...
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Nov 11, 20213 min read
Aviation History Month Day 10 - 10th of November 1907
The conventional (light) aircraft configuration as we now know it today was unveiled to the public on this day in aviation in 1907. It...
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 9 - 9th of November 1956
The second prototype of the Martin XP6M-1 Seaplane, BuNo 138822 with c/n XP-2, crashed on this day in aviation history in 1956. The...
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 8 - 8th of November 1935
Many names from the early days of aviation are legendary; Amelia Earhart, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Amy Johnson to name just a few....
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Nov 8, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 7 - 7 November 1945
66 years ago today, the first World Speed Record for a jet-powered aircraft was set. The record-breaking aircraft EE454 in standard...
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Nov 7, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 6 - 6th of November 1915 & 1945
It was on this day in aviation history in 1915 and in 1945 that Naval Aviation made some big leaps forward. Let's first take a look at...
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Nov 6, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 5 - 5th of November 2009
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 5, 20213 min read
Aviation History Month Day 4 - 4th of November 1993
It was on this day in aviation history that a 5 month old Boeing 747-400 was written off after a landing incident. China Airlines Flight...
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Nov 4, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 3 - 3rd of November 1951
Some of the Swedish built fighter aircraft, like the Gripen or the Viggen, are well known. One of their predecessors is less well known,...
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Nov 3, 20212 min read
Aviation History Month Day 2 - 2nd of November 1947
It was on this day in aviation history that the Spruce Goose made its first and only flight. The Hughes Aircraft Company H-4 "Spruce...
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Nov 2, 20213 min read
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