4th of August 1971
Exactly 50 years ago on this day in aviation history, the Augusta Westland AW109 (Then the Augusta A109 Hirundo) made its first flight...
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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.
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3rd of August 1920
It was on this day in aviation history that the first crop-dusting flight was performed. Lt. John A. Macready flew a modified Curtiss JN4...
2nd of August 2010
It was on this day in aviation history that "Snowbird" flew for 19.3 seconds, covering a distance of 475 feet (145 meters), the best-ever...
1st of August 1966
It was on this day in aviation history that the DC-9-30 made its first flight. Douglas DC-9 Series 30 Prototype The Douglas DC-9 Series...
31st of July 1951
It was on this day in aviation history that the experimental SNCASE SE.3120 Alouette helicopter made its first flight. SNCASE SE.3120...
30th of July 2008
Most people in aviation know the name Piper. Could be because of the Piper Aztec, Piper Supercub, Piper Seneca or the Piper Navajo, to...
29th of July 1996
Mitsubishi aircraft are not that well known in Europe, a possible exception might be the MU-2 a fast twin turboprop. That Mitsubishi also...
28th of July 2003
The Adam A700 made its first flight on this day in aviation history. The Adam A700 was a six-seat business jet with a carbon fibre...
27th of July 1961
60 years ago, on this day in aviation history, a Canadair CP-1017 Argus, under command of Bill Misener, flew nonstop without refuelling...
26th of July 1998
It was on this day in aviation history that the Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus made its first flight. The tandem wing high altitude...
25th of July 1907
Louis Blériot flew his tandem-wing Blériot VI "Libellule"(Dragonfly) on this day in aviation history in a series of flights, each...
24th of July 1946
The first-ever use of an ejection seat with a human being in the ejection seat occurred on this day in aviation history. Bernard Lynch...
23rd of July 1983
It was on this day in aviation history that the Air Canada Flight 143 would become known as the "Gimli Glider". Flight 143 was a Boeing...
22nd of July 1983
Today's subject in this look at aviation history is the completion of a flight and with that a first! It was on this day in aviation...
21st of July 1947
On this day in aviation history, another first flight took place this time in Czechoslovakia It was the Aero Vodochody Aero 45 (Aero...
20th of July 2005
The Grob G180 SPn made its first flight on this day in aviation history in 2005. At the turn of the century, the German aircraft...
19th of July 1963
347.800 feet (106.010 meters) was the record altitude reached by NASA test pilot Joe Walker on this day in aviation history. A record he...
18th of July 1974
On this day in aviation history, NASA purchases a Boeing 747-100, the first of two Boeing 747 aircraft that would be the Shuttle Carrier...
17th of July 1996
It was on this day in aviation history that TWA 800 exploded in mid-air. N93119, the accident aircraft After take-off, the aircraft...
16th of July 1925
A Fokker aircraft is the subject of today's look at aviation history. After looking at first flights over the last days, today in 1925 is...
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