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O.T.D.I.A.H.

On This Day IAviation 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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9th of July 2005, Blog #607

A 1943-built de Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide was operating short pleasure flights from Duxford Aerodrome (Cambridgeshire, England) on...

2nd of July 2015, Blog #606

A 1974 built de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 was operating a series of scheduled passenger flights between several islands in...

25th of June 2021, Blog #605

With a crew of two onboard a Shorts 360-300 cargo aircraft was being flown on a Check Flight (FAA Part 135) in the Class B airspace in...

19th of June 1980, Blog #604

A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R was operating a scheduled domestic cargo flight from San Jose (California, USA), via Wilmington...

11th of June 2013, Blog #603

A 1972-built Beechcraft A100 King Air was flying from Moosonee Airport to Kapuskasing (both in the province of Ontario, Canada) on this...

3rd of June 2017, Blog #602

A 50-year-old Fokker F-27 Friendship Mk.600 was operating a cargo flight transporting ~5000 kilograms of relief supplies (food) from...

28th of May 2003, Blog #601

With a crew of 2 and 8 passengers on board a Cessna 560 Citation had departed Hannover (Germany) for a charter flight to Leeds Bradford...

15th of May 2003, Blog #599

A Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster had completed two flights and was being readied for a positioning flight from Lorain County Regional...

7th of May 2004, Blog #598

Just before 21.30 (lt) at the mining airstrip of Ganes Creek (Alaska, USA) the crew (pilot & copilot) of a Douglas C-54 Skymaster was...

30th of April 2017, Blog #597

A Boeing 737-7M2 was operating a domestic scheduled service between Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport and Soyo Airport (Angola) on this day...

23rd of April 2003, Blog #596

A Beechcraft 99A (Build in 1969) was operating a domestic scheduled flight from Saskatoon Airport to Prince Albert Airport (both in the...

9th of April 2016, Blog #594

A nearly 50-year-old de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter was operating parachutist dropping flights out on Fentress Airpark (Texas, USA)...

2nd of April 2022, Blog #593

À year ago on this date, a Learjet 75 was being operated on an FAA Part 91: General aviation - Personal flight from Atlanta-Fulton County...

19 of March 2004, Blog #591

A Gates Learjet 35A was operating a cargo flight from Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport (Ohio, USA) to Utica-Oneida County...

4th of March 2020, Blog #589

With a crew of two (Instructor and student) a Diamond DA 42 NG Twin Star was being operated as a training flight on this day in aviation...

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