27th of April 2005
Not that long ago, only 16 years ago, this famous aircraft made its first flight. The project started already in 1988 as the...
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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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26th of April 1917
On This Day In Aviation History, Pacific Aero Products changed its name. Started in 1916 the factory was located in a former boathouse on...
25th of April 1868
On This Day In Aviation History the man that would later design and build the first all-metal aircraft was born, his name John Bevins...
24th of April 1933
On This Day In Aviation History, another rather unknown aircraft made its first flight, The Grumman JF Duck. Designed for the US Navy and...
23rd of April 1996
This blog brings us back 25 years to 1996. This was the day that the Extra EA-400 got air under its wings for the first time. The...
22th of April 1958
Today we travel back to 1958, on this day in that year the Vertol Model 107 performed its first flight. The V107 was envisaged as the...
21st of April 2011
After yesterday's entry into service of the Il-18, today we look at another entry into service of a Russian airliner. This time the...
20th of April 1959
It is 1959 and Aeroflot puts its new turboprop into service. The first steps for the development of the aircraft were set in 1954. some 3...
19th of April 1945
Today marks the 76th birthday of IATA. IATA was founded in Havana, Cuba, on 19 April 1945. It is the prime vehicle for inter-airline...
18th of April 1977
Whether you believe in guardian angels or divine intervention or just luck, on this day in aviation history the crew and passengers of a...
17th of April 2021
The "On This Date In Aviation History" blog for today was celebrating the history of FedEx. In light of the tragic events at the FedEx...
16th of April 1973
On this day in aviation history, we will have a short look at the Embraer Emb110 Bandeirante which entered into service with the (now...
15th of April 2010
After a second eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland, a large part of the European Controlled Aerospace was closed for fear of the...
14th of April 1966
As we see fewer and fewer Boeing 747 aircraft in active duty, the 14th of April 1966 saw the 1st order in the books! On This Day In...
13th of April 1989
On this day in aviation history, the 578-DX made its first flight. 578-DX ?? May be Pratt & Whitney / Alison prop-fan 578-DX engine rings...
12th of April 1961
Although this is an aviation blog, the events of the 12th of April 1961 warrant a little step into space. They don't call it "Aerospace"...
11th of April 1908
Three in a row, after a turboprop speed record, a biplane speed record today another speed record. This time the scene is set in France,...
10th of April 1931
What happened in aviation on this day in 1931? Well, another aviation record was set, again a speed record. This time single-engine...
9th of April 1960
This was another day where a record got broken, not an altitude record but a speed record. A TU-114 Rossiya four-engine turboprop...
8th of April 1931
90 years ago to date a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro sat on the ground at Pitcairn Field (Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania...
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