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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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17th of September 2003, Hard Landing, Blog #617
With a crew of three and four passengers onboard a British Aerospace 3012 (Jetstream 31) was operating a scheduled flight between...
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Sep 17, 20233 min read
10th of September 2004, Birdstrike, Blog #616
A 1989-built Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III was operating a domestic Cargo Charter flight under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) from...
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Sep 10, 20232 min read
3rd of September 2021, Runway Overrun, Blog #615
A 2002 Raytheon 390 Premier I Business Jet was operating a charter flight from Indianapolis International Airport (Indiana, USA) to...
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Sep 3, 20232 min read
27th of August 2015, Asymmetric Thrust, Blog #614
A,2002 built, Cessna 750 Citation X was operating a positioning flight to Toluca Airport (Mexico) on this day in 2015. As the aircraft...
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Aug 27, 20232 min read
21st of August 2021, Nose Landing Gear Failure, Blog #613
After being towed to the parking stand (at Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, Florida USA), from which it would depart, the Nose Landing...
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Aug 20, 20233 min read
12th of August 2015, Engine Failure, Blog #612
A 1987-built, Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster was operating a cargo flight between San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (Puerto...
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Aug 13, 20232 min read
5th of August 2016, Runway Overrun, Blog #611
A, nearly, 25-year-old Boeing 737-476(SF), powered by two CFM International CFM 56-3 C1 engines, was scheduled to operate a cargo flight...
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Aug 6, 20232 min read
30th of July 2000, fuel contamination, Blog #610
The pilot of a Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche was preparing his aircraft for a flight from Elmsett to Blackpool (United Kingdom), with one...
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Jul 30, 20233 min read
23rd of July 2006 - Nose Gear Collapse - Blog #609
With only the pilot on board, a Cessna 402B departed Bimini International Airport (Bahamas) at 16.30 lt (local time) for a short...
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Jul 23, 20232 min read
16th of July 2004 - Runway Overrun - Blog #608
With 22 people (2 pilots and 20 parachutists) on board, an Antonov AN-28 was getting ready for its seventh flight of the day on this day...
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Jul 16, 20233 min read
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...
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Jul 9, 20232 min read
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...
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Jul 1, 20233 min read
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...
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Jun 25, 20232 min read
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...
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Jun 18, 20232 min read
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...
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Jun 11, 20232 min read
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...
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Jun 2, 20232 min read
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...
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May 28, 20233 min read
20th of May 2018, Blog #600!!
A 2006 built Gulfstream G200 Galaxy was scheduled to operate a training flight at Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport in China....
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May 20, 20232 min read
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...
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May 14, 20232 min read
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...
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May 6, 20232 min read
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