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9 April 1997 – official roll out of F-22 ´Raptor´

9 April 2021 Jacek Domański

The F-22 fighter aircraft was unveiled during an official roll out ceremony at Marietta, Georgia. The roots of an Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) programme go back to 1981. At that time, the USAF issued an […]

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2 April 1937 – SAAB company is founded

2 April 2021 Jacek Domański

Svenska Aeroplan AktieBolag (SAAB) company is founded. ´Our country should manufacture its own weapons as much as possible. We have good shipyards and armouries but we have no production in the country for warplanes.´ These […]

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26 March 1931 – Swissair airline was formed

25 March 2021 Jacek Domański

On 26th March 1931, two Swiss airlines – Ad Astra Aero (founded in 1919) and Balair (founded in 1925) – merged to create a new company named Schweizerische Luftverkehr-AG / S.A. Suisse pour la Navigation […]

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12 March 1938 – first flight of PZL.44 Wicher

11 March 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

Maiden flight of PZL.44 Wicher (English: Gale), a prototype of Polish two-engine airliner. The inter-war years were a period when aviation truly boomed all over the world. Especially in the 1930s, the popularity of air […]

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26 February 1937 – First flight of Fiat G.50 Freccia

26 February 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

First flight of Fiat G.50 Freccia (English: Arrow), an Italian fighter aircraft. The Fiat G.50 Freccia was created to meet the demand of Regia Aeronautica (the Italian Air Force) for a modern interceptor aircraft. In […]

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19 February 1942 – Japanese air raid on Darwin

19 February 2021 Jacek Domański

Japanese air raid on Darwin, being both the first and largest air attack on Australia. At that time the city of Darwin was not only a capital of the Northern Territory but also – despite […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

12 February 1914 – ´Ilya Muromets´ performed a demonstration flight

12 February 2021 Jacek Domański

The second prototype of ´Ilya Muromets´ performed a demonstration flight with 16 passengers, setting a new world record for number of passengers carried. Although Igor Sikorsky is usually associated with helicopter industry and known as […]

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5 February 1960 – maiden flight of PZL TS-11 ´Iskra´

5 February 2021 Jacek Domański

Maiden flight of PZL TS-11 ´Iskra´, a Polish jet trainer aircraft. The idea of creating a jet-powered trainer for the Polish Air Force was born in the middle of 1950s, upon the introduction of jet […]

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29 January 2010 – maiden flight of Sukhoi PAK FA

29 January 2021 Jacek Domański

Maiden flight of Sukhoi PAK FA prototype, the aircraft also known as Sukhoi T-50 (company designation) and then as Su-57 (NATO reporting name: Felon, although unconfirmed). The roots of a Russian new generation fighter programme […]

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22 January 1970 – Boeing 747 enters the regular service

21 January 2021 Jacek Domański

Boeing 747 enters the regular service, performing its first scheduled passenger flight with Pan Am airline, on the New York – London route. Yes, it really has been more than a half of the century […]

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