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30 May 1944 – maiden flight of Pilatus SB-2 Pelikan

29 May 2025 Jacek Domański

On 30th May 1944, the Swiss-developed SB-2 Pelikan (English: pelican) light transport aircraft, performed its maiden flight. In 1938, the then Swiss Eidgenössisches Luftamt (Federal Aviation Office) launched the programme of new light transport aircraft, […]

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18 April 1952 – first flight of Convair YB-60

17 April 2025 Jacek Domański

On 18th April 1952, prototype of Convair YB-60 long-range heavy bomber, successfully performed its maiden flight. The story of YB-60 starts already in the early 1940s, when the US military authorities issued the first requirement […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

11 April 1952 – maiden flight of Piasecki YH-21

10 April 2025 Jacek Domański

On 11th April 1952, prototype of YH-21 rotorcraft, successfully performed its first flight. The helicopter was designed by Frank N. Piasecki, the American aviation engineer and rotorcraft pioneer, and was developed in response to the […]

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28 March 1910 – maiden flight of Fabre Hydravion

27 March 2025 Jacek Domański

On 28th March 1910, an experimental floatplane developed by Henri Fabre, performed its first flight marking the aviation history with the first successful take-off of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft from water. The first floatplane in […]

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21 March 1971 – maiden flight of Westland Lynx

20 March 2025 Jacek Domański

On 21st March 1971, the new British multi-purpose helicopter, designated Westland Lynx, performed its first flight. Development process focused on creation of the new British rotorcraft, named WG.13 and intended for both civil and military […]

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7 March 1932 – maiden flight of Junkers Ju 52/3m

6 March 2025 Jacek Domański

On 7th March 1932, the new version of Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft, powered by three BMW 132 radial engines, made its first flight. The Junkers Ju 52 was created in 1930, initially being just […]

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28 February 1959 – maiden flight of Sud Aviation/Aérospatiale SA-316 Alouette III

27 February 2025 Milan Doležal

On 28th February 1959, prototype of Alouette III (English: lark) rotorcraft performed its maiden flight. The helicopter was developed from an earlier design, created in the early 1950s by Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du […]

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21 February 1951 – the first non-stop, non-refuelled transatlantic flight by a jet aircraft

20 February 2025 Jacek Domański

On 21st February 1951, an English Electric Canberra B.2 bomber aircraft performed the flight from Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to Gander, Newfoundland. It was the first non-stop, non-refuelled transatlantic flight by a jet aircraft, as […]

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10 January 1935 – maiden flight of Latécoère 521

9 January 2025 Jacek Domański

On 10th January 1935, the French six engine, double deck long-range flying boat Latécoère 521, performed its first flight. The Latécoère 521 was one of many seaplanes designed and built by Pierre-Georges Latécoère, the French […]

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Operation Estrella Polar III – presidential visit at the South Pole

8 January 2025 Jacek Domański

On 3rd January 2025, the President of Chile Gabriel Boric, landed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, therefore beginning the first official visit of Latin American president at the South Pole. The presidential flight was […]

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