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2 December 1948 – maiden flight of Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

2 December 2022 Jacek Domański

On 2nd December 1948, Beechcraft T-34 Mentor military training aircraft performed its first flight, flown by company test pilot, Vern Carstens. In 1947, Beech Aircraft Corporation based in Wichita, Kansas, brought to market its new […]

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18 November 1930 – first flight of Boeing XP-9

18 November 2022 Jacek Domański

On 18th November 1930, Boeing XP-9 monoplane fighter aircraft, performed its maiden flight. The XP-9 (also known as Model 96, by its company designation), was the very first monoplane fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by […]

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11 November 1956 – maiden flight of Convair B-58 Hustler

10 November 2022 Jacek Domański

On 11th November 1956, prototype of Convair B-58 Hustler, supersonic strategic bomber, performed its first flight. In February of 1949, less than two years since breaking the sound barrier by Bell X-1 experimental rocket aircraft, […]

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4 November 1909 – Pigs can fly

3 November 2022 Jacek Domański

On 4th November 1909, John Moore-Brabazon made a flight with a pig placed in a wastepaper basket attached to his aeroplane, to prove that ´pigs can fly´. ´When pigs fly´ is a common phrase in […]

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21 October 1961 – first flight of Bréguet Br.1150 Atlantic

21 October 2022 Jacek Domański

On 21st October 1961, prototype of Bréguet 1150 Atlantic, long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), performed its maiden flight. In the late 1950s NATO faced a new threat – an excessive number of modern and efficient […]

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14 October 1964 – first flight of Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion

14 October 2022 Jacek Domański

On 14th October 1964, YCH-53A – prototype of heavy lift cargo helicopter (later known as Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion), performed its maiden flight. The CH-53 owns its origins to the United States Marine Corps and […]

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23 September 1910 – Jorge Chávez flies through the Pennine Alps

23 September 2022 Jacek Domański

On 23rd September 1910, Jorge Chávez took-off from Brig in Switzerland and flown through the Pennine Alps to Italy. However, his aircraft crashed during the landing, heavily injuring the pilot. Jorge Chávez Dartnell (aka Geo […]

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2nd September 1947 – maiden flight of Hawker Sea Hawk

2 September 2022 Jacek Domański

On 2nd September 1947, prototype of new Hawker jet aircraft designated P.1040 (VP401) or, following its naval designation, N.7/46, performed its first flight. Two years later, the aircraft was approved for serial production and received […]

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19 August 1940 – first flight of North American B-25 Mitchell

19 August 2022 Jacek Domański

On 19th August 1940, prototype of a twin-engine medium bomber, later known as B-25 Mitchell, performed its maiden flight at Mines Field, Los Angeles. In the late 1930s, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) […]

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17 June 1910 – first flight of powered aircraft built by Aurel Vlaicu, Romanian aviation pioneer

16 June 2022 Jacek Domański

On 17th June 1910, Vlaicu I, an aircraft built by Aurel Vlaicu, performed its maiden flight near Cotroceni Hill (Dealul Cotroceni) in Bucharest. It was the very first flight of a powered aeroplane in Romania […]

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