On 15th March 1960, the B-58 Hustler supersonic strategic bomber began its operational service with the United States Air Force. That first operational bomber in the world capable of Mach 2 maximum speed, performed its […]
On 8th March 1954, Sikorsky S-58 medium rotorcraft performed its maiden flight. The new American military helicopter was initially developed for the US Navy and intended for anti-submarine warfare. The rotorcraft was based on the […]
On 4th March 1954, “Tony” LeVier, official test pilot of the Lockheed company, took-off for the first time in a prototype of a new fighter – XF-104, later developed into a well-known F-104 Starfighter. The […]
On 23rd February 1934, Lockheed Model 10 Electra airliner performed its first flight. The aircraft was flown by Marshall E. Headle, an American test pilot known for his cooperation with Lockheed Aircraft, and who participated […]
On 16th January 2024, another edition of Sentry Aloha aerial combat training began. Hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard, the exercise involves more than 700 personnel and 46 aircraft from the United States armed […]
On 11th January 2024, the 9th Air Refueling Squadron officially retired one of its KC-10 Extender tankers, the aircraft that was assigned the flagship duty. The event was related to withdrawal of that trimotor air-to-air […]
On 26th January 1950, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the United States Air Force took-off from Anchorage, Alaska and headed Great Falls in Montana. After approximately two hours of flight, contact with the aeroplane was […]
On 14th January 1942 (or 13th January, according to some sources), a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky and designated Vought-Sikorsky VS-316 (aka XR-4, under its USAAF designation) performed its maiden flight, piloted by Les Morris, […]
On 12th January 1879, American aviation pioneer, Calbraith Perry Rodgers, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Calbraith Perry Rodgers was born into a well-known family of naval commanders. Among his ancestors were Commodore John Rodgers (born […]
On 29th December 1931, the Grumman FF biplane fighter aircraft performed its maiden flight. The October of 1929 was mainly marked by catastrophic collapse of American stock market, commonly known as the Great Crash and […]
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