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Timeline of Events
YearMonthDayEvent
1923 Jun 25 Smith, Richter Perform Aerial Refueling
1924 Apr 06 First Round-the-world Flight Commences
1927 Jul 04 The Lockheed Vega First Flew
1935 May 06 The First Flight Of The Curtiss P-36 Hawk
1935 Dec 17 First Flight Of The Douglas DC-3
1936 Mar 05 Supermarine Spitfire Advanced Monoplane
1938 Jun 07 The Douglas DC-4E Makes Its First Test Flight
1940 May 29 The First Flight Of The Vought F4U Corsair
1940 Oct 26 The P-51 Mustang Makes Its Maiden Flight
1942 Jun 26 The First Flight Of The Grumman F6F Hellcat
1942 Oct 01 First Flight Of The Bell XP-59 "Aircomet
1944 Aug 16 First Flight Of The Junkers Ju 287
1945 May 29 B-32 Completes First Combat Mission
1948 Jan 07 Mantell Crashes While Supposively Chasing UFO
1948 Sep 15 F-86 Aircraft Sets Speed Record At 1,080 Km/h
1952 Apr 15 The Maiden Flight Of The B-52 Stratofortress
1954 Aug 23 C-130 Hercules Aircraft First Flight
1957 Mar 17 Cebu Plane Crash Kills President, 24 Others
1958 Mar 25 Canada's Avro Arrow Makes Its First Flight
1958 May 27 The F-4 Phantom II Makes Its First Flight
1959 Jan 20 The First Flight Of The Vickers Vanguard
1969 Feb 09 First Test Flight Of The Boeing 747
1969 Oct 01 Sound Barrier Broken
1971 Sep 04 All Passengers Die In Flight 1866 Crash
1974 Mar 03 Airliner Crash Near Paris Kills 346
1974 May 30 The Airbus A300 Enters Service
1977 Nov 22 British Airways Inaugurates London - New York Service
1979 Mar 14 Trident Crashes In Beijing, Kills 200
1990 Feb 14 92 Killed With Plane Crash In India
1990 Dec 03 1990 Wayne County Airport Collision Kills 8
1994 Jun 12 Boeing 777 Makes Its First Flight
1996 Feb 29 Faucett Flight 251 Crashes In The Andes
1997 Dec 19 SilkAir Flight 185 Crashes
1999 Oct 09 The Last Flight Of The SR-71
2005 Aug 02 Toronto: Air France 358 Crashes
2011 Jan 09 Iran Air Flight 277 Crashes In Orumiyeh