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September 13th in Aviation History: Airbus Beluga makes her maiden flight

Air traffic resumes for the first time following the 9/11 attacks, a Spantax Airlines DC-10 crashes in Spain, the first fixed-wing aircraft flies in Europe and more...
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September 29th in Aviation History

The US Navy disbands the Jolly Rogers Squadron (VF-84) in 1995...watch a clip of their F-14s going up against WW2 Japanese Zeros! Also, the Lockheed Martin F-22 makes its first flight, NASA launches STS-26, the first Space Shut...
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The vertical stabilizer of American Airlines Flight 587 is lifted out of Jamaica Bay. (Photo by NTSB)

American Airlines Flight 587 Crash: November 12 in Aviation History

American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in New York, Saudi Arabian and Kazakh jets collide, Delta orders 60 Boeing 757s, and more...
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Rockets are not meant to turn that way

On This Day in Aviation History: February 14th

The crashes of Belvia Flight 1834 and Indian Airlines Flight 605, China’s Long March 3 rocket kills villagers in a launch accident, India receives its first Soviet-built fighters, the first GPS satellite launched and more.
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On This Day in Aviation History: November 11th

The British government rescues the Rolls-Royce RB211 project, Gemini 12 launches, United Airlines Flight 227 crashes, the ME-109 sets a speed record, and more...
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