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On This Day in Aviation History: September 11th

Four airliners are hijacked and intentionally crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania in 2001, killing 2,993; A Continental EMB120 crashes at IAH in 1991; Eastern flight 212 crashes in CLT...
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On This Day in Aviation History: September 7th

Three military milestones: 101 years ago today, the US Army established its first air field. In 1942, Consolidated's C-32 Dominator made its maiden flight. In 1997, the F-22 Raptor took off for the first time.
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On This Day in Aviation History: September 19th

A bomb takes down UTA Flight 772, Israel launches their first satellite, a Turkish Airlines 727 hits a mountain, some farm animals fly a balloon, and more...
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A Pan American Sikorsky S-42 flying boat taking off. (Photo by US Navy)

Pan Am Begins First Mainland Flights to Hawaii, Harriet Quimby First Woman to Fly Across English Channel: April 16th in Aviation History

Pan Am flies from San Francisco to Hawaii with a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat, Harriet Quimby crosses the English Channel, Apollo 16 launches for the Moon, Canada forms its first air force, and more...
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Today in Aviation History: February 23rd

A B-2 stealth bomber crashes in Guam, a fire breaks out aboard the Mir space station, the first experimental coast-to-coast airmail flight, and more...
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