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On This Day in Aviation History: November 23rd

The Air France Airbus A380 begins service to New York, first flight of the "Flying Flapjack," the crash of hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, and more...
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A US Airways Fokker stored in the desert.

March 15th in Aviation History: Fokker Stops Building Planes After 84 Years

Fokker quits building planes, Pan Am launches Airbus A300 service, and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History: May 5th

Cinco de Mayo is a busy day in aviation: Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space, Eastern Flight 855 narrowly averts near Miami, two unrelated hijackings on the same day in 1972, the merger of Air France with KLM and m...
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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: December 29th

The crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 in the Florida Everglades in 1972, as well as the crashes of a Tarom AN-24 in 1974 and Turkish Airlines Flight 278 in 1994. In 1921, two men fly a plane over NY for over 26 hours.
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