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Today in Aviation History: March 10th

The first flight to exceed 1,000 mph, US forces firebomb Tokyo, the world's first nighttime flight, and more...
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Space Shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, concluding its 39th and final mission

March 9th in Aviation History: Space Shuttle Discovery Completes Final Mission

Space Shuttle Discovery completes its 39th and final mission, TWA Flight 553 crashes in Ohio, the US bombs Tokyo, and more...
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Departures board in Charles De Gaulle Airport's Terminal 2E. (Photo by Matt Molnar)

March 8th in Aviation History: Charles De Gaulle Airport Opens for Service, First Woman Receives Pilot License

Cebu Pacific begins operations, Paris-Charles De Gaulle Airport opens for flights, Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license, and more...
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The X-15 became the first manned aircraft to exceed Mach 4 on this day in 1961.

March 7th in Aviation History: The X-15 Breaks Mach 4, Kepler Space Observatory is Launched

The X-15 exceeds Mach 4, a British engineer flies in an inflatable airplane, the crashes of Northwest Flight 307, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 and a Skymaster Airlines 707, and more...
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Today in Aviation History: March 5th

Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 overruns at Burbank, launches of Landsat 3 and Explorer 2, crashes of BOAC 911, Palair Macedonian 301, Lake Central, first flight of the Spitfire and lots more.
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