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February 21st in Aviation History: Libyan Airliner Shot Down, Photos of 757 Gushing Fuel

Photos of a Thomas Cook 757 gushing fuel are captured by a planespotter, Libyan Airlines Flight 114 is shot down by Israelis, ANA’s first international flight, Santa Barbara Flight 518 crashes in Venezuela, and more...
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Kobe Airport during construction in 2003, as seen from the NASA Earth Observatory spacecraft

February 16th in Aviation History: Kobe Airport Opens on Man-Made Island, First Production Airbus A310 Unveiled

The F-8 Crusader makes its first flight, Kobe Airport opens on a man-made island in Japan, Airbus rolls out the first production A310, China Airlines Flight 676 crashes in Taiwan, and more...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis leaves the launch pad for the first time in 1985. (Photo by NASA)

X-15 Sets New Airspeed Record, History’s First Mid-Air Collision: October 3 in Aviation History

Space Shuttle Atlantis leaves earth for the first time, an X-15 flies Mach 6.72, history's first midair collision, and more...
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Today in Aviation History: March 3rd

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world without refueling, the crashes of United Flight 585, Turkish Flight 981, Mohawk Flight 405 and a Canadian Pacific Airlines Comet. Qantas flies to Tokyo, NACA i...
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On This Day in Aviation History: May 15th

Final launch of the Mercury program, the world's first flight attendant is hired, Britain makes its first bombing runs over Germany, Mickey Mouse debuts in Plane Crazy, and more...
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