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2010-08-08, 02:21 PM
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On This Day in Aviation History: August 8th (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nycaviation/~3/cV4-bV-lGpU/)

On this date in 1908, the Wright Flyer makes its first public flight; in 1929, Graf Zeppelin takes off on the first round-the-world journey by an airship; in 1946, the Convair B-36 takes to the air for the first time; and in 1989, Shuttle Columbia goes on a secret Department of Defense mission.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nycaviation?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nycaviation?a=cV4-bV-lGpU:Tr1-PKtoUVs:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nycaviation?i=cV4-bV-lGpU:Tr1-PKtoUVs:V_sGLiPBpWU (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nycaviation?a=cV4-bV-lGpU:Tr1-PKtoUVs:V_sGLiPBpWU) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nycaviation?i=cV4-bV-lGpU:Tr1-PKtoUVs:gIN9vFwOqvQ (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nycaviation?a=cV4-bV-lGpU:Tr1-PKtoUVs:gIN9vFwOqvQ) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nycaviation?d=qj6IDK7rITs (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nycaviation?a=cV4-bV-lGpU:Tr1-PKtoUVs:qj6IDK7rITs)
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