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2012-01-13, 11:10 AM
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On This Day in Aviation History: January 13th (http://nycaviation.com/2012/01/on-this-day-in-aviation-history-january-13th/)

The Air Florida Flight 90 disaster takes 78 lives in Washington DC, and an Uzbekistan Yak-42 crashes in Tashkent. In happier news, Igor Sikorsky makes the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight, Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-54, and an ejection seat is used for the first time.
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