NYCAviation:
On This Day in Aviation History: August 8th

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.

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