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On This Day in Aviation History

Lynyrd Skynyrd Tour Plane Crashes in Mississippi: October 20 in Aviation History

Posted October 20, 2012 by NYCAviation Staff

Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd are killed in a plane crash, a huge air race from England to Australia takes off, and more…

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A US Air Force Boeing VC-25 (SAM 29000) flies over Mount Rushmore. (Photo by US Air Force)
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Pentagon Frustrated With Boeing After Moving Air Force One Work to Texas

Posted September 17, 2012 by Matt Molnar

The Pentagon has fired off a sternly-worded letter to Boeing regarding the airframer’s move of Air Force One repairs from Kansas to Texas.

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A U.S. Air Force Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft returns to the fight after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a mission over Iraq on June 10, 2008
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US Air Force Pilot Rescued After F-16 Crashes Into Ocean Near Japan

Posted July 22, 2012 by Matt Molnar

A US Air Force pilot was plucked out of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after his F-16 jet went down 250 miles northeast of Japan’s Hokkaido Island.

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Video: Huge Air Force C-17 Cargo Jet Mistakenly Lands at Tiny Florida Airport

Posted July 21, 2012 by Phil Derner Jr.

The NJ-based crew of a huge Air Force C-17 Globemaster may be looking for work after mistakenly landing at a tiny airport in Florida.

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World’s First Jet Plane Takes Off in Nazi Germany: July 18 in Aviation History

Posted July 18, 2012 by NYCAviation Staff

The world’s first jet plane makes its first flight, John Glenn is born, the first female 747 captain takes off, and more.

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The C-124 Globemaster served as a transport workhorse well into the Vietnam War. (Photo by US Air Force)
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Alaska Wreckage Belongs to Air Force C-124 Globemaster Missing Since 1952

Posted June 28, 2012 by BNO News

The aircraft wreckage found on a glacier near Anchorage is believed to be a plane that went missing in 1952 with 52 people on board.

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Video: US Air Force Boeing X-37B Space Plane Lands at Vandenberg Air Force Base

Posted June 17, 2012 by NYCAviation Staff

US Air Force footage of the secret X-37B space plane landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 16, 2012 at 5:48 AM local time. The plane’s mission has not been disclosed.

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Air Force Pilots Balk at Flying the World’s Most Expensive Fighter Jet

Posted May 1, 2012 by Cora Currier, ProPublica

The pricey F-22 Raptor jet has just gotten back up in the air, but the safety problem that grounded it doesn’t seem to be resolved.

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Hubble Space Telescope is Launched, Longest Flight by a UAV: April 24th in Aviation History

Posted April 24, 2012 by NYCAviation Staff

Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope on Space Shuttle Discovery, a Global Hawk UAV flies from California to Australia nonstop, heli-logging pioneers Columbia Helicopters is founded, LOT Polish Airlines launches service to New York, and more…

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Big Flocking Deal: Air Force Two Hits Birds While Landing in California

Posted April 21, 2012 by Matt Molnar

An Air Force plane carrying Vice President Joe Biden suffered a bird strike while landing in southern California late this week.

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