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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: November 9th

A fire breaks out on a Boeing 787, the launches of Apollo 4 and Venus Express, first flight of the Lockheed Constitution, the X-15 reaches new heights, and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History

This Day in Aviation History: November 3rd

Launches of Mariner 10 and Sputnik 2, a parachute escape by Charles Lindbergh, the first test flight of an all-metal airship, and more...
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The Why, How and Where of Flight Diversions

While diversions do happen frequently, the decision to land a plane perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles from its destination is not taken lightly. A look at why planes divert and how pilots, dispatchers and managers choose w...
by Phil Derner Jr.
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Aviation News

October 21st in Aviation History

A Cessna vanishes after reporting a UFO, an airline merger is completed to form British Caledonian, the Japanese launch the first Kamikaze attack, and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: October 11th

Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first president to fly, NASA launches the 100th Space Shuttle mission, a Congo Airlines 727 is shot down, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.
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