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On This Day in Aviation History: October 7th

Happy birthday to Air France and KLM! Also, the first photos ever captured of the dark side of the moon are captured by the Soviets' Luna 3 probe.
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On This Day in Aviation History: November 15th

A day of eight crashes kill a total of 363 people, the first transpolar round-the-world flight takes off, the first flight of the Heinkel He 219 Uhu, and more...
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First successful flight of the Wright Flyer in 1903, for which the Wright Brothers filed a patent on March 23, 1902.

Today in Aviation History: March 23rd

The Wright Brothers file a patent for their motorized flying machine, a FedEx MD-11 crashes in Tokyo, an Aeroflot A310 crashes when he lets his children take over the controls, and more...
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A VC-25 passes over the Statue of Liberty during a controversial photo shoot.

On This Day in Aviation History: January 26th

The US Air Force takes delivery of the first Boeing 747 version of Air Force One. NASA launches Ranger 3 to the Moon, Glenn Curtiss flies the first seaplane and more...
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Sequence of China Airlines Flight 006 during its two and a half minute, 30,000-foot dive.

February 19th in Aviation History: First Flight of the Boeing 757, Japanese Warplanes Attack Australia

The Boeing 757 makes its maiden test flight, Lufthansa lines up to be the first 737 customer, a TWA plane crashes in New Mexico, and more...
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