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XP-47B, AKA the P-47 Thunderbolt, AKA "The Jug" first flew on May 6th, 1941. The aircraft proved impressive in its first trials, the prototype had achieved a level speed of 412 mph at 25,800 ft altitude, and had demonstrated a climb...
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April 23rd, 1967, at 00:32 UTC, Soyuz 1 launched away from Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov, the first Soviet cosmonaut to fly in space twice.Shortly after launch, problems began when one solar panel failed to unfold, leading...
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The majestic return of Space Shuttle Columbia on her maiden flight STS-1 The dream is alive! When Space Shuttle Columbia touched down, nobody was aware of just how lucky her crew was to make it home. The orbiter's heat shield was...
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April 14, 1986: The United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps carried out simultaneous coordinated air strikes, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, against Libya in retaliation for the West Berlin discotheque bombing ten days earlier, which U.S. President Ronald...
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Sometimes, aviation history is downright awesome! In WW2, RAF Spitfire pilots, in a demonstration of sheer ingenuity, came up with an idea for boosting the morale of the Allied ground troops. During the war, the Heneger and Constable brewerys donated...
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