Senator John H. Glenn, Jr., 1998. (NASA) 29 October 1998: Senator John Herschel Glenn, Jr., the first American to orbit the Earth, returned to space as a member of the… 102 more words

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The prototype Bell Model 430, C-GBLL, in flight, circa 1994. (Bell Helicopter TEXTRON) A “dog ship” is an aircraft retained by a manufacturer for engineering development testing. 1,138 more words

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McDonnell Douglas F-4E-67-MC Phantom II, 78-0744, the last of 5,057 Phantoms built at St. Louis, 25 October 1979. (McDonnell Douglas Corporation) 25 October 1979: The 5,057th and very last Phantom II—an F-4E-67-MC, U.S. 108 more words

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The first formally recognised, sustained, powered, heavier-than-air flight in the UK took off 110 years ago.

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Harry Tucker’s Lockheed Vega, NX4769. (National Archives) 24–25 October 1928: Captain Charles B.D. Collyer, Air Service, United States Army, and Harry J. Tucker flew Tucker’s Lockheed Vega, NX4769, from New York to Los Angeles, non-stop, in 24 hours, 55 minutes. 901 more words

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