Alberto Santos-Dumont’s 14-bis: On November 12, 1906, the 14-bis, a canard biplane, with an Antoinette V-8, producing 24 horsepower flew 220 meters in 21.5 seconds, marking one of the first public flights of a heavier-than-air machine in Europe. #AviationHistory#SantosDumont#Avgeeks#Paris#BRASIL
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When this book came out in 1968, WWII had only been over for 23 years. The Aircraft Carrier had been around as a concept about 23 years old when the War was fought too, so this was a New Weapon in WWI...
In April 1976,a TAP Boeing 747 was sold to PIA and carried a 5th engine under the wings on a ferry flight to Karachi.The rare photo,taken in London,shows the aircraft with a Pakistani registration and still in the colors of the Portuguese flag carrier.🇵🇹 #AviationHistory#TAP#PIA#Boeing747#Avgeeks
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Sep 23, 1924: Thousands welcomed three Douglas World Cruisers as the pilots flew the planes into #SantaMonica’s#aviationhistorycdnc.ucr.edu?a=d&d=DNLA19...
It finally happened! I've encountered one of my titles in the wild for the first time, and it's my latest Flight Craft from @penswordbooks, the B-52! This is a big moment for me, so excuse me while I do the dance! #avgeek#boeingb52#aviationhistory#militaryhistory
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Early in the Cold War, Anti Aircraft suppression had to be done with ECM- jamming- or full missions dedicated to flak suppression. Radars were things to be noted and avoided, or whole side missions de...
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By the time we get to Volume 12 of the Pacific Profiles series, the Allies are totally ascendant. 1945 brings the P-51 and F-6 Mustang to the Pacific War theater, fresh of its role in ending the Luftw...
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