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On This Day In Aviation History
On this blog, V2 Aviation will post interesting facts about dates in aviation history.
Aviation has come a long way since Leonardo da Vinci drew his Vitruvian Man around 1490, now a well-known image in Human Factors. Or what to think about the famous helicopter the "aerial screw" he drew in the late 1480s?
Historical facts from the history books of aviation, you'll find them on this page! A look back, like the background picture.
Just a short read, not more than a couple of minutes of your time.
Come back regularly to learn some interesting aviation facts!
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Apr 21, 20243 min read
2oth of April 2004, Ground Collision Blog #648
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 was scheduled to perform a scheduled service between Rome and Trieste (Italy) on the 20th of April 2004. The...
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Apr 14, 20244 min read
15th of April 1988, Production/Maintenance Error(s), Blog #647
With 37 passengers, two pilots and one cabin attendant a deHavilland DHC-8-102 was scheduled to operate a flight from Seattle to Spokane...
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Apr 7, 20242 min read
8th of April 2022, Foreign Object Debris, Blog #646
With a crew of two, 12 passengers and some cargo a Douglas DC3T was scheduled to operate a flight from InÃrida-César Gaviria Trujillo...
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Mar 31, 20243 min read
1st of April 2011, Elevator Surface Disbonding, Blog #645
After all required (maintenance) checks had been carried out the crew of a Dornier 228-212 was getting ready for their flight from ...
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Mar 23, 20243 min read
24th of March 2015, Engine Failure, Blog #644
A Cessna 208B had taken off from Tulsa International Airport (Oklahoma, USA) for a post-maintenance test flight at 15:oo lt (local time)....
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Mar 17, 20242 min read
17th of March 1977, Training Flight, Blog #643
On the fourth day of a conversion training program at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, a Boeing 707-436 was to be used on a training flight....
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V2Aviation
Mar 10, 20242 min read
11th of March 2021, What happened?, Blog #642
With 3 occupants (a pilot and two passengers) a Cessna 421B Golden Eagle (built in 1974) was taxiing out to the 5000-foot-long runway at...
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Mar 3, 20243 min read
3rd of March 2009, Rigging issue, Blog #641
A Swearing SA226-TC Metro II was operating a scheduled passenger flight on this day in aviation history. Onboard the aircraft was a crew...
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V2Aviation
Feb 25, 20243 min read
25th of February 2017, Maintenance Error, Blog #640
A Socata TB20 was on a cross-country flight from Key West (Florida, USA) to Daytona Beach (Florida, USA) under VFR regulations. During...
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Feb 17, 20243 min read
16th of February 2018, Landing Gear Stuck, Blog #639
A 25-year-old Fokker 100 (Fokker 28 Mark 0100) was operating a scheduled passenger flight between Tehran-Mehrabad Airport and Mashad...
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Feb 11, 20243 min read
11th February 2010, Dual Engine Failure, Blog #638
An ATR 42-300 was operating a Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight between Tanjung Redep/Berau-Kalimaru Airport and Samarinda Airport,...
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Feb 4, 20242 min read
4th of February2007, Maintenance Error, Blog #637
A 1968-built McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F was operating a cargo flight (charter) from Rionegro/Medellin-José Maria Córdova Airport...
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Jan 28, 20243 min read
28th of January 2017, Maintenance Procedures, Blog #636
With a crew of four onboard, a Boeing 737-476 (SF - Special Freighter) was operating a domestic cargo flight, in Colombia, between...
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Jan 21, 20242 min read
20th of January 2015, Uncontained APU Failure, Blog #635
After boarding was completed, a Fokker 100 needed to be de-iced before commencing its passenger flight to Zurich (Switzerland) from...
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Jan 14, 20242 min read
14th of January 2002, Deer Strike, Blog #634
With only the pilots on board, a Learjet LJ-60 was operating a flight from Dallas Love Field (Texas, USA) to Troy Municipal Airport...
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Jan 7, 20242 min read
9th of January 2001, Corrosion, Blog #633
A, more than 19-year-old, Boeing 727-287 was scheduled to operate a scheduled passenger flight from Buenos Aires (Argentina) to Santa...
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Dec 31, 20233 min read
30th of December 1998, Tree Strike, Blog #632
With two crew onboard, a Falcon 20D was operating a cargo flight from Gander to St John's (both in Newfoundland Canada) on the 3oth of...
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Dec 25, 20233 min read
24th of December 2015, Brake Failure, Blog #631
With 166 souls onboard an Airbus A310-308 was operating a scheduled flight from Tehran (Iran) to Istanbul (Turkey) on this day in...
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Dec 17, 20233 min read
18 December 2007, Contaminated Wings, Blog #630
It was about 08.00 on a cold and clear morning when the pilot of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan performed its preflight activities at Bethel...
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Dec 9, 20232 min read
5th of December 1989, collision on runway, Blog #629
On the 5th of December 1989, an Airbus A320-211 was operating a scheduled domestic flight between Paris Orly Airport and Lille Lesquin...
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