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Israel Air Force Museum, Hatzerim Israeli Air Force Base, Beersheba, Israel (03/05/2009) | ||||
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8 August 1908 (France) — Wilbur Wright makes his first flight in Europe by flying the Wright “Flyer A” from the racetrack at Hunaudières, 5 miles south of Le Mans, France.
8 August 1910 (USA) — The first aircraft tricycle landing gear is installed on the United States Army’s Wright airplane.
8 August 1929 (Germany) — The Zeppelin LZ-127 “Graf Zeppelin” makes the first flight around the world by an airship. Capt.ed by Hugo Eckener, the airship makes its 21,500-mile circumnavigation in 21 days and 7 hours.
8 August 1949 (USA) — The Douglas Aircraft Company and Monsanto Chemical Company develop a non-flammable hydraulic fluid for use in the Douglas “Super DC-3.”
8 August 1949 (USA) — The second Lockheed F-90 twin-jet penetration fighter goes to Muroc Air Force Base for flight tests.
8 August 1949 (USA) — The revenue pounds hauled in and out of the San Francisco Airport has increased 978% in the past decade.
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