In 1911… The first practical seaplane is flown. Built and flown by American Glenn Curtiss, it lands and takes off in the waters off San Diego, California.
In 1939… : The Boeing Model 314 Clipper is given permission by the Civil Aeronautics Authority to be used for commercial service by Pan American Airways.
In 1945… The McDonnell XFD-1 prototype of the FH-1 Phantom naval jet fighter makes its first flight.
In 1951… First flight of Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket supersonic research aircraft is made. It is launched from underneath its B-29 mother-ship and exceeds Mach 1 (the speed of sound) in a dive.
In 1953… EAA holds first meeting at Curtiss-Wright Field in Milwaukee. The first EAA Fly-In was held in September of 1953, in conjunction with the Milwaukee Air Pageant, which Poberezny had helped organize in 1950. Fewer than 50 airplanes were registered at the inaugural event — a far cry from the 12,000 airplanes the week-long event attracts today at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Convention became too big for its Milwaukee home and moved to Rockford Municipal Airport in Rockford, Illinois in 1959. Continued growth prompted EAA to move to its current location in 1970. Now known as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the convention is the largest and most significant aviation event in the U.S.
In 1984… The U.S. Army accepts the first production model of the Hughes/McDonnell Douglas AH-64A.
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