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Nov. 3, 1926: The Boeing F2B makes its first flight. The F2B was a U.S.
Navy biplane fighter aircraft in the 1920s, familiar to aviation enthusiasts of
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the era as the craft of the Three Sea Hawks aerobatic flying team, famous
for its tied-together formation flying. Initially the Boeing Model 69, it was
inspired by the results of tests on the FB-6, which was powered by a Pratt
& Whitney R-1340B Wasp radial engine. Delivery began on Jan. 20, 1928,
with some assigned to fighter squadron VF-1B and others to bomber
squadron VF-2B, both operating from the carrier USS Saratoga. In 1927, Lt.
D. W. “Tommy” Tomlinson, commanding officer of VF-2B, created the first
U.S. Naval aerobatic team. The team used three Boeing F2B-1 fighters. Its
first unofficial demonstration in January 1928 at San Francisco gave rise to a
popular nickname: “Suicide Trio” although officially the team was called “Three
Sea Hawks. The first public performance as an official team representing
the Navy was between Sept. 8 and 16, during National Air Races week at
Mines Field (now Los Angeles International Airport). In this photograph, The
Three Seahawks perform in 1928.

Nov. 2, 1947: With Howard Hughes at the controls, the
Oct. 30, 1964: Bell’s Lunar Landing Research Vehicle Hughes H-4 Hercules, also known as the “Spruce Goose,”
makes its first flight, traveling at 135 mph for about a
made its first flight, piloted by Joe Walker. The LLRV
was developed by the NASA Flight Research Center to mile at an altitude of 70 feet over Long Beach Harbor in
California with 32 people on board. Both the largest flying
simulate a lunar landing profile for research and lunar
pilot training for NASA’s Apollo program. Nicknamed boat and the aircraft with the largest wingspan (319 feet
11 inches) ever built, it was never flown again.
the Flying Bedstead, two LLRVs were built. The
research vehicles were vertical take-off vehicles that
used a single jet engine mounted on a gimbal so that Nov. 4, 1990:
it always pointed vertically. During the
first official
Nov. 2, 1929: The Ninety-Nines: demonstration of
International Organization of Women its supercruise
Pilots, also known as 99s, was founded. capability,
The 99s, is an organization that provides the Northrop-
networking, mentoring, and flight McDonnell
scholarship opportunities to recreational and Douglas YF-23A
professional female pilots. The organization No. 1 accelerated
was founded by 26 licensed women to Mach 1.43 at
pilots. Amelia Earhart called for a meeting 42,000 feet without
of female pilots in 1929. All 117 women afterburners.
pilots licensed at the time were invited,
and the group is named for the 99 of them
who attended the meeting or expressed an
interest in forming a group.

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