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The crew of Concorde 001 coming down the steps at Toulouse-Blagnac on 2 March 1969: André Turcat in front, with Jacques Guignard, Henri Perrier and Michel Rétif behind him — Concorde's First Flight
March 2, 1969 · Toulouse

The first Boeing 747 outside the Everett plant on 30 September 1968, the day it was shown to the public for the first time — The First Flight of the Boeing 747
February 9, 1969 · Everett, Washington

A BOAC de Havilland Comet, en route to Johannesburg from London, breaks its journey at Entebbe in 1952 — The First Jet Airliner Service
May 2, 1952 – May 3, 1952 · London

A C-54 landing at Tempelhof in 1948, watched from the rubble — The Berlin Airlift
June 26, 1948 – September 30, 1949 · Berlin

Chuck Yeager with the Bell X-1 in 1947 — Breaking the Sound Barrier
October 14, 1947 · Muroc Army Air Field, Mojave Desert

Charles Lindbergh, in flying suit and helmet, shaking hands with an Army officer beside the Spirit of St. Louis, its name painted on the engine cowling. — Lindbergh's New York to Paris Flight
May 20, 1927 – May 21, 1927 · Roosevelt Field, Long Island

The Vickers Vimy lifting off from Lester's Field, St John's, Newfoundland, on 14 June 1919 — Alcock and Brown's Transatlantic Flight
June 14, 1919 – June 15, 1919 · Lester's Field, St John's

The inauguration of US air mail at the Washington Polo Grounds on 15 May 1918, with a Curtiss JN-4H — The First United States Air Mail
May 15, 1918 · Washington Polo Grounds

The Blériot XI on the grass at Les Baraques, men bent over its engine and a cyclist watching, as the motor is started for the cross-Channel flight. — Blériot's Channel Crossing
July 25, 1909 · Les Baraques, near Calais

The Wright Flyer just airborne over the sand at Kill Devil Hills, Orville lying prone at the controls and Wilbur running at the wingtip. — The First Powered Flight
December 17, 1903 · Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk

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