The American carrier-based fighter Grumman F8F Bearcat made its maiden flight. It was the last piston-engine fighter by Grumman. Its design incorporated solutions known to the Americans from a captured Focke-Wulf 190. 1,265 Bearcats were built.
21 August
1974
52 years ago
Maiden Flight of the Hawk
The British training aircraft BAE Hawk made its maiden flight. Over 1,000 examples of this single-engine jet low-wing monoplane have been built. The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, fly this type of aircraft.
21 August
2009
17 years ago
Polish Cross-Country Record
Pilot Marek Małolepszy, flying an SZD-56 Diana glider at Tehachapi, USA, set a Polish record in a declared straight-line flight, covering 756.326 km.
