On This Day in Aviation History
1896 – Birth of Giovanni “Giannino” Ancillotto, Italian World War I flying ace. 1916 – First flight of the Boeing Model 2, American two-place training seaplane; it is the first “all-Boeing” design and the company’s first financial success. 1944 – U.S. Navy Lt. Robert M. Elder makes the first carrier landing of a North American P-51D Mustang […]