Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries
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Today is December 15. The Aviation portal will automatically show the current day's Selected anniversaries box (at right).
- 1996 - the merger of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing is announced
- 1959 - Maj J W Roberts sets a new airspeed record of 1,526 mph (2,456 km/h) in a F-106 Delta Dart
- 1955 - the de Havilland Mosquito flies its final operational sortie with the Royal Air Force
