Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/July in aviation/July 27
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- 1996 - the final General Dynamics F-111F attack aircraft are withdrawn from USAF service; on its retirement, the aircraft finally receives an official popular name: "Aardvark."
- 1955 - an El Al Lockheed Constellation is shot down by Bulgarian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15s. All 58 aboard are killed
- 1944 - Gloster Meteors of No. 616 Squadron RAF fly their first V1 interception mission
