Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/April in aviation/April 25
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- 1972 - Hans-Werner Grosse sets a new sailplane distance record of 1,460 km (908 miles) in a Schleicher ASW.12
- 1948 - a North American YP-86 becomes the first jet-powered aircraft to exceed Mach 1.
- 1918 - Belgium's top-scoring ace, Willy Coppens, claims his first victory.
