Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/August in aviation/August 21
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- 1998 - an Insitu Aerosonde named Laima becomes the first UAV to cross the Altantic Ocean, completing the flight in 26 hours.
- 1985 - Sir Freddie Laker accepts a £UK 8 million in a settlement with British Airways. Laker had sued twelve airlines for conspiring to drive Laker Airways out of business
- 1957 - The USAF formally cancels the XF-103 Mach 3 interceptor program
- 1932 - 21-27 - 7,363 km race over Europe of the Challenge 1932 contest.
