Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/October in aviation/October 10
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- 1972 - Competitive fly-off between the Northrop YA-9 and Fairchild YA-10 begins, continuing until December 9.
- 1955 - helicopters from USS Saipan play a key role in rescuing people stranded by flooding in Tampico, Mexico
- 1953 - an RAF English Electric Canberra wins the Christchurch Centenary air race, flying 11,792 miles (18,976 km) from England to New Zealand in 23 hours 50 minutes
