1943: First flight of the Grumman XF7F Tigercat.
1946: First flight of the Beechcraft T-34 Mentor.
1976: The Boeing 747 SCA, an ex-American Airlines airliner which has been adapted to carry the US reusable space shuttle, makes its flight.
1986: A Concorde airliner carrying 94 passengers returns to Charles de Gaulle airport after an 18-day round-the-world journey; total flying time amounted to 31 hours 51 minutes.