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24 January 1950. First flight of the North American YF-93A (48-317). American jet fighter prototype, development of the F-86 Sabre.

The Fokker D.VII of Hermann Göring at JG I.

de Havilland Mosquito gun testing.

15 December 1939. First flight of the Kimura HK-1. Japanese glider prototype to investigate the possibilities of tailless aircraft. It was a single-seat design with an open cockpit, swept wings, and a single tail fin.

'American Camel'. Painting by Charles Taylor - Sopwith Camel flown by Captain Emile John Lussier of 73 Squadron RFC.

DH Mosquito NFII, 157 Squadron. Art by Charles J Thompson

17 November 1946. The Lancastrian’s two Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 piston engines were shut down, except for take-off and landing and their propellers feathered to reduce drag. It was the first-jet-powered passenger transport to fly from one country to another.

11 November 1923. Birth of Alfred 'Bubi' Schreiber. German WWII flying ace, noted for claiming the first aerial victory by a jet fighter in aviation history. (Mosquito PR XVI of 540 Squadron on 14 August 1944 versus Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a https://t.co/bxbo7ho45r. 130 017).

Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow). The only Japanese inline-engine fighter aircraft to see service during WW2.

27 October 1918. William Barker's Sopwith Snipe, art by Russell Smith.