Two airplane milestones
Two airplane milestones occurred in early February: the first flights of the F-16 and Boeing 747. On Feb. 2, 1974, General Dynamics test pilot Phil Oestricher made the first official flight of the YF-16 at Edwards AFB, Calif., although Flight "O" occurred two weeks earlier when he elected to take...
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