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National Aviation Day is on August 19th

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National Aviation Day is observed in the United States on August 19 each year to celebrate the history and development of the aviation. It coincides with the birthday of Orville Wright who, together with his brother Wilbur, made significant contributions to powered flight.

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Wilbur and Orville Wright were raised in Dayton, Ohio. They never went to college, but engineering had always sparked an interest in them. They worked at a bicycle repair shop to make $ and soon began constructing their own. It was from this money that they were able to fund their airplane.

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UPS 767-300 departing Boeing Field. By: Kevin Scott.

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A Swiss Air Force F-18 archs skyward after a strafing run at Axalp 2005.

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A 707.

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Concorde Previews.

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Goodyear Blimp. It was created in 1940 by Harris & Ewing.

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Orville Wright

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Wilbur Wright

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Breitling Wingwalkers aeosuperbatics

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Air Force's X-37B Space Plane

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WASPs-(Women Airforce Service Pilots) in front of a B-29 bomber, November 29, 1944 (source: U.S. Air Force)

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Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 ground attack aircraft in the skies above Berlin, Germany (1945).

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Contemporary illustration of a restored British Spitfire Mk IIA (1941). Spitfire I's began production and delivery in June 1938.

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Contemporary illustration of a restored British Spitfire K9953/ZP-A (circa: 1943)

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The British Spitfire military planes. "QV" is for Queen Victoria

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B-24s of U.S. Army 15th Air Force over the railway yards of Salzburg, Austria (December 27, 1944). The smoke is created by their bombs and enemy smudge pots.

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B-17 flying fortresses of the 15th air force during the attack on the rail yards at Graz, Austria (March 3, 1945).

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Refurbished Japanese Zero Fighter Planes WWII (source: 2shots-air force)

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Flying Tigers: 1st American Volunteer Group composed of pilots from the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.

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Avatar - Liberator I AM917 F/120 Squadron RAF Coastal Command.. with wing shot almost in half. (source: Peter Clare)

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Illustration of the Imperial Japanese Army - Fighter Aircraft, Nakajima 'Nate' (Army Type 97 Fighter) Ki.27.

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Avatar - Liberator I AM917 F/120 Squadron RAF Coastal Command. Top U-boat killers of WWII

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American Boeing B-29 Superfortress, was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II.

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Illustration of the Kawakaki KI-61 Hien/ "Tony" Imperial Japanese air-force. (source: Jerry Boucher)

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The "Aztec Eagles": Mexican air force who flew combat missions along with American Allies. Mexico's Escuadrón 201, equipped with Republic P-47D Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.

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French reconnaissance balloon L'Intrépide of 1796, the oldest existing flying device, in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna.

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Vintage Aviation Show

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airplane Tate 1 Airplane Installation in Tate Britain Modern Art Museum by Fiona Banner

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Amelia Earhart, first women to fly across the Atlantic ocean alone.

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