August 2026

August 10: A Date That Helped Shape the Future of Flight

August 10: A Date That Helped Shape the Future of Flight

On August 10, 1949, the Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner took to the skies for the first time, becoming North America’s first jet transport and only the second jet airliner in the world, following Britain’s de Havilland Comet by just 13 days. Eleven years...