On This Day in Aviation History: December 26th

December 26th, 2009 • By Phil Derner Jr.

1980 – Aeroflot introduces the Ilyushin Il-86, flying it on their Moscow-Tashkent route.

1975 - The Tupolev Tu-144 begins operations, flying mail and freight between Moscow and Alma-Ata prior to passenger ops that would begin in November of 1977.

1948 – I.V. Federov, flying a Lavochkin La-176 becomes the first Russian to break the sound barrier.

Some pretty sick Tu-144 footage…

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