This Day in Aviation History
March 27th, 1975
First flight of the de Havilland Canada Dash 7.

The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with STOL (short take off and landing) performance. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing and was later sold to Bombardier. Bombardier sold the type certificate for the aircraft design to Victoria-based manufacturer Viking Air in 2006…..

Source:
Wikipedia, de Havilland Canada Dash 7: http://gstv.us/1ZF0aub

YouTube, Wideroe demonstrating STOL and slow flight at Sola, Norway: http://gstv.us/1ZF0fy7

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