9 Sep 1939
United States
United States
- The Vultee Model 48 Vanguard aircraft took its first flight. ww2dbase [P-66 Vanguard | Downey, California | CPC]
11 Feb 1940
United States
United States
- The second Vultee Model 48 Vanguard prototype aircraft took its first flight. ww2dbase [P-66 Vanguard | Downey, California | CPC]
9 May 1940
United States
United States
- The first Vultee Model 48 Vanguard prototype aircraft collided with a Sirius aircraft at Vultee Field in Downey, California, United States. ww2dbase [P-66 Vanguard | Downey, California | CPC]
6 Sep 1940
United States
United States
- A Vultee Model 48C Vanguard aircraft, the first of the batch ordered by Sweden, took flight. ww2dbase [P-66 Vanguard | Downey, California | CPC]
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