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Daugherty Field: A Brief History Of California’s Long Beach Airport

The airport has a deep history with many firsts in the US.

Delta has operated Lockheed, Airbus, Boeing, and McDonnell Douglas widebody aircraft in the past.

The Northrop YA-9 was a more conventional ground attack aircraft that would also have carried the same GAU-8 Avenger autocannon.

The B-52J and B-21 Raider are set to become the most unequal of strategic bomber counterparts into the 2050s.

Charles Rolls only briefly co-lead Rolls-Royce, and before his untimely death, he did much to pioneer British aviation.

The first US Army helicopter flew two decades before the first successful Army helicopter finally entered service.

The facility’s direct connections to the US have been limited in recent years, although there are hopes that this will change in the future.

Despite relative success as a cargo aircraft, the Boeing 747-8 has proved comparatively unpopular for passenger operations.

15 B-52s were officially lost in Linebacker II, but the actual number is likely between 22 and 27 when adding in write-offs.

A closer look at what caused Boeing to cease production of the 717 in 2006.