December 22

What happened on December 22 in aviation and space history.

• December 22, 1964

  First flight of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

  First flight — The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flew for the first time on 1964-12-22.

• December 22, 1976

  First flight of the Ilyushin Il-86

  First flight — The Ilyushin Il-86 flew for the first time on 1976-12-22.