Today in History – June 22

1984 – Virgin Atlantic Airways launches with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport.

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Virgin Atlantic Airways - Airbus A340-642

1957 – The Soviet Union launches an R-12 missile for the first time (in Kapustin Yar).

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Soviet R-12 Dvina (SS-4 Sandal) & RT-2 (SS-13 Savage) intercontinental ballistic missile

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R-12/SS-4