Today in History – June 3

1950 – The first Republic F-84F Thunderstreak flies.

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F-84F Thunderstreak on static display

2006 – A KJ-200 Y-8 Chinese AWACS ‘Balance Beam Testbed’ is reported to have crashed.

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KJ-200 Y-8 Chinese AWACS 'Balanc Beam Testbed'