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In a realization that not all is bad in November, I just thought I'd note a tiny portion of the history of the date, November 13, soon to end in the Pacific:

1775     The Continental Army (U.S. Revolution) captured Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1789     The phrase, "Nothing [is] certain except death and taxes," was coined by Ben Franklin.
1971     Mariner 9 set orbit around Mars.
1982     The Vietnam Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C..


... Oh, according to the birth certificate, the ides of November was also the date on which I was born; "a dread day in November, when the searing cold does start..."*



*from the poem/song One Last Cold Kiss

And some aviation milestones in November, my birth month as well:

-First flights (going back to 1970)

F-14 "D" model
Fokker F100
CASA CN-235
Mil Mi-28
AV-8B Harrier II
Piper Malibu
Canadair CL-600 Challenger
YF-18A Hornet (F-18 prototype)
Antonov An-72
Dassault Falcon 50
IA 58 Pucar

And some aviation milestones in November, my birth month as well:
-First flights (going back to 1970)
F-14 "D" model...
...Tupolev Tu-144LL
Looks like some great aircraft came out of this month!

Are you saying we're very flighty?