Example sentences of "flew for the first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This was known as the PC-5A and flew for the first time in July 1939 .
2 On July 20 , 1951 the Hawker P.1067 ( Hunter ) prototype , WB188 , flew for the first time ā€” see page 78 .
3 America 's four-jet airliner flew for the first time on July 15 , 1954 and immediately revolutionised the world of mass air travel .
4 ELMER WARD ā€˜ S Grumman Gā€“58 Bearcat N3025 , flew for the first time after rebuild on July 27 , after a ten year and $2m restoration programme .
5 The prototype , F-WLKB , flew for the first time on 4 May 63 with Pratt and Whitney JT-12A-8 engines of 3,000 lbs thrust .
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