March 21, 1918 marked the first flight of the Curtiss HA, a U.S. seaplane fighter prototype whose development faced instability issues and saw no wartime production.
On March 16, 1916, the U.S. Army's 1st Aero Squadron flew its first military mission over foreign territory during the Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa in Mexico.
An aviation museum in Southern Utah known for its unique planes just finished restoring a 1950s Soviet fighter jet, one of several planes they use to educate the public on aviation history.