1968 - December 31 - 2018
50th anniversary of the first flight of the Tu-144

Timeline of the historic aircraft CCCP-68001
Assembly of the fuselage - July/October 1967.
		January 1968 - Transfer to Zhukovsky.
Final assembly in Zhukovsky - February/September, 1968.
		October 9, 1968 - Roll-out at Zhukovsky.
Maiden flight of the Tu-144 - December 31, 1968.
		May 20/21, 1969 - Shown to the press in Sheremetyevo.
Mach 1.08 - June 5, 1969.
		May 25, 1970 - Mach 2.00.
Max speed Mach 2.35 - July 15, 1970.
		May 17, 1971 - Exhibition at Vnukovo International Airport.
First flight out of the USSR to Prague - May 23/25, 1971.
		May 25/June 8, 1971 - Presented at the XXIX Paris Air Show.
On display at Berlin Schönefeld Airport - June 13/17, 1971.
		June 17, 1971 - Emergency landing in Warsaw.
1st SS flight out of the USSR to Sofia - September 6/14, 1971.
		April 19/May 1, 1972 - Flew to Hannover Air Show.
Displayed for Malev Airlines in Budapest - October 5, 1972.
		April 23, 1973 - Final ever flight of the prototype.