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This is a list of aviation -related events from 1958 :
Events
January
February
February 13 - the British Ministry of Defence White Paper makes Britain's nuclear weapons programme public knowledge. March
March 17 - Air Inter commences operations May
May 16 - Cpt W. W. Irwin sets a new airspeed record of 1,404 mph (2,259 km/h) in a F-104 Starfighter, the first record over 2,000 km/h May 17 - four F3H Demons and four F8U Crusaders make a non-stop crossing of the Atlantic May 23 - the Short S.C.1 VTOL aircraft makes its first hovering flight September
First flights March
April
May
July
July 30 - de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou CF-KTK-X August
November
Entered service January
April
May
May 26 - Republic F-105B Thunderchief with the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron USAF at Eglin AFB August
November
December