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Events

February

• February 7 - The Canadian Golden Hawks aerobatic team is disbanded.
• February 19 - French troops are airlifted to Gabon to put down a coup by the army.
• February 29 - US President Lyndon Johnson reveals the existence of the CIA's Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft

February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Categories: Aircraft stubs | Aerobatic teams ... Soon after aircraft were invented, pilots realised that they could be used as part of a flying circus to entertain people or impress others in what was termed aerobatics. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... The Lockheed YF-12 was a prototype interceptor aircraft that formed the basis for the SR-71 Blackbird. ...

April

• April 17 - Jerrie Mock arrives in Columbus, Ohio in a Cessna 180, completing a solo round-the-world flight and becoming the first woman to make such a journey.

April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Jerrie Mock (b. ... Skyline of downtown Columbus, Ohio, viewed across the Scioto River. ... The Cessna 180 is a general aviation light aircraft produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas. ...

May

• May 11 - Jackie Cochran sets a new women's airspeed record of 1,429 mph (2,300 km/h) in a F-104 Starfighter

May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Jacqueline Cochran, born Bessie Lee Pittman (May 11, 1906 - August 7, 1980) was a pioneer American aviatrix. ... The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a high-performance supersonic interceptor aircraft, capable of high speeds and climb rates. ...

June

• June 1 - the Kenyan Air Force is established
• June 6 - Silver City Airways announces that it has airlifted its one millionth car between England and continental Europe.

June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... The Kenya Air Force has F-5 Freedom Fighters as well as BAe Hawks. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ...

July

• July 31 - A. H. Parker sets a new sailplane distance record of 1,000 km (621 miles) in a Sisu-1A

July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... Gliders are un-powered heavier-than-air aircraft. ...

August

• August 2 - US Navy aircraft are involved in skirmishes in the Gulf of Tonkin. F-8 Crusaders sink a North Vietnamese torpedo boat
• August 5 - US Navy aircraft attack North Vietnamese naval bases, spearheading direct US involvement in the Vietnam War.
• August 7-9 - the Turkish Air Force strikes Greek positions on Cyprus
• August 23 - Greek Air Force F-4 Phantoms are recalled while en route to attack Turkish military positions

August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Gulf of Tonkin is located to the east of Vietnam. ... F-8C digital fly-by-wire testbed (NASA) Two F-8 Crusaders Prepare to Launch from the USS Midway (CV-41). ... A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to launch torpedoes at larger surface ships. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and their allies—notably the United States military in support of... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Branch of Turkish Military, Turkish Air Force, aside from US Air Force, has the highest number of F-16 aircraft in the world. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... The Greek Air Force (Greek: Πολεμική Αεροπορία) is one of the braches of the Greek Armed Forces. ... The F-4 Phantom II (simply F-4 Phantom after 1990) is a two-place (tandem), supersonic, long-range, all-weather fighter-bomber built by McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ...

October

• October 1 - Derby Airways changes its name to British Midland Airways
• October 16 - the People's Republic of China detonates its first nuclear weapon

October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ...

November

• November 4 - First ever automatic blind landing by a passenger aircraft when a BOAC Hawker-Siddeley Trident landed in dense fog
• November 26 - Belgian paratroops are dropped into Congo by the US Air Force

November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ... Trident 1F The Trident, model DH121 or HS121, was a short/medium-range airliner designed by de Havilland in the 1950s, and built by the Hawker-Siddeley Group in the 1960s when de Havilland was merged, along with several other British aviation firms. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...

December

• December 14 - The US Air Force launches Operation Barrel Roll, attacking the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos

December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Ho Chi Minh trail was a network of roads built from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the neighbouring countries of Laos and Cambodia to provide logistical support to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War. ...

First flights

January

• January 5 - Shorts Belfast XR362 G-ASKE

March January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

• March 7 - Hawker Siddeley Kestrel

April March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... The Hawker P.1127 was the development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first VTOL jet fighter bomber. ...

• April 9 - de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo

May April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ...

• May 1 - BAC Type 221
• May 25 - Ryan XV-5

June May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...

• June 26 - Curtiss-Wright X-19

July June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Curtiss-Wright X-19 in flight The Curtiss-Wright X-19 was designed as a 4 passenger VTOL transport originally, before the United States Air Force showed interest. ...

• July 15 - Aviomilano F.250 I-RAIE, prototype of the SIAI Marchetti SF.260

September July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... The Aermacchi F-260 is a light aircraft marketed as an aerobatics plane and a military trainer. ...

• September 21 - XB-70 Valkyrie
• September 27 - BAC TSR.2
• September 29 - LTV-Hiller-Ryan XC-142

October September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... The XB-70 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was conceived for the Strategic Air Command in the 1950s as a high-altitude bomber that could fly three times the speed of sound (Mach 3). ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... The British Aircraft Corporations TSR-2 was an ill-fated cold war project in the early 1960s to create what would, at that time, have been one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ...

• October 14 - Sikorsky YCH-53

November October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sikorsky S-65 is a heavy transport helicopter originally developed for use by the United States Marine Corps, who designated it the CH-53 Sea Stallion. ...

• November 18 - C-2 Greyhound

December November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... The C-2A Greyhound is a twin-engine cargo aircraft, designed to provide critical logistics support to aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. ...

• December 21 - General Dynamics F-111
• December 22 - SR-71 Blackbird

December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A U.S. Air Force F-111 The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (the nickname was unofficial for most of its lifespan, but it was officially named Aardvark at its retirement ceremony for the United States Air Force) is a long-range strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and tactical strike aircraft. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... An SR-71 in flight The Lockheed SR-71 Type A, unofficially known as the Blackbird, is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by Lockheeds Skunk Works (also responsible for the U-2 and many other advanced aircraft). ...

Entered service

February

• February 1 - Boeing 727 with Eastern Airlines
• Dassault Mirage IV with Armée de l'Air

February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet-liner in the world. ... For the Chinese airline, see China Eastern Airlines. ... The Dassault Mirage IV is a French jet-propelled supersonic strategic bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. ... The familiar French military aviation roundel gave rise to similar roundels for air forces all over the world, including that of the United Kingdom (RAF), which reversed the colors on the French roundel. ...