1978 in aviation

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Years: 1975   1976   1977   1978   1979   1980   1981

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1978.

Contents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

February

March

April

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Entered service

January

April

June

August

Retirements

June

Deadliest crash

The deadliest crash of this year was Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 which crashed into the Arabian Sea just after taking off from Bombay, India on 1 January (New Year's Day), killing all 213 people on board.

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  18. Killion, Gary L.. The Martinliners, Sandpoint, Idaho: Airways International Inc., 1997, ISBN   0-9653993-2-X, p. 147.
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  53. Anonymous, "Skyjacking Foiled," archives.chicagotribune.com, November 25, 1978, p. 8.
  54. Thetford, Owen, British Naval Aircraft Since 1912, Sixth Edition, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, ISBN   1-55750-076-2, p. 27.
  55. McCabe, Scott, "Crime History: 'Goodfellas' Make Off With $5.8M in Lufthansa Heist", Washington Examiner, Sunday, December 11, 2011, Page 6.
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  58. Curry, William, and Andrew Knot, "Hijacking is 4th Air Piracy in 1979," archives.chicagotribune.com, June 21, 1979, p. 2.
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  68. "Fanactualité: France". Le fanatique de l'Aviation (in French). No. 107. October 1978. p. 5.
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  73. Taylor 1980, pp. 318–319.
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  75. Bach, Martin, Boeing 367 Stratofreighter, Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Aero Spacelines Guppies, NARA Verlag, Allershausen 1996, ISBN   3-925671-18-8, p. 31.
  76. Knott, Robert C., Attack From the Sky: Naval Air Operations in the Korean War, Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy Naval Historical Center, 2004, ISBN   0-945274-52-1, p. 188.