1996 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1996:

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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First flights

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Entered service

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February

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April

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June

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Retirements

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May

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July

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October

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December

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Deadliest crash

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1996 remains one of the deadliest years in aviation history. This includes the deadliest accident of the year, the 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision of 12 November, over Charkhi Dadri, India, in which all 349 people were killed aboard both aircraft involved. This crash is the world's deadliest mid-air collision, and was also the deadliest of the 1990s decade. The deadliest single-aircraft crash was the relatively little-known 1996 Air Africa crash, when on 8 January an overloaded Antonov An-32 overran the runway at Kinshasa, Zaire; two of the six people aboard were killed, however an estimated 300 people were killed in a busy street market which lay in the aircraft's path. Otherwise, the distinction belongs to one of the most well-known and studied aviation accidents of all time: TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747, exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Long Island, New York on 17 July, killing all 230 people on board. In addition, many notable accidents including several with over 50 fatalities were recorded during this year.

References

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  1. ^ a b TWA History Timeline Archived April 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e f planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1990s
  3. ^ [Krakauer, Jon, Into Thin Air, p.110.]
  4. ^ Brotak, Ed (May 2016). "When Birds Strike". Aviation History: 47.
  5. ^ Aviation Safety Network Accident Description
  6. ^ a b c d e GlobalSecurity.org Operation Southern Watch 1996 Events
  7. ^ Operation Desert Strike at globalsecurity.org
  8. ^ "2nd Cruise Missile Strikes in Iraq". Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  9. ^ U.S. launches missile strikes against Iraq - CNN.com
  10. ^ "Wheel-well Stowaway Flights" (PDF). Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  11. ^ Anonymous, "John Glenn Sets Another Aviation Record," The Spokesman-Review, February 13, 1997.
  12. ^ Jackson 1997, p. 606
  13. ^ Jackson 1997, p. 617
  14. ^ Jackson 1997, p. 405
  15. ^ Jackson 1997, p. 463
  16. ^ a b c d e Jackson 1997, p. [16]
  17. ^ a b c d e f g Jackson 1997, p. [17]
  18. ^ a b c d e f Jackson 1997, p. [18]
  19. ^ "Aviation News Magazine - Russian survivor - Tupolev's 204". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  20. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 36.
  • Jackson, Paul, ed. (1997). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1997–98. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group Limited. ISBN 0-7106-1540-X.