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December 17 – Piloting his Beechcraft Baron while returning from a commemoration of the 93rd anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight, 75-year-old United States Senator and former astronaut John Glenn sets a speed record for an aircraft of its class, making a 367-mile (591-km) flight from Dayton, Ohio, to Washington, D.C., in 1 hour ...
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This is a list of aircraft by date and usage.The date shown is the introduction of the first model of a line but not the current model. For instance, while "the most popular" aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and 747 were introduced in 1960x, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century.
This is a timeline of aviation history, and a list of more detailed aviation timelines. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles. ... 1990 – 1991 ...
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled international flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan.On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked [1] en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi [2] by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. [3]
On July 17, 1996, at approximately 8:31 p.m. EDT, twelve minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 747-100 serving the flight exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, United States. [2]: 1 All 230 people on board died in the crash; it is the third-deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history.
Millon Air Flight 406 was an international cargo flight from Manta, Ecuador, to Miami, Florida.On October 22, 1996, the Boeing 707-323C crashed shortly after takeoff from Manta Airport, killing all four people on-board and 30 more people on the ground.