This is a list of aviation-related events from 1972:
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Events
January
- January 5 - US President Richard Nixon announces $US 5. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1969: Events The Canadian Snowbirds Aerobatic team is formed This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1970: Events January January 31 - Mikhail Mil dies aged 61 This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1971: Events January January 6 - the United States Marine Corps This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1973: Events Icelandair established This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1974 Events March March 3 - Turkish Airlines Flight 981, a DC-10 This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1975: Events January A specially modified McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. 5 billion in funding for the Space Shuttle program
- January 27 - Civil aviation in Canada is halted by a strike by air traffic controllers
February
- February 5 - Aeroflot and Lufthansa jointly open services between Moscow and Frankfurt-am-Main
- February 5 - NASA and de Havilland Canada extensively modify a C-8 Buffalo for STOL experiments
March
- March 2- American space craft Pioneer 10 is launched
April
- April 1 - BOAC and BEA are merged to create British Airways
- April 25 - Hans-Werner Grosse sets a new sailplane distance record of 1,460 km (908 miles) in a Schleicher ASW 12
- April 27 - US Air Force F-4 Phantoms destroy the Thanh Hoa Bridge with laser-guided bombs. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Air traffic controllers are people who operate the Air traffic control system to expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic and help prevent Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. OJSC "AeroflotRussian Airlines" (ОАО «АэрофлотРоссийские авиалинии» () or Aeroflot (Аэрофлот as the airline is commonly Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The de Havilland Canada company was an aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in what is now the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing ( STOL) utility transport a Turboprop version developed from the earlier piston-powered STOL is an Initialism for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe Aircraft with very short Runway requirements Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Pioneer 10 ( Pioneer-F) was the first Spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt, which it entered on July 15, 1972 Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The British Overseas Airways Corporation ( BOAC) was the British state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946 British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Hans-Werner Grosse, born 28 November 1922 in Swinemünde, is a German glider pilot who has established 46 world records approved by Terminology A "glider" is an unpowered Aircraft. The most common types of glider are today used for sporting purposes WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated The Thanh Hoa Bridge, spanning the Song Ma river is situated north east of Thanh Hóa, the capital of Thanh Hoa Province in Vietnam. A laser-guided bomb (LGB is a Precision-guided munition (PGM that uses semi-active Laser homing to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than a free-fall
May
- May 10 - Lts Randy Cunningham and William P. Driscoll become the first US Navy aces of the Vietnam War, adding three Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17s to their tally on this day alone. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Randall Harold Cunningham (born December 8, 1941) usually known as Randy or Duke, was a Republican member of the United William "Willy" "Irish" Driscoll (born March 1947 is a former United States Navy Flight Officer who received the Navy Cross during The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- May 26 - the United States and Soviet Union sign the SALT-1 strategic arms limitation treaty
- May 26 - Cessna builds its 100,000th aircraft, the first company in the world to achieve this figure. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.
- May 30 - three Japanese terrorists attack passengers at Tel Aviv Airport
June
- June 20 - Airline pilots hold a world-wide strike, calling for tighter security
- June 21 - Jean Boulet pilots a Aérospatiale Lama to a new record altitude for helicopters, 12,441 m (40,820 ft)
July
- July 26 - NASA announces Rockwell International as prime contractor for the Space Shuttle Orbiter
August
- August 1 - Delta Air Lines absorbs Northeast Airlines
- August 11 - NATO signs a development contract for the MRCA (Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) programme, which will eventually result in the Panavia Tornado
- August 28 - Cpt Richard Richie becomes the first US Air Force ace of the Vietnam War. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and The Space Shuttle orbiters are the orbital Spacecraft of the Space Shuttle program operated by NASA, the space agency of the United States. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Delta Air Lines Inc ( is a United States Airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Northeast Airlines was an American airline based in Boston, Massachusetts. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation The North Atlantic Treaty WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
- August 28 - Prince William of Gloucester is killed in the crash of a Piper Cherokee Arrow during the Gordonwood Trophy race. Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick 18 December 1941 - 28 August 1972) was a member of the British royal family This article refers to Piper's PA-28 series of two- and four-seat aircraft
September
- September 22 - the 1,000th Boeing 727 is sold, a sales record for airliners
October
- October 10 - Competitive fly-off between the Northrop YA-9 and Fairchild YA-10 begins, continuing until December 9. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An airliner is a large Fixed-wing aircraft with the primary function of transporting paying passengers Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
- October 13 - a Uruguayan Air Force Fairchild FH-227 crashes in the Andes. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees The Uruguayan Air Force ( Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya or FAU) is one of the three main branches of the Armed Forces of Uruguay under the Uruguayan Ministry of WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. Survivors resort to eating dead passengers before their rescue two months later.
- October 26 - Igor Sikorsky dies. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Igor Sikorsky (25 May 1889 &ndash 26 October 1972 was born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Игорь Иванович Сикорский
- October 31 - Two pilots are killed in the crash of a Dassault Falcon 10 prototype. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
November
- November 10 - Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Southern Airways was a Regional airline operating in the United States from its founding by Frank Hulse in 1949 until 1979 when it was folded into Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Oak Ridge National Laboratory ( ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology National laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading
December
- December 23 - Andrei Tupolev dies, aged 86
- December 26 - 117 B-52 Stratofortresses attack Hanoi in Operation Linebacker II, the largest air assault in the Vietnam War to this time. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev (Андрей Николаевич Туполев November 10 1888 &ndash December 23 1972 was a pioneering Soviet Aircraft designer Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam Operation Linebacker II was a US Seventh Air Force and US Navy Task Force 77 aerial bombardment campaign conducted against targets in the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
First flights
January
- January 21 - Lockheed S-3A Viking 157992
February
- February 21 - AESL Airtrainer ZK-DGY
May
- May 10 - Fairchild YA-10 71-1369
- May 27 - Partenavia P. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland The Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT/4 Airtrainer series are all-metal construction single-engine two place side-by-side seating fully Aerobatic, Piston engined Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed 70 Alpha I-GIOY
- May 30 - Northrop YA-9 71-1367
June
- June 2 - Aérospatiale Dauphin F-WSQL
July
- July 6 - SAAB-MFI 17
- July 27 - McDonnell Douglas YF-15A 71-280
October
- October 28 - Airbus A300 F-WUAB
December
Entered service
April
October
- October 8 - Grumman F-14A Tomcat with VF-124 of the United States Navy
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