1996 in aviation

1996 was the bloodiest year for commercial aviation since 1985: 1,845 people were killed in aviation accidents. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1996:

Years in aviation: 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years: 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

  • Kawada Robocopter
  • October 29 – PZL SW-4 helicopter

November

Entered service

February

April

June

Retirements

May

July

October

December

References

  1. TWA History Timeline Archived April 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1990s
  3. [Krakauer, Jon, Into Thin Air, p.110.]
  4. Brotak, Ed, "When Birds Strike," Aviation History, May 2016, p. 47.
  5. Aviation Safety Network Accident Description
  6. GlobalSecurity.org Operation Southern Watch 1996 Events
  7. Operation Desert Strike at globalsecurity.org
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 36.
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