1960 in aviation

Four Vought F8U-1 Crusader of U.S. Marine Corps Fighter Squadron 312 (VMF-312) “Checkerboards” in flight, 1960
Four Vought F8U-1 Crusader of U.S. Marine Corps Fighter Squadron 312 (VMF-312) “Checkerboards” in flight, 1960
Years in aviation: 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years: 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1960.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

October

November

December

Entered service

March

May

June

Retirements

July

September

Deadliest crash

The deadliest crash of this year was the 1960 New York mid-air collision, when a United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-8 collided with a TWA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over New York City on 16 December, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft, as well as six on the ground. At the time, it became the deadliest aviation disaster of all time. The deadliest single-aircraft crash was World Airways Flight 830, a chartered Douglas DC-6 carrying American overseas servicemen in Guam on 19 September, killing 80 of the 94 people on board.

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  2. ^ Polmar, Norman, "Historic Aircraft: The Flying Banana," Naval History, August 2010, p. 17.
  3. ^ Special, "B-25 Makes Last Flight During Ceremony at Eglin", Playground News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Thursday 26 May 1960, Volume 15, Number "17" (actually No. 18), page 2.
  4. ^ "The B-58′s Record Flights". Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  5. ^ "Airport History". George Best Belfast City Airport. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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  9. ^ Hammel, Eric, Six Days in June: How Israel Won the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992, ISBN 0-684-19390-6, p. 128.
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  26. ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild F-27A HC-ADV Quito".
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  40. ^ Taylor 1961, p. 140.
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