1981 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1981:

Years in aviation: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Events

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February

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September

October

November

December

  • December 1 – A chartered Yugoslavian McDonnell Douglas MD-81 operating as Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 crashes into Mount San Pietro on Corsica, killing all 180 people on board.
  • December 5 – December 8 – Jerry Mullins sets a closed-circuit distance record for piston engined aircraft, piloting the Javelin Phoenix, a modified Bede BD-2, a distance of 8,695.9 nautical miles (10,007.1 mi; 16,104.8 km) in a circuit between Oklahoma City and Jacksonville.[42]
  • December 12 – Maxie Anderson and Don Ida launch from Luxor, Egypt, in the balloon Jules Verne to begin the first serious attempt at a circumnavigation of the world by balloon. They are forced to end their attempt on December 14 at Hansa, India, after a flight of 2,676 miles (4,316 km).[43]
  • December 25 – U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Thomas Tiller is rescued from the Atlantic Ocean by a boat. He had floated at sea for seven days after his plane, an F-4 Phantom II, had crashed on December 18.

First flights

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September

November

  • November 5 – AV-8B Harrier II 161396[51]

December

Entered service

January

April

December

Retirements

References

  1. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 114.
  2. Taylor Jane's 1981–1982 Aviation Annual, p. 32.
  3. Taylor Jane's 1981–1982 Aviation Annual, p. 33.
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  8. Gardiner, Robert, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1982, Part One: The Western Powers, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983, ISBN 0-87021-918-9, p. 66.
  9. Taylor Jane's 1981–1982 Aviation Annual, p. 36.
  10. Cordesman, Anthony H., and Abraham R. Wagner, The Lessons of Modern War, Volume II: The Iran–Iraq War, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1990, ISBN 0-8133-1330-9, p. 119.
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  13. Cordesman, Anthony H., and Abraham R. Wagner, The Lessons of Modern War, Volume I: The Arab-Israeli Conflicts, 1973-1989, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1990, ISBN 0-8133-1329-5, p. 187.
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  15. Sturtivant, Ray, British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917–1990, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN 0-87021-026-2, p. 216.
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  17. Cordesman and Wagner, pp. 143, 533.
  18. planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1980s
  19. Aviation Safety Network Accident Description
  20. Malone, Julia, "Congress investigates military drug use in wake of USS Nimitz accident ," Christian Science Monitor, June 18, 1981.
  21. Aviation Safety Network Accident Description
  22. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 209.
  23. Brogan, Patrick, The Fighting Never Stopped: A Comprehensive Guide to Global Conflict Since 1945, New York: Vintage Books, 1990, ISBN 0-679-72033-2, p. 262.
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  29. Cordesman and Wagner, p. 118.
  30. Aviation Safety Network Accident Description
  31. Barnes, Nart, "Robert Poli, who led 1981 strike that led Reagan to fire traffic controllers, dies at 78," Washington Post, September 23, 2014
  32. Polmar, Norman, "Historic Aircraft: A Premier Fighter," Naval History, April 2012, p. 14.
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  37. Cordesman and Wagner, p. 125.
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  39. Cordesman and Wagner, p. 127.
  40. "Today in History," The Washington Post Express, October 22, 2013.
  41. Carlson, Mark, "The Last Rocket Pilot," Aviation History, November 2017, p. 13.
  42. Taylor 1982, p. [67].
  43. Florida International University Around the World By Balloon Archived 2009-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  44. Taylor 1982, p. 399.
  45. Taylor 1981, p. [77]
  46. Taylor 1982, p. 11.
  47. Taylor 1982, p. 84.
  48. Taylor 1982, p. 140.
  49. Taylor 1982, p. 69.
  50. Taylor Jane's 1981–1982 Aviation Annual, p. 60.
  51. Taylor 1982, p. [65].
  52. David, Donald, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Nobles Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 110.
  53. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 115.
  54. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 978-0-7607-0592-6, p. 104.
  55. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 88.
  • Taylor, John W. R. (1981). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1981–82. London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0729-6.
  • Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2.
  • Taylor, Michael J. H., ed. (1981). Jane's 1981–1982 Aviation Annual. London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0138-7.
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