1983 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1983:

Years in aviation: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Events

January

February

March

  • March 4–5 A Cubana de Aviación Ilyushin Il-62M (NATO reporting name "Classic") airliner strays off course and overflies important American buildings two days in a row.
  • March 16 A Boeing 767 lands at Boeing Field in the U.S. State of Washington, after a record breaking non-stop flight from Lisbon, Portugal. The 5,499 miles (8,850 km) flown non-stop constitute a record for twin-engined airliners.
  • March 25 As a consequence of the incidents on March 4 and March 5, the United States Government bans use of American airspace by Cubana de Aviación for 14 days.
  • March 28 The first Boeing 747-300 enters service with Swissair as the launch customer.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

April

June

July

August

September

October

November

Entered service

January

March

  • March 23 - Boeing 747-300 with Swissair.

April

May

November

Retirements

References

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  2. Cordesman and Wagner, p. 534.
  3. Aviation Hawaii: 1980–1989 Chronology of Aviation in Hawaii
  4. Cordesman and Wagner, p. 158.
  5. Aviation Safety Network Hijacking Description
  6. United Press International, "Man Killed In Attempted Hijacking On Coast," nytimes.com, January 21, 1983.
  7. "Airport History". George Best Belfast City Airport. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  8. Taylor 1983, p. 28.
  9. Washington, D.C., "5 Die When Jet Crashes at Air Show", Washington Post, Monday 23 May 1983, Page A-22, Column 1.
  10. planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1980s
  11. Fleet Air Arm Officers Association: On this day 6 June 1983
  12. Anonymous, "Today in History," The Washington Post Express, June 24, 2013, p. 26.
  13. Taylor 1984, p. 43.
  14. Taylor 1984, pp. 43–44.
  15. Taylor 1984, p. 44.
  16. 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. 173.
  17. 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. 175.
  18. 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. 176.
  19. TWA History Timeline Archived 2015-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
  20. Raffensperger, Todd Avery, "How Close Did the World Come to a Nuclear War in 1983? The Fierce Rhetoric of President Ronald Reagan Certainly Rattled the Russians," Military Heritage, June 2012, p. 21.
  21. Rosenblatt, Andy, and Michael H. Cottman, "Miami hijacking suspect arrested," Miami Herald, December 11, 1983.
  22. Taylor 1983, p. 24.
  23. Taylor 1983, p. 88
  24. Taylor 1983, p. 91.
  25. Taylor 1983, p. 92.
  26. Taylor 1984, p. 79.
  27. Taylor 1984, p. 80.
  28. Taylor 1984, p. 81.
  29. Taylor 1984, p. 83.
  30. Taylor 1984, p. 84.
  31. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 30.
  32. Taylor 1984, p. 86.
  33. David, Donald, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Nobles Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 112.
  34. Taylor 1984, p. 87.
  35. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 35.
  • Taylor, Michael J.H. Jane's 1983–84 Aviation Review. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1983. ISBN 0-7106-0285-5.
  • Taylor, Michael J.H. Jane's Aviation Review. Fourth edition. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1984. ISBN 0-7106-0333-9.
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