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1966 in aviation - Definition and Overview

Years
in aviation
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971


This is a list of aviation-related events from 1966:

Events

January

  • January 17 - a B-52 Stratofortress collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling near Palomares, Spain. Seven crewmembers are killed in the crash, and two of the B-52's nuclear weapons rupture, scattering radioactive material over the countryside. One bomb lands intact near the town, and another is lost at sea. It is later recovered intact 5 miles (8 km) offshore.

February

March

April

May

June

July

September

November

December

  • December 6 - the West German Luftwaffe grounds its fleet of F-104s to investigate continuing accidents with the type.

First flights

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December

Entered service

January

July

September

  • Hawker Siddeley Andover with No. 46 Squadron RAF

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