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| 1975 AVIATION-RELATED EVENTS:
JANUARY : * A specially modified McDonnel Douglas F-15 Eagle sets eight time to climb records, including 1 of 3 minutes 27 seconds from standstill on the runway to a height of 30,000 meters (98,425 feet) . * January 12- British Airways begins Europe's first no-booking shuttle service, between London and Glasgow. *January 14 -the F-16 Fighting Falcon is announced as the winner of the Light Weight Fighter (LWF) competition. *January 20 -terrorists hijack an Air France Boeing 707 and have flown it to Baghdad. APRIL: *April 1- Republic of Singapore Air Force is formed *April 30- the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps evacuate 7,000 US and South Vietnamese officials from Saigon JUNE: *June 22-Svetlana Savitskaya sets a new women's airspeed record of 2,683 km/h (1,667 mph)in the Mikoyan Ye-133, a modified MiG-25PU two-seat trainer. AUGUST: *August 9- Japan Airlines establishes Japan Asia Airways as a subsidiary FIRST FLIGHTS: JANUARY 25 - Birdman TL-1, lightest piloted powered aircraft FEBRUARY 22- Sukhoi T-8-1, prototype of the Su-25 attack Aircraft MARCH 7- Yakovlev Yak-42 JUNE 3 - Mitsubishi F-1 JULY 1- Valmet L-70 Vinka AUGUST 26- McDonnell Douglas YC-15 SEPTEMBER 16- Mikoyan Ye-155MP SEPTEMBER 30 - Hughes YAH-64 OCTOBER 1- Bell YAH- |
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