1997 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1997.

Events[edit]

  • British Airways adopts a new livery which consists of a revised logo and around 20 different ethnic tailfins featuring art and designs representing many countries around the world.

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Entered service[edit]

Deadliest crash[edit]

The deadliest crash of this year was Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, an Airbus A300 which crashed on approach to Medan, Indonesia on 26 September, killing all 234 people on board.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Polmar, Norman, "Historic Aircraft: The Pioneering Pioneer," Naval History, October 2013, p. 15.
  2. ^ a b c "Famous people who died in aviation accidents". www.planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-212 A4O-EM Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Anonymous, "26th MEU Supports Operation Silver Wake," Marine Corps Gazette, April 1997". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "CNN - U.S. suspends Albania air evacuations after missile fire - March 14, 1997". www.cnn.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "News Archive". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "9 die when plane crashes at Belgian air show". World News Story Page. CNN Online. July 26, 1997. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005.
  8. ^ "History of Air Field Crashes". BBC News. July 12, 2003. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  9. ^ "YouTube – October 12, 1997 Messerschmitt Bf109 crash at Duxford, England". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  10. ^ "The crash of the AN-124 in Irkutsk (1997)". Pia Hobocti. December 6, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "85 Are Killed as Tajikistan Plane Crashes in the Arab Emirates". Associated Press. December 16, 1997. Retrieved May 7, 2023 – via NYTimes.com.
  12. ^ "December 28, 1997: PIA flight careens off runway in Dubai". gulfnews.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  13. ^ a b c Jackson 1997, p. [17]
  14. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 36.
  • Jackson, Paul, ed. (1997). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1997–98. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group Limited. ISBN 0-7106-1540-X.