1982 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1982:

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[edit] Events

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

  • June 8 - VASP Boeing 727 crashed into a hillside in Brazil, killing all 137 on board
  • June 14 - Argentinan forces surrender to British forces on the Falkland Islands. During their war, the British had destroyed 109 Argentinian planes, compared to only 34 lost by the British.
  • June 23British Airways Flight 9, flew through cloud of volcanic dust south of Java; all engines failed. Was able to restart engines and make safe landing.

[edit] July

[edit] September

  • September 13 - Spantax Flight 995, crashed after an aborted takeoff in Málaga, Spain; this DC-10 overshot the runway, crossed a four lane highway and killed three people in vehicles, and burst into flames in a field. Fifty people died.
  • September 30 - H Ross Perot Jr. and J.W. Coburn make history by landing their Bell LongRanger II helicopter in Dallas, Texas 29 days, 3 hours, and 8 minutes after taking off. It is the first time a trip around the world is completed by helicopter.

[edit] October

[edit] November

  • November 4 - Pan Am inaugurates service from Los Angeles to Sydney; at 7,487 non-stop miles (11,979 km), it is the longest non-stop flight in the world.

[edit] First flights

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[edit] Entered service

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