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February 9

• 1995 - 9-12 - Heavy fighting continues between Peru and Ecuador. Peruvian and Ecuadorian air forces step up their activities.

• 1983 - British Airways begins Boeing 757 service.

• 1982 - a Japan Airlines Douglas DC-8 crashes in Tokyo, killing 24 of the 174 passengers on board. The probable cause of the accident was cited as a possible breakdown by captain Seiji Katagiri, who had mental problems. Every airline pilot must now undergo mental testing as well as physical testing.

• 1960 - the US Air Force opens its National Space Surveillance Control Centre at Bedford, Massachusetts.

• 1939 - Alex Henshaw sets a new speed record for the round trip between England and Cape Town in 4 days 10 minutes in a Percival Mew