Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/May in aviation/May 24
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- 1988 - British Airways takes over British Caledonian
- 1982 - The last service by a British Airways Boeing 707, from Cairo, Egypt to London, is performed.
- 1976 - Three hijackers and seven hostages die as Filipino troops storm a hijacked Philippines Airlines Douglas DC-9.
- 1918 - Josef Kiss, Austro-Hungarian 5th highest scoring ace, is shot down in combat. He had scored 19 victories.
