Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/November in aviation/November 20
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- 1978 - the US Air Force orders development of the KC-10 Extender
- 1974 - Lufthansa flight 540 crashes and burns moments after takeoff, killing 59 people. It was the first major accident involving the Boeing 747.
- 1970 - the US Air Force and Army assault the Son Tay prison camp. No POWs are found.
- 1953 - Scott Crossfield flies the Douglas Skyrocket past Mach 2, the first flight to reach this speed. The world airspeed record is now set at 1,291 mph (2,078 km/h)
