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1958 in aviation

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Years in aviation: 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Years: 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1958.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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  • Trans-Pacific Airlines changed its name to Aloha Airlines.
  • November 4 – Shortly after take0off from Dyess Air Force Base outside Abilene, Texas, a USAF B-47 Stratojet carrying a nuclear bomb caught fire. It reached an altitude of 1,500 ft (460 m) before it crashed, killing one of its four crewmen. High-explosive material in the bomb exploded, creating a crater 6 ft (1.8 m) deep and 35 ft (11 m) in diameter, but no nuclear explosion occurred.[37]
  • November 6 – Rebels hijacked a Cubana de Aviación Douglas DC-3 with 29 people on board during a domestic flight in Cuba from Manzanillo to Holguín and forced it land at a rebel-held airfield in Cuba.[38]
  • November 25 – The English Electric P.1B, the first fully developed prototype of the English Electric Lightning, exceeded Mach 2 for the first time.[39]
  • November 26 – A USAF B-47 Stratojet with a nuclear bomb aboard was destroyed by fire while on the ground at Chennault Air Force Base near Lake Charles, Louisiana. High-explosive material in the bomb detonated, contaminating the bomber's wreckage and the surrounding area with radioactivity, but with no nuclear explosion.[40]

December

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First flights

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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November

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December

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Entered service

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January

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April

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May

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June

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August

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  • Boeing 707 with Pan American World Airways

November

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December

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Retirements

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April

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June

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Deadliest crash

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The deadliest crash of this year was KLM Flight 607-E, a Lockheed Super Constellation, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean west of Galway, Ireland, on 14 August, killing all 99 people on board.

References

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  2. ^ Scheina, Robert L., Latin America: A Naval History 1810–1987, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987, ISBN 0-87021-295-8, p. 218.
  3. ^ "U.S. Department of Defense Nuclear Weapons Accident 1950–1980: Introduction". The Defense Monitor. 1981. ISSN 0195-6450. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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  5. ^ a b Aviation Hawaii: 1950–1959 Chronology of Aviation in Hawaii
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  7. ^ Chinnery, Philip D., Vietnam: The Helicopter War, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, ISBN 1-55750-875-5, p. 2.
  8. ^ a b planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1950s
  9. ^ Crosby, Francis, The Complete Guide to Fighters & Bombers of the World: An Illustrated History of the World's Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air Fighting in World War I Through the Jet Fighters and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day, London: Anness Publishing Ltd., 2006, ISBN 978-1-84476-917-9, p. 289.
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  19. ^ preserveamerica.noaa.gov Bell Masayuki Shimada (1922-1958)
  20. ^ nvcfoundation.org "NOAA Honors Nisei with Launch of Fisheries Vessel 'Bell M. Shimada,'" Japanese American Veterans Association, December 2008, Volume 58, Issue 11.
  21. ^ "Chronology of Significant Events in Naval Aviation: "Naval Air Transport" 1941 – 1999". Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
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  23. ^ Pool, Bob, "Obituary: John D. Silva, 92; TV Engineer Devised the World's First News Helicopter," The Washington Post, December 11, 2012, Page B6.
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  25. ^ Isenberg, Michael T., Shield of the Republic: The United States Navy in an Era of Cold War and Violent Peace, Volume I: 1945–1962, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09911-8, p. 712.
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  31. ^ Crosby, Francis, The Complete Guide to Fighters & Bombers of the World: An Illustrated History of the World's Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air Fighting in World War I Through the Jet Fighters and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day, London: Anness Publishing Ltd., 2006, ISBN 978-1-84476-917-9, pp. 41, 42.
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  33. ^ Hollway, Don, "Fox Two!", Aviation History, March 2013, p. 56.
  34. ^ Hallion, Richard P., "Across the Hypersonic Divide," Aviation History, July 2012, p. 41.
  35. ^ "65 Passengers, All Crew Killed in Red Plane Crash". The Daily Reporter. 20 October 1948. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  36. ^ Aviation Safety Network Hijacking Description
  37. ^ Air Force concludes clean up at old B-47 nuclear bomb crash site, Military1.com
  38. ^ Aviation Safety Network Hijacking Description
  39. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 978-0-7607-0592-6, p. 90.
  40. ^ Rebecca Grant. The Perils of Chrome Dome, Air Force Magazine, Vol. 94, No. 8, August 2011.
  41. ^ Thetford, Owen, British Naval Aircraft Since 1912, Sixth Edition, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991, ISBN 1-55750-076-2, p. 112.
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  52. ^ Taylor 1961, p. 59.
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  59. ^ "World Air News: First Flights". Air Pictorial November 1958, p. 382.
  60. ^ "World Air News: First Flights". Air Pictorial December 1958, p. 414.
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  62. ^ "World Air News: First Flights". Air Pictorial February 1959, p. 44.
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  • Bridgman, Leonard (1958). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1958–59. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
  • Bridgman, Leonard (1959). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1959–60. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
  • Gordon, Yefim (2002). Yakovlev Yak-25/-26/-27/-28: Yakovlev's Tactical Twinjets. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-125-3.
  • Taylor, John W. R. (1961). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1961–62. London: Sampson Low, Marston.
  • Taylor, John W. R. (1965). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965–66. London: Sampson Low, Marston.