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1973 in aviation

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Years in aviation: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1973.

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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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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October

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November

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Entered service

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April

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Deadliest crash

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The deadliest crash of this year was the Kano air disaster in which an Alia Boeing 707 chartered by Nigeria Airways crashed while attempting to land in Kano, Nigeria, on 22 January; 176 of the 202 people on board were killed. The second deadliest of 1973 took place only 5 months before, when Varig Flight 820, also a Boeing 707 which crashed near Orly Airport on 11 July, 123 of the 134 people on board were killed

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  • Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1973). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973–74. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. ISBN 0-354-00117-5.
  • Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1974). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1974–75. New York: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-531-02747-3.
  • Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1975). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1975–76. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00521-9.
  • Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1976). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976–77. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00538-3.