This is a list of aviation-related events from 1969.

Years in aviation: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

Events

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  • The Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic team is formed.
  • A fifth annual Harmon Trophy is created to honor the world's outstanding astronaut of the year and is awarded for the first time, honoring the outstanding astronauts of 1968.
  • Interflug begins operation of the Tupolev Tu-134, its first jet airliner.

January

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February

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March

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April

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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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June

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July

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August

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September

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  • Antonov An-14M, prototype of the Antonov An-28 ("Cash")[132]
  • September 15 – Cessna FanJet500, the prototype which led to the Cessna Citation.
  • September 19 – Mil Mi-24, the most widely exported helicopter gunship.

Entered service

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March

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August

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October

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Retirements

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February

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Deadliest crash

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The deadliest crash of this year was Viasa Flight 742, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 which crashed shortly after takeoff from Maracaibo, Venezuela on 16 March, killing all 84 people on board, as well as 71 on the ground. This was the deadliest civil accident in the 1960s decade, and was at the time the world's deadliest civil aviation disaster.

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