1955 in aviation explained

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1955.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Entered service

January

February

May

June

Retirements

Deadliest crash

Three crashes may claim the joint title of 1955's deadliest plane crash; two of these cases involved military aircraft. The first took place on 22 March, when the 1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash, involving a United States Air Force Douglas DC-6, took place in mountainous terrain of Oahu, Hawaii, U.S., killing all 66 people on board. The second took place on 11 August, when two USAF Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars collided during a training formation near Altensteig, West Germany, killing all 66 people aboard both aircraft. The third, and the deadliest civilian aircraft case of 1955, took place on 6 October, when United Air Lines Flight 409, a Douglas DC-4 which crashed into Medicine Bow Peak near Laramie, Wyoming, U.S., killing all 66 people on board.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loftleiðir komu Lúxemborg á kortið. www.mbl.is. is. Airways came to Luxembourg on the map.
  2. Polmar, Norman, "A Limited Success," Naval History, August 2015, p. 64.
  3. Book: 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. Hermes House. 2006. 9781846810008. 288.
  4. 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,, p. 613.
  5. Aviation Week 21 Feb 1955 p111
  6. 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,, p. 614.
  7. Polmar, Norman, "Historic Aircraft: Great But Impractical Aircraft," Naval History, June 2012, p. 13.
  8. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/r3y.htm globalsecurity.org Convair XP5Y-1/R3Y Tradewind flying boat
  9. Web site: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CHRONOLOGY . Hill Air Force Base . 14 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081009112421/http://www.hill.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5829 . 9 October 2008 .
  10. Web site: Supersonic Nightmare. 22 February 2011 . 14 April 2016.
  11. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131612 Honolulu, HI. Harro. Ranter. aviation-safety.net.
  12. Web site: Chronology of Significant Events in Naval Aviation: "Naval Air Transport" 1941 -- 1999 . 2012-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160331224444/http://vrc-50.org/historyNATS.htm . 2016-03-31 . dead .
  13. Guttman, Jon, "Canada's Contribution: The Canuck," Aviation History, May 2014, p. 42.
  14. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 282.
  15. Maxtone-Graham, John, The Only Way to Cross, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,, p. 409.
  16. Web site: nationalwarcollege.org "Remembering James E. McInerney, Jr., Class of 1970," 16 October 2014, 15:26. . 2014-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104013554/http://www.nationalwarcollege.org/alumni-news/farewell-salute/item/365-remembering-james-e-mcinerney-jr-class-of-1970 . 2014-11-04 . dead .
  17. 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,, p. 621.
  18. Handleman, Philip, "Discovering Purpose in the Sky," Aviation History, July 2017, p. 12 (photo caption).
  19. Polmar, Norman, "Historic Aircraft: The Flying Banana," Naval History, August 2010, p. 17.
  20. Bridgman 1956, p. 12.
  21. 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,, p. 598.
  22. News: Four Killed In Air Crash. The Times. London. 1955-07-01. 10. 53261.
  23. Chinnery, Philip D., Vietnam: The Helicopter War, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991,, p. 2.
  24. Web site: Haulman . Daniel L. . 2003 . One Hundred Years of Flight: USAF Chronology of Significant Air and Space Events, 1903-2002 . Air University Press . 78 . Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
  25. Web site: Famous people who died in aviation accidents. planecrashinfo.com.
  26. News: 5 August 1955 . Tragedy near air strip . 1 . . 12 September 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  27. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-240-0 N94221 Fort Leonard Wood-Forney AAF, MO (TBN) . Ranter . Harro . . 2016-07-03.
  28. Web site: Ranter . Harro . ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar 53-3222 Edelweiler . 2022-09-12 . www.aviation-safety.net.
  29. Web site: Ranter . Harro . ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar 53-7841 Edelweiler . 2022-09-12 . www.aviation-safety.net.
  30. Book: Angelucci, Enzo . The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present . New York . . 1987 . 978-0-517-56588-9 . 352.
  31. Book: Donald . David . The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft . New York . . 1997 . 978-0-7607-0592-6 . 89.
  32. Logan . Willy . Death of a Quiet Birdman . . September 2010 . 21 . 2022-07-28 . HistoryNet.
  33. Hammel, Eric, Six Days in June: How Israel Won the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992,, p. 88.
  34. Scheina, Robert L., Latin America: A Naval History 1810-1987, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987,, p. 213.
  35. Scheina, Robert L., Latin America: A Naval History 1810-1987, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987,, p. 215.
  36. Golan, John, "Heinemann's Hot Rod," Aviation History, January 2015, p. 30.
  37. Web site: Hawaii Aviation. aviation.hawaii.gov.
  38. Web site: Where Does NORAD's Santa Tracker Really Come From?. Yoni. Appelbaum. December 24, 2015. The Atlantic.
  39. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,, p. 273.
  40. Bridgman 1955, p. 40.
  41. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987,, p. 451.
  42. Bridgman 1955, pp. 208–209.
  43. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987,, p. 404.
  44. Bridgman 1956, p. 38.
  45. Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987,, p. 408.
  46. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,, p. 116.
  47. Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,, p. 70.