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

1 Events

• Gulfstream Aerospace founded in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
• London Gatwick AirportGatwick Airport ( IATA Airport Code: LGW ICAO Airport Code: EGKK is London's second airport and the second largest airport in the UK after Heathrow. It is located in West Sussex, approximately 40 km (25 miles) south of London, and an equal distance north opens after two years of extensive reconstruction. It is the first multimodal airport in the world, with direct rail connections from the main terminal to LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri and BrightonThis article is about the English town; Brighton is also the name of several other places. Brighton in East Sussex is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. Brighton and Hove form a single conurbation but Brighton's lively atmosphe.

January

• January 14January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining (352 in leap years). Celebrated as New Year's Day by those still following the Julian calendar. Events 1301 Andrew III dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary - QANTAS becomes the first foreign airline permitted to fly across the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in

February

• February 13February 13 Events Before 1900 1130 Innocent II is voted Pope. 1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. 1633 Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. 1668 Spain recognizes Portu - the British Ministry of Defence White Paper makes Britain's nuclear weapons programme public knowledge.

March

• March 17 - Air Inter commences operations

May

• May 16 - Cpt W. W. Irwin sets a new airspeed record of 1,404 mph (2,259 km/h) in a F-104 Starfighter, the first record over 2,000 km/h
• May 17 - four F3H Demons and four F8U Crusaders make a non-stop crossing of the Atlantic
• May 23 - the Short S.C.1 VTOL aircraft makes its first hovering flight

September

• September 30 - Britain's last flying boat airliners are put out of service when Aquila Airways terminates it Southampton- Madeira route.