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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1961:

1 Events

February

• February 3 - Operation Looking Glass commences, meaning that the US Air Force Strategic Air CommandThe Strategic Air Command or SAC was the branch of the United States Air Force in charge of America's non-submarine-based nuclear arsenal, the bombers used to deliver these weapons, and the refueling tankers needed to refuel said bombers. Established in M would have a permanent, airborne command post.

March

• March 28March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). There are 278 days remaining. Events 800-1899 845 Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. - Air Afrique is formed

April

• April 1April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. Events 527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. 1789 In New York City, the United Stat - Venezuelan airline VIASA commences operations
• April 12April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). There are 263 days remaining. Events 467 Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire 1204 The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople 1606 The Union Jack i - Yuri GagarinYuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ( Russian: YOO-ree ah-lek-SEH-yeh-veech gah-GAH-reen March 9, 1934 March 27, 1968), was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first man to travel into space. Early Life Gagarin was born near Gzhatsk, and his parents worked on makes the first human spaceflightHuman spaceflight is space exploration with a human crew, and possibly passengers (in contrast to unmanned space missions, which are remotely-controlled or robotic space probes). Traditionally, these endeavours have been referred to as manned space missio in Vostok 1Vostok 1 Mission Insignia Mission Statistics Mission Name Vostok 1 Call Sign (Kedr Siberian Pine) Number of Crew Members 1 Launch April 12, 196106:07 UTC Baikonur LC145° 55' 00" N 63° 20' 00" E Landing April 12, 196107:55 UTC51° N, 46° E Duration 1 hour,, orbiting the Earth once, in108 minutes.

June

• June 1June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. Events 193 Roman Emperor Marcus Didius is assassinated in his palace. 1485 Matthias of Hungary took Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frede - United Air Lines absorbs Capital Airlines to become the largest airline in the West, with a fleet of 267 aircraft.
• June 21- 22 - a Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan makes the first non-stop flight from England to Australia

July

• July 1 - the RAF deploys combat aircraft to reinforce Kuwait, which is under threat from Iraq.

September

• September 12 - the Hawker P.1127 makes its first transitions from vertical to horizontal flight and back

November

• November 25 - the US Navy's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise is commissioned.