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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1970:

1 Events

January

• January 31 - Mikhail Mil dies, aged 61

February

• February 17February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining (318 in leap years). Events 197 Battle of Lugdunum, Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats his rival Clodius Albinus, securing full control over the Roman Emp- 18February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 316 days remaining (317 in leap years). Events 3102 BC Epoch (origin) of the Kali Yuga. 1478 George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of - US Air Force B-52 StratofortressB-52 Stratofortress Description RoleHeavy bomber, missile platform Crew5aircraft commander, pilot, radar navigator, navigator and electronic warfare officer Dimensions Length159 ft 4 in48. 5 m Wingspan185 ft56. 4 m Height40 ft 8 in12. 4 m Wing area4,000 fes attack LaosThe Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the.
• February 24February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 310 days remaining, 311 in leap years. By Roman custom February 24 is the day added to a leap year, and the occurrence of February 29 is merely a consequence of this. Events 303 - HMS Ark RoyalThe HMS Ark Royal (R09 began construction in 1943 during World War Two. She replaced the previous Ark Royal which was lost to enemy action earlier in the war. The Ark Royal was the Royal Navy's last conventional catapult and arrested landing aircraft carr is recommissioned after a £UK 30 million refit.
• February 27February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 307 days remaining, 308 in leap years. Events 1560 The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland 1594 H - Hawker begins buying back surplus Hawker Hunters from the Royal Air Force to remanufacture for new customers.

March

• March 6 - BEA opens its charter service, BEA Airtours
• March 17 - an Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-9 is hijacked. The hijacker is overpowered and the aircraft lands safely in Boston, although the co-pilot is killed in the struggle.

May

• May 18 - National Airlines ends a 108-day strike by offering ground crews a 33% pay increase.
• May 26 - the Tupolev Tu-144 exceeds Mach 2 in level flight, the first commercial aircraft to do so.

July

• July 1 - Melbourne opens its new international airport
• July 17 - Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport commences passenger screening to help prevent hijackings; the first airport to do so.

August

• August 22 - Two Sikorsky HH-53C helicopters complete a non-stop transpacific flight of 9,000 miles (14,484 km) using in-flight refuelling.

September

• September 3 - Air France places the first orders for the Airbus A300

October

• October 19 - Hindustan Aeronautics completes its first licence-built MiG-21

November

• November 11 - the British government agrees to fund development of the Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan, rescuing the project from Rolls-Royce's bankruptcy
• November 20 - the US Air Force and Army assault the Son Tay prison camp . No POWs are found.
• November 21 - US aircraft begin the first major bombing campaign of North Vietnam since 1968. 300 aircraft attack the Mu Gia and Ban Gari passes.

December

• December 15 - Artem Mikoyan dies, aged 65
• December 20 - with pre-tax losses of $US 130 million, the year ends as the worst ever for US airlines.
• December 31 - Jeanne Holm becomes the USAF's first female General.