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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1971:

1 Events

January

• January 6 - the US Marine Corps takes delivery of its first AV-8 Harriers
• January 22January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 343 days remaining (344 in leap years). Events 1771 Spain cedes Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands to England. 1824 Ashantis crush British forces in the Gold Coast. 1840 British - a US Navy P-3 OrionThe Lockheed P-3 Orion is a patrol aircraft of the United States military used primarily for anti-submarine warfare. The P-3 Orion is based on the Lockheed L-188 Electra. The first production version, designated P3V-1 first flew 15 April 1961, but by the sets a distance record of 7,010 miles (11,282 km) for an aircraft in its class

June

• June 18June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. Events 1178 Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of - Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines is an airline in the United States, founded in Dallas, Texas on June 18, 1971. It is currently the fourth largest U. airline (in terms of domestic customers carried). It is known as a " discount airline" compared to its larger rivals an founded

September

• First crossing of the Atlantic by ConcordeThe Aerospatiale- BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. Concorde had a cruising speed of Mach 2. 04 and a cruise altitude of 56,000 feet ( 17,000 metres) with a delta wi

October

• The United States lifts its arms embargo from Israel.
• October 1October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). There are 91 days remaining. Events 331 BC Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Arbela 959 Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England 965 John XIII becomes Pop - Aurigny Air Services commences operations

December

• December 3- 17 - Indo-Pakistan War . The Indian Air Force loses 72 aircraft and the Pakistan Air Force 94 aircraft.