1962 in aviation
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1962:
Contents
[edit] Events
[edit] January
US Army CH-21 Shawnees are dispatched to Vietnam, the first US military aircraft to be deployed there January 10-11 - a B-52 Stratofortress is flown from Okinawa to Madrid, establishing a new distance record of 12,532 miles (20,168 km) January 24 - two US Navy F-4 Phantoms are seconded to the US Air Force as the air force plans to adopt the type.
[edit] February
February 20 - John Glenn becomes the first US astronaut to orbit the earth in Mercury Atlas 6
[edit] April
April 9 - the United States Marine Corps' involvement in Vietnam War begins when HMM-362 arrived at Soc Trang south of Saigon[1]. April 26 - Lou Schalk pilots the 1st unofficial flight of the A-12 Article 121 April 30 - Lou Schalk pilots the 1st official flight of the A-12 Article 121
[edit] June
June 3 - An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Paris, killing 130. June 19 - Four Luftwaffe F-104 Starfighters collided and crashed, killing 4 pilots.
[edit] July
July 7 - a Soviet Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152 sets a new airspeed record of 2,681 km/h (1,666 mph) July 17 - Maj Robert M. White (USAF), pilots the North American X-15 to a record altitude of 314 750 feet (59 miles, 96 km). July 25 - the US Army forms its first armed helicopter company, using UH-1 Hueys
[edit] September
September 18 - United States Armed Forces are directed by the United States Department of Defense to use a unified designation system for aircraft. See 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system for more information.
[edit] October
October 14 - a US Air Force Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance flight over Cuba reveals the presence of launchpads for Medium Range Ballistic Missiles, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis October 24 - aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Independence, USS Essex, and USS Randolph take part in blockading Cuba. October 26 - the last B-52 off the production line is delivered to the US Air Force October 27 - a USAF U-2 is shot down over Cuba
[edit] December
December 8 - British troops are airlifted to Borneo to quell uprisings in the region
[edit] First flights
January
April
June
Jovair J-2 June 29 - Vickers VC10 G-ARTA
August
August 10 - Bell 533 August 13 - Hawker Siddeley HS.125 G-ARYA
September
October
October 12 - Dassault Balzac (tethered flight) October 28 - Westland Wasp
December
December 7 - Aérospatiale Super Frelon December 22 - Lockheed A-12 December 24 - Aérospatiale N 262
[edit] Entered service
March
June
July
[edit] Notes
^ Dorr Marine Air, p.200.
[edit] References
- Bibliography
Dorr, Robert F. (2005). Marine Air - The History of the Flying Leathernecks in Words and Photos, Penguin Books. ISBN 0-425-20725-0.
