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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1974:
Events
March
- March 3 – Turkish Airlines Flight 981, a DC-10, crashes into forest near Ermenonville, France, killing 346 people. At the time, it was the worst aviation disaster in history.
July
- July 22 – the US Navy and Marine Corps evacuate 500 people from Cyprus, away from the conflict erupting between Greece and Turkey on the island
September
- September 1 – a SR-71 Blackbird crosses the Atlantic Ocean in less than two hours.
November
- November 20 – Lufthansa flight 540 crashes and burns moments after takeoff, killing 59 people. It was the first major accident involving the Boeing 747.
First flights
January
June
- June 9 – Northrop YF-17
August
October
November
- November 29 – Boeing Vertol YUH-61
December
Entered service
- Sukhoi Su-24 'Fencer' with VVS
February
- February 20 – S-3 Viking with VS-41, NAS North Island
May
- May 23 – Airbus A300 with Air France
September
- September 17 – F-14 Tomcat with VF-1 and VF-2 aboard USS Enterprise
November
- November 14 – F-15 Eagle with the 555th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron at Luke AFB
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