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1968 in aviation

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Years in aviation: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1968.

Events

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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First flights

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Entered service

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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Retirements

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December

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Deadliest crash

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The deadliest crash of this year was a military shootdown, namely the 1968 Kham Duc C-130 shootdown, when a United States Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules was shot down in southern Vietnam on 12 May, during the Vietnam War, killing all 155 people on board; it was at the time the deadliest plane crash of all time. The deadliest civil aviation accident was South African Airways Flight 228, a Boeing 707 which crashed shortly after takeoff from Windhoek, South West Africa on 20 April, killing 123 of the 128 people on board.

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