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| == First flights == | == First flights == | ||
| * ] - The ] supersonic aircraft makes its first test flight, in ]. | * ] - The ] supersonic aircraft makes its first test flight, in ]. | ||
| * ] is unveiled. At the time the largest passenger carrying aircraft ever built and one which was to revolutionise commercial air travel. | |||
| * July: ] is the first man to walk on the moon. | |||
| *World champion boxer ] perishes when his plane, which he was piloting himself, crashes. | |||
| == Entered service == | == Entered service == | ||
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1969:
Events
First flights
- March 2 - The Concorde supersonic aircraft makes its first test flight, in Bristol, England.
- Boeing 747 is unveiled. At the time the largest passenger carrying aircraft ever built and one which was to revolutionise commercial air travel.
- July: Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon.
- World champion boxer Rocky Marciano perishes when his plane, which he was piloting himself, crashes.