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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1974:
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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
August
October
November
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
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