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*[[June 27]] – An [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[C-130 Hercules]] and a [[Royal Navy]] [[SH-3 Sea King|Sea King]] helicopter collide in cloud north of the [[Falkland Islands]], at around 300 [[Foot (length)|ft]]. The Hercules lost the wing beyond its #1 engine but still managed to land. The Sea King, based at [[RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)|RNAS Culdrose]], was lost and all four on board killed.<ref>[http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/38/737/13580517w18/purl=rc2_TTDA_2_crash+falklands___gt+1/1/1985______________________________________________________________________________________&dyn=sig!9?sw_aep=free4_tda The Times Sat June 29 1985 page 2]</ref><ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1980-89.htm Men and Women of the ROYAL NAVY lost 1945-present]</ref><ref>[http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=285755&page=2 [[PPRUNE]] The Professional Pilots Rumour Network ]</ref> |
*[[June 27]] – An [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[C-130 Hercules]] and a [[Royal Navy]] [[SH-3 Sea King|Sea King]] helicopter collide in cloud north of the [[Falkland Islands]], at around 300 [[Foot (length)|ft]]. The Hercules lost the wing beyond its #1 engine but still managed to land. The Sea King, based at [[RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)|RNAS Culdrose]], was lost and all four on board killed.<ref>[http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/38/737/13580517w18/purl=rc2_TTDA_2_crash+falklands___gt+1/1/1985______________________________________________________________________________________&dyn=sig!9?sw_aep=free4_tda The Times Sat June 29 1985 page 2]</ref><ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1980-89.htm Men and Women of the ROYAL NAVY lost 1945-present]</ref><ref>[http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=285755&page=2 [[PPRUNE]] The Professional Pilots Rumour Network ]</ref> |
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*[[July 13]] – [[Blue Angels]] Aircraft 5, BuNo ''155029'', and 6, BuNo ''154992'', ([[Douglas A-4]]F) collide at the top of a loop, [[Niagara Falls]], [[New York]], killing Lt. Cmdr. [[Michael Gershon]].<ref>[http://usmilitary.about.com/library/weekly/aa102899.htm "Navy Blue Angel Aviators Die in Crash", October 28, 1999, accessed April 23, 2007]</ref> |
*[[July 13]] – [[Blue Angels]] Aircraft 5, BuNo ''155029'', and 6, BuNo ''154992'', ([[Douglas A-4]]F) collide at the top of a loop, [[Niagara Falls]], [[New York]], killing Lt. Cmdr. [[Michael Gershon]].<ref>[http://usmilitary.about.com/library/weekly/aa102899.htm "Navy Blue Angel Aviators Die in Crash", October 28, 1999, accessed April 23, 2007]</ref> |
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*[[August 8]] -A [[USAF]] [[Ling-Temco-Vought]] [[A-7D Corsair II]] lost power, caught fire and crashed into [[Midwest City]], a suburb of [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], pilot Maj. Dennis D. Nielson staying with aircraft as he attempted to steer it towards less-populous area before ejecting, but fighter impacted house, killing one, injuring one, one missing, said a United Press International report. |
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*[[December 12]] – [[Arrow Air Flight 1285]], a chartered [[DC-8]]-63CF, ''N950JW'', c/n 46058, line number '433', crashes just after takeoff from [[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gander]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]], killing 256 people, of whom 248 were soldiers in the [[US Army]] [[101st Airborne Division]] returning from overseas duty in the Sinai desert, Egypt. This remains the greatest peacetime loss of military personnel in US history.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19851212-0 ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF N950JW Gander, NF<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
*[[December 12]] – [[Arrow Air Flight 1285]], a chartered [[DC-8]]-63CF, ''N950JW'', c/n 46058, line number '433', crashes just after takeoff from [[Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador|Gander]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]], killing 256 people, of whom 248 were soldiers in the [[US Army]] [[101st Airborne Division]] returning from overseas duty in the Sinai desert, Egypt. This remains the greatest peacetime loss of military personnel in US history.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19851212-0 ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF N950JW Gander, NF<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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