World
Aviation in 1966
31 January
The Soviet Union launches Luna 9, an un-manned spacecraft
that becomes the first man-made vehicle to soft land on the
Moon's surface, on 3 February.
9 March
General de Gaulle, the President of France, announces that
France is to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO) Alliance.
12 July
The Northrop/NASA M2F2 lifting-body research aircraft makes
its first un-powered flight after being dropped from a Boeing
B52 'motherplane'.
26
August
The famous Swiss mountain rescue pilot Herman Geiger is
killed in a flying accident.
24 September
The Russian Marina Solovyeva sets a new women's world speed
record of 2,044kph (1,270mph) in a Ye76 (MiG21) aircraft.
6 December
The West German Air Force grounds all 770 of its Lockheed
F104G Starfighters, after the 65th aircraft of the type
crashes.
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