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1979 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1979.

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Entered service

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Deadliest crash

The deadliest crash of this year was American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 which crashed just after takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on 25 May, killing all 271 people on board, as well as two on the ground.

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