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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1999.

Events

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January

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Five Iraqi Air Force jets violate the no-fly zone over southern Iraq and two others violate the no-fly zone over northern Iraq. The United States claims that Iraqi aircraft have violated the two no-fly zones a total of 70 times since Operation Desert Fox took place in mid-December 1998.[1]

February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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First flights

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January

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February

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March

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July

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September

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Deadliest crash

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The deadliest crash of this year was EgyptAir Flight 990, a Boeing 767 which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S. on 31 October, killing all 217 people on board.

References

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  1. ^ a b GlobalSecurity.org Operation Southern Watch 1999 Events
  2. ^ Press Statement by Dr. Javier Solana, NATO Secretary General, following the Commencement of Air Operations
  3. ^ "Yugoslav & Serbian MiG-29s". Acig.org. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Work In Progress". Ejection-history.org.uk. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Yugoslav & Serbian MiG-29s". Acig.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
  6. ^ "Serb discusses 1999 downing of stealth". USA Today. October 26, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  7. ^ Safe distance Archived March 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, found footage from the cockpit of the shot down F117
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Famous people who died in aviation accidents". www.planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "John Sponauer – Hogs in a Hot Peace: The A-10 Since Desert Storm". Sponauer.com. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  10. ^ "Final Report to the Prosecutor by the Committee Established to Review the NATO Bombing Campaign Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia". UNICTY.
  11. ^ Dumbaugh, Kerry (April 12, 2000). "Chinese Embassy Bombing in Belgrade:Compensation Issues". Congressional Research Service publication. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  12. ^ "World: Europe – Top test pilot killed in crash". BBC News. June 7, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
  13. ^ NATO: Operation Allied Force, 23 March - 10 June 1999
  14. ^ a b c d e f TWA History Timeline Archived April 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ AirSafe.com, LLC. "Helicopter Accident Involving Actor Harrison Ford". Airsafe.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  16. ^ "LAX00LA024". National Transportation Safety Board. Archived from the original on May 15, 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  17. ^ "Aircraft Accident Brief EgyptAir Flight 990 Boeing 767-366ER, SU-GAP 60 Miles South of Nantucket, Massachusetts October 31, 1999" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. March 2002. NTSB/AAB-02/01. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  18. ^ McCabe, Scott (December 14, 2011). "Crime History: Millennium Bomber Busted at Border". Washington Examiner. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2013.