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Years in aviation:	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
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Years:	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

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

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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.
March 31 - British Airways commenced operations after BOAC and BEA merged to create the airline.

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 1 - a SR-71 Blackbird crosses the Atlantic Ocean in less than two hours.

November 20 - Lufthansa flight 540 crashes and burns moments after takeoff, killing 59 people. It was the first major accident involving the Boeing 747.