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3 unusual facts about 2002 in aviation


2002 United States airtanker crashes

In 2002, two large airtankers – a C-130 Hercules and a PB4Y-2 Privateer – crashed about a month apart while performing aerial firefighting operations.

Aeromaan

The airline was established in 2002 by a group of investors and began operations in June of the same year.

Vuelamex

The airline was established in 2002 by Asclepiodoto Abed, a former worker of TAESA, to operate as low-fare airline, with services between Mexico City and Toluca.


Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures Inc.

But the Jetcruzer program was later hampered by a lengthy development and although the prototype version (the 450) had flown as early as 1989, by 2002 AASI still did not have Jetcruzer in production.


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