1978
- May 3 – (Grande Prairie, Alberta) – Captain Gordon de Jong of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds died when the horizontal stabilizer failed, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. Although ejection was initiated, it was not successful.
- August 12 – (Glenview, Illinois) – Avro Vulcan B2 XL390 of 617 Squadron Royal Air Force crashed during an air display at Naval Air Station Glenview, just north of Chicago. All four Royal Air Force crew members were killed. Their delta-winged bomber apparently stalled during a wing-over and then crashed into a landfill just north of Willow Road.
- November 8 – One of the solo Skyhawks of the Blue Angels struck the ground after low roll during arrival maneuvers at NAS Miramar. Navy Lieutenant Michael Curtain was killed.
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