January
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14 Jan 1981
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C-130E #69-6581, c/n 4357, of the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed on take-off from Ramstein Air Base, West Germany
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February
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26 Feb 1981
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MC-130E-Y #64-0564, c/n 4074, of the 1st Special Operations Squadron, crashed in sea near Tabones Island, Philippines during low-level turn.
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April
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24 Apr 1981
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L-100-20 #FAP-396 of the Peruvian Air Force had an emergency landing at night, no fuel, near San Juan, Peru.
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May
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16 May 1981
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L-100-20 #D2-EAS of Angola Air Charter shot down by infrared missile near Menongue, Angola.
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29 May 1981
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C-130H #1276 of the Egyptian Air Force hit ground after take-off from Cairo West.
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September
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21 Sep 1981
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C-130H #74-1672, c/n 4623, of the 463d Tactical Airlift Wing, crashed 1,600 meters short of runway during night landing on desert airstrip near Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, Nevada.
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29 Sep 1981
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C-130H #5-8552 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) crashed near Kahrisak, 20 kilometers south of Tehran, killing 80 on board including Minister of Defence and high-ranking officers. Sources differ on identity.
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October
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12 Oct 1981
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C-130H #CN-AOH of the Royal Moroccan Air Force shot down over West Sahara by Polisario rebels.
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