This is a list of Aviation or Air transport refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ... aviation-related events from 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1916:

Events

January

• January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 12 - German A flying ace is a military aviator who has shot down five or more enemy aircraft. ... aces Max Immelmann Max Immelmann (September 21, 1890 - June 18, 1916) was a German World War I Flying ace. ... Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, with 8 kills, are the first pilots awarded with The Pour le Mérite, known informally as the Blue Max, was Germanys highest military order awarded during World War I. The award was first founded in 1740, named in French, the language of the royal court, for merit. ... Pour le Mérite ("the Blue Max")
• January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 29 - the second and last LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, the most traveled airship in history A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship (or dirigible) pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. ... Zeppelin raid on The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Paris inflicts 54 casualties.

March

• March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... March 16 - US military aircraft fly their first mission over foreign soil when Curtiss JN3s of the 1st Aero Squadron carry out reconnaissance over The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... Mexico.
• March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... March 18 - German ace Ernst Udet (April 26, 1896 - November 17, 1941) was the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I. He was one of the youngest aces and was the highest scoring German ace to survive the war. ... Ernst Udet scores his first kill

April

• April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... April 15 - RFC and RNAS aircraft deliver 13 tons of stores into Kūt (كوت; also known as Kut-Al-Imara and Kut El Amara) is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 100 miles south east of Baghdad, at 32.... Kut el Amara, Mesopotamia ( Greek: Μεσοποταμία, translated from Old Persian Miyanrudan the Land between the Rivers or the Aramaic name Beth-Nahrin two rivers) is a region of Southwest Asia. ... Mesopotamia, while it was The Siege of Kut-al-Amara ( December 7, 1915 - April 29, 1916) was part of the Mesopotamian campaign in World War I. The British Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force (MEF) suffered a very serious defeat against the Ottoman forces. ... besieged by the Turks. This was the first time aircraft had been used for such a purpose.
• April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... April 20 - the Escadrille Américanne, later to be known as Lafayette Escadrille in July 1917 The Lafayette Escadrille was a squadron of the French Air Service during World War I composed largely of American fighter pilots. ... Lafayette Escadrille, is established as an American volunteer unit in France, equipped with Nieuport 11s.

May

• May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... May 2 - eight German Zeppelins raid the east coast of England, causing 39 casualties. The Zeppelin L 20 is wrecked in a storm off Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway, located on the southwest coast of Norway. ... Stavanger, The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. ... Norway on the return journey.
• May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... May 17 - The XF-85 Goblin was designed to be a parasite fighter for the Convair B-36 bombers. ... Parasite fighter experiments begin in the UK to launch a Bristol Scout from a Porte Baby airship.

June

• June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... June 17 - the first French ace, Jean Navarre, is shot down and wounded, ending his combat career with 12 confirmed kills.
• June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... June 18 - the first German ace Max Immelmann Max Immelmann (September 21, 1890 - June 18, 1916) was a German World War I Flying ace. ... Max Immelmann is shot down and killed by a F.E.2b in profile. ... FE.2b from No. 25 Squadron RFC -- a symbolic end of the " The Fokker Scourge, a term coined by the British press, was a period of time in World War I in the summer of 1915. ... Fokker Scourge". He had scored 15 kills.
• June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... June 23 - Victor Chapman of Lafayette Escadrille becomes the first US airman to be killed in action, shot down near Verdun is the name of several communes in France: Verdun, in the Meuse département, site of the Battle of Verdun during World War I. Verdun, in the Ariège département Also part of the name of: Château-Verdun, in the Ariège département Verdun-en-Lauragais, in the Aude département Verdun-sur... Verdun.

July

• No.3 Wing RNAS becomes Britain's first Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ... strategic bombing unit, equipped with Sopwith 1½ Strutter The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was a British one or two-seat biplane multi-role aircraft of the First World War. ... Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters
• July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... July 1 - beginning of the Battle of the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 – 18 November 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Stalemate The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with more than one million casualties. ... Battle of the Somme. In the five months of the battle, the British lose 782 aircraft and 576 pilots but maintain air superiority over the battlefield.

August

• August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... August 2 - 16 German Zeppelins raid southeast England. Lt Photo by Wlodek Borzy William Leefe Robinson was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... William Leefe-Robinson, RFC may refer to Request For Change - ITIL terminology in the IT Service Management arena to describe a request to Change the IT infrastructure Request for Comments - Internet informational documents and standards Royal Flying Corps - the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I... RFC shoots down Zeppelin SL 11 in a The Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 (Blériot Experimental) was the first military aircraft put into service by Britain. ... BE.2c.
• August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... August 6 - French ace Capitaine René Fonck gains his first confirmed victory.
• August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... August 27 - Oswald Boelcke creates the first German special fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 2 (Jasta 2).

September

• September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... September 15 - French submarine Foucault is sunk by two Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k.... Austrian Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... flying boats, becoming the first submarine to be sunk by an aircraft.
• September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... September 17 - Rittmeister Baron Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen (May 2, 1892–April 21, 1918) was a German pilot and is still regarded today as the ace of aces. He was a very successful fighter pilot, military leader and flying ace who won 80 air combats during World War I. Richthofen was known as... Manfred von Richthofen scores his first kill, from a Albatros D.II
• September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... September 23- September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 24 - eleven Zeppelins attack England in a mass air-raid. Two are shot down, LZ 76 by ground fire, and LZ 74 by Lt Frederick Sowrey

October

• October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... October 12 - The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of World War I. When the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was founded on April 13, 1912 it was intended to encompass all military flying. ... Royal Naval Air Service ace Air Vice-Marshal Raymond Collishaw (November 22, 1893 - September 28, 1976) was the highest scoring Royal Naval Air Service flying ace and the second highest scoring Canadian pilot of World War I. Raymond Collishaw was born at Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada on 22nd November 1893. ... Raymond Collishaw claims his first victory.
• October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... October 28 - German ace Oswald Boelcke is killed in a mid-air collision.

November

• November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... November 23 - British ace Lanoe George Hawker (VC, DSO) (December 30, 1890 – November 23, 1916) was a World War I English fighter pilot. ... Lanoe Hawker VC is shot down by Baron Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen (May 2, 1892–April 21, 1918) was a German pilot and is still regarded today as the ace of aces. He was a very successful fighter pilot, military leader and flying ace who won 80 air combats during World War I. Richthofen was known as... Manfred von Richthofen
• November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 28 - Central London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... London is bombed by an LVG C.II flown by R. Brandt

First flights

February

• February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 9 - The Sopwith Pup was a single seater biplane fighter aircraft used by the British in World War I. It was manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company and was officially named the Sopwith Scout. ... Sopwith Pup flown by Harry George Hawker (22 January 1889–12 July 1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aviation, the firm responsible a long series of successful military aircraft, including the Fury, Hurricane, Hunter and Harrier. ... Harry Hawker

April

• The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour LAviation et ses Dérivés during the First World War. ... SPAD S.VII

May

• May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... May 28 - Categories: Aircraft stubs | British fighter aircraft 1910-1919 | World War I aircraft ... Sopwith Triplane flown by Harry George Hawker (22 January 1889–12 July 1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aviation, the firm responsible a long series of successful military aircraft, including the Fury, Hurricane, Hunter and Harrier. ... Harry Hawker

June

• June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... June 17 - A Siddeley-Deasy-built R.E.8 The Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 was a British two-seat biplane reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of the First World War. ... Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8
• June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... June 29 - the B&W, William E. Boeing (October 1, 1881 - September 28, 1956) was the aviation pioneer who founded the Boeing Company. ... William Boeing's first aircraft.

September

• September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... September 9 - The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. ... Bristol F.2A
• September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... September 12 - the Hewitt-Sperry flying bomb

October

• October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... October 25 - The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. ... Bristol F.2B Fighter

November

• November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 22 - The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 was a British biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War. ... Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5

Entered service

February

• The Airco DH.2 was a single-seat biplane pusher aircraft which operated as a fighter during the First World War. ... Airco DH.2 with No. 24 Squadron RFC

April

• Sopwith 1½ Strutter

August

• The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour LAviation et ses Dérivés during the First World War. ... SPAD S.VII with Escadrille No. 26

November

• Categories: Aircraft stubs | British fighter aircraft 1910-1919 | World War I aircraft ... Sopwith Triplane

December

• December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... December 24 - The Sopwith Pup was a single seater biplane fighter aircraft used by the British in World War I. It was manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company and was officially named the Sopwith Scout. ... Sopwith Pup with No. 54 Squadron RFC