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Events

February

• February 1 - the South African Air Force is established as an independent air arm.
• February 4 - Pierre van Ryneveld and Quentin Brand set out in a Vickers Vimy from Cairo to cross Africa by air from North to South. They will arrive in Cape Town on March 20.
• February 5 - the Royal Air Force College is established at Cranwell, Lincolnshire.

February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The South African Air Force roundel The South African Air Force (SAAF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag) is the air force of South Africa. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... General Sir Pierre van Ryneveld KBE CB DSO MC (1891-1972) was a South African military commander. ... The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft of the World War I era. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire near the village of Cranwell. ... Cranwell (The name means the spring where the cranes are found) is a village with a population of approximately 3,000 inhabitants (part of the Civil Parish of Cranwell and Byards Leap), situated in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the B1429 road approximately 7km north-west... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ...

March

• March 29 - Croydon replaces Hounslow as London's airport.

March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... The control tower of Croydon Airport in 1939, with the BOAC de Havilland DH 91 Albatross Fortuna alongside Croydon Airport was an airport in South London which straddled the boundary of what are now the London Borough of Croydon and the London Borough of Sutton. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

April

• April 17 - the Venezuelan air force is formed, with a flying school at Maracay

April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Maracay is in central Venezuela and is the capital and most important city of the Aragua State. ...

May

• May 17 - KLM and AT&T begin a joint air service between London and Amsterdam.

May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (138th in leap years). ... KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Prior to its merger with Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands. ... AT&T Inc. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ...

June

• June 4 - the US Army Reorganization Act is passed, dashing hopes for an independent air arm like Britain's Royal Air Force.

June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

July

• July 1 - Belgium establishes the first internal air-service of any European colony with the Lara-Ligne Aérienne Roi Albert in Belgian Congo
• July 3 - the first Royal Air Force Pageant is held, at Hendon

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September

• September 8 - the final leg is added to the US trans-continental airmail service, across the Rocky Mountains from Omaha to Sacramento
• September 20 - Schneider Trophy race flown at Venice, Italy. Lt. Luigi Bolgna in a Savoia S.12 is the only starter. Speed 172.6 km/h (107.3 mph).

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November

• November 1 - the US Post Office awards a contract for international air mail to Aeromarine West Indies Airways.
• November 16 - Qantas is formed at Longreach, Queensland.

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First flights

April

• April 8 - de Havilland DH.18

April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ...

Entered service

August

• the Fokker F.II with KLM