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Events

January

• January 11-12 – Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight across the Pacific from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California.
• January 15 - Maj James Doolittle establishes a record for a transport flight across the United States, from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey in 11 hours 59 minutes.

February January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Amelia Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart (July 24, 1897 - c. ... Location in the state of Hawaii Founded County City & County of Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann Area  - Total  - Water Population  - City (2000)  - Density  - Metropolitan 371,657 1,674. ... Aerial view looking west over downtown Oakland, Lake Merritt and the Port of Oakland. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... There are a few persons named James Doolittle: James Rood Doolittle, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1857-1869 Jimmy Doolittle, U.S. Army General, World War II hero, aviator This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Newark (), nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey and the county seat of urban Essex County. ...

• February 3 - Hugo Junkers dies
• February 12 - USS Macon airship sinks off Point Sur, California.
• February 22 - Leland Andrews breaks Doolittle's January record, completing a transcontinental transport flight in 11 hours 34 minutes.

March February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes) show. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a rigid frame airship built and operated by the United States Navy and designated for scouting purposes. ... Akron in flight, 2 November 1931 An airship is a buoyant (lighter-than-air) aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

• March 9 - the Nazi Government in Germany announces the formation of the Luftwaffe, in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles
• March 28 - Robert Goddard launches the world's first successful liquid-fuelled rocket.

April March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... The Luftwaffe (literally, air weapon, pronounced looft-vaaf-feh) is the air force of Germany. ... Woodrow Wilson with the American Peace Commissioners The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 is the peace treaty created as a result of six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, which put an official end to World War I between the Allies and Central Powers. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... Robert Goddard Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was one of the pioneers of modern rocketry. ... Liquid fuels are those combustible or energy-generating molecules which can be harnessed to create mechanical energy, which in turn usually produces kinetic energy, and which also must take the shape of their container. ... A Redstone rocket, part of the Mercury program A rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust gas from within a rocket engine. ...

• April 1 - Swissair begins services between Zürich and London
• April 13 - QANTAS and Imperial Airways provide regular connecting flights between Brisbane, Australia and London
• April 16-17 - A Pan Am Sikorsky S-42 makes the first airline flight from the continental US to Hawaii.

May April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Swissair MD-11 Swissair, short for Swiss Air Transport Company Limited, was Switzerlands national air carrier for seventy-one years until 2002. ... Zürich IPA (in English often Zurich, which is also the standard French form of the name) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 364,558 in 2002; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... For a list of Qantas destinations, click here. ... The Imperial Airways Empire Terminal, Victoria, London. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was the United States principal international airline from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991, and was credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry. ... The Sikorsky S-42 was the first real transoceanic flying boat. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ...

• May 18 - the Tupolev ANT-20 Maxim Gorky crashes near Tushino after a mid-air collision. Fifty-six people are killed, making it the worst air crash at this time.

June May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... The Tupolev ANT-20 (also known as the Maxim Gorky) (Туполев АНТ-20 Максим Горький in Russian) was a Soviet 8-engine airplane, the largest in the 1930s. ...

• June 24 - One Ford Trimotor of Servicio Aéreo Colombiano (SACO) crashed with another Ford Trimotor of Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo (SCADTA) in Medellín, Colombia. Fifteen people were killed including the world's most famous tango singer Carlos Gardel.

July June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... The Ford Trimotor was a three engine civil transport aircraft first produced in 1926 by Henry Ford and continued until about 1933. ... Medellín is the capital city of Antioquia, a province in Colombia (South America). ... Carlos Gardel (11 December 1890 – 24 June 1935) was an enormously popular Argentinian tango singer (though there is still controversy regarding his place of birth; many claim he was born in Tacuarembo, Uruguay) who was killed in an airplane crash at the height of his career. ...

• July 1 - The Flying Keys set endurance record by flying a Curtiss Robin non-stop for 653 hours, 34 minutes

August July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... On June 4, 1935, The Flying Keys, brothers Fred and Algene Key, lifted off in a borrowed Curtiss Robin monoplane named Ole Miss from Meridian, Mississippis airport. ... 1928 Curtiss Robin advertisement. ...

• August 5 - Wiley Post and his passenger Will Rogers are killed in a crash in Alaska.

October August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 - August 15, 1935) gained international fame as the first pilot to fly solo around the world. ... Will Rogers. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1,481,347 km²  - Water 236,507 km² (13. ...

• October 1 - The first company to bear the name British Airways is formed, by the merger of Hillman Airways, Spartan Air Lines and United Airways.

November October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... British Airways is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... In business or economics a merger is a combination of two companies into one larger company. ...

• November 11 - A. W. Stevens and O. A. Anderson set a new balloon altitude record of 72,395 ft (22,066 m).
• November 11-13 - Jean Batten becomes the first woman to fly solo across the South Atlantic, taking 2 days 13 hours to cross from Senegal to Brazil in a Percivall Gull. She also breaks the speed record for this crossing, by a full day.
• November 22 - Pan Am commences the first trans-Pacific airmail service, flying a Martin M.130 from San Francisco to Manila, via Honolulu, Midway Island, Wake Island, and Guam.

December November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Balloons are a type of lighter than air aircraft that remain aloft due to their buoyancy. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... Jean Gardiner Batten (1909–1982) was a New Zealand aviator. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Airmail (or air mail) is mail that is transported by aircraft. ... This article is about the city in California. ... Manila (Maynila in Filipino) is the capital city of the Philippines. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ...

• December 27 - the USAAC uses aerial bombardment to divert a flow of lava from Mauna Loa, Hawaii that is threatening Hilo's waterworks.

December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1. ... Lava is molten rock that a volcano expels during an eruption. ... Mauna Loa is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five volcanic peaks that together form the Island of Hawaii. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ... Hilo is the largest town on the island of Hawai‘i, and the county seat of Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i. ...

First flights

• Junkers Ju 87

February Junkers Ju 87 Dive-Bombers The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was the most famous Sturzkampfflugzeug (German dive bomber) in World War II, instantly recognisable by its inverted gull-wings and fixed undercarriage. ...

• February 24 - Heinkel He 111

March February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Heinkel He 111 was the primary Luftwaffe medium bomber during the early stages of World War II, and is perhaps the most obvious symbol of the German side of the Battle of Britain. ...

• March 24 - Avro Anson military prototype K 4771

April March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... The Avro Anson was a twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces during World War II and afterwards. ...

• Douglas DB-1, prototype of the B-18 Bolo
• April 1 - The NA-16 prototype of the T-6 Texan/Harvard
• April 12 - Bristol Britain First, prototype of the Bristol Blenheim

May Douglas B-18A Bolo The Douglas B-18 Bolo was a United States Army Air Corps and Royal Canadian Air Force bomber of the late 1930s and early 1940s based on the Douglas DC-2. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... The T-6 Texan was a single-engine, advanced trainer aircraft designed by North American Aviation and used to train fighter pilots of the USAAF, US Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II. The Texan is known by a variety of... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... The Bristol Type 142 Blenheim was a high-speed light bomber used extensively in the early days of World War II, built by Bristol Aeroplane Company. ...

• May 8 - Handley Page Harrow
• May 28 - Messerschmitt Bf 109
• May 31 - Fairchild Model 45

June May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... (Bf 109 was the official Reichsluftfahrtministerium designation, though some late-war aircraft actually carried the Me 109 designation stamped onto their aircraft type plates. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ...

• June 19 - Vickers Wellesley
• June 23 - Bristol Bombay

July June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... The Vickers Wellesley was a 1930s light bomber built by Vickers for the Royal Air Force. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... The Bristol Bombay was a medium bomber and troop transport aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. ...

• July 11 - Yakovlev AIR-19, prototype of the Yakovlev UT-2
• July 17 - Boeing model 299, prototype of the B-17 Flying Fortress
• July 27 - Miles Falcon Six

August July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... The Yakovlev UT-2 (Russian: УТ-2) was a trainer aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force from 1937 until the 1950s. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... A B-17 nicknamed Sally B in England in 2001 The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the first mass-produced, four-engine heavy bomber. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ...

• August 8 - Morane-Saulnier MS.405
• August 12 - De Havilland Dragonfly

November August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

• November 6 - Hawker Hurricane K5083

December November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... The Hawker Hurricane is a fighter design from the 1930s which was used extensively by the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. ...

• December 17 - Douglas DST, prototype of the Douglas DC-3
• December 18 - Miles Nighthawk

December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Entered service

November

• Hawker Hind

The Hawker Hind was an Royal Air Force light-bomber of the inter-war years. ...