This is a list of aviation-related events from 1947: This is a timeline of aviation history. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1942: Events January January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines formed by the acquisition and merger of Arrow Airways and Canadian Airways, along with all the various subsidiaries of the latter. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1943: Events January January 27 - the USAAF makes its first daylight raid on Germany January 30 - Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquitos make the first daylight air-raid on Berlin January 30-31 – the H2S radar is used by RAF bombers... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1944: Events January January 11 - in one of the largest air raids to date, 570 USAAF bombers strike Brunswick, Halberstadt, and Oschersleben. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1945: // Events January January 1 - the Luftwaffe begins targeting Allied airfields in Europe as Operation Bodenplatte February February 13-15 - Allied bombers attack Dresden with incendiary weapons, destroying most of the city and killing some 50,000 people. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1946: Events January January 1 - a British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian becomes the first commercial flight to depart Heathrow Airport January 10 - a Sikorsky R5 sets an unofficial helicopter altitude record of 6,400 m (21,000 ft) at Stratford... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1948: Events January January 17 - BOAC begins to replace flying boat routes with the Lockheed Constellation March the Israeli Air Force is formed, with the new state of Israel March 10 - VF-5 becomes the first US Navy carrier squadron to... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1949: Events Aerolíneas Argentinas established. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1950: Events Arrow Air is founded March March 20 - Royal Air Force Avro Lincoln bombers are sent to Singapore to be used against the Communist guerillas of Malaya in the Malayan Emergency. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1951: Events February February 21 - an English Electric Canberra becomes the first jet to make an unrefuelled crossing of the Atlantic, taking 4 hours 37 minutes March March 6 - the Martin aircraft company gains production rights to the English Electric Canberra... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1952: Events January January 5 - Pan Am commences trans-atlantic freight services. ... ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Events

March

• March 14 - Saudi Arabian Airlines begins regular services.

May March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... Saudi Arabian Airlines is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ...

• May 28 - BSAA trials non-stop flights from London to Bermuda using aerial refueling over the Azores

June May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... St. ... Aerial refueling, also called in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR), is the practice of transferring fuel from one aircraft to another during flight. ... Flag of Azores Shaded relief map of the Azores from 1975 The Azores (Portuguese: Açores) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. ...

• June 17 - Pan Am begins a New York to San Francisco service flying west-to-east around almost the entire globe.
• June 19 - Col Albert Boyd sets a new official world airspeed record of 623.62 mph (1,003 km/h) in a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. (This is still marginally slower than unofficial German speed records in rocket-powered aircraft during World War II).

August June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 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. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... This article is about the city in California. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first operational jet fighter used by the United States Army Air Force. ...

• August 10 - BEA began the world's first regular cargo-only airline service.
• August 20 - a new world airspeed record of 640 mph (1,031 km/h) is set in the Douglas Skystreak.
• August 25 - the Douglas Skystreak is flown to another airspeed record of 650 mph (1,047 km/h).

September August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For alternate usages of BEA see Bea (disambiguation) Hawker-Siddeley Trident 1C (G-ARPC), built 1962 and destroyed in a fire at London (Heathrow) Airport in 1975. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Douglas Skystreak (the D-558-1) was designed in 1945 by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, in conjunction with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ...

• September 18 - the United States Air Force becomes its own fully independent military command.

October September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Seal of the Air Force. ...

• October 1 - Los Angeles Airways begins the first scheduled carriage of airmail by helicopter
• October 1 - George Welch allegedly breaks the sound barrier during a dive in his XP-86 Sabre.
• October 14 - Chuck Yeager took the rocket-powered Bell X-1 past the speed of sound, the first controlled, supersonic, level flight.

October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large horizontal rotors (propellers). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... George Welch with his XP-86 Sabre George Schwartz Welch (May 18, 1918 - October 12, 1954) was a World War II flying ace, a Medal of Honor nominee, and an experimental aircraft pilot after the war. ... The first proposals for the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre were made in 1944, but construction was not begun until after World War II. Many elements of German jet design were implemented in the Sabre, after the American liberation troops captured a number of working Messerschmitt Me 262 experimental... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... General Yeager Brigadier General Charles Elwood Chuck Yeager (born February 13, 1923 in Myra, Lincoln County, West Virginia) is a former World War II ace and test pilot. ... The Bell X-1 was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled, level flight. ... U.S. Navy F/A-18 at transonic speed. ...

First flights

June

• June 22 - Martin XB-48

July June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ...

• July 2 - Mikoyan-Gurevich I-310, prototype of the MiG-15
• July 8 - Boeing 377
• July 16 - Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
• July 21 - Aero 45
• July 24 - Ilyushin Il-22
• July 27 - Tupolev Tu-12, first Soviet jet bomber
• July 27 - Bristol Sycamore, first British helicopter

October July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (МиГ-15 in Cyrillic script) (NATO reporting name Fagot) was a jet fighter developed for the USSR. A two-seat MiG-15 (MiG-15UB) History When Soviet forces overran Berlin in 1945 they were able to confiscate plans for the Focke-Wulf Ta 183 jet fighter. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was airliner version of the 367 Boeing Stratofreighter, which in turn was the transport version of B-29 Superfortress. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 was a prototype fighter aircraft tested by the Royal Air Force shortly after World War II. It is unique in being the only jet-powered flying boat fighter ever flown. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... The Aero 45 was a twin piston-engined civil utility aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia after World War II. It was the first product of the nations post-war aviation industry and proved a great success, with many of the 800 produced exported. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... July 27 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Categories: Stub | British military utility aircraft 1940-1949 | Helicopters ...

• October 1 - North American XP-86

November October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... F-86 Sabre at Oshkosh Airshow, 2003 The first proposals for the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre were made in 1944, but construction was not begun until after World War II. The XP-86 prototype, which would become the F-86 Sabre, first flew on October 1, 1947. ...

• November 2 - Hughes H-4 "Spruce Goose"

December November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Hughes H-4 Hercules The Spruce Goose is a nickname commonly given to the Hughes H-4 Hercules, an aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company, Howard Hughes plane company. ...

• December 17 - Boeing XB-47

December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... USAF B-47E Stratojet. ...

Entered service