This is a list of aviation-related events from 1914:
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January
- January 1 - The St. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1911: Events January January 18 - Eugene Ely lands on the deck This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1912: Events First all-metal aircraft flies the Tubavion monoplane built by Ponche This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1913: Events The Serbian air force is established as an army air service This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1915: Events January January 19 - First Zeppelin raid on the This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1916: Events January January 12 - German aces Max Immelmann This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1917: Events January January 27 - French air-raid on Freiburg The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Petersburg/Tampa Airboat Line starts services, becoming the first airline to provide regular services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Anthony Jannus conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license Antony Habersack Jannus,more familiarly known as Tony Jannus (1889-1916 was an early American pilot who piloted the first flight of the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A flying boat is a specialised form of Aircraft that is designed to take off from and land on water using its Fuselage as a floating hull. A. C. Pheil is the first airline passenger.
February
- The Sikorsky Ilya Muromets sets a load-to-altitude record, lifting 16 people to 2,000 metres (6,562 ft). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- February 8-10 - Berliner, Haase and Nikolai fly 3053 km in their free balloon from Bitterfeld to Perm. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead This record lasted until 1950.
March
- March 23 - Royal Siamese flying corps was formed. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.
April
- April 20 - Three US Navy aircraft depart Pensacola on board the USS Mississippi in support of troops at Vera Cruz, Mexico. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County. History As the Mississippi USS Mississippi figurehead 2jpg|left|thumb|USS Mississippi (BB-23 figurehead displayed on the grounds of the State of Mississippi The city of Veracruz is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. They will fly reconnaissance missions until May 12. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
- April 20 - Howard Pixton wins the Schneider Trophy at Monaco. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider " (commonly called Schneider Trophy, or prize or cup was a prize competition for Seaplanes Announced by For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque Pixton averages 139. 66 km/h (86. 78 mph) over the course in a Sopwith Schneider
July
- July 10-11, German Reinhold Böhm flies his Albatros-biplane 24 hours and 12 minutes without refueling and nonstop. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. This one-man-flight record lasted until 1927.
- July 28 - outbreak of World War I Aviation changes war in a twofold way. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The aeroplane turns the sky into a new battle field where about 20,000 flyers, most of them trained pilots die. Aircraft eliminate the distinction between frontline and hinterland, with the civilian population far behind the frontline also becoming a target.
- July 30 - Norwegian Tryggve Gran flying a Blériot monoplane makes the first crossing of the North Sea by aeroplane. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Jens Tryggve Herman Gran ( January 20, 1889 - January 8, 1980) was a Norwegian aviator explorer and author Blériot Aéronautique was a French aircraft manufacturer founded by Louis Blériot. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf.
August
- August 8 - A French aerial observer is injured by small-arms fire, becoming that nation's first casualty of air war. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
- August 12 - Lieutenant R. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid R. Skene and mechanic R. Barlow crash their Blériot monoplane on the way to Dover, they become the first members of the Royal Flying Corps to die on active duty. Blériot Aéronautique was a French aircraft manufacturer founded by Louis Blériot. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War.
- August 13 - A Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 becomes the first British aircraft to arrive in France for the war. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- August 22 - An Avro 504 on patrol over Belgium is shot down by German rifle fire, the first Royal Flying Corps destroyed in action. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. The Avro 504 was a World War I Biplane Aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- August 25 - The first German aircraft of the war is forced down. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- August 30 - Paris is bombed by a German aircraft for the first time - an Etrich Taube flown by Lt Ferdinand von Hiddessen. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
September
- September 16 - The Canadian Aviation Corps is formed. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Canadian Aviation Corps (CAC was an early attempt to create an air force for Canada at the beginning of the First World War.
- September 27 - The first French bomber group is formed. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
October
- October 5 - Sgt Joseph Frantz and Cpl Louis Quenault of Escadrille VB24 score the first air-to-air kill of the war (and the first aircraft in history to shoot down another aircraft), shooting down a German Aviatik B.II with machine gun fire from their Voisin III over Jonchery, Reims. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. The Voisin III (or Voisin 3) was one of the first two-seat Bomber and Ground attack aircraft of World War I. Jonchery is a Village and commune in the Haute-Marne département of north-eastern France. Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern
- October 8 - Wing Cdr Charles Samson, RNAS plans the first strategic air raid on Germany. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Wing Commander ( Wg Cdr in the RAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, W/C in the former RCAF) is a commissioned Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson CMG, DSO & Bar, AFC (8 July 1883 &ndash 5 February 1931 was a British Naval aviation The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British Strategic bombing is a Military strategy used in a Total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Two Sopwith Tabloids set out to attack the Zeppelin sheds at Düsseldorf. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. One of the aircraft attacks the Cologne railway station, but the other, piloted by Flt Lt "Reggie" Marix finds his target and destroys a shed holding the Zeppelin Z.IX (LZ25). A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined
November
- November 21 - Three RNAS Avro 504s bomb the Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshafen. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The Avro 504 was a World War I Biplane Aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance ( Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria
December
- December 21 - The UK is bombed by a German aircraft for the first time - a Taube drops two bombs near the Admiralty Pier, Kent. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Port of Dover is the cross-channel port situated in Dover, south-east England KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format
- December 25 - HMS Empress, HMS Engadine and HMS Riviera launch a seaplane attack on the Zeppelin sheds at Cuxhaven. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water Cuxhaven is a large independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Fog prevents the aircraft from reaching their target, and only three of the nine aircraft find their way back to their mother ships.
First flights
January
February
- 23 February - Bristol Scout
July
Entered service
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