This is a list of aviation-related events from 1941:
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- Jackie Cochran became the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1938: Events Imperial Airways inaugurates scheduled service from London This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1939: Events January January 12 - the RAF Auxiliary Air Force Reserve This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1940: Events January January 6 - During the Winter War between This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1942: Events January January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1943: Events January January 27 - the USAAF makes its first This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1944: Events January January 11 - in one of their largest air raids to 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 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 The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacqueline Cochran ( 11 May 1906 &ndash 9 August 1980) was a pioneer American Aviator, considered to be one of the most
February
- February 8 - a fleet of Junkers Ju 52s is used to airlift German troops to North Africa. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. WikipediaWikiProject Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- February 10 - Britain uses paratroops for the first time in an attack on Tragino
- February 26 - Philippine Airlines was founded on February 26, 1941, making it Asia's oldest and first carrier, still to this day, operating under its current name. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Paratroopers are Soldiers trained in Parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Philippine Airlines Inc (abbreviated PAL) also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the national airline of the Philippines
March
- March 1 - New Zealand's first fighter squadron, No. 485 Squadron RNZAF is formed. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island No 485(NZ Squadron was a New Zealand Spitfire squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II.
- March 11 - the Congress of the United States passes the Lend-Lease bill, paving the way for the provision of (amongst other equipment) 16,000 warplanes to the UK. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Lend-Lease (Public Law 77-11 was the name of the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Later Lend-Lease arrangements will supply other Allied nations.
April
- April 15 - CAMCO signs an agreement with the Chinese government to equip and administer the American Volunteer Group in China. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English CAMCO personnel in a photo probably taken at the Loiwing factory's opening in 1939 The American Volunteer Groups were volunteer air units organized by the government of the USA in order to aid the Nationalist government of China against
- April 16 - London comes under intense bomber attack, with nearly 900 tonnes of high explosive dropped on the city. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
May
- May 6 - Igor Sikorsky sets a world endurance record for helicopter flight of 1 hour 32 minutes, in a Sikorsky VS-300
- May 10 - Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try and negotiate an alliance with Britain against the Soviet Union
- May 20 - the Luftwaffe's largest paratroop assault sees 22,750 troops landed in Crete in Operation Merkur. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Igor Sikorsky (25 May 1889 &ndash 26 October 1972 was born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Игорь Иванович Сикорский WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Rudolf Walter Richard Hess ( Heß in German) (26 April 1894 &ndash 17 August 1987 was a prominent figure in Nazi Germany, acting as Adolf Hitler Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the The Battle of Crete ( German Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek Μάχη της Κρήτης) was a battle during World War II The heavy losses taken mean this will also be the Luftwaffe's last such operation for the war.
- May 26 - Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm aircraft play a key role in finding and sinking the German battleship Bismarck. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships Background Design of the ship started in the early 1930s following on from Germany's development of the ''Deutschland'' class cruisers and the ''Scharnhorst'' class
- May 29 - the USAAC forms Ferrying Command to fly newly manufactured aircraft across the Atlantic to Britain. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U
June
- June 8 - July 8 - the British invade Syria - air combat between British and Vichy-French aircraft ensues
- June 20 - the USAAC is renamed the USAAF and placed under the command of General Henry Arnold
- June 22 - Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa). Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold GCB ( June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was a five-star General officer Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Operation Barbarossa ( Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the Codename for Nazi Germany 's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II 1,200 Soviet aircraft are destroyed on the first day alone.
July
- July 18 - the first RAF aircraft equipped with radar
- July 28 - the Vichy government agrees to build German aircraft in France
- July 31 - a chartered DC-4 ferried 40 American servicemen to Oakland,California from Nielson Airport in Makati City (Manila) with stops in Guam, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll and Honolulu, Hawaii, making Asia's First airline, Philippine Airlines, the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Philippine Airlines Inc (abbreviated PAL) also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the national airline of the Philippines December that year a scheduled service commenced.
August
- August 1 - the Soviet Union makes the first operational use of parasite fighters, attacking Constanţa with modified Polikarpov I-16s carried into action by Tupolev TB-3s. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman A parasite aircraft is an aircraft which is carried and air launched by a Mother ship aircraft Constanţa (pronunciation in Romanian: /kon'stanʦa/ historical names Tomis, Κωνστάντια or Constantia, Köstence WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- August 1 - the United States embargoes the sale of aviation fuel to Japan. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
September
- September 23 - Hans-Ulrich Rudel single-handedly sinks a Soviet battleship (the Marat) flying a Junkers Ju 87
October
- October 2 - Heini Dittmar sets a new airspeed record of 1,004 km/h (624 mph) in a Messerschmitt Me 163A. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Hans-Ulrich Rudel ( July 2, 1916 – December 18, 1982) was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Stu rz' ka' mpfflugzeug, " Dive bomber " was a two-seat (pilot and rear gunner Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The record is unofficial because the flight (and the Me 163 programme) is kept secret.
November
- November 12 - aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is sunk by a German submarine
December
- December 7/8 - the Imperial Japanese Navy makes a devastatingly successful surprise attack on the U.S. Navy fleet at Pearl Harbor. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Design In 1923 the Admiralty prepared plans for a ten year building programme which included a new aircraft carrier and 300 aircraft for the Fleet Air Arm For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Six aircraft carriers launched a total of nearly 400 warplanes which claimed five American battleships and ten other vessels, and damaged three other battleships. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with The following day, the U. S, declares war on Japan.
- December 18 - Lt Buzz Wagner becomes the first US ace of the war. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the
- December 20 - American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers" in first combat near Kunming, China
- December 22 - a radar-equipped Fairey Firefly sinks a German submarine (U-451) at night, the first such victory
First flights
January
- Junkers Ju 288
- January 9 - Avro Lancaster prototype BT308 (at the time, an Avro Manchester Mk III)
February
April
May
- May 14 - Grumman XP-50
- Nakajima J1N
- May 15 - Gloster E.28/39, first British jet
August
December
- December 22 - Fairey Firefly prototype Z1826
Entered service
February
- P-39 Airacobra with 31st Pursuit Group (39th, 40th, and 41st Pursuit Squadrons, USAAC)
November
December
Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. The American Volunteer Groups were volunteer air units organized by the government of the USA in order to aid the Nationalist government of China against WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Junkers Ju 288 was a German Bomber aircraft project designed during World War II, but which only ever flew in prototype form Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction The Avro 679 Manchester was a British twin-engined Heavy bomber developed during the Second World War by the Avro aircraft company in the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor The Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant was a large German cargo Glider aircraft developed during the Second World War. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Nakajima J1N1 was a twin-engine aircraft used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II and was used for reconnaissance Night fighter Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout No 105 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron it was the first to operate the De Havilland Mosquito. "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction No 44 (Rhodesia Squadron of the Royal Air Force is no longer operationalDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic