This is a list of aviation-related events from 1945:
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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 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 This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1946: Events January January 1 - a British South American Airways This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1947 Events January January 26, A KLM Douglas Dakota crashed This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1948: Events January January 17 - BOAC begins to replace 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 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. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 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 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Unternehmen Bodenplatte (German "Operation Baseplate" or "Operation Ground Plate" launched on January 1 1945, was an attempt by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German
- February 21 - aircraft carrier USS Saratoga is badly damaged by a kamikaze attack
March
- March 13-14 - an Avro Lancaster of No. 617 Squadron RAF drops the first 22,000 lb (9,980 kg) Grand Slam bomb
- March 21 - the Ohka dedicated kamikaze weapon is used operationally for the first time but with no success. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Pre-War Years 1928 – 1940 Saratoga, the first fast carrier in the Navy quickly proved the value of her type ( is a word of Japanese origin which in English usually refers to the Suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction No 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is better known as the "Dambusters" squadron The Grand Slam was a 22000 lb Earth quake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against strategic targets during the Second World War. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- March 24 - Allied forces began large-scale crossings of the Rhine as Operation Varsity, the operation involved 2,000 transport aircraft and gliders. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Operation Varsity was a joint American&ndashBritish airborne operation that took place in March 1945 towards the end of World War II.
- March 27 - the final V-2 missile to hit England falls in Kent
April
- April 1 - Ohkas score hits on the USS West Virginia and three of her escorts. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 1923 – 1941 In the months that followed West Virginia ran her trials and shakedown and underwent post-commissioning alterations
- April 10 - the Luftwaffe flies its final sortie over England (with an Arado Ar 234 on a reconnaissance mission from Norway)
- April 12 - USS Mannert L. Abele is sunk by an Ohka
- April 23 - the US Navy puts its first radar-guided bomb into use, the SWOD-9 "Bat", dropped from Consolidated PB4Ys on Japanese shipping in Balikpapan Harbour. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. The Arado Ar 234 Blitz (Lightning was the world's first operational jet powered Bomber, built by the German Arado company in Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. History Mannert L Abele (DD-733 was laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine, 9 December 1943; launched 23 April Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Balikpapan is a seaport city on the eastern coast of Borneo island in the East Kalimantan province a resource-rich region well known for its Timber,
- April 25 - 275 B-17s escorted by four groups of P-51 Mustangs attacked the Pilzen-Škoda armament factory in Czechoslovakia - the last heavy bomber mission by the United States 8th Air Force against an industrial target. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Eighth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC
May
- May 3 - the Royal Air Force sinks Cap Arcona, Thielbek, and Deutschland
- World's top-scoring fighter ace German pilot Erich Hartmann surrenders to Allied forces
- May 7 - the Royal Air Force sinks its last German submarine
- May 8 - VE Day - Germany surrenders, ending the War in Europe
July
- July 12 – An Eastern Air Lines flight en route from Boston, Massachusetts to Miami with stops in Washington, DC and Columbia, SC collided with a US Army B-25 Mitchell bomber about 3,000 feet above Syracuse, SC (about 20 miles from Florence, SC). Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João History The 27561 gross ton Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, was The Thielbek was a 2815 register ton Freighter that was sunk with the SS ''Cap Arcona'' and the Deutschland during British air raids Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Erich Alfred "Bubi" Hartmann (19 April 1922 &ndash 20 September 1993 also nicknamed " The Blond Knight of Germany " by friends and " The Black Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Eastern Air Lines was a major United States Airline that existed from the late 1920s until 1991 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. Florence is the largest city in and the County seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The commercial pilot, G. D. Davis, landed his craft in a cornfield nearby. One passenger, an infant, was killed. The bomber exploded; two died and one was able to parachute safely.
- July 28 - a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
August
- August 1 - Toyama is the subject of an incendiary attack by the USAAF that destroys almost the entire city
- August 6 - B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay drops "Little Boy" the first nuclear weapon used in warfare over the Japanese city of Hiroshima
- August 9 - B-29 Bockscar drops a plutonium-239 nuclear weapon, Fat Man, on Nagasaki. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman 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. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Little Boy was the Codename of the Atomic bomb, developed via the "Manhattan Project" which was dropped on Hiroshima, on August 6 1945 by the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Bockscar, sometimes called Bock's Car or Bocks Car, is the name of the United States Army Air Forces B-29 Bomber that "Fat Man" is the codename for the Atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States on August 9 ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.
- August 14 - VJ Day - Japan surrenders, ending the War in the Pacific, and World War II. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Victory over Japan Day ( V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
- August 15 - seven Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft make the last kamikaze attack of the war. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article
- August 19 - two Mitsubishi G4Ms carry Japan's surrender delegation to Ie Shima
September
- a captured Focke Achgelis Fa 223 makes the first helicopter crossing of the English Channel
- September 20, an experimental Gloster Meteor with Rolls-Royce Trent engines makes the first turboprop-powered flight. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Iejima (伊江島 is an Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying a few kilometers off the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa Honto. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller.
October
- 1 October - 1st annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association begins in Montreal, Canada. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
- 24 October - American Export Airlines operates the first scheduled commercial trans-atlantic flight by a landplane (Douglas C-54 Skymaster), between New York and Hurn, England. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat American Overseas Airlines (AOA was an Airline that flew between the USA and Europe between 1945 and 1950 New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous For the World War II use of this facility see RAF Hurn Bournemouth Airport (previously known as Hurn Airport) is an airport England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
November
- November 7 – Gp Cpt H. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat J. Wilson sets a new official airspeed record of 606 mph (976 km/h) in a Gloster Meteor. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Unofficial German speed records by the rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163 during the war had already exceeded 625 mph (1,000 km/h)
December
- December 3 - A Mk5 Sea Vampire became the first jet aircraft to take off and land from an aircraft carrier, HMS Ocean. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A jet aircraft is an Aircraft propelled by Jet engines Jet aircraft fly much faster than Propeller -powered aircraft and at higher altitudes -- as high as An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with
First flights
January
- January 26 - McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom, the first jet aircraft to operate from a US Navy aircraft carrier
February
- February 1 - Kawasaki Ki-100
- February 7 - Consolidated-Vultee XP-81
- February 21 - Hawker Sea Fury prototype SR661
- February 25 - Bell XP-83
March
- March 1 - Bachem Ba 349
- March 3 - Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250 (N), first Soviet thermojet. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A jet aircraft is an Aircraft propelled by Jet engines Jet aircraft fly much faster than Propeller -powered aircraft and at higher altitudes -- as high as An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Bachem Ba 349 Natter ( Colubrid) was a World War II era German experimental Point-defense Rocket -powered Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250 (sometimes called MiG-13, factory code N) was part of a Soviet crash program in 1944 to develop a high-performance fighter to counter A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia.
- March 18 - Douglas XB2D-1, prototype of the AD Skyraider
April
- April 19 - de Havilland Sea Hornet prototype PX212
- April 27 - Pilatus P-2
May
- May 17 - Lockheed Neptune Bu48237
June
- June 10 - Ilyushin Il-16
- June 14 - Avro Tudor 1 G-AGPF
- June 22 - Vickers Viking prototype G-AGOK
August
- August 3 - Kyūshū J7W Shinden
- August 7 - Nakajima Kikka, first Japanese jet
September
October
November
December
- December 2 - Bristol 170 G-AGPV
- December 8 - Bell 47 prototype NC1H
- December 19- Grumman Guardian prototype Bu90504
- December 22 - Beechcraft Bonanza
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January
- Ilyushin Il-10 in the Soviet Air Force
August
November
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