Opening of a regular postal air service between New York and Washington but also between Nice and Corsica. The Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service merged to form the Royal Air Force (RAF)ĭeath of the German pilot Manfred Von Richthofen aka the Red Baron (80 wins)
Below the last flight of Captain Guynemer: The German fighter Fokker DR1 enters service in Kortrijk.ĭeath on the front near the officer Poelkapelle Guynemer French aviator. The first radio link between an aircraft and a ground station is performed in Virginia. It flies over Berlin to launch leaflets.ĭeath in Charlottenburg of the German industrialist Ferdinand von Zeppelin who devoted himself to the construction of airships that bear his name.įrench aviator Captain Guynemer was promoted after winning 45 victories approved and was awarded the " Légion d'Honneur." The twin-engine bomber Italian Caproni Ca-2 made its first bombing on Austria-Hungary, Aizovizza.Įntry into service in the French squadron n° 57 of the Nieuport 17 fighter plane equipped with a synchronized Vickers machine gun.įirst flight of a thousand miles in a straight line made by Nancy to Cholm (Poland) by the French Lieutenant Marchal on a Nieuport. The 18 aircraft bombed ¹ the chemical plant in Ludwigshafen in the Bavarian Palatinate. In Germany, the first Zeppelin R-class ever made flew.įirst operation of the bombardment group consisting of GB1 Neighbors have a targeting system and bomb racks. The first aircraft armed with a machine gun, the Vickers FB 5, equip a fighter squadron of the British Royal Flying Corps.
Below is an aerial dogfight, continued in the sky (Biplane French and German biplane left to right): The German Reinholt Bohm beats the record of flight time taking air 24h12 'on an Albatros.įirst aerial dogfight of the war nearly Kidneys: the French pilots and Frantz Quenault on a neighbor shoot a rifle a German two-seater Aviatik. The French Eugene Gilbert performs a Tour de France of 1864 miles in 39 hours35'42 ". The American seaplane Benoit XIV opened the first regular passenger service in the world by opening the route between St. The French Marcel Prévost beat the speed record by reaching 127 mph with the monoplane built by the engineer Béchereau. The regulation of air navigation in the Paris at France prohibits the landing of aircraft in the capital.įirst crossing of the Mediterranean by Roland Garros on a Morane-Saulnier H in 7 h 53 '.
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The American Albert Berry made the first parachute jump.Ĭreated in Britain's Royal Flying Corps, which organizes military aeronautics.ĭeperdussin on, the French driver Maurice Prevost on a flight from Paris to London with passengers.ĭied in Dayton (Ohio) pioneer of American aviation Wilbur Wright. Opening in Paris the first International Congress of Aviation Regulation.Īndrew Beaumont won Roland Garros before the European circuit, air race in seventeen steps through France, Britain and Belgium.Īltitude record beaten by the French aviator Roland Garros, which rises to 16273 ft on a Bleriot.įirst air raid conducted by the Italian Guilio Guidotti officer on the front of Tripoli. On board a Bleriot, the French driver beats the Geo Legagneux altitude record by climbing to 10170 fts.Īt Etampes, the French aviator Henri Farman beats the record of flight time, taking the air just over eight hours.Īt Etampes, distance record beaten by the French Maurice Tabuteau covering 326 miles aboard a Farman.įirst Flight airmail: French pilot Henri Pequet transports mail from Allahabad to Nani in India.
The driver died on the 27th of his injuries. The French Geo Chavez made the first crossing of the Alps by monoplane but the aircraft crashed on landing. Below, the position occupied by the two officers on their airplane (two trumpets allowed them to talk and hear over the noise of the engine map was prepared under the eyes of the observer, on the back of driver). Start of military aviation in France with the first raid by the officers and Charles Albert Fequant Marconet of Chalons sur Marne camp at Vincennes on a Farman. Jacques DE LESSEPS cross the English channel on May 21 In Paris held the first international conference on aerial navigation. Foundation of the Compagnie Generale Trans-Saharan Africa, the first French aerospace company.įirst flight by seaplane made on the Etang de Berre by Henri Fabre.
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