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Soviets begin a major counteroffensive to push German forces back from the Moscow area. In the western sector of the Soviet offensive alone, the Soviets commit 1,376 aircraft to support the offensive, opposing a Soviet-estimated 580 German planes. In the southwestern sector,
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pilot, becomes one of the earliest
American heroes of World War II when he stays at the controls of his stricken bomber long enough for his crew to escape and is killed when his plane explodes. He is mistakenly reported to have deliberately crashed his stricken plane into the Japanese
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aircraft flee
Yugoslavia, bringing Yugoslav aerial resistance to the German invasion to an end. In its 11 days of combat, the Yugoslav Air Force attacked targets in Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and Greece and attacked German, Italian, and Hungarian
4475:, damaged three more, and driven one off, contributed to the sinking of a German submarine, and greatly interfered with the operations of German submarines against convoys she had escorted, proving the value of escort carrier escort of convoys. As a result, the
3491:, commander of the Soviet Air Forces from 1940 to 1941, and Rychagov's wife, aviator Maria Nesterenko. Rychagov is executed because he had called Soviet military aircraft "flying coffins" and Nesterenko because she had failed to denounce him as a state criminal.
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aircraft on the ground at one base alone. By 13:30 hours, the
Germans have destroyed 800 Soviet aircraft in exchange for ten of their own. By the end of the day, the Germans have destroyed 1,811 Soviet aircraft – 1,489 on the ground and 322 in the
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Germany completes the conquest of Crete. German airborne forces have suffered such heavy losses – probably 6,000 to 7,000 casualties and 284 aircraft lost – in the eleven days of fighting that
Germany never again attempts a large airborne
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s funeral. His official kill total stands at 115 at the time of his death, although he is believed to have shot down another 30 Soviet aircraft for which he received no credit while making unauthorized combat flights during the last months of his
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until the SOC accidentally bucks upward and its propeller saws off a small part of the R2D's tail cone and cuts the static lines. Both planes return safely, and the badly injured
Osipoff eventually fully recovers. Lowery and McCants receive the
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carries out 41 raids on Moscow. Soviet air defenses claim an average of 30 to 40 German aircraft shot down per day during the attacks. During the same period, the Soviet Air Force, better prepared for cold-weather operations than the
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October 18 – The German drive on Moscow stalls because of mud, and will make little progress until the ground freezes in mid-November. During this period, the Soviet Air Force flies 26,000 sorties in support of forces defending
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May 7 – 40 RAF aircraft attack Iraqi reinforcements headed for
Habbaniya, inflicting about 1,000 casualties and paralyzing the Iraqi column. Over the next few days, British aircraft destroy the remainder of the Royal Iraqi Air
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by 25 April. Their service in a foreign country's armed forces violated French civil law, but de Gaulle's declaration promises that they will face no charges of wrongdoing if they meet the 25 April deadline.
1217:, Greece, during a German bombing raid on the city. German and Italian records later confirm 27 aerial victories for him, although unofficial sources credit him with 44 and 50 victories, and as the leading
3449:, and elsewhere overnight on October 11–12, followed by another large raid on the morning of October 12. The Soviets claim 500 German aircraft destroyed, although German sources do not confirm that number.
2423:– 110 km (68 mi) northeast of Bremen – instead, losing five of their number to German night fighters over the city while killing seven people, injuring 39, and leaving 280 homeless.
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Command; the new Army Air Forces organization consists of Air Force Combat Command (its combat element) with the logistics and training element of the earlier
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in the
Mediterranean in May and June will leave German and Italian forces in North Africa too short of ammunition to conduct a counteroffensive after defeating the British
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and rendezvous with the R2D. McCants grabs
Osipoff at an altitude of 3,000 feet (910 meters) but finds it impossible to untangle him and lower him into the SOC's rear
1433:, Germany, over the course of six nights, averaging 128 bombers per raid. The second, third, and fourth raids combined kill 233, injure 713, and leave 2,195 homeless.
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May 3–6 – RAF aircraft continue to attack Iraqi positions surrounding RAF Habbinya and Iraqi airfields, eventually forcing Iraq forces to withdraw on May 6.
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3981:, the previous day already have destroyed on the ground 60 of the 100 British aircraft based in northern Malaya. By December 12, the Japanese will have complete
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in the Mediterranean while she is escorting the Gibraltar-to-Malta convoy. The Italian attacks are ineffective, but the German aircraft score six hits, knocking
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equipped with Gee over Germany on August 13 raises fears that the Germans have captured Gee and will counter it, and no further test flights occur over Germany.
466:, but she receives only one bomb hit. Incessant German and Italian bombing raids will target Malta through March, opposed by only a handful of British fighters.
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and ten other vessels, damage three other battleships, and destroy 188 U.S. aircraft, killing 2,402 and wounding 1,282. The Japanese lose 29 aircraft, five
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bill, paving the way for the provision of (amongst other equipment) 16,000 warplanes to the United Kingdom. Later Lend-Lease arrangements will supply other
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A. The record is unofficial because the flight (and the Me 163 programme) is kept secret, and remains "unbroken" until officially exceeded by the American
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603:
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2743:, Norway, sinking a small ship and setting fire to another and claiming three German fighters shot down in exchange for the loss of 11 British aircraft.
4266:. Due to poor coordination of operations and a lack of fighter cover, the Soviet paratroopers suffer heavy casualties and narrowly escape annihilation.
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3276:. It is the first time that an aircraft carrier has been committed directly to convoy defense, and the first operations by an aircraft carrier against
3031:. He is credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable, and 11 enemy aircraft damaged before his capture.
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German dive-bombers attack a British naval task force as it retires from Crete with evacuated British troops aboard. They fatally damage the destroyer
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s Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air Fighting in World War I Through the Jet Fighters and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day
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s Greatest Military Aircraft, From the Pioneering Days of Air Fighting in World War I Through the Jet Fighters and Stealth Bombers of the Present Day
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3346:(2nd Air Fleet), which the Soviets estimate has 950 aircraft. Soviet Air Force units in the area have only 391 aircraft and are quickly overwhelmed.
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plans for a major air attack on October 12 targeting industrial complexes, airfields, railroad terminals, and logistical facilities in the Soviet
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s first airline, the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. Philippine Airlines will begin a scheduled transpacific service in December.
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550 German bombers drop more than 700 tons (711 tonnes, 635,036 kg) of bombs on London, killing 1,500 people and seriously injuring 1,800.
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argues that control of the sea will first require control of the air above it, that aircraft could achieve this control without assistance by
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aircraft bombing French warships. All air attacks in the battle are ineffective, although a Thai bomb which fails to explode hits the French
3517:("Eagle"). The conversion will halt in an incomplete state when Italy surrenders to the Allies in September 1943 and will never be finished.
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are withdrawn from the Philippine Islands to Australia. All other Far Eastern Air Force aircraft are destroyed or captured by the Japanese.
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Frontal Aviation aircraft in supporting the Soviet winter ground offensive, attacking retreating German troops columns west of Moscow near
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McGowan, Sam, "Early American Ace: Boyd Wagner and His Squadron Mates Flying P-40 Fighters Held the Line For a Time In the Philippines",
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume XIII: The Liberation of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas, 1944-1945
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2405:, will be arrested on 25 June for failing to denounce him as a state criminal. After Rygachov is tortured, they both will be executed in
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is the first Japanese submarine ever sunk by enemy forces and the first enemy warship sunk by the U.S. armed forces during World War II.
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flying ace credited with 15 victories, dies when the private plane he is aboard as a passenger strikes trees on takeoff and crashes at
1616:
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October 9 – Since October 1, German aircraft supporting Operation Typhoon have flown more than 4,000 sorties against the Soviet
1221:(15 kills) and Hawker Hurricane (35 kills) ace. Based on the unofficial totals, he is considered by some to be the RAF's World War II
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May 19 – 57 British aircraft attack Iraqi positions around Fallujah. dropping 10 tons (9,072 kg) of bombs as well as
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2445:, bringing his aerial victory total to 82. He becomes the first pilot to surpass the World War I record of 80 victories set by
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aircraft respond. By the end of the day, the British have destroyed 22 Iraqi aircraft on the ground, losing five of their own.
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as she retires after evacuating troops from Crete. Two more British destroyers are damaged before the evacuation is complete.
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Walter S. Osipoff is pulled out of the aircraft by a cargo pack being dropped overboard and is left dangling in the plane's
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume IV: Coral Sea, Midway, and Submarine Actions, May 1942-August 1942
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3153:) of bombs and claiming 120 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground and 89 in the air. Aircraft assigned to the neighboring
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The RAF receives authorization to attack German aircraft on Vichy French airfields in Syria. British fighters disable two
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fighters attempting to defend the city, while over the first two days the Germans lose at least 32 aircraft over Belgrade.
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s first and oldest carrier, still to this day operating under its original name. It makes its first flight on March 15.
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attempts to rescue her, but a swell pushes her into the ship's propellers, which kill her. Her body is never recovered.
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During 1941, German night fighters defending Germany have shot down 421 British bombers, a tenfold increase over 1940.
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December 17–26 – Soviet Air Force Frontal Aviation aircraft fly 1,289 combat sorties in support of five Soviet
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shoots down two Soviet aircraft, raising his victory total to 101. He becomes the first pilot to claim 100 victories.
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so badly that she becomes unmaneuverable, allowing British surface ships to catch and sink her the following morning.
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rescue 700 survivors before themselves being sunk by the Stukas. Only 50 men ultimately survive from the three ships.
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The total of Soviet aircraft destroyed since the German invasion of the Soviet Union began on June 22 reaches 7,500.
248:(Italian Air Corps)—its expeditionary force based in Belgium for operations against the United Kingdom—leaving only
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fly 4,101 sorties against German forces building up for a ground offensive against Moscow, dropping 831 tons (754
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as they attempt to retire after a patrol north of Crete the previous night, sinking both. Among the survivors is
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to North Africa, paralyze Allied sea traffic in the Mediterranean, and prevent Allied supplies from arriving at
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume I: The Battle of the Atlantic September 1939-May 1943
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume I: The Battle of the Atlantic September 1939-May 1943
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume I: The Battle of the Atlantic September 1939-May 1943
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of the Soviet armed forces, 20 officers of the Soviet armed forces are executed. Among those shot are General
3096:. No other German submarine surrenders to enemy forces during World War II prior to the final days of the war.
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has averaged 2,500 sorties per day in operations in the Soviet Union, and at times has achieved 3,000 per day.
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of the Soviet armed forces because he had called Soviet military aircraft "flying coffins." His wife, aviator
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to form an independent air force called the National Air Forces. The National Air Forces will be renamed the
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume III: The Rising Sun in the Pacific 1931-April 1942
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume III: The Rising Sun in the Pacific 1931-April 1942
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume III: The Rising Sun in the Pacific 1931-April 1942
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume III: The Rising Sun in the Pacific 1931-April 1942
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History of U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Volume III: The Rising Sun in the Pacific 1931-April 1942
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conduct a raid on Berlin without loss. It is the first Soviet air raid against Berlin and the first of ten
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Over Empires and Oceans: Pioneers, Aviators and Adventurers Forging the International Air Routes 1918–1939
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claims to have shot down 170 German aircraft since November 1. It will claim another 80 kills in December.
1404:-based planes launching a surprise attack against Iraqi forces surrounding Habbaniya and Iraqi airfields.
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April 21–22 – Operating unopposed, German aircraft sink 23 ships in Greek waters, including a Greek
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will begin to commit escort carriers to convoy escort operations in the Atlantic Ocean again in 1943.
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bombers arrive at Mosul to support Iraqi forces against the British under the command of the German
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s first major air hero of World War II, is killed in action during a dogfight with German aircraft.
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in the Soviet Union, but no Soviet attention to preparations for a possible German attack results.
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support the operation. The Germans encounter such unexpectedly heavy opposition from British and
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The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present
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The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present
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The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present
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The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present
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The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present
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German aircraft attack British positions around Fallujah for the first time, with little effect.
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creates an Air Force Ministry and changes the name of its air force from National Air Forces to
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with precision bombing from 20,000 feet (6,100 m) during a two-hour attack. The submarine
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The Complete Guide to Fighters & Bombers of the World: An Illustrated History of the World
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February 8 – A fleet of Junkers Ju 52s is used to airlift German troops to North Africa.
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area, Soviet Air Force aircraft mount a major preemptive strike against German airfields at
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on convoy protection duties. It is the first carrier-based combat use of any variant of the
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combat aircraft that day and more than 200 during the war; Ivanov is killed in the ramming.
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is sunk pierside at the Navy Yard, the first American submarine ever sunk by enemy action.
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is successful, however, and captures the airfield at Kota Bahru before the end of the day.
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May 15–16 – Iraqi and German aircraft attack a British column moving into Iraq from
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hulls with a goal of deploying an amphibious glider force capable of delivering an entire
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staging airfields along the northwestern, western, and southwestern approaches to Moscow.
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fighter unit take off and shoot down all 27 Soviet bombers without loss to themselves.
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1142:(CAMCO) signs an agreement with the Chinese government to equip and administer the
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while she is escorting a convoy about 430 nautical miles (800 kilometres) west of
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eventually will open on the site, sharing some facilities with the air force base.
991:(Italian Air Corps) return to Italy from Belgium, ending the participation of the
6525:
Flying Fortress: The Illustrated Biography of the B-17s and the Men Who Flew Them
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Fronts report similar levels of activity. The 81st Bomber Air Division of Soviet
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By early autumn, the Imperial Japanese Navy has turned all air operations on the
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sets a world endurance record for helicopter flight of 1 hour 32 minutes, in a
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Cressman, Robert J. "Historic Fleets: An Experiment Proves Her Value in War",
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conducts a post-strike reconnaissance flight over Pearl Harbor. It is the E14Y
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September 30 – The Germans begin their ground offensive against Moscow,
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2128:(the Japan International Air Industries Company Ltd)., best known as Kokusai.
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May 31 – The Anglo-Iraq War ends with the collapse of Iraqi resistance.
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6348:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 8.
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and the first mainly airborne invasion in military history, dropping 10,000
1012:, Second, Third, and Fourth Air Forces each to set up a separate bomber and
7523:"History: The Flying Tigers - American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force"
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December 15–16 (overnight) – The Soviet Union makes the first combat
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is sunk by German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers. The British destroyers
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April 16 – London comes under intense bomber attack, with nearly 900
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January 9–10 (overnight) – 135 British bombers attack oil targets in
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piloted by Lieutenant Clarence E. Dickinson sinks the Japanese submarine
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the 286 available Soviet aircraft make a concerted effort to destroy the
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3308:-bound convoy and its escorts in the Mediterranean, damaging the British
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July 3–4 (overnight) – 90 British bombers attempting to attack the
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1461:, Iraq, to support Iraqi forces against the British under the command of
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aircraft continue attacks on the Gibraltar-to-Malta convoy, damaging the
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and first aircraft built in Japan with retractable tricycle landing gear
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forces attacking convoys in the Atlantic Ocean since mid-September 1939.
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The United States exchanges declarations of war with Germany and Italy.
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December 9–14 – With the German air threat to Moscow in decline,
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shoot down two of them, but the six torpedo bombers fatally damage the
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In the early morning hours, 35 British bombers attempting an attack on
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5136:(British export version; U.S. Army Air Forces designation P-400) with
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play an important role in repelling a Japanese invasion of the island.
4102:
After a courageous attack against Japanese ships off the Philippines,
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November 30-December 4 – U.S. Navy patrol aircraft based in the
1477:
to try to negotiate an alliance with Britain against the Soviet Union.
458:
January 16 – 60 German dive bombers make a massed attack on the
5094:
4444:
with a goal of knocking out British air and naval forces based there.
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so badly that her crew later scuttles her. It is the first time that
4255:
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In the Philippines, 54 Japanese naval bombers systematically destroy
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would itself first hit Nazi Germany directly with later-model B-17s,
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2355:; German fighters shoot down 20 out of 25 Soviet bombers on one raid.
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from 1939 to 1940 who had overseen their poor performance during the
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6527:, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965, p. 28.
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November 7–8 (overnight) – 392 British bombers attack Berlin,
1773:
5898:, Sixth Edition, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991,
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4202:
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from 1939 to 1940 who had overseen its poor performance during the
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arrack the city. German defenses shoot down five Pe-8s, and Soviet
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bombers he is piloting flies too low and crashes into a house near
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for the loss of three aircraft, while 29 aircraft from the carrier
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has destroyed 4,017 Soviet aircraft in exchange for 150 of its own.
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and a destroyer; the following day they also damage the battleship
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troops on the island; 610 bombers, dive-bombers, and fighters, 500
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had become so potent that the aircraft carrier has become obsolete.
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with 31st Pursuit Group (39th, 40th, and 41st Pursuit Squadrons),
4258:
assault in its history, dropping 415 men behind German lines near
3528:, losing 36 of their number – a heavy 9.2 percent loss rate.
3389:
sets a new airspeed record of 1,004 km/h (624 mph) in a
2672:
escorted by a British naval forces including the aircraft carrier
2456:
Since January 1, the Soviet aviation industry has delivered 1,900
2072:
May 30 – German bombers damage the Australian light cruiser
462:
in an attempt to destroy the damaged British aircraft carrier HMS
399:
January 10 – German aircraft make their combat debut in the
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975:, is first flown under its own power by Fritz Schäfer in Germany.
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became the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean.
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6104:, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971, no ISBN, pp. 189-190.
5397:
5395:
4706:"Liz"); first four-engined land-based aircraft designed for the
3239:
September 12 – Aircraft from the British aircraft carrier
2351:
bombers suffer heavy losses in attacks on German airfields near
2315:
now retaining this name for such elements, during the war years.
2177:- at the time designated an "aircraft escort vessel" (AVG) - at
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The United States embargoes the sale of aviation fuel to Japan.
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July 9 – Under attack at their airfield by a 27-aircraft
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1946:
1917:, aggravating damage she had sustained early in the day in the
1827:
1757:
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and the four ships accompanying her – the heavy cruisers
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join Italian bombers in attacking the British aircraft carrier
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3592:
s Director-General of Equipment and the second-highest German
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July 30 – 24 aircraft from the British aircraft carrier
1962:
on fire, preventing her from bringing reinforcements to Crete.
1060:
will produce two prototype gliders before being terminated in
1049:
of 715 men to a hostile beachhead, the gliders to be towed by
641:
February 10–11 (overnight) – 222 British bombers attack
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The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces Versus Bomber Command
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The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces Versus Bomber Command
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The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces Versus Bomber Command
6504:
The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces Versus Bomber Command
5937:
The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces Versus Bomber Command
5693:
The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces Versus Bomber Command
5618:
The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces Versus Bomber Command
5403:
The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces Versus Bomber Command
5259:
2358:
During the first hour of Operation Barbarossa, Soviet pilot
1688:
troops on the island that they fear the operation will fail.
6854:
Aviation Hawaii: 1940-1949 Chronology of Aviation in Hawaii
6589:
6091:, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 187.
5885:
5416:
4484:
December 21–22 – Aircraft from the Japanese carriers
4149:
3861:
3830:
launch 353 warplanes in two waves. They sink five American
3819:
2925:
2877:
to safety. It is the first aerial night ramming in history.
2774:
1393:
1345:
581:
162:
158:
154:
149:
144:
140:
136:
3092:
patrol bomber 80 nautical miles (150 kilometres) south of
2810:
conducts the first operational tests of prototypes of the
2426:
At the end of the first week of Operation Barbarossa, the
2237:
that technically belongs to Washington, D.C. In 1945, the
817:
March 1 – New Zealand's first fighter squadron, the
7613:
The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces vs. Bomber Command
7594:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7503:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7429:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7280:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7259:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7213:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7192:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7128:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7090:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
7019:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6998:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6977:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6964:
6953:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6938:
6906:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6811:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6790:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6681:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6644:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6621:
The Other Battle: Luftwaffe Night Aces vs. Bomber Command
6561:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6540:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6470:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6449:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6425:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6404:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
6380:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
5530:, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982,
4339:-based aircraft contribute to the sinking of a submarine.
3062:
aircraft to deliver their payloads to the correct target.
2990:
2559:, Germany, is the first combat use of any variant of the
5349:
Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909-1941
5328:
Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909-1941
5270:
Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909-1941
5246:
Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909-1941
3969:
Japanese aircraft which landed at captured airfields at
3421:
October 11–12 – After Soviet intelligence detects
3261:
deploys for combat for the first time, as the Royal Navy
2641:
July 22 – During the month since the beginning of
2623:
July 18 – The first RAF aircraft is equipped with
2528:, Germany, scatter their bombs so widely that they bomb
2245:, to end confusion and disputes over local jurisdiction.
2241:
will redefine the land the airport occupies as being in
1631:
May 18 – RAF aircraft bomb Iraqi positions around
732:
and the Atlantic Ocean, a concession secretly agreed by
509:
January 18 – A large German air raid strikes Malta
7581:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, pp. 245-247.
7416:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, pp. 245-246.
7326:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, pp. 171-172.
3414:
October 11–18 – Soviet Air Force aircraft strike
2916:, is killed along with two other crew members when the
2307:
as its first commander. As part of the reorganization,
1760:
airfield on Crete, allowing an airlift of 5,000 German
1523:
to Moscow without being detected or intercepted by the
1132:. It is responsible for the northeastern United States.
1038:
proposes that the Navy develop amphibious gliders with
793:. Eight people survive, including the U.S. top-scoring
211:
The Aeronautical Corporation of America renames itself
7229:
7227:
7158:
Mauro, Stephen, "CAP Seeks Congressional Gold Medal",
5639:"Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents - 1940s"
3844:
Japanese air attacks destroy half the aircraft of the
1591:
by a tangle of static lines. Seeing Osipoff's plight,
1425:
May 6–7 (overnight) through 11-12 (overnight) –
572:
cancels the licenses of the German-controlled airline
7923:
Polmar, Norman, "A Lackluster Performance, Part II,"
6757:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, pp. 71-72.
6041:, Secaucus, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1978,
5664:"Plaques mark secret wartime air corridor in Donegal"
5205:(from front-line service) by the Royal Air Force and
4017:, and other locations in heavy snow and extreme cold.
3875:
begins, RAF aircraft attack Japanese shipping in the
3511:
into the first Italian aircraft carrier, later named
3048:
mistakenly shoots down another as it returns to base.
2265:
June 17 – The Royal Navy commissions its first
1857:
24 German dive-bombers attack the British destroyers
1776:
carrying German troops north of Crete. They sink the
1646:
in 134 sorties. German aircraft attack RAF Habbaniya.
8185:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
8134:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
8092:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
8071:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
8029:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
8008:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7987:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7906:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7864:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7843:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7822:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7801:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7767:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7678:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7657:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
7560:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990,
7558:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990
7482:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
6927:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990,
6925:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990
6868:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990,
6866:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990
6602:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990,
6600:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990
6230:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979,
6171:
6169:
6155:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990,
6153:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990
6134:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990,
6132:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990
6070:
6068:
5828:, Annapolis. Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985,
5752:
5750:
5748:
5574:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990,
5572:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990
5506:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987,
5481:
5479:
5477:
5429:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990,
5427:
British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990
5351:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001,
5330:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001,
5272:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001,
5248:, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001,
4526:
Since October 1, the Soviet Union has formed 71 new
4243:
December 14–19 – Japanese naval aircraft from
3614:
while riding as a passenger on his way to Ernst Udet
2824:
The Soviet Union makes the first operational use of
2551:
July 8 – A trial raid by three RAF Fortress I
2498:
fighter aircraft is introduced in the United States.
381:, scoring no hits and losing two of their number to
7592:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7501:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7427:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7278:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7257:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7233:Diamond, Jon, "Yamashita′s Bluff Takes Singapore,"
7224:
7211:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7190:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7126:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7088:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
7017:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6996:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6975:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6951:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6904:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6809:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6788:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6679:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6642:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6559:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6538:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6468:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6447:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6423:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6402:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
6378:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
5528:
Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power 1941-1945
5372:, New York: Ballantine Books, 1968, no ISBN, p. 48.
2208:of the Soviet armed forces. He will be executed in
7365:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, p. 378.
7352:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, p. 234.
7339:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, p. 217.
7245:
7243:
7149:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1989, p. 100.
6755:The Battle of the Atlantic September 1939-May 1943
6283:executedtoday.com "1941: Twenty Red Army Officers"
6078:, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971, p. 185.
5999:
5997:
5995:
5729:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, p. 289.
4516:December 27–28 – 132 British bombers attack
4227:, to begin patrols of the Brazilian coast and the
3992:in response to the Soviet winter counteroffensive.
3378:October 1 – Inter-Island Airways is renamed
2419:stray so far off course that they mistakenly bomb
2165:June 2 – The United States Navy commissions
1117:, killing 4,000 people. The Germans shoot down 20
707:February 21 – The first flight by a British
266:forms its first air fleet, the Eleventh Air Fleet.
6744:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, p. 72.
6665:, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988, p. 77.
6166:
6065:
5745:
5474:
4807:July 19 – Beech Model 26, prototype of the
4500:, which will fall to the Japanese on December 23.
3572:manage only 3,500. Soviet sources claim that the
3193:September 5–12 – Nine U.S. Army Air Forces
1965:Eight aircraft from the British aircraft carrier
805:, who is gravely injured but eventually recovers.
621:is formed in the United Kingdom, superseding the
9027:
5716:, New York: Ballantine Books, Inc., 1971, p. 23.
4756:May 6 – Republic XP-47B, prototype of the
4301:Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-43
3698:monitor Japanese naval and shipping activity at
2638:to conduct a series of air raids against Moscow.
7240:
6673:
6671:
6441:
6439:
6396:
6394:
5992:
5522:
5520:
4453:torpedoes and sinks the British escort carrier
3803:, flying 5,066 combat sorties during the month.
3772:over southern Italy and North Africa, suppress
3596:of World War I (62 victories), commits suicide.
3005:, Germany, before shooting down the Wellington.
2233:) opens on land along the western shore of the
1980:. Retaliating German dive-bombers badly damage
1927:15 Swordfish from the British aircraft carrier
1128:redesignates the Northeast Air District as the
869:redesignates the Northwest Air District as the
700:on humans, Banting is working on the design of
649:in the Netherlands. In the Rotterdam raid, the
7784:Boyne, Walter J., "Lost Luftwaffe Airplanes,"
6338:
5553:, Ticehurst, U.K.: Tattered Flag Press, 2014,
4236:December 12 – The U.S. Navy creates the
3058:is issued. It reveals a widespread failure of
2152:, as she retires after evacuating troops from
1695:high-level bombers sink the British destroyer
1519:flies without permission from German-occupied
680:due to engine failure soon after takeoff from
356:January 9 – 10 Italian bombers attack a
8257:
8206:, New York: Barnes & Nobles Books, 1997,
6035:The Complete Illustrated History of the World
2954:raids on Berlin in August and September 1941.
2912:(274th Squadron) and son of Italian dictator
2679:. The high-level bombers are ineffective and
2148:100 nautical miles (190 kilometres) north of
1066:April 3 – The British aircraft carrier
960:– and sink all five ships with gunfire.
684:, leading to three deaths, including that of
8227:, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,
8113:, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,
7940:, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,
7716:Boyne, Walter J., "'Messerschmitt Killer'",
7699:, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,
7636:, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,
7305:, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000,
6668:
6436:
6391:
5599:, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000,
5517:
5309:
5307:
5293:, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997,
3287:single-handedly sinks the Soviet battleship
2793:. The flight makes Philippine Airlines, Asia
1938:, scoring two torpedo hits. One hit damages
653:makes its combat debut as the United Kingdom
280:or other surface ships, and that land-based
8225:The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
8204:The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
8111:The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
7938:The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
7697:The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
7634:The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
6029:
6027:
6007:Moscow 1941: A City & Its People at War
6003:
5291:The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
4353:"Glen") launched by the Japanese submarine
3400:October 6 – During the first week of
3356:Aircraft from the British aircraft carrier
2515:Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
2284:s first escort carrier to deploy in combat.
1847:Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
1282:Evacuating British troops from Greece, the
688:medical scientist, physician, painter, and
614:, but inflict no visible damage on the dam.
595:aircraft from the British aircraft carrier
349:Condor aircraft to begin supporting German
8264:
8250:
8046:Swanborough, Gordon, and Peter M. Bowers,
7615:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 1996,
7374:Niderost, Eric, "Clippers to the Rescue",
7069:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2001,
6723:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2001,
6702:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2001,
6623:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 1996,
6506:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2001,
5939:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2001,
5695:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2001,
5620:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2001,
5405:, Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 2001,
4290:shoots down his fifth Japanese plane near
3856:. Japanese aircraft also begin attacks on
3814:makes a devastatingly successful surprise
3179:makes its first carrier deployment aboard
3145:Frontal Aviation aircraft assigned to the
2985:s first aerial victory employing airborne
2714:agrees to build German aircraft in France.
1837:The Brazilian School of Naval Aviation in
367:escorted by the British aircraft carriers
8271:
6487:
6309:"Willow Run and the Arsenal of Democracy"
5857:, New York: Mayflower Books, Inc., 1980,
5304:
4464:. During her three months of operations,
4436:begins a steadily escalating bombing and
3950:trying to bomb the Japanese beachhead in
2814:navigation aboard bombers. The loss of a
2231:Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
2215:June 8–July 8 – The British invade
1756:German airborne forces belatedly capture
6836:, London: Anness Publishing Ltd., 2006,
6024:
5964:, London: Anness Publishing Ltd., 2006,
5738:Guttman, Robert, "Flying-Boat Gliders,"
5504:Latin America: A Naval History 1810-1987
4936:"Oscar", with the 59th and 64th Groups,
4394:, claiming 16 German aircraft shot down.
3961:The United States declares war on Japan.
3917:During the Japanese invasion of Malaya,
3564:, reportedly flies 15,840 sorties while
2219:, and aerial combat between British and
1564:During a parachute training flight in a
1492:to soften it up for the upcoming German
877:, and the Southwest Air District as the
431:out of action until the end of November.
231:(Italian Royal Air Force) withdraws all
7957:Johnson, E. R. "Everyman's Amphibian",
6490:"'Lightning' strikes 1st Pursuit Group"
5773:Brandt, Anthony, "The Balkanized War",
5661:
5223:by the Royal Air Force; the RAF's last
4262:in support of an advance by the Soviet
2873:, destroying both aircraft. Talalikhin
2555:heavy bombers on the naval barracks at
1488:German aircraft begin daily bombing of
743:February 24–25 (overnight) – The
448:and fatally damaging the light cruiser
9028:
8155:, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 183.
8048:United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911
7974:, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 173.
7733:, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 171.
6342:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
4087:and a significant part of neighboring
3928:score the first aerial victory by the
3818:and other U.S. military facilities on
3636:to North Africa, damaging the Italian
3576:loses 1,400 aircraft during this time.
3040:makes its first raid on Berlin, as 11
1140:Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company
963:March 30 – The second prototype
584:transfers the airline's operations to
8245:
7520:
6306:
6058:Lyons, Chuck, "Hanging By a Thread,"
4591:January 9 - Avro Manchester Mark III
4503:December 22 – A radar-equipped
4368:December 17–20 – All surviving
3743:to redeploy from the Soviet Union to
3541:is sunk in the Mediterranean east of
3103:and two other men are killed when an
2092:The destruction of bridges along the
1279:flies off 23 RAF Hurricanes to Malta.
1023:makes its first attempts to interest
8183:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
8132:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
8090:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
8069:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
8027:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
8006:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7985:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7904:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7862:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7841:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7820:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7799:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7765:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7676:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7655:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
7480:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
6893:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, pp. 199, 201.
6228:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
4080:to be sunk at sea by aircraft alone.
3016:is shot down during a dogfight with
2895:, to conduct flights as part of the
1952:German dive-bombers set the British
1635:and along the road from Fallujah to
1538:The first British jet aircraft, the
1371:and Fleet Air Arm Swordfish against
1187:April 17 – Eighteen surviving
873:, the Southeast Air District as the
831:March 10–11 (overnight) – The
747:bomber makes its combat debut in an
7048:, New York: Mayflower Books, 1980,
6586:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, pp. 197-198.
6217:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, pp. 194-195.
5989:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, pp. 182-183.
5786:O'Connor, Derek, "Balkan Top Gun",
5454:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, pp. 166-168.
4793:Brewster XSB2A-1, prototype of the
4513:) at night, the first such victory.
3910:, and forcing her abandonment. The
3806:December 7 (December 8 west of the
3768:, and orders Kesselring to achieve
3747:and North Africa and together with
3555:November 15-December 5 – The
3501:Italy begins the conversion of the
2997:to detect and close with a British
635:for the first time in an attack on
588:, a U.S. airline, at the same time.
574:Deutsche Lufthansa Sucursal en Peru
13:
6200:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 192-194.
5714:Schweinfurt: Disaster in the Skies
4920:
3682:In the air defense of Moscow, the
3642:Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi
3625:-based British aircraft attack an
3467:October 28 – As part of the
3001:bomber participating in a raid on
2935:August 7–8 (overnight) – 13
2853:Soviet National Air Defense Forces
2753:ferries 40 American servicemen to
2634:issues Directive 33, ordering the
2563:, on the very same city where the
2321:Germany invades the Soviet Union (
2120:International Aircraft Company Ltd
1893:from the British aircraft carrier
1344:assist in quelling a rebellion in
899:from the British aircraft carrier
576:and requisitions its fleet of two
189:During the spring and summer, the
14:
9052:
5896:British Naval Aircraft Since 1912
3943:"Oscar") fighter, forcing an RAF
3114:2 miles (3.2 km) outside of
2851:After running out of ammunition,
2229:National Airport (the modern-day
1389:between British forces and a pro-
631:February 10 – Britain uses
513:s airfields and other facilities.
353:operations in the Atlantic Ocean.
8217:
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7440:
7419:
7406:
7381:
7368:
7355:
7342:
7329:
7316:
7291:
7270:
7249:
5121:Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
5078:Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
4974:Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
4953:Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3
4938:Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
4911:Vought XTBU-1, prototype of the
4539:
3919:Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
3898:, the commanding officer of the
3720:is founded in the United States.
3531:November 12 – The British
3272:puts to sea to escort her first
2449:in 1918 and the highest-scoring
2276:. She later will be renamed HMS
2248:Official start of production at
2116:Japan Air Industries Company Ltd
2031:, and damage the light cruisers
1088:April 6 – Germany invades
7885:, New York: Orion Books, 1987,
7746:, New York: Orion Books, 1987,
7203:
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5541:
5496:
5457:
5440:
4471:s aircraft have shot down five
2908:, the commander of the Italian
2524:arms works and rail targets in
2443:shoots down five Soviet bombers
2389:June 24 – The commander of the
2289:United States Department of War
1749:to Malta from a point south of
1600:Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate
1002:United States Department of War
477:opens with a bombing attack on
9015:Category:Spaceflight timelines
7547:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 217.
7179:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 211.
7115:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 207.
6488:DeShetler, John (2006-11-20).
6255:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 195.
6183:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 191.
6121:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 190.
6010:. Profile Books. p. 147.
5923:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 196.
5882:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 180.
5807:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 178.
5764:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 175.
5493:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 169.
5471:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 168.
5389:s Sons, 1971, no ISBN, p. 166.
5375:
5362:
5341:
5320:
5283:
5238:
5178:
5127:
4833:
4412:", sees its first combat near
4294:, becoming the first American
2309:General Headquarters Air Force
2125:Nippon Kokusai Koku Kogyo K.K.
1996:May 27 – Twelve Italian
1326:shipping and shore targets in
469:January 17 – During the
291:January 5 – Ferrying an
1:
8316:Rocket and missile technology
6339:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
5662:Guidera, Anita (2007-04-19).
5231:
5161:
5144:
4993:
4851:
4620:
4399:Nationalist Chinese Air Force
4374:United States Army Air Forces
4278:United States Army Air Forces
4213:. The Oxford pilot also dies.
3846:United States Army Air Forces
2397:, is arrested as part of the
2297:United States Army Air Forces
2204:, is arrested as part of the
2052:. A single bomb that strikes
1738:The British aircraft carrier
1205:is shot down and killed in a
852:Congress of the United States
311:, pioneering English aviator
17:
7543:, New York: Charles Scribner
7541:The Naval War Against Hitler
7175:, New York: Charles Scribner
7173:The Naval War Against Hitler
7111:, New York: Charles Scribner
7109:The Naval War Against Hitler
6889:, New York: Charles Scribner
6887:The Naval War Against Hitler
6582:, New York: Charles Scribner
6580:The Naval War Against Hitler
6251:, New York: Charles Scribner
6249:The Naval War Against Hitler
6213:, New York: Charles Scribner
6211:The Naval War Against Hitler
6196:, New York: Charles Scribner
6194:The Naval War Against Hitler
6179:, New York: Charles Scribner
6177:The Naval War Against Hitler
6117:, New York: Charles Scribner
6115:The Naval War Against Hitler
6102:The Naval War Against Hitler
6089:The Naval War Against Hitler
6076:The Naval War Against Hitler
6004:Braithwaite, Rodric (2010).
5985:, New York: Charles Scribner
5983:The Naval War Against Hitler
5919:, New York: Charles Scribner
5917:The Naval War Against Hitler
5878:, New York: Charles Scribner
5876:The Naval War Against Hitler
5803:, New York: Charles Scribner
5801:The Naval War Against Hitler
5790:, November 2012, pp. 50, 55.
5760:, New York: Charles Scribner
5758:The Naval War Against Hitler
5489:, New York: Charles Scribner
5487:The Naval War Against Hitler
5467:, New York: Charles Scribner
5465:The Naval War Against Hitler
5450:, New York: Charles Scribner
5448:The Naval War Against Hitler
5385:, New York: Charles Scribner
5383:The Naval War Against Hitler
5058:No. 330 (Norwegian) Squadron
5004:United States Army Air Corps
4947:United States Army Air Corps
4570:
4329:damage the German submarine
4189:, American poet and aviator
3304:, Italian aircraft attack a
3300:September 27 – During
3195:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress
3132:
2746:July 31 – A chartered
2406:
2313:United States Army Air Corps
2209:
2061:United States Army Air Corps
1051:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
884:March 28 – During the
7:
7450:, December 2010, pp. 65-70.
6307:Nolan, Jenny (1997-01-28).
6295:The Washington Post Express
5083:
4814:
4238:Naval Air Transport Service
3891:, the headquarters ship of
3873:Japanese invasion of Malaya
3710:
3495:
3254:without loss to themselves.
2932:. Five crewmen are injured.
2728:, Finland, sinking a small
2561:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
1602:John McCants take off from
1535:of the Soviet armed forces.
1429:mounts four major raids on
819:Royal New Zealand Air Force
557:orders Soviet fighters and
547:
527:merges the air arms of the
174:-related events from 1941:
10:
9057:
8164:Guttman, Robert, "Northrop
7046:s Fighting Ships 1922-1946
6492:. United States Air Force.
5855:s Fighting Ships 1922-1946
5826:s Fighting Ships 1906-1921
5172:No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron
5009:
4671:
4659:
4507:sinks a German submarine (
4307:Royal Australian Air Force
4169:United States Marine Corps
4134:from the aircraft carrier
3879:off the invasion beach at
3350:
3165:strikes staging bases for
3163:Long-Range Bomber Aviation
3099:Former Australian senator
3065:The U.S. Navy commissions
3010:Supermarine Spitfire Mk VA
2331:force of 500 bombers, 270
1711:Royal Australian Air Force
1617:Distinguished Flying Cross
1582:United States Marine Corps
1396:government begins with 41
1044:United States Marine Corps
783:. Among the eight dead is
777:Eastern Airlines Flight 21
764:is founded, making it Asia
586:Pan American-Grace Airways
493:flying boat and ends with
219:
9005:
8874:
8360:
8329:
8279:
6768:"3 Killed In Plane Crash"
5370:U-Boat: The Secret Menace
5063:
4913:Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf
4801:
4787:
4473:Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condors
4197:fighter collides with an
4191:John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
3999:Soviet Air Defense Forces
3780:, ensure safe passage of
3684:Soviet Air Defense Forces
3036:August 11–12 – The
2801:
2656:, Italian high-level and
2482:to operational air units.
2370:, the first of 10 Soviet
2364:46th Fighter Air Regiment
2138:bombers sink the British
2111:forces the road to close.
2056:kills 260 and wounds 280.
1525:Soviet Air Defense Forces
1451:, aircraft of the German
1267:German invasion of Greece
1058:amphibious glider program
985:The last aircraft of the
591:February 2 – Eight
177:
8050:, London: Putnam, 1976,
5742:, September 2016, p. 13.
5214:
5207:Royal Canadian Air Force
5047:
4809:Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita
4779:, the pioneering combat
4714:
4406:American Volunteer Group
4397:December 20 – The
4183:Royal Canadian Air Force
3948:Bristol Blenheim Mark IV
3257:September 14 – An
3067:Naval Air Station Midway
1919:Battle of Denmark Strait
1363:Antishipping strikes by
1333:Royal Navy Swordfish of
1239:April 23 – German
1144:American Volunteer Group
979:
811:
704:at the time of his death
678:Dominion of Newfoundland
666:Lockheed Hudson Mark III
566:United States Government
564:Under pressure from the
540:
9011:Timeline of spaceflight
8168:s Norwegian Seaplane",
7961:, November 2012, p. 15.
7788:, November 2015, p. 35.
7720:, November 2012, p. 56.
7577:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
7412:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
7378:, November 2012, p. 30.
7361:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
7348:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
7335:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
7322:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
7145:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
6753:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
6740:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
6661:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
6297:, June 16, 2011, p. 66.
5777:, May 2012, pp. 33, 35.
5725:Morison, Samuel Eliot,
4795:Brewster SB2A Buccaneer
4772:, the first British jet
4562:("Heavenly Mountain"),
4337:escort aircraft carrier
3808:International Date Line
3716:December 1 – The
3606:dies in the crash of a
3602:The German fighter ace
3318:and fatally damaging a
3259:escort aircraft carrier
2836:carried into action by
2652:July 23 – During
2496:Lockheed P-38 Lightning
2488:
2453:in history at the time.
2267:escort aircraft carrier
2192:, the commander of the
2188:June 8 – General
2175:escort aircraft carrier
2086:
1810:and the light cruisers
1542:"Pioneer", is flown at
736:(i.e., Prime Minister)
623:Air Defence Cadet Corps
617:February 5 – The
269:Imperial Japanese Navy
8172:, January 2011, p. 14.
7036:Chesneau, Roger, ed.,
6062:, January 2013, p. 17.
5845:Chesneau, Roger, ed.,
5024:Imperial Japanese Navy
4988:Imperial Japanese Navy
4932:("peregrine falcon"),
4708:Imperial Japanese Navy
4028:Imperial Japanese Navy
3900:Imperial Japanese Army
3816:attack on Pearl Harbor
3812:Imperial Japanese Navy
3547:German submarine
3367:, Norway, sinking two
3250:, Norway, sinking two
3108:de Havilland Puss Moth
3083:German submarine
3046:antiaircraft artillery
2948:Baltic Fleet Air Force
2480:ground-attack aircraft
2447:Manfred von Richthofen
2239:United States Congress
2098:Imperial Japanese Navy
2010:Surviving elements of
1876:Lord Louis Mountbatten
1312:
1203:Marmaduke "Pat" Pattle
1099:April 6–10 – In
1081:from a point south of
997:in attacks on England.
888:in the Mediterranean,
886:Battle of Cape Matapan
775:airliner operating as
664:February 20 – A
559:antiaircraft artillery
264:Imperial Japanese Navy
206:Imperial Japanese Army
191:Imperial Japanese Navy
8273:Timelines in aviation
8181:Francillon, René J.,
8130:Francillon, René J.,
8088:Francillon, René J.,
8067:Francillon, René J.,
8025:Francillon, René J.,
8004:Francillon, René J.,
7983:Francillon, René J.,
7902:Francillon, René J.,
7860:Francillon, René J.,
7839:Francillon, René J.,
7818:Francillon, René J.,
7797:Francillon, René J.,
7763:Francillon, René J.,
7674:Francillon, René J.,
7653:Francillon, René J.,
7478:Francillon, René J.,
6226:Francillon, René J.,
5151:de Havilland Mosquito
5117:Allied reporting name
5115:("peregrine falcon";
5074:Allied reporting name
5029:s 1st Naval Air Corps
5020:Allied reporting name
4984:Allied reporting name
4970:Allied reporting name
4934:Allied reporting name
4894:Allied reporting name
4883:Allied reporting name
4869:Allied reporting name
4844:September 18 –
4751:Allied reporting name
4738:Allied reporting name
4728:Allied reporting name
4704:Allied reporting name
4702:("Mountain Recess"),
4581:Allied reporting name
4564:Allied reporting name
4447:The German submarine
4351:Allied reporting name
4129:Douglas SBD Dauntless
4112:B-17C Flying Fortress
4076:. They are the first
4035:Allied reporting name
4003:6th Fighter Air Corps
3985:over northern Malaya.
3941:Allied reporting name
3924:Yohei Hinoki and his
3761:under the command of
3687:6th Fighter Air Corps
3283:September 23 –
3105:Airlines of Australia
3088:surrenders to an RAF
3021:Messerschmitt Bf 109s
2952:Soviet Naval Aviation
2866:over Moscow with his
2603:Messerschmitt Bf 109F
2573:eighteen months later
2438:German fighter pilot
2024:, sink the destroyer
1954:infantry landing ship
1843:GaleĂŁo Air Force Base
1608:Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull
1406:Royal Iraqi Air Force
1398:RAF Station Habbaniya
1265:, Greece, during the
1165:Free French Air Force
918:, damage the Italian
865:March 26 – The
850:March 11 – The
657:s first four-engined
401:Mediterranean theater
204:mainland over to the
8223:Donald, David, ed.,
8202:David, Donald, ed.,
8109:Donald, David, ed.,
7936:Donald, David, ed.,
7695:Donald, David, ed.,
7632:Donald, David, ed.,
7611:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
7521:Rossi, J.R. (1998).
7448:World War II History
7065:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
6719:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
6698:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
6619:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
6502:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
6293:"Today in History",
6033:Mondey, David, ed.,
5935:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
5691:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
5616:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
5502:Scheina, Robert L.,
5401:Hinchcliffe, Peter,
5315:Corpo Aereo Italiano
5289:Donald, David, ed.,
5221:Handley Page Heyford
4961:Autumn 1941 –
4943:Stinson L-1 Vigilant
4797:and Brewster Bermuda
4654:Messerschmitt Me 321
4652:February 25 –
4643:February 19 –
4637:February 18 –
4370:B-17 Flying Fortress
4229:South Atlantic Ocean
4195:Supermarine Spitfire
3579:November 17 –
3568:aircraft supporting
3391:Messerschmitt Me 163
3371:for the loss of two
2710:July 28 – The
2643:Operation Barbarossa
2362:I. I. Ivanov of the
2323:Operation Barbarossa
2287:June 20 – The
2280:and become the world
2183:Portsmouth, Virginia
1915:North Atlantic Ocean
1886:May 24 – Nine
1702:south-east of Crete.
1184:dropped on the city.
1159:, the leader of the
1124:April 9 – The
1101:Operation Punishment
1004:orders the U.S. Army
988:Corpo Aereo Italiano
967:, the world's first
833:Handley Page Halifax
728:between its base in
495:Royal Thai Air Force
245:Corpo Aereo Italiano
8100:, pp. 225-226, 567.
7927:, June 2017, p. 62.
7539:Macintyre, Donald,
7237:, June 2017, p. 54.
7171:Macintyre, Donald,
7107:Macintyre, Donald,
6885:Macintyre, Donald,
6773:The Daily Telegraph
6578:Macintyre, Donald,
6523:Jablonski, Edward,
6268:, June 2011, p. 14.
6247:Macintyre, Donald,
6209:Macintyre, Donald,
6192:Macintyre, Donald,
6175:Macintyre, Donald,
6113:Macintyre, Donald,
6100:Macintyre, Donald,
6087:Macintyre, Donald,
6074:Macintyre, Donald,
5981:Macintyre, Donald,
5915:Macintyre, Donald,
5874:Macintyre, Donald,
5816:Gray, Randal, ed.,
5799:Macintyre, Donald,
5756:Macintyre, Donald,
5548:Bluffield, Robert,
5485:Macintyre, Donald,
5463:Macintyre, Donald,
5446:Macintyre, Donald,
5381:Macintyre, Donald,
5194:Berliner-Joyce OJ-2
4951:Early 1941 –
4888:December 8 –
4874:December 5 –
4822:Grumman TBF Avenger
4726:("Dragon Slayer");
4721:Kawasaki Ki-45 KAI
4631:February 2 –
4614:NATO reporting name
4595:, prototype of the
4555:Spring 1941–
4104:U.S. Army Air Force
3723:December 2 –
3670:Caproni Campini N.1
3666:Guidonia Montecelio
3475:, commander of the
3456:October 27 –
3332:, supported by the
3188:Grumman F4F Wildcat
3118:, on a flight from
2791:Territory of Hawaii
2755:Oakland, California
2748:Philippine Airlines
2654:Operation Substance
2505:opens southwest of
2243:Arlington, Virginia
1832:Brazilian Air Force
1457:begin to arrive at
1380:Operation Battleaxe
1025:commercial aviators
797:of World War I and
779:crashes outside of
762:Philippine Airlines
723:Republic of Ireland
561:not to oppose them.
537:Brazilian Air Force
523:January 20 –
434:January 11 –
405:Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
8875:21st century years
8309:Hellenic Air Force
7162:, May 2012, p. 12.
5347:Peattie, Mark R.,
5326:Peattie, Mark R.,
5268:Peattie, Mark R.,
5244:Peattie, Mark R.,
5198:United States Navy
5119:"Oscar") with the
5022:"Betty") with the
4978:Late 1941 –
4972:"Helen", with the
4968:("Storm Dragon"),
4881:("Violet Cloud"),
4645:Airspeed Cambridge
4381:Far East Air Force
4285:Lieutenant Colonel
4274:Philippine Islands
3854:Philippine Islands
3850:Far East Air Force
3696:Philippine Islands
3460:, the Soviet Union
3385:October 2 –
3214:Philippine Islands
3141:During the month,
3060:RAF Bomber Command
3023:over the coast of
2999:Vickers Wellington
2995:Lichtenstein radar
2922:San Giusto Airport
2882:United States Navy
2816:Vickers Wellington
2808:RAF Bomber Command
2771:Philippine Islands
2660:attack a resupply
2012:FliegerfĂĽhrer Irak
2002:FliegerfĂĽhrer Irak
1904:hit on the German
1793:and the destroyer
1678:transport aircraft
1593:United States Navy
1554:chief test pilot,
1464:FliegerfĂĽhrer Irak
1427:RAF Bomber Command
1385:May 2 – The
1189:Yugoslav Air Force
1161:Free French forces
1126:United States Army
1119:Yugoslav Air Force
1056:. The U.S. Navy's
1054:amphibian aircraft
1034:U.S. Navy officer
1021:United States Navy
867:United States Army
803:Eddie Rickenbacker
749:RAF Bomber Command
668:bomber crashes at
619:Air Training Corps
602:attack the dam at
570:Government of Peru
475:Battle of Ko Chang
336:January 7 –
170:This is a list of
79: ·
73: ·
9023:
9022:
8292:Military aviation
8151:Angelucci, Enzo,
7970:Angelucci, Enzo,
7946:978-0-7607-0592-6
7881:Angelucci, Enzo,
7742:Angelucci, Enzo,
7729:Angelucci, Enzo,
7556:Sturtivant, Ray,
6923:Sturtivant, Ray,
6864:Sturtivant, Ray,
6842:978-1-84476-917-9
6828:Crosby, Francis,
6776:. 28 August 1941.
6598:Sturtivant, Ray,
6151:Sturtivant, Ray,
6130:Sturtivant, Ray,
6017:978-1-84765-062-7
5970:978-1-84476-917-9
5956:Crosby, Francis,
5669:Irish Independent
5570:Sturtivant, Ray,
5559:978-0-9543115-6-8
5425:Sturtivant, Ray,
5101:Focke-Wulf Fw 190
5090:Focke-Wulf Fw 189
4986:"Jake") with the
4826:August 8 –
4820:August 1 –
4695:April 10 –
4440:campaign against
4260:Teryayeva Sloboda
3836:midget submarines
3828:aircraft carriers
3766:Albert Kesselring
3654:Mario de Bernardi
3570:Operation Typhoon
3477:Soviet Air Forces
3473:Yakov Smushkevich
3458:Victor Talalikhin
3402:Operation Typhoon
3395:Douglas Skystreak
3380:Hawaiian Airlines
3330:Operation Typhoon
3302:Operation Halberd
3285:Hans-Ulrich Rudel
3184:aircraft carriers
3110:crashes into the
2962:Dornier Do 215B-5
2904:August 7 –
2897:Neutrality Patrol
2880:Two squadrons of
2857:Viktor Talalikhin
2826:parasite fighters
2582:bomber regiment,
2494:July – The
2472:bombers, and 249
2391:Soviet Air Forces
2325:). At sunrise, a
2194:Soviet Air Forces
2190:Yakov Smushkevich
2179:Norfolk Navy Yard
2150:Alexandria, Egypt
1747:Hawker Hurricanes
1745:flies off 43 RAF
1660:("Mercury"), the
1585:Second Lieutenant
1556:Flight lieutenant
1529:Soviet Air Forces
1503:on the ground at
1369:Bristol Blenheims
1219:Gloster Gladiator
1195:April 20 –
1157:Charles de Gaulle
1075:Hawker Hurricanes
1073:flies off 12 RAF
994:Regia Aeronautica
841:Bristol Blenheims
694:Frederick Banting
347:Focke-Wulf Fw 200
278:aircraft carriers
250:Fiat G.50 Freccia
228:Regia Aeronautica
168:
167:
23:Years in aviation
9048:
9041:Aviation by year
9036:1941 in aviation
8337:Pre-18th century
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8170:Aviation History
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7786:Aviation History
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7376:Aviation History
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7160:Aviation History
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6388:, pp. 11-12, 15.
6374:
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6326:
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6314:The Detroit News
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6063:
6060:Military History
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5791:
5788:Aviation History
5784:
5778:
5775:Military History
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5740:Aviation History
5736:
5730:
5723:
5717:
5712:Sweetman, John,
5710:
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5242:
5155:No. 105 Squadron
5138:No. 601 Squadron
5103:with the German
5092:with the German
5070:Mitsubishi Ki-46
5032:April 7 –
5028:
4957:Soviet Air Force
4758:P-47 Thunderbolt
4689:April 9 –
4683:April 2 –
4627:Curtiss O-52 Owl
4604:Polikarpov I-185
4470:
4428:
4403:
4378:
4362:
4313:Brewster Buffalo
4310:No. 453 Squadron
4298:of World War II.
4193:, dies when his
4187:No. 412 Squadron
4085:Cavite Navy Yard
4024:French Indochina
4007:Soviet Air Force
4001:fighters of the
3937:peregrine falcon
3838:, and 65 killed.
3735:
3718:Civil Air Patrol
3704:French Indochina
3617:
3591:
3533:aircraft carrier
3463:
3373:Fairey Albacores
3338:
3264:
3169:raids on Moscow.
3143:Soviet Air Force
3116:Coen, Queensland
3038:Soviet Air Force
2984:
2981:achieves Germany
2945:
2914:Benito Mussolini
2910:274a Squadriglia
2834:Polikarpov I-16s
2796:
2712:Vichy government
2697:and cripple the
2645:on June 22, the
2630:July 19 –
2608:July 15 –
2580:Soviet Air Force
2403:Maria Nesterenko
2337:Soviet Air Force
2283:
2223:aircraft ensues.
2122:. merge to form
2109:French Indochina
2065:Ferrying Command
1998:Fiat CR.42 Falco
1944:
1666:airborne assault
1658:Operation Merkur
1652:Germany invades
1598:John Lowery and
1494:airborne assault
1473:parachutes into
1335:No. 814 Squadron
1322:aircraft attack
1320:Fairey Swordfish
1207:Hawker Hurricane
1007:
973:fighter aircraft
879:Fourth Air Force
871:Second Air Force
826:No. 485 Squadron
823:
799:Eastern Airlines
791:William D. Byron
767:
730:Northern Ireland
716:Donegal Corridor
656:
593:Fairey Swordfish
512:
503:La Motte-Picquet
274:Shigeyoshi Inoue
255:fighters in the
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9049:
9047:
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8356:
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8302:Royal Air Force
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8142:, pp. 254, 256.
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7042:s all the World
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7015:Hardesty, Von,
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4963:Nakajima Ki-49
4927:Nakajima Ki-43
4923:
4921:Entered service
4890:Nakajima A6M2-N
4876:Kawanishi E15K
4858:Kawasaki Ki-61
4854:
4836:
4828:Spencer Air Car
4817:
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4775:May 26 –
4770:Gloster E.28/39
4768:May 15 –
4762:May 14 –
4749:("Moonlight"),
4717:
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4199:Airspeed Oxford
4181:Serving in the
4066:South China Sea
4050:Prince of Wales
3983:air superiority
3945:No. 34 Squadron
3877:South China Sea
3801:2nd Panzer Army
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3120:Thursday Island
3090:Lockheed Hudson
3042:Petlyakov Pe-8s
3029:prisoner-of-war
2982:
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2868:Polikarpov I-16
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2794:
2759:Nielson Airport
2658:torpedo bombers
2503:Vnukovo Airport
2501:July 1 –
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2281:
2273:Empire Audacity
2089:
1942:
1891:torpedo bombers
1800:and damage the
1762:mountain troops
1714:Squadron Leader
1664:'s first large
1619:for the flight.
1540:Gloster E.28/39
1501:Heinkel He 111s
1420:Sikorsky VS-300
1387:Anglo-Iraqi War
1315:
1246:sink the Greek
1200:Squadron Leader
1130:First Air Force
1062:September 1943.
1005:
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924:Vittorio Veneto
910:Swordfish from
906:and land-based
897:torpedo bombers
875:Third Air Force
837:No. 35 Squadron
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670:Musgrave Harbor
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7288:, p. 69-77.
7221:, p. 69-76.
5203:Saro London
5179:Retirements
5056:with RAF's
4777:Kayaba Ka-1
4678:Kyushu K10W
4546:Aeronca L-3
4498:Wake Island
4390:driving on
4288:Boyd Wagner
4251:repeatedly.
4249:Wake Island
4176:Wake Island
4172:F4F Wildcat
4132:dive bomber
4108:Colin Kelly
3966:December 9
3954:to land at
3866:Wake Island
3841:December 8
3832:battleships
3727:orders the
3700:Camranh Bay
3632:bound from
3222:Wake Island
3210:Clark Field
3151:metric tons
3056:Butt Report
2941:Soviet Navy
2779:Wake Island
2666:store ships
2260:every hour.
2258:B-24 bomber
2169:Long Island
1725:Archerfield
1721:World War I
1693:CANT Z.1007
1570:Kearny Mesa
1559:Gerry Sayer
1471:Rudolf Hess
1443:Flying via
1367:-based RAF
1318:Royal Navy
1248:battleships
1223:ace of aces
1040:flying-boat
1014:interceptor
854:passes the
839:join eight
788:Congressman
712:flying boat
518:Illustrious
464:Illustrious
452:Southampton
429:Illustrious
424:Illustrious
378:Illustrious
313:Amy Johnson
9030:Categories
9009:See also:
7459:Knowledge
7399:2012-12-29
6325:2017-12-24
6039:s Aircraft
5675:2012-08-23
5648:2012-02-03
5313:Knowledge
5232:References
5187:by the RAF
4980:Aichi E13A
4905:prototype
4520:, Germany.
4518:DĂĽsseldorf
4438:sea mining
4347:floatplane
4223:arrive in
4216:U.S. Navy
4138:Enterprise
4117:battleship
4052: (53)
4046:battleship
4043:Royal Navy
3922:Lieutenant
3887:, hitting
3881:Kota Bharu
3776:forces on
3757:Luftflotte
3610:bomber at
3581:Ernst Udet
3487:, General
3481:Winter War
3469:1941 purge
3360:Victorious
3342:Luftflotte
3323:cargo ship
3310:battleship
3243:Victorious
3230:New Guinea
3181:Royal Navy
3112:Coen River
3078:August 27
3051:August 18
3012:, RAF ace
2875:parachutes
2736:Victorious
2704:Manchester
2668:bound for
2477:Shturmovik
2399:1941 purge
2393:, General
2360:Lieutenant
2254:Willow Run
2206:1941 purge
2198:Winter War
2160:operation.
2118:. and the
2094:Burma Road
2074:HMAS
1982:Formidable
1969:Formidable
1906:battleship
1897:Victorious
1802:battleship
1790:Gloucester
1729:Queensland
1596:Lieutenant
1589:slipstream
1578:California
1533:1941 purge
1178:short tons
1115:Yugoslavia
1090:Yugoslavia
1031:sightings.
958:destroyers
936:, slowing
920:battleship
903:Formidable
856:Lend-Lease
828:is formed.
801:president
633:paratroops
445:Gloucester
396:, Germany.
321:Royal Navy
8330:Centuries
8287:Jet power
8235:, p. 124.
8214:, p. 106.
8193:, p. 171.
8079:, p. 166.
8058:, p. 421.
8037:, p. 426.
7914:, p. 103.
7893:, p. 390.
7851:, p. 148.
7775:, p. 111.
7754:, p. 231.
7623:, p. 107.
7490:, p. 453.
7437:, pp. 76.
7299:The World
5972:, p. 271.
5906:, p. 144.
5865:, p. 404.
5836:, p. 384.
5607:, p. 113.
5593:The World
5514:, p. 196.
5338:, p. 151.
5280:, p. 122.
5256:, p. 121.
5190:Mid-1941
5128:September
5105:Luftwaffe
5095:Luftwaffe
4955:with the
4945:with the
4834:September
4740:"Stella")
4455:HMS
4424:Luftwaffe
4324:HMS
4264:30th Army
4256:parachute
4136:USS
4093:USS
4074:torpedoes
4033:bombers (
3958:airfield.
3858:Hong Kong
3730:Luftwaffe
3586:Luftwaffe
3574:Luftwaffe
3566:Luftwaffe
3562:Luftwaffe
3557:Luftwaffe
3543:Gibraltar
3538:Ark Royal
3536:HMS
3423:Luftwaffe
3416:Luftwaffe
3365:Glomfjord
3358:HMS
3334:Luftwaffe
3313:HMS
3293:flying a
3267:HMS
3248:Glomfjord
3241:HMS
3200:fly from
3167:Luftwaffe
3133:September
3018:Luftwaffe
3008:Flying a
2970:Luftwaffe
2960:Flying a
2957:August 9
2889:ReykjavĂk
2848:August 6
2830:ConstanĹŁa
2821:August 1
2769:, in the
2734:HMS
2719:HMS
2702:HMS
2692:HMS
2689:destroyer
2685:Ark Royal
2676:Ark Royal
2674:HMS
2647:Luftwaffe
2636:Luftwaffe
2611:Luftwaffe
2585:Luftwaffe
2546:Wuppertal
2428:Luftwaffe
2379:Luftwaffe
2328:Luftwaffe
2167:USS
2143:HMS
2103:based at
2047:HMS
2040:HMS
2033:HMS
2026:HMS
2019:HMS
1986:HMS
1978:Scarpanto
1972:raid the
1967:HMS
1957:HMS
1931:Ark Royal
1929:HMS
1895:HMS
1888:Swordfish
1866:HMS
1859:HMS
1819:HMS
1812:HMS
1805:HMS
1797:Greyhound
1795:HMS
1788:HMS
1781:HMS
1764:to begin.
1740:HMS
1733:Australia
1697:HMS
1680:, and 80
1662:Luftwaffe
1626:Palestine
1574:San Diego
1552:Gloster's
1515:A German
1454:Luftwaffe
1358:Nasiriyah
1339:HMS
1301:HMS
1294:HMS
1287:troopship
1272:April 27
1230:destroyer
1209:over the
1146:in China.
1135:April 15
1106:Luftwaffe
1103:, German
1068:HMS
1029:submarine
971:-powered
901:HMS
890:Swordfish
847:, France.
755:, France.
734:Taoiseach
647:Rotterdam
612:torpedoes
599:Ark Royal
597:HMS
491:Loire 130
450:HMS
443:HMS
422:HMS
403:. German
387:Ark Royal
376:HMS
371:Ark Royal
369:HMS
358:Gibraltar
343:Luftwaffe
330:Haslemere
328:HMS
297:Prestwick
253:monoplane
242:from the
195:Chungking
64:Centuries
8121:, p. 33.
7948:, p. 97.
7830:, p. 96.
7707:, p. 82.
7644:, p. 61.
7602:, p. 78.
7511:, p. 76.
7463:article.
7313:, p. 48.
7267:, p. 75.
7136:, p. 77.
7098:, p. 71.
7077:, p. 79.
7027:, p. 54.
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6844:, p. 33.
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6689:, p. 26.
6652:, p. 29.
6631:, p. 84.
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6569:, p. 72.
6548:, p. 63.
6514:, p. 78.
6478:, p. 57.
6457:, p. 15.
6412:, p. 12.
6364:61060979
6238:, p. 27.
6142:, p. 99.
6049:, p. 53.
5947:, p. 75.
5703:, p. 58.
5628:, p. 57.
5582:, p. 56.
5561:, p. 89.
5538:, p. 17.
5437:, p. 61.
5413:, p. 59.
5317:article.
5301:, p. 16.
5162:December
5145:November
5113:Hayabusa
4994:February
4929:Hayabusa
4852:December
4781:autogyro
4753:"Irving"
4621:February
4583:"Emily")
4466:Audacity
4457:Audacity
4416:, China.
4326:Audacity
4303:Hayabusa
4203:Roxholme
4106:Captain
4068:east of
4037:"Nell")
3979:Thailand
3933:Hayabusa
3908:Regiment
3906:′s 56th
3754:to form
3711:December
3673:motorjet
3658:air mail
3526:Mannheim
3506:SS
3496:November
3435:Smolensk
3320:merchant
3269:Audacity
2787:Honolulu
2741:Kirkenes
2694:Fearless
2601:and his
2538:Duisburg
2534:Dortmund
2435:June 30
2412:June 28
2377:against
2318:June 22
2278:Audacity
2226:June 16
2145:Calcutta
2028:Hereward
2021:Imperial
1940:Bismarck
1936:Bismarck
1910:Bismarck
1900:score a
1841:becomes
1814:Carlisle
1807:Warspite
1751:Sardinia
1691:Italian
1672:and 750
1644:leaflets
1633:Fallujah
1507:, Syria.
1475:Scotland
1382:in June.
1350:barracks
1232:and two
1111:Belgrade
1083:Sardinia
1016:command.
969:turbojet
956:and two
894:Albacore
862:nations.
845:Le Havre
785:Maryland
751:raid on
726:airspace
686:Canadian
608:Sardinia
548:February
487:Thailand
483:Ko Chang
301:Scotland
240:fighters
172:aviation
8297:British
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