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Wright Brother's fly their first plane
This is the event that kick started aviation. The significance of this event is extremely important this kick started aviation and made other people get into aviation. -
William R. Hearst holds contest for coast to coast flight for $50,000
This contest made a lot of people wanting to get into Aviation to win that money and a lot of people began to know about planes from this contest. -
Alberto Santos-Dumont flew the first heavier-than-air aircraft in Europe
This was very significant because people saw what he did and then they wanted to learn more about Aviation which got more people in Europe interested in Aviation. -
The U.S. Government buys the Wright Brother's plane
In 1909 President Roosevelt sees a great use for planes. The government then purchases the Wright's plane and this is important because it helped the Army get ideas for other planes and how to build them. -
The first succesful commercial flights
On January 1 1914 the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line became the world's first scheduled passenger airline service. It offered rides between St. Petersburg and Tampa. -
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World War 1 advances plane technologhy
WW1 from start to end planes speed increased by 50 mph and altitude increased by 14,000 feet. This was 2x the speed and altitude than before. -
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During WW1 planes were introduced to bombing
During WW1 planes were introduced to bombing, they had armored propellers and became a lot lighter during WW1. This made cutting off supply routes really easy. -
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Airplane production dropped by 85%
After World War 1 airplane production dropped by 85% This severely affected the Aviation community but all of them recovered after a couple a day. -
Air Mail Act of 1918
May 15, 1918 an Air Mail act was issued by the United States Post Office Department. This act added more routes for planes and Air Mail stamps were issued. -
WW1 ended and plane production came to a halt.
November 11, 1918 WW1 had just ended and plane production was at an all time high but after the War, plane production came to a halt and little to no planes were being made. This greatly affected the Aviation Industry but it recovered a few years later. -
Barnstormers went to different towns to preform with their planes and gave people rides.
This was really significant in the knowledge that planes do exist and rural area got to see them for the first time and they inspired many people to take Aviation. -
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Billy Mitchell introduces new ideas for aviation
Billy Mitchell introduced new ideas for aviation and pioneered special bombing and bays. This enabled bombing targets 50x more accurate than before. -
Ralph Pulitzer starts air races
1920 Ralph Pulitzer starts air races for military airplanes, he wanted to publicize aviation and get more people into it. -
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Germany builds planes for war
1920-1933 Germany built military planes under the disguise of commercial planes. This is extremely important because this gave Germany their air power. -
1926 Air Commerce Act
It established Federal regulations of the aircraft and airport facility. This Act was very important because it founded the first Air Traffic Control System. -
1927 the first air mail route from NYC to Paris
September 1, 1927 the first air mail route was created. The route was from NYC to Paris. This was extremely important because countries could communicate with each other better now. -
1932 Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1932 Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. -
1933 the Boeing 247 was created
The Boeing 247 was very advanced and it had brand new technology in it. This plane revolutionized aviation and set a new expectation for planes. -
The Luftwaffe was formed
In 1935 the Luftwaffe/Germany's air force was formed. They made commercial airplanes in different countries then brought them to Germany in disguise and they were turned into warplanes for the Luftwaffe. -
In 1935 Boeing beat all their competition with their Boeing 299
July 28, 1935 the Boeing 299/B-17 Flying Fortress was created. This plane outclassed their competition planes this plane was better in every aspect it was faster it could hold more weight and it had longer endurance. -
French air force was born
In 1936 the French air force was born. This was extremely important for them maintaining air power during WW2. -
CAA act was signed
The Civil Aeronautics Act was signed by President Roosevelt in 1938. This act allowed civilian pilot training for the World War II -
1939 the presidential message to Congress
In 1939 the presidential message to Congress happened. This marked of the beginning to arm air corps expansion for WW2. -
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America starts mass producing planes for war
1940-1941 The U.S. Air Force starts mass producing planes for WW2. -
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British hold of German attack on Great Britain
July 10, 1940-October 31, 1940 The Battle of Britain happened and the British held off Germany from attacking their country. -
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German invasion of Russia
During 1941 Germany tried invading Russia but they failed, Germany lost 60% of their forces and this happened due to Germany not claiming air superiority. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
December, 2 1941 Japanese air units attack Pearl Harbor. -
Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.
December 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. -
Doolittle Raid
April 18, 1942 United States Doolittle Raiders performed the biggest air raid in history. Sixteen B-25B bombers were launched from the USS Hornet without fighter escort and they went to Tokyo, Japan to bomb their city. -
By 1944 300,000 pilots were trained
300,000 pilots were trained all the way up into 1944 and these pilots were trained by the U.S. Army -
Allied Invasion of Normandy
1944, June 6 The Allied Invasion of Normandy. Over 1,000-1500 planes were used during this Invasion. -
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Air Raid on Japan
March 9-10 1945 Tokyo was attacked by 334 U.S. B-29 Super-fortress Bombers. This was the most destructive air raid in history over 100,00 people were killed. -
Nuclear Attack on Hiroshima
August 6, 1945 the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 78,000 people were killed. -
Nuclear Attack on Nagasaki
August 9, 1945 U.S. Air Force dropped the 2nd Atomic bomb on Nagasaki, 40,000 people were killed. -
Japan surrenders
September 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the U.S.
