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1911 in aviation - Definition and Overview

Years
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1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916


This is a list of aviation-related events from 1911:

Events

January

February

March

  • the Spanish Air Force is created as the Aeronáutica militar Española, with four aircraft.
  • March 23 - Louis Breguet carries 11 passengers a distance of 5 km (3.1 miles)

April

May

  • May 31 - Andre Beaumont beats Roland Garros in the Paris to Rome air race, completing the 1,465 km (910 mile) course in 28 hours, 5 minutes.

July

September

October

November

  • November 1 - 2nd Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of the Italian Air Flotilla drops several small bombs on Turkish troops during the Italo-Turkish War. This was the first time bombs had been dropped from an aeroplane in war.
  • November 5 - Calbraith Rodgers completes the first coast-to-coast airplane flight across the USA in the Vin Fiz Flyer - taking 49 days, with several crashes en-route.

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