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1913 in aviation - Definition and Overview |
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1913:
Events
- The Serbian air force is established as an army air service. Six officers receive pilot training in France.
- First air strike ever. Mexican pilot Gustavo Salinas Camilla and Frenchman Didier Masson, attacked land and naval federal forces for rebels led by Pancho Villa.
January
- January 13 - Brazilian naval aviation commences with the foundation of a flying school.
February
- February 11 - the Chilean air force is established at Lo Espejo (today El Bosque).
March
- China obtains twelve military aircraft from France.
- March 15 - The US Army forms the 1st Aero Squadron under Capt Charles Chandler at Texas City to scout for Mexican incursions along the border.
April
- April 16 - First contest for the Schneider Trophy. Maurice Prévost wins in a Deperdussin monoplane, completing the 28 circuits of the 10 km (6.2 mile) course with an average speed of 73.63 km/h (45.75 mph)
- April 24 - O. Gilbert flies 825 km from Villacoublay to Vitoria (8 hours and 23 minutes).
- April 27 - Robert G. Fowler makes first flight across the isthmus of Panama. Technically this is the first flight from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
July
August
September
December
- December 13-14 - German balloonist Hugo Kaulen stays aloft for 87 hours. This record lasted until 1935.
First flights
May
- May 13 - Sikorsky Ruskii Vitiaz, the world's first four-engined aircraft. It was also the first aeroplane with a lavatory.
September
November
December
Entered service
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