1917 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1917:

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 April 1.4 May 1.5 June 1.6 August 1.7 September 1.8 November 2 First flights 2.1 January 2.2 February 2.3 April 2.4 September 2.5 October 2.6 November 3 Entered service 3.1 January 3.2 February 3.3 March 3.4 April 3.5 June

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• January 27 - French air-raid on Freiburg

[edit] February

• No. 100 Squadron RFC, the first British night fighter squadron is formed.

[edit] April

• Known as Bloody April. The Royal Flying Corps, while supporting the Arras offensive, loses 245 aircraft -- 140 in the first two weeks -- out of an initial strength of 365. Aircrew casualties are 211 killed or missing and 108 prisoners of war.
• April 6 - the United States declares war on Germany

[edit] May

• May 7 - British ace Major Edward Mannock claims his first kill.
• May 7 - British ace Captain Albert Ball (44 victories) is killed in a crash following a dogfight with Lothar von Richthofen, who also crashes but survives.
• May 9 - French ace René Fonck shoots down six German aircraft in a day.
• May 19 - United States "star in a circle" national insignia adopted
• May 20 - German submarine U-36 is sunk by an RNAS flying boat
• May 25 - a mass air-raid by 21 Gotha G.V bombers attacks Kent.

[edit] June

• June 13 - 14 Gotha bombers make the most destructive air-raid on London of the war. Attacking in daylight, 162 people are killed and 432 wounded.

[edit] August

• August 2 - A Sopwith Pup flown by Sqn Cdr Edwin Dunning becomes the first aircraft to land aboard a moving ship, HMS Furious.
• August 7 - Dunning is killed on his third landing when the Pup falls over the side of the ship.

[edit] September

• September 3 - The US 1st Aero Squadron arrives in France
• September 11 - French ace Capitaine Georges Guynemer goes missing in action. Kurt Wisserman of Jasta 3 is credited with shooting him down, but his body is never found.
• September 26 - for the second time, French ace René Fonck shoots down six German aircraft in a day.

[edit] November

• November 20 - the Battle of Cambrai (1917) begins
• November 21-24 - the Zeppelin L 59 (LZ104) makes a 6,757 km journey through Africa in 96 hours (average speed 71 km/h).

[edit] First flights

[edit] January

• Sopwith Camel flown by Harry Hawker

[edit] February

• Junkers J.4

[edit] April

• April 4 - SPAD S.XIII

[edit] September

• September 14 - Fairey III

[edit] October

• October 15 - Alcock Scout

[edit] November

• November 30 - Vickers Vimy

[edit] Entered service

[edit] January

• Airco DH.4 with No. 55 Squadron RFC

[edit] February

• Sopwith Triplane with No.1 (Naval) Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service

[edit] March

• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 with No. 56 Squadron RFC

[edit] April

• Bristol F.2A with No. 48 Squadron RFC

[edit] June

• Sopwith Camel

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