WWI Aviation History Timeline
First Air Crossing of the Mediterranean
Roland Garros becomes the first person to cross the Mediterranean [...]
First Parachute Jump from an Airplane
US Capt Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from [...]
Air Forces Grow in Europe
The air forces of Europe are established as: the Royal [...]
First Landing on a Warship
Eugene B. Ely, flying a Curtiss pusher, makes the first [...]
First Airplane Takeoff from a Warship
Eugene B. Ely makes the first airplane takeoff from a [...]
First Soldier to Fly a Heavier-Than-Air Aircraft
Lt. Thomas Selfridge, US Signal Corps, becomes the first soldier [...]
The Anglo-Russian Entente
The Anglo-Russian Entente is signed on August 31, 1907, to [...]
Aeronautical Division
The Aeronautical Division of the US Signal Corps is established [...]
The Entente Cordial of 1904
Britain and France sign a series of agreements on April [...]
Wright Brothers
Wilber and Orville Wright make the first controlled heavier-than-air flight [...]
