1917 in aviation

1917 in aviation

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

Events

January

* January 27 - French air-raid on Freiburg

February

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

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

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.

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.

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.

eptember

* 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.

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).

First flights

January

* Sopwith Camel flown by Harry Hawker

February

* Junkers J.4

April

* April 4 - SPAD S.XIII

June

*Sopwith Cuckoo

eptember

* September 14 - Fairey III

October

* October 15 - Alcock Scout

November

* November 30 - Vickers Vimy

Entered service

January

* Airco DH.4 with No. 55 Squadron RFC

February

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

March

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

April

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

June

* Sopwith Camel


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