Years in aviation:
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
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Years:
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1944:
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
- June 5 - first combat mission flown by B-29 Superfortress, against railroad shops in Bangkok after taking off in India.
- June 5-6 - "D-Day" - the Allied invasion of France is spearheaded by paratrooper drops and assault glider landings.
- June 12, England suffers first V1 flying bomb attacks, .
- June 14-15 (overnight), flying a Mosquito of 605 Sqn, Flt Lt J G Musgrave became first pilot to shoot down a V1 flying bomb.
- June 24-25 - the Luftwaffe makes its first operational use of "Mistel" composite aircraft, against Allied shipping in Seine Bay.
July
August
September
- September 6- the sole completed McDonnell XP-67 Bat prototype is destroyed by an engine fire, prompting USAAF leaders to declare the aircraft redundant and cancel the program a week later.
October
- October 25 - the first kamikaze mission is carried out, with aircraft of the 201st Kokutai sinking the carrier USS St Lo.
November
- November 3 - the first Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs are launched against the United States.
- November 13 - civil air services to London are restored, with the first flights carried out by Railway Air Services
December
First flights
January
February
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Entered service
July
References
- ^ Caliaro, Luigino, 51° Stormo: 'Ferruccio Serafini' , "Wings of Fame, Volume 20". London, United Kingdom: Aerospace Publishing Ltd., 2000. ISBN 1-86184-053-5. page 25.
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