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MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Listed below is a series of important dates in the history of the Royal Air Force.
1784 - September: First air voyage in Britain, by the Neapolitan Ambassador, Vincenzo Lunardi.
1903- 17 December: First controlled flight by a powered aeroplane. Made by Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA.
1907 - 1 June: Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle born.
1912 - 13 April: Royal Flying Corps constituted by a Royal Warrant.
1912 - 19 June: Central Flying School opened at Upavon, Wilts.
1913 - 22 May: First ceremonial flypast, 3 Sqn RFC.
1914 - 4 August: Declaration of War against Germany.
1914 - 22 August: RFC squadrons flew to France.
1914 - 25 August: First enemy aircraft brought down by 3 planes of 2 Sqn, RFC.
1914 - 21 December: First aeroplane raid on Britain.
1914 - 24 December: First bombs dropped on Britain.
1915 - 19-20 January: First airship raid on Britain.
1915 - 12 August: First enemy ship sunk by air launched torpedo, from a British seaplane.
1915 - 19 August: Col. H M Trenchard assumes command of RFC in France.
1916 - 17 May: Formation of the Air Board.
1916 - 2-3 September: First German airship shot down, by Lt W Leefe-Robinson of 39 (Home Defence) Sqn.
1917 - 20 May: First submarine sunk by an aeroplane.
1917 - 17 August: Lt Gen J C Smuts produces the Smuts Report on air matters.
1917 - 29 November: Air Force Bill, providing for the creation of the RAF, is given Royal assent.
1918 - 2 January: Air Ministry formed.
1918 - 3 January: First Air Council established.
1918 - 1 April: RAF formed by the amalgamation of the RFC and the RNAS. WRAF formed.
1918 - 5 June: Independent Air Force set up commanded by Maj. Gen. Sir Hugh Trenchard.
1918 - 11 November: Armistice. Hostilities cease at 11:00hrs.
1918 - 13 December: First through flight from Britain to India. Flown by Sqn Ldr A C S Maclaren, Lt R Halley with Brig. Gen. N D K McEwan, in a Handle
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