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First flights. Entered service. Retirements. References. 1940 in aviation. Aviation portal. This is a list of aviation -related events from 1940: Events. The world ' s first high-performance, purpose-built night fighter, the British Bristol Beaufighter, enters combat. [1]
1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1890s. 1900s. 1910s. 1920s. 1930s. 1940s. 1950s. 1960s. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. Aviation accidents and incidents in 1940 (2 C, 8 P) Aircraft first flown in 1940 (126 P) Airlines disestablished in 1940 (6 P)
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A month later, De Rozier and the Marquis d’Arlandes made aviation history by conducting the first free flight in a balloon, which ascended to around 150 m (500 ft) and traveled approximately 8 km (5.5 miles) before safely landing. The Montgolfier balloon flew in France at the end of the 18th century.
1941. 1940 Chronology of Aviation History. Major Aviation Events. 1940 Aviation Records. Speed: (Nazi Germany), 469.22-mph, Fritz Wendel, Messerschmitt “Me.209-V1”, 4/26/1949. Distance: (Italy), 8,038-miles, Tondi, Degasso, Vignoli, Savoia-Marchetti “S.M.75”, 8/1/1949. Altitude: (Italy), 56,046-feet, Mario Pezzi, Caproni “161bis”, 10/22/1948.
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Jun 13, 2013 · In 1987, the historian Michael S. Sherry published a groundbreaking and controversial book titled The Rise of American Air Power: The Creation of Armageddon (Yale UP, 1987). Sherry in effect reinterpreted the history of American air power in a way that was more contextually based and fiercely critical. The result was not to every military historian’s liking because it deviated so ...
