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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1919:
1 Events
January
- January 8 - Civil aviation resumes in GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east
- January 10January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 355 days remaining (356 in leap years). Events 49 BC Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon which signaled civil war. 1072 Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo. 1776 Thomas Paine publishes - Airco DH.4 s of No.2 (Communications) Squadron, RAF are converted for transporting passengers and mail between LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri and ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to, in support of the Versailles Peace Conference
- January 16January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 349 days remaining (350 in leap years). Events 27 BC Octavian Caesar given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate. 1362 One of the North Sea's greatest stormtides ever destroys th - Maj A.S.C. MacLaren and Cpt Robert Halley arrive in DelhiDelhi historically known as Dilli along with a few other neighbouring districts forms the 'National Capital Territory' of the Republic of India. It contains the newer city of New Delhi which is no longer a distinguishable urban area, but contains many of, completing the first England-India flight, in a Handley Page V/1500
- Januray 19 - Jules Védrines claims a FF25,000 prize by landing an aircraft (a Caudron G-3 ) on the roof of a department store in Paris. Védrines is injured and his aircraft is damaged beyond repair in the hard landing in a space only 28 m x 12 m (92 ft x 40 ft).
February
- February 8 - Henry Farman carries 11 paying passengers in his F.60 Goliath plane from Paris to London on first commercial flight between the two cities.
March
April
- April 18 - CMA ( Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes ) commences a mail and freight service between Paris and Lille, using ex-military Breguet 14s.
- April 23 - The North Sea Aerial Navigation Company begins a passenger run between Leeds and Houndslow in ex-military Blackburn RT.1 s
May
June
- June 1 - A permanent flight of aircraft is stationed in San Diego to serve as a forest fire patrol. The machines are war-surplus Curtiss JN-4s.
- June 12 - Baroness Raymonde de Laroche breaks the women's altitude record, flying to a height of 5,150 m (16,896 ft).
- June 14 - Cpt John Alcock and Lt Arthur Whitten Brown set out on the first successful non-stop Atlantic crossing, flying a Vickers Vimy from Newfoundland to Ireland in 16 hours. They win £10,000 from the Daily Mail and are both knighted.
- June 23 - six Zeppelins ( LZ 46 , LZ 79 , LZ 91 , LZ103 , LZ 110 , and LZ 111 ) are destroyed at Nordholz by their own crews in order to prevent them from falling into Allied hands.
July
August
September
- September 24 - the Schneider Trophy race is flown at Bournemouth, UK. An Italian Savoia S.13 is the only finisher, but is disqualifed for missing a turning buoy. When judges ask pilot Guido Janello to complete another lap, he runs out of fuel.
- September 30 - the British Aerial Transport Company begins domestic flights between London and Birmingham in a Koolhoven FK.26 .
October
November
December