1911 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1911:

Events

January 18 - Eugene Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, marking the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.

February

February 5 - the first undisputed aeroplane flight in New Zealand is made by Vivian Walsh at Auckland
February 18 - the first airmail is carried by an aeroplane. Henri Pequet carries mail across the Jumna River, from Allahabad to Naini Junction, India.

March

the Spanish Air Force is created as the AeronÃÂ¡utica militar EspaÃÂ±ola, with four aircraft.
March 23 - Louis Breguet carries 11 passengers a distance of 5 km (3.1 miles)

April

April 1 - The first flying unit of the British Military, the Air Battalion Royal Engineers formed.
April 12 - Pierre Prier makes the first non-stop flight from London to Paris

May

May 31 - Andre Beaumont beats Roland Garros in the Paris to Rome air race, completing the 1,465 km (910 mile) course in 28 hours, 5 minutes.

July

July 4 - First ever commercial cargo to be carried by an aircraft. The General Electric company paid ÃÂ£100 to have a case of electric lamps flown from Shoreham to Hove in England.

September

September 9 - the first British airmail flight is made. Gustav Hamil flies from Hendon to Windsor.
September 23 - the first US airmail flight is made. Earle Ovington flies 9.7 km (6 miles) from Nassau Boulevard, New York to Mineola, Long Island

October October 22 - First aircraft to be used in war was an Italian Army BlÃÂ©riot XI flown from Tripoli to Azizia to spy on Turkish positions.

November

November 5 - Calbraith Rodgers completes the first coast-to-coast airplane flight across the USA by the Vin Fiz Flyer - taking 49 days, with several crashes en-route.