1913 in aviation
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| 1909 |
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1913:
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2 First flights 3 Entered service |
Events
The Serbian air force is established as an army air service. Six officers receive pilot training in France.
January
- January 13 - Brazilian naval aviation commences with the foundation of a flying school.
- February 11 - the Chilean air force is established at Lo Espejo (today El Bosque).
- China obtains twelve military aircraft from France.
- March 15 - The US Army forms the 1st Aero Squadron under Capt Charles Chandler at Texas City to scout for Mexican incursions along the border.
- April 16 - First contest for the Schneider Trophy. Maurice Prévost wins in a Deperdussin monoplane, completing the 28 circuits of the 10 km (6.2 mile) course with an average speed of 73.63 km/h (45.75 mph)
- July 1 - Royal Netherlands Army forms its Aviation Division (Luchtvaart Afdeling)
- August 7 - Aviation pioneer Samuel Cody is killed in a crash
- August 20 - 700 feet above Buc, France, parachutist Adolphe Pegond becomes the first person to jump from an airplane and land safely.
- September 23 - Roland Garros makes the first air crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. He flies the 729 km (453 miles) from Saint-Raphael to Bizerte in 7 hours 53 minutes.
First flights
May- May 13 - Sikorsky Ruskii Vitiaz, the world's first four-engined aircraft. It was also the first aeroplane with a lavatory.
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