1940 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1940:

Table of contents

1 Events 2 First flights 3 Entered service

Events

First flights

• January
  • 4 - Fairey Fulmar production aircraft N 1854
• February
  • 24 - Hawker Typhoon
• March
  • 20 - Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle prototype P 1361
• September
  • 14 - Miles M.20
• October
  • 18 - Airspeed Fleet Shadower
  • 26 - P-51 Mustang
• November
  • 25 - De Havilland Mosquito bomber prototype W 4050
• December
  • 7 - Fairey Barracuda prototype P 1767
  • 18 - Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

• February
  • Blackburn Roc
• March
  • Fairey Albacore with No. 826 Squadron FAA
• July
  • Fairey Fulmar with No. 806 Squadron FAA
  • Westland Whirlwind with No. 263 Squadron RAF
• November
  • Avro Manchester
  • 23 - Handley Page Halifax with No. 35 Squadron RAF