1949 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1949:

Table of contents

1 Events 2 First flights 3 Entered service

Events

First flights

• March
  • 9 - Avro Shackleton
• May
  • 13 - English Electric Canberra
• June
  • 20 - Blackburn Beverley
• July
  • 17 - Vickers Varsity
  • 27 - De Havilland Comet
• September
  • 2 - De Havilland Venom
  • 4 - Avro 707
  • 4 - Bristol Brabazon
  • 19 - Fairey Gannet