The Early Years

History Of Aviation

First Hot Air Balloon	First Coast to Coast Flight
First Hydrogen Balloon	First Air Raid
Balloon Used by French Army	America's First Women Aviator Dies
Balloon Used in US Civil War	First Seaplane Contest
Model Airplane Flown	Aviator Crosses Mediterranean
Pilcher Dies After Glider Crash	Russia's Giant Plane Flies
Wright Brothers Fly Glider	First Scheduled Air Service
Wright's Fly in a Circle	Aerial Reconnassaince Proves Value
Wrights Fly for 38 Minutes	First Aircraft Forced Down
First Powered Flight in Europe	Germans Bomb Paris
Charles Voisin Flies	Fokker Aircraft Dominate
First Helicopters Flies	Zepplin Bombs London
Farman Makes First Circular Flight in Europe	British Introduce DH-2
Wilbur Wright Flies in Europe	Boeing Founded
First Passenger Killed	Bloody April
Wright Open Flight School	Red Baron Shot Down
Dehavilland Builds Aircraft	Air Mail Service Begun
US Army Orders Planes	Rickenbacker Downs Two Planes
English Channel is Crossed	US Seaplanes Cross Atlantic
Glenn Curtis Wins Bennet Cup
First Landing on Ship