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The following timeline of British military aviation covers the military aviation activities of the British Armed Forces from its origins in the 19th century to the present day: *1863 - Henry Coxwell demonstrates tethered balloon ascents to British Army personnel at Aldershot *1878 - Balloon experiments are conducted at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich *1880 - a balloon section takes part in the Army's manoeuvres at Aldershot *1882 * *a balloon section takes part again in the Aldershot manoeuvres * *The Balloon Equipment Store at Woolwich is moved to the School of Military Engineering at Chatham *1882 to 1884 - A balloon factory, depot and training school are established at Chatham *1884 - Three balloons, two officers and 15 other ranks take part in the Bechuanaland Expedition *1885 Balloons are used during the Sudan expedition *1890 The Balloon Section is established as an official unit of the Royal Engineers *c. 1894 The balloon factory is moved to south Farnborough *1899 to 1902 Balloons are used in the South African War * *Balloons used to direct the fire of the British Artillery at Magersfontein * *Balloons used to direct the fire of the British Artillery at the Battle of Lombard’s Kop *1905 The balloon factory is moved to a better site *1906 Samuel Franklin Cody is appointed the balloon school’s Chief Instructor in Kiting *1907 The British Army airship, Nulli Secundus, is completed *1908 The first British heavier-than-air military flight takes place when the British Army Aeroplane No. 1 flies *1909 The War Office halts all work on aircraft at Farnborough on cost grounds *1911 The S. E. 1 and the B.E. 1 are built at Farnborough under the pretext of repairing existing aircraft * *1 April The Balloon Section of the Royal Engineers becomes the Air Battalion *1912 * *13 May - The Royal Flying Corps is established from the Air Battalion *1914 * *1 July - The Royal Naval Air Service, having previously broken away from the Royal Flying Corps, is officially recognized * *13 August - The first RFC aircraft arrive in France * *27 August - The first RNAS aircraft arrive in Ostend *1918 * *1 April - The Royal Air Force is established by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service *1924 * *1 April - The Royal Air Force establishes its Fleet Air Arm, consisting of RAF units normally embarked on aircraft carriers and fighting ships *1937 * *14 May - The Fleet Air Arm is placed under Admiralty control *1940 * *November - The Battle of Taranto, the Fleet Air Arm launched the first all-aircraft naval attack in history *1941 * *21 December - The British Army regains an aviation element as the Glider Pilot Regiment is formed. *1942 * *24 February - The Glider Pilot Regiment is formally inaugurated as part of the Army Air Corps *1999 * *5 October - Joint Helicopter Command is formed *2000 * *1 April - Joint Force Harrier is formed ==See also== *Timeline of the Royal Air Force 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeline of British military aviation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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