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==1900-1918: The origins of the Royal Air Force== *1901 * *29 October - The Aero Club of Great Britain is established. In the following years many early military pilots were trained by members of the Club. *1905 * *27 April - Sapper Moreton of the British Army's Balloon Section is lifted 2,600 ft (792 m) by a kite at Aldershot under the supervision of the kite's designer, Samuel Cody. *1908 * *Samuel Cody completes the first powered flight in the UK at Farnborough. *1909 * *The Aero Club establishes the first British flying ground near Leysdown in Kent. * *2 May - John Moore-Brabazon becomes the first Englishman to make an officially recognized aeroplane flight in England. *1910 * *The Aero Club moves its flying from Leysdown to the nearby Eastchurch. * *June - Charles Rolls becomes the first Englishman to fly across the Channel. *1911 * *1 April - Air Battalion, Royal Engineers formed at Larkhill. * *December - The Royal Naval Flying School formed at Eastchurch, Kent. *1912 * *13 April - The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) is established by Royal Warrant. An Air Committee to liaise between the Admiralty and the War Office is also created. * *13 May - RFC assume control of Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers and the Naval Air Service. * *19 June- Central Flying School (CFS) is formed at Upavon. *1914 * *1 July - Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) formed by splitting airship squadrons away from the RFC * *September - The first RNAS aircraft squadrons formed. 1 Squadron RNAS at Antwerp, 2 Squadron RNAS at Eastchurch, 3 Squadron RNAS at St. Pol, France. *1916 * *15 February - The Joint War Air Committee is established to co-ordinate the activities of the RFC and RNAS. * *15 May - The Air Board replaces the ineffective Joint War Air Committee. * *12 December - RFC expands to 106 front-line squadrons and 95 reserve and training squadrons. *1917 * *29 November - The ''Air Force (Constitution) Act'' passed, providing for creation of an Air Force and an Air Ministry. 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 the Royal Air Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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