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This is a list of
aviation
-related events from
1920
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Contents
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Events
1.1
February
1.2
March
1.3
April
1.4
May
1.5
June
1.6
July
1.7
September
1.8
November
2
First flights
2.1
April
3
Entered service
3.1
August
Events
February
February 1
- the
South African Air Force
is established as an independent air arm.
February 4
-
Pierre van Ryneveld
and
Quentin Brand
set out in a
Vickers Vimy
from
Cairo
to cross Africa by air from North to South. They will arrive in
Cape Town
on
March 20
.
February 5
- the
Royal Air Force College
is established at
Cranwell
,
Lincolnshire
.
March
March 29
-
Croydon
replaces
Hounslow
as
London
's airport.
April
April 17
- the
Venezuelan Air Force
is formed, with a flying school at
Maracay
May
May 17
-
KLM
and
Aircraft Transport and Travel
begin a joint air service between London and
Amsterdam
.
June
June 4
- the
US Army Reorganization Act
is passed, dashing hopes for an independent air arm like Britain's
Royal Air Force
.
July
July 1
- Belgium establishes the first internal air-service of any European colony with the
Lara-Ligne Aérienne Roi Albert
in
Belgian Congo
July 3
- the first
Royal Air Force Pageant
is held, at
London
July 29
- U.S. Postal Office's first transcontinental airmail flight takes off from New York
September
September 8
- the final leg is added to the US trans-continental
airmail
service, across the
Rocky Mountains
from
Omaha
to
Sacramento
September 20
-
Schneider Trophy
race flown at
Venice
, Italy. Lt. Luigi Bolgna in a
Savoia S.12
is the only starter. Speed 172.6 km/h (107.3 mph).
November
November 1
- the
US Post Office
awards a contract for international air mail to
Aeromarine West Indies Airways
.
November 16
-
Qantas
is formed at
Longreach, Queensland
.
First flights
April
April 8
-
de Havilland DH.18
Entered service
August
the
Fokker F.II
with
KLM
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