This is a list of aviation-related events from 1947:

Years in aviation: 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years: 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

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  • The United States' inventory of atomic bombs reaches a total of 13 weapons during the year.[1]

January

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March

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April

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June

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  • June 4 – Orient Airways, the first and only Muslim-owned airline in the British Raj, begins flight operations.
  • June 17 – Pan American World Airways inaugurates what are considered the world's first scheduled commercial round-the-world flights, although the service actually operates between New York City and San Francisco without crossing the continental United States. Flight One, operated by a Douglas DC-4, departs San Francisco and stops at Honolulu, Hawaii; Midway Atoll; Wake Island; Guam; Manila, the Philippines; Bangkok; and Calcutta, where it meets Flight Two, a Lockheed Constellation that had flown from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. In Calcutta, the two aircraft swap flight designations; the DC-4 then turns back and continues as Flight Two to San Francisco, while the Constellation turns back and continues as Flight One, stopping at Karachi; Istanbul; London; Shannon, Ireland; and Gander, Newfoundland before arriving at LaGuardia Airport.[citation needed]
  • June 19
  • June 22 – At the Wilson-King Sky Show in St. George, Utah, a light plane involved in the air show experiences brake failure on landing and crashes into cars parked at the edge of the airfield, killing a teenaged girl. The pilot and the dead girl's mother and infant sister are injured.[22]
  • June 24 – Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting: American businessman and aviator Kenneth Arnold is piloting a CallAir A-2 at about 9,200 feet (2,800 m) near Mineral, Washington (near Mount Rainier) when he sights what he reports to be a group of disc-like unidentified flying objects flying in a chain which he clocks at a minimum of 1,200 mph (1,900 km/h). He refers to them as looking like saucers, leading the press to coin the term "flying saucer," which soon enters everyday speech.
  • June 30 – The Evaluation Board for Operation Crossroads submits its final report on the July 1946 atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. It finds that an atomic attack could go beyond stopping a country's military effort and in addition wreck its economic and social structure for lengthy periods, and could even depopulate large portions of the earth's surface, threaten the existence of civilization, and cause the extinction of mankind. It recommends that the United States develop a large inventory of atomic weapons and the means to deliver them promptly and be prepared to strike first, with legal authority to launch a massive atomic strike to preempt a foreign strike if there are indications that an adversary is preparing one.[3]

July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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First flights

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January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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  • October 1
North American XP-86, prototype of the F-86 Sabre, by George Welch[67]
Beechcraft Model 34 Twin-Quad[68]

November

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December

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Entered service

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March

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April

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July

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August

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October

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November

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Retired

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March

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ross, Steven T., American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, ISBN 0-7146-4192-8, p. 12.
  2. ^ Lynch, Adam, "Hometown Heroine," Aviation History, March 2012, p. 58.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Ross, Steven T., American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, ISBN 0-7146-4192-8, p. 54.
  4. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, with Peter Bowers, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1985, ISBN 978-0-517-56588-9, pp. 21.
  5. ^ a b c planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1940s
  6. ^ TWA History Timeline Archived April 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 340.
  8. ^ The AMA History Program Presents: Biography of COL. ROBERT E. THACKER, RET.
  9. ^ Isenberg, Michael T., Shield of the Republic: The United States Navy in an Era of Cold War and Violent Peace, Volume I: 1945–1962, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09911-8, p. 131.
  10. ^ a b c icao.int International Civil Aviation Organization History Archived December 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ a b Aviation Hawaii: 1940–1949 Chronology of Aviation in Hawaii
  12. ^ Sturtivant, Ray, British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917–1990, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN 0-87021-026-2, p. 182.
  13. ^ Ross, Steven T., American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, ISBN 0-7146-4192-8, pp. 36–37, 40.
  14. ^ Bedwell, Don, "Beating the Odds," Aviation History, March 2016, p. 46.
  15. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  16. ^ "Three Killed in Plane Crash". The Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. May 19, 1947. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  17. ^ Aviation safety Network: Accident Description
  18. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  19. ^ New York Daily News Runway 18 Air Safety, May–June 1947, Chapter 197[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  21. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 274.
  22. ^ "Plane Hits Cars, Kills Girl". The Deseret News. June 23, 1947. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  23. ^ Accident description for 45-519 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2013-11-07.
  24. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  25. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  26. ^ Isenberg, Michael T., Shield of the Republic: The United States Navy in an Era of Cold War and Violent Peace, Volume I: 1945–1962, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09911-8, p. 111.
  27. ^ Sejarah Indonesia: An Online Timeline of Indonesian History: The War for Independence 1945 to 1950
  28. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description.
  29. ^ Marolda, Edward J., "Asian Warm-Up to the Cold War", Naval History, October 2011, pp. 29–30.
  30. ^ Ross, Steven T., American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, ISBN 0-7146-4192-8, pp. 41–42.
  31. ^ "Survival at High Altitudes: Wheel-Well Passengers" (PDF). FAA. October 1996. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  32. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  33. ^ Wooldridge, E.T., Captain (ret.), USN, "Snapshots From the First Century of Naval Aviation," Proceedings, September 2011, p. 54.
  34. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  35. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 978-0-7607-0592-6, p. 84.
  36. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description
  37. ^ Ross, Steven T., American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, ISBN 0-7146-4192-8, p. 44.
  38. ^ Isenberg, Michael T., Shield of the Republic: The United States Navy in an Era of Cold War and Violent Peace, Volume I: 1945–1962, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09911-8, p. 657.
  39. ^ a b Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 11. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979.
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  41. ^ Ross, Steven T., American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, ISBN 0-7146-4192-8, p. 18.
  42. ^ Ross, Steven T., American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, ISBN 0-7146-4192-8, p. 46.
  43. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 115.
  44. ^ Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description.
  45. ^ Fonton, Mickaël, "Les morts mystérieuses : 4. Leclerc, l’énigme du 13e passage," valeursactuelles.com, 8 May 2010.
  46. ^ Ross, Steven T., American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union, Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, 0-7146-4192-8, p. 106.
  47. ^ Cohen, Eliezer (1993). Israel's best defense: the first full story of the Israeli Air Force. Translated by Gordis, Jonathan. New York City: Orion Books. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-517-587904.
  48. ^ a b Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 121.
  49. ^ Bridgman 1948, p. 273c
  50. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 298.
  51. ^ Swanborough, Gordon, and Peter M. Bowers, United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911, London: Putnam, 1976, ISBN 978-0-370-10054-8, p. 467.
  52. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 978-0-7607-0592-6, p. 272.
  53. ^ Dorr, Robert F., "Mystery Ship Answer," Aviation History, January 2015, p. 10.
  54. ^ Bridgman 1948, p. 150c
  55. ^ Bridgman 1948, p. 246c
  56. ^ de Narbonne June 2007, p. 76
  57. ^ de Narbonne June 2007, p. 77
  58. ^ de Narbonne June 2007, p. 79
  59. ^ Bridgman 1948, p. 290c
  60. ^ "Tipsy Junior: Advanced Performance of Diminutive Single-seater on 60 h.p." Flight. July 31, 1947. p. 115. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  61. ^ Bridgman 1951, p. 8c.
  62. ^ Bridgman 1948, p. 149c
  63. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 978-0-7607-0592-6, p. 52.
  64. ^ Plocek 2001, p. 62
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  68. ^ Bridgman 1948, p. 217c
  69. ^ de Narbonne 2008, p. 79
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  71. ^ Archive 1993 no. 4, p. 101
  72. ^ Bridgman 1948, p. 241c
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  74. ^ Bridgman 1948, p. 224c
  75. ^ Polmar, Norman, "Historic Aircraft: The God of the Sea's Namesake", Naval History, October 2011, p. 16.
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  77. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 413.
  • "Aircraft Production List: 6: The Piper Vagabond: Part One". Archive. No. 4. Air-Britain. 1993. pp. 101–102. ISSN 0262-4923.
  • Bridgman, Leonard. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1948. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd, 1948.
  • Bridgman, Leonard. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd, 1951.
  • de Narbonne, Roland (June 2007). "June 1947, dans l'aéronautique française: L'aviation légère et sportive à l'honneur". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 451. pp. 75–79.
  • de Narbonne, Roland (July 2008). "Juillet 1948, dans l'aéronautique française: Trop vite, trop tôt, le NC 211 "Cormoran"". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 464. pp. 76–79.
  • Plocek, Pierre (February 2001). "Le Hodek Hk-101, Chasseur de Sport". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 375. pp. 60–65.