• Source: Timeline of British military aviation

      • 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
      2024
      May - Joint Aviation Command is formed from the Joint Helicopter Command with the addition of unmanned aerial systems from 32 Regiment, Royal Artillery


      See also


      Timeline of the Royal Air Force
      History of air traffic control in the United Kingdom

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