Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/December in aviation/December 14
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- 1986 - 14-23 - First non-stop flight around the planet without refueling - the Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, on a distance of 26,366 statute miles (the FAI accredited distance is 40,212 km)
- 1984 - the Grumman X-29A makes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base.
- 1964 - The US Air Force launches Operation Barrel Roll, attacking the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos
- 1959 - Cdr L Flint sets a new altitude record of 103,389 ft (31,513 m) in a F-104 Starfighter
- 1927 - US aircraft carrier USS Lexington is commissioned.
- 1924 - a Martin MO-1 is launched using an explosive-driven catapult fitted to a turret on USS Mississippi, requiring less distance than ever for the take-off.
