Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/April in aviation/April 1
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- 1993 - Queen Elizabeth II of England reviews 70 Royal Air Force aircraft on the ground in celebration of the air force's 75th anniversary. A mass flypast is cancelled due to poor weather.
- 1982 - Air France flies the Concorde over to Rio de Janeiro and Caracas, Venezuela for the last time.
- 1975 - Republic of Singapore Air Force is formed
- 1972 - BOAC and BEA are merged to creat British Airways
- 1965 - Tasman Empire Airways becomes Air New Zealand
- 1955 - post-World War II bans on powered flight in West Germany are lifted
- 1954 - Last operational flight by a RAF Spitfire, a photo-reconnaissance sortie against bandits in Malaya
- 1953 - BEA and Air France introduce "tourist class" fares
- 1945 - Ohkas score hits on the USS West Virginia and three of her escorts.
- 1933 - the Indian Air Force is formed
- 1926 - Italian airline Società Italiana Servizi Aerei begins operations linking Trieste, Venice, Pavia, and Turin with Cant 10 flying boats.
- 1924 - Imperial Airways is formed, with the backing of the British government.
- 1924 - Britain's Fleet Air Arm is established
- 1924 - The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
- 1918 - the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service combine to form the Royal Air Force. The Women's Royal Air Force is formed at the same time.
- 1915 - French pilot Lt Roland Garros scores the first kill using a non-synchronised machine gun when he shoots down an Albatros observation plane from his Morane Saulnier Type L.
- 1915 - French ace Jean Navarre, with an observer Lt. Robert, score the first kill.
- 1911 - The first flying unit of the British Military, the Air Battalion Royal Engineers formed.
- 1904 - Captain Ferdinand Ferber makes a failed attempt to fly an Archdeacon glider at Berck sur Mer, Picardie.
