Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/January in aviation/January 15
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- 1992 - the USAF loses a Lockheed U-2 in the Sea of Japan
- 1973 - final B-52 Stratofortress mission of the Vietnam War
- 1935 - Maj James Doolittle establishes a record for a transport flight across the United States, from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey in 11 hours 59 minutes.
- 1927 - Boeing Air Transport is formed, to carry airmail between Chicago and San Francisco. This will eventually become United Airlines