1921 in aviation

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Years in aviation: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
Centuries: 19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1921:

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[edit] Events

[edit] June

  • Boeing wins a $1,448,000 contract to build 200 Thomas-Morse MB-3 fighters for the US Army, allowing the company to abandon furniture-making.
  • June 8 - the US Army carries out the first experiments in cabin pressurisation, using a de Havilland DH.4.
  • June 13 - the US Army and Navy begin trials in Chesapeake Bay to test the effectiveness of aircraft in attacking ships. The captured German destroyer G-102, light cruiser Frankfurt and battleship Ostfriesland will all be successfully sunk by aerial bombing.

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

  • The 6th Salon d'Aeronautique is held in Paris. The Breguet 19 is unveiled.
  • November 5 - Curtiss test pilot Bert Acosta wins the Pulitzer Trophy in a Curtiss CR-2 and establishes a new closed-circuit airspeed record of 284.36 km/h (176.7 mph).

[edit] December

[edit] First flights

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] July

[edit] Entered service