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

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

Events

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  • Mexicana de Aviación begins service.
  • The Imperial Japanese Navy acquires its first rigid and semi-rigid airships.[1]
  • The Italian General Giulio Douhet publishes his highly influential book Command of the Air. In it, he argues that the ability of aircraft to fly over armies and navies renders those forces of secondary importance; that the vastness of the sky makes defense against bombers impossible; that only offensive bombing to destroy the enemy's air force can allow a country to achieve command of the air; that once it is achieved, a bombing campaign can be carried out against enemy "vital centers", including industry, transportation, government, communications, and "the will of the people;" and that success against enemy civilian morale in particular would be the key to victory.
  • When the Italian Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Paolo Thaon di Revel argues for the development of aircraft carriers, saying "the development and use of aeroplanes in wars on our seas and along our coasts is today the most essential element of national defense," Minister of the Navy Admiral Giovanni Sechi replies that aircraft carriers are unnecessary in an enclosed sea like the Mediterranean and that a perfectly good substitute for them is "a well-organized network of coastal air stations."[2]

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  • January 6 – After modifications, HMS Argus returns to service with the Royal Navy as the world's first aircraft carrier equipped with palisades.[3] Installed on the port and starboard edges of the flight deck and capable of being raised and lowered, the palisades when raised serve as a windbreak and prevent aircraft on the flight deck from blowing or rolling overboard in heavy weather.

February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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First flights

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January

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Caproni Ca.60

February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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August

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October

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November

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Entered service

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Retirements

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References

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  1. ^ Peattie, Mark R., Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909-1941, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001, ISBN 1-55750-432-6, p. 15.
  2. ^ Gooch, John, Mussolini and His Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922–1940, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-85602-7, p. 50.
  3. ^ Sturtivant, Ray, British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917–1990, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN 0-87021-026-2, p. 215.
  4. ^ Jensen, Richard, "The Suicide Club," Aviation History, May 2017, p. 64.
  5. ^ a b c Bery, Coline (2016). Adrienne Bolland ou les ailes de la liberté. Le Passeur. p. PT230. ISBN 9782368904664.
  6. ^ a b c Guttman, Jon, "Crazy Capronis," Aviation History, July 2008, p. 55.
  7. ^ Gooch, John, Mussolini and His Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922–1940, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-85602-7, p. 54.
  8. ^ a b c Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 280.
  9. ^ "LA AVIACIÓN EN EL CERRO DE PASCO (Cuarta parte)" [THE AVIATION IN THE CERRO DE PASCO (Part Four)]. PUEBLO MÁRTIR – César Pérez Arauco (in Spanish). July 31, 2015.
  10. ^ Gooch, John, Mussolini and His Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922–1940, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-85602-7, p. 39.
  11. ^ Gunston, Bill, ed., Aviation: Year by Year, London: Amber Books Limited, 2001, cited at Wings Over Kansas: Aviation History: Aviation History Facts: May Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Air Travel – The Revolution". Historic Croydon Airport. London. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  13. ^ Madigan, Tim, The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001, ISBN 0-312-27283-9, pp. 4, 131-132, 144, 159, 164, 249.
  14. ^ McCabe, Scott, "Crime History: Dozens Killed During Tulsa Race Riot", The Washington Examiner, May 31, 2013, p. 8.
  15. ^ Onkst, David H. (2016). "Women in History: Bessie Coleman". Natural Resources Conservation Service Nevada. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  16. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN 0-517-56588-9, p. 182.
  17. ^ "Big Navy Dirigible Burned in Flight; Flames Destroy the C-3 at Hampton Roads--Crew Escapes Serious Injuries". The New York Times. July 8, 1921. p. 1.
  18. ^ Chant, Chris, The World's Great Bombers, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000, ISBN 0-7607-2012-6, p. 48.
  19. ^ Swanborough, Gordon, and Peter M. Bowers, United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911, Second Edition, London: Putnam, 1976, ISBN 0-370-10054-9, p. 2.
  20. ^ Butler, Glen, "That Other Air Service Centennial", Naval History, June 2012, p. 57, claims that the United States Navy created the Bureau of Aeronautics in July 1921.
  21. ^ Scheina, Robert L., Latin America: A Naval History 1810-1987, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987, ISBN 0-87021-295-8, p. 199.
  22. ^ Peattie, Mark R., Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909-1941, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001, ISBN 1-55750-432-6, pp. 17–20.
  23. ^ "Air League Challenge Cup - 1921". A Fleeting Peace. September 17, 1921.
  24. ^ Fire description for O-BRUN at the Aviation Safety Network
  25. ^ Fire description for O-BLEU at the Aviation Safety Network
  26. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 195.
  27. ^ "Girl Dies In Stunt Boarding Airplane From Moving Auto" (PDF). The New York Times. October 5, 1921. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  28. ^ "Barn Stormers". Flying Magazine. Vol. 78, no. 6. June 1966. p. 82. ISSN 0015-4806.
  29. ^ a b c Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 121.
  30. ^ "Today in History," Washington Post Express, December 1, 2011, Page 62.
  31. ^ Layman, R.D., Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849-1922, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989, ISBN 0-87021-210-9, p. 121.
  32. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 76.
  33. ^ a b Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 423.
  34. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 291.
  35. ^ Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 63.
  36. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, ISBN 0-517-56588-9, p. 422.
  37. ^ Angelucci, Enzo, The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present, New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 198.