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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1914:

1 Events

January

• January 1 - The St. Petersburg/Tampa Airboat Line starts services, becoming the first airline to provide regular services, with Anthony Jannus conveying passengers in a Benoist flying boatA flying boat is a aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). Flying boats aircraft were among the largest aircraft. A.C. Pheil is the first airline passenger.

February

• The Sikorsky Ilya MurometsThe Sikorsky Ilya Muromets in Russian) was the first mass produced bomber aircraft in the world, a massive four-engined biplane that could penetrate deep into the enemy territory and drop a significant load of bombs. It was named after a Russian mythical sets a load-to-altitude record, lifting 16 people to 2,000 metres (6,562 ft).
• February 8February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 326 days remaining, 327 in leap years. Events 421 Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire 1587 Mary, Queen of Scots is executed. 1622 King James I of Englan- 10February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 324 days remaining, 325 in leap years. Events 1258 Mongols overrun Baghdad, burning it to the ground and killing 10,000 citizens. 1635 The Academie francaise in Paris is expanded - Berliner, Haase and Nikolai fly 3053 km in their free balloon from Bitterfeld to Perm. This record lasted until 1950.

April

• April 16April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). There are 259 days remaining. Events 1178 BC A solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca to his Kingdom after the Trojan War. 1071 Bari fa - The Canadian Aviation Corps is formed.
• April 20April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). There are 255 days remaining. Events 636 Battle of Yarmuk: Arabs take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire. 1653 Oliver Cromwell disbands Parli - Three US Navy aircraft depart PensacolaThis article is about the inland city of Pensacola, Florida. For the nearby beachside community, see Pensacola Beach, Florida. There are also other Pensacolas. Pensacola is a city located in Escambia County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a on board the USS Mississippi in support of troops at Vera Cruz, Mexico. They will fly reconnaissance missions until May 12.
• April 20 - Howard Pixton wins the Schneider Trophy at Monaco. Pixton averages 139.66 km/h (86.78 mph) over the course in a Sopwith Schneider

July

• July 10- 11, German Reinhold Böhm flies his Albatros-biplane 24 hours and 12 minutes without refueling and nonstop. This one-man-flight record lasted until 1927.
• July 28 - outbreak of World War I Aviation changes war in a twofold way. The aeroplane turns the sky into a new battle field where about 20,000 flyers, most of them trained pilots die. Aircraft eliminate the distinction between frontline and hinterland, with the civilian population far behind the frontline also becoming a target.
• July 30 - Trygve Gran makes the first crossing of the North Sea by aeroplane.

August

• August 8 - A French aerial observer is injured by small-arms fire, becoming that nation's first casualty of air war.
• August 13 - A Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2 becomes the first British aircraft to arrive in France for the war.
• August 25 - The first German aircraft of the war is forced down.
• August 30 - Paris is bombed by a German aircraft for the first time - an Etrich Taube flown by Lt Ferdinand von Hiddessen .

September

• September 27 - The first French bomber group is formed.

October

• October 5 - Sgt Joseph Frantz and Cpl Louis Quenault of Escadrille VB24 score the first air-to-air kill of the war, shooting down a German Aviatik B.II with machine gun fire from their Voisin III over Jonchery , Reims.
• October 8 - Wing Cdr Charles Samson , RNAS plans the first strategic air raid on Germany. Two Sopwith Tabloids set out to attack the Zeppelin sheds at Düsseldorf. One of the aircraft attacks the Cologne railway station, but the other, piloted by Flt Lt Reggie Marix finds his target and destroys a shed holding the Z.IX .

November

• November 21 - Three RNAS Avro 504s bomb the Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshafen.

December

• December 21 - The UK is bombed by a German aircraft for the first time - a Taube drops two bombs near the Admiralty Pier , Kent.
• December 25 - HMS Empress , HMS Engadine and HMS Riviera launch a seaplane attack on the Zeppelin sheds at Cuxhaven. Fog prevents the aircraft from reaching their target, and only three of the nine aircraft find their way back to their mother ships.