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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1938:

1 Events

• Imperial Airways inaugurates scheduled service from London to MontrealMontreal (/mVn. tri"Al/ in English, /mO~. re"al/ in French) is the largest city in the province of Quebec, Canada, where it also constitutes an administrative region. It is Canada's second most populous city after Toronto ( Statistics Canada), and the sec. Pan American World AirwaysPan American World Airways (Pan Am) was the United States' principal international airline from the 1930s until its collapse in the late 1991, and was credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry. An attempt was made to re is banned from British airports out of fears that more advanced U.S. aircraft will drive Imperial out of the transatlantic market.

January

• January 20January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 345 days remaining (346 in leap years). In astrology, it is the cusp day between Aquarius and Capricorn. Events 1156 According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader B - A Flight Refuelling Ltd Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 refuels an Imperial Airways Short EmpireThe Short Empire or S. 23 was a passenger and mail carrying flying boat, of the 1930s and 1940s, which flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa, Asia and Australia. It was manufactured by Short Brothers and was the precursor to the more famous over Southampton WaterSouthampton Water is a stretch of the sea north of the Isle of Wight and the Solent, in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point while the New Forest lies on its western shores, as does Fawley Power Station. Together with the Sole

February

• February 15February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 319 days remaining (320 in leap years). Events 1637 Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. 1764 The American city of St. Louis is established. 1805 Harmony Society officially- 27February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 307 days remaining, 308 in leap years. Events 1560 The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland 1594 H - Six USAAC B-17 Flying Fortresses make a goodwill tour of Latin America, traveling 12,000 miles (19,312 km) to Lima, Buenos Aires, Santiago and back.

April

• April 20 - British Air Commodore Arthur Harris makes a purchasing trip to the United States to select aircraft to expand the Royal Air Force. The Lockheed Hudson and North American Harvard are chosen.

May

• May 12 - the US Navy commissions its sixth aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise.
• May 17 - the US Congress passes the Naval Expansion Act , leading to the construction of the Essex class aircraft carriers

June

• A prototype Heinkel He 118 makes the first airborne tests of a turbojet engine
• June 9 - the Nicaraguan Air Force is formed as the Fuerza Aérea de la Guarda Nacional.

July

• July 14 - Howard Hughes flies a Lockheed 14 N around the world in 3 days 19 hours, to and from Floyd Bennett Field New York, more than halving the time that Wiley Post took to make the trip.

August

• August 10- 11 - a Lufthansa Focke-Wulf Fw 200 makes a non-stop flight from Berlin to New York, via Hamburg, Glasgow, Newfoundland, and Halifax, taking 24 hours 36 minutes for the trip.

September

• September 10 - Germany prohibits all foreign air traffic in its airspace except along specific air corridors.

November

• November 5- 7 - Non-stop flight by a pair of Vickers Wellesleys from Egypt to Darwin, Australia. This sets a new world distance record of 7,158 miles (11,520 km).
• November 28- 30 - a Lufthansa Fw 200 makes the airline's first flight to Japan, flying non-stop from Berlin to Tokyo via Basra, Karachi, and Hanoi. The 14,228 km (8,841 mile) flight breaks the distance record and takes 46 hours 18 minutes.