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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1950:

1 Events

• Arrow Air is founded

March

• March 20 - Royal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF is the air force of the United Kingdom. History Formation and Early History The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912 superseding the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Na Avro LincolnThe Avro Lincoln was a British 4-engined heavy bomber of World War II. General Specifications Wingspan: 120 ft (36. 58 m) Length: 78 ft 34 in (23. 86 m) Height: 17 ft 34 in (5. 27 m) Weight: 43,400 lb (19686 kg) empty, 75,000 lb (34019 kg) max take-off Po bombers are sent to SingaporeThe Republic of Singapore ( Chinese , pinyin: Xinjiapo Gonghegu Malay Republik Singapura Tamil , Cingkappur Kudiyarasu , is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, at latitude 1°17'35"N longitude 103°51'20"E, situated on the southern tip of Malay Peninsul to be used against the Communist guerillas of Malaya in the Malayan EmergencyMalayan emergency was an insurrection and guerilla war of Malay Races Liberation Army in Malaysia in 1948-1960. Malay Races Liberation Army (MRLA in this text) was a creation of Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and, by extension, led and dominated by ethnic.

June

• June 1June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. Events 193 Roman Emperor Marcus Didius is assassinated in his palace. 1485 Matthias of Hungary took Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frede - BEA commences the first regular passenger service to be flown by helicopterA helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large horizontal rotors ( propellers). Helicopters are classified as rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from conventional fixed-wing aircraft. The word helicopter is derived fr, between Liverpool and Cardiff.
• June 25 - Korean War breaks out
• June 25 - the USAF begins evacuating US citizens from South Korea
• June 27 - A USAF F-82 Twin Mustang shoots down a North Korean Air Force Yak-9, the first air-to-air kill of the Korean War.
• June 27 - USAF B-29 Superfortresses of the 19th Bombardment Group attack Seoul railway station and the bridge over the Han River in the first strategic bombing mission of the war.
• June 28 - USAF B-26 Invaders fly the first strike mission into North Korea.
• June 30 - P-51 Mustangs of No. 77 Squadron RAAF are sent to Korea as part of Australia's contribution to the war.

July

• July 3 - F9F Panthers of VF-51 flying from USS Valley Forge become the first US jet fighters to go into combat. A North Korean Yak-9 is shot down.
• July 3 - Supermarine Seafires of No. 800 Squadron FAA and Fairey Fireflys of No, 827 Sqn from HMS Triumph fly the first non-US sortie over Korea.
• July 23 - aircraft carrier USS Boxer crosses the Pacific Ocean in record time, from Alameda, California to Yokosuka in 8 days 16 hours.
• July 29 - a BEA Vickers Viscount makes the first turboprop-powered passenger flight.

August

• August 3 - United States Marine Corps air operations over Korea commence, with VMF-214 flying strike missions from USS Sicily
• August 27 - P-51 Mustangs of No. 2 Squadron SAAF are sent to Korea as part of South Africa's contribution to the war.

September

• September 4 - Cpt Robert Wayne becomes the first pilot to be rescued from behind enemy lines by a helicopter
• September 15 - Task Force 7 , centred on five US Navy carriers and one of the Royal Navy, supports the USMC assault on Green Beach , paving the way for the Inchon Landing
• September 22 - Col David Schilling makes the first crossing of the Atlantic in a jet fighter, a F-84 Thunderjet.

October

• Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15s from the 29th Fighter Aviation Regiment are supplied to support the North Korean Air Force. They are flown by Soviet and Chinese pilots.
• October 1 - the Royal Danish Air Force is re-established
• October 20 - US paratroops are used to cut off supplies from Pyongyang

November

• November 7 - BOAC retires its last flying boat airliner from service.
• November 8 - 1Lt Russell Brown shoots down a MiG-15 from his F-80 Shooting Star, the first victory by a jet over another jet.

December

• December 6 - C-47 Dakotas of 13 Flight Royal Hellenic Air Force evacuate US casualties from the Chonjin Reservoir .
• December 9 - RAAF Gloster Meteors replace the P-51s of 77 Sqn. in Korea
• December 17 - the F-86 Sabre begins operations in Korea