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The following timeline of British military aviation covers the military aviation activities of the British Armed Forces from its origins in the 19th century to the present day: * 1863 - Henry Coxwell demonstrates tethered balloon ascents to British Army personnel at Aldershot * 1878 - Balloon experiments are conducted at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich * 1880 - a balloon section takes part in the Army's manoeuvres at Aldershot * 1882 * a balloon section takes part again in the Aldershot manoeuvres * The Balloon Equipment Store at Woolwich is moved to the School of Military Engineering at Chatham * 1882 to 1884 - A balloon factory, depot and training school are established at Chatham * 1884 - Three balloons, two officers and 15 other ranks take part in the Bechuanaland Expedition * 188

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  • The following timeline of British military aviation covers the military aviation activities of the British Armed Forces from its origins in the 19th century to the present day: * 1863 - Henry Coxwell demonstrates tethered balloon ascents to British Army personnel at Aldershot * 1878 - Balloon experiments are conducted at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich * 1880 - a balloon section takes part in the Army's manoeuvres at Aldershot * 1882 * a balloon section takes part again in the Aldershot manoeuvres * The Balloon Equipment Store at Woolwich is moved to the School of Military Engineering at Chatham * 1882 to 1884 - A balloon factory, depot and training school are established at Chatham * 1884 - Three balloons, two officers and 15 other ranks take part in the Bechuanaland Expedition * 188 (en)
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  • The following timeline of British military aviation covers the military aviation activities of the British Armed Forces from its origins in the 19th century to the present day: * 1863 - Henry Coxwell demonstrates tethered balloon ascents to British Army personnel at Aldershot * 1878 - Balloon experiments are conducted at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich * 1880 - a balloon section takes part in the Army's manoeuvres at Aldershot * 1882 * a balloon section takes part again in the Aldershot manoeuvres * The Balloon Equipment Store at Woolwich is moved to the School of Military Engineering at Chatham * 1882 to 1884 - A balloon factory, depot and training school are established at Chatham * 1884 - Three balloons, two officers and 15 other ranks take part in the Bechuanaland Expedition * 1885 Balloons are used during the Sudan expedition * 1890 The Balloon Section is established as an official unit of the Royal Engineers * c. 1894 The balloon factory is moved to south Farnborough * 1899 to 1902 Balloons are used in the South African War * Balloons used to direct the fire of the British Artillery at Magersfontein * Balloons used to direct the fire of the British Artillery at the Battle of Lombard's Kop * 1905 The balloon factory is moved to a better site * 1906 Samuel Franklin Cody is appointed the balloon school's Chief Instructor in Kiting * 1907 The British Army airship, Nulli Secundus, is completed * 1908 The first British heavier-than-air military flight takes place when the British Army Aeroplane No. 1 flies * 1909 The War Office halts all work on aircraft at Farnborough on cost grounds * 1911 The S. E. 1 and the B.E. 1 are built at Farnborough under the pretext of repairing existing aircraft * 1 April The Balloon Section of the Royal Engineers becomes the Air Battalion * 1912 * 13 May - The Royal Flying Corps is established from the Air Battalion * 1914 * 1 July - The Royal Naval Air Service, having previously broken away from the Royal Flying Corps, is officially recognized * 13 August - The first RFC aircraft arrive in France * 27 August - The first RNAS aircraft arrive in Ostend * 1918 * 1 April - The Royal Air Force is established by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service * 1924 * 1 April - The Royal Air Force establishes its Fleet Air Arm, consisting of RAF units normally embarked on aircraft carriers and fighting ships * 1937 * 14 May - The Fleet Air Arm is placed under Admiralty control * 1940 * November - The Battle of Taranto, the Fleet Air Arm launched the first all-aircraft naval attack in history * 1941 * 21 December - The British Army regains an aviation element as the Glider Pilot Regiment is formed. * 1942 * 24 February - The Glider Pilot Regiment is formally inaugurated as part of the Army Air Corps * 1999 * 5 October - Joint Helicopter Command is formed * 2000 * 1 April - Joint Force Harrier is formed (en)
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