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
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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
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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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