1914

Jan, 01 World's first scheduled airline service by Benoist Company, from St. Petersburg to Tampa in Florida.

Feb, 16 United States Signal Corps,
Lt. J. C. Carberry ad Lt. W R. Taliaferee set an Army altitude record of 8,700 ft in a Curtiss plane (Signal Corps No. 23) at San Diego, CA.

May, 28 Curtiss, Glenn Hammond
The Langley "Aerodrome" is flown successfully by Glenn Curtiss, who has rebuilt and greatly modified the aircraft for Mr. Walcott, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Together, they planned to prove that an aircraft could have flown prior to the Wright brother's first flight and hoped this would invalidate their commercially valuable patents.

Jul, 18 United States Signal Corps,
The Aviation Section, Signal Corps, was created.

Aug, 01 World War I begins.

Aug, 30 Bombs were dropped on Paris, making it the first Capital city to be bombed by aeroplane.

1914
Jan, 01		World's first scheduled airline service by Benoist Company, from St. Petersburg to Tampa in Florida.
Feb, 16	United States Signal Corps,	Lt. J. C. Carberry ad Lt. W R. Taliaferee set an Army altitude record of 8,700 ft in a Curtiss plane (Signal Corps No. 23) at San Diego, CA.
May, 28	Curtiss, Glenn Hammond	The Langley "Aerodrome" is flown successfully by Glenn Curtiss, who has rebuilt and greatly modified the aircraft for Mr. Walcott, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Together, they planned to prove that an aircraft could have flown prior to the Wright brother's first flight and hoped this would invalidate their commercially valuable patents.
Jul, 18	United States Signal Corps,	The Aviation Section, Signal Corps, was created.
Aug, 01		World War I begins.
Aug, 30		Bombs were dropped on Paris, making it the first Capital city to be bombed by aeroplane.