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This is a list of aviationelated events from 1917:

Events

February

No. 100 Squadron RFC, the first British night fighter squadron is formed.

April

Known as Bloody April, while supporting the Arras offensive the Royal Flying Corps loses 245 aircraft -- 140 in the first two weeks -- out of a initial strength of 365. Aircrew casualties are 211 killed or missing and 108 prisoners of war.
April 6 - the United States declares war on Germany

May

May 7 - British ace Major Edward Mannock claims his first kill.
May 7 - British ace Captain Albert Ball (44 victories) is killed in a crash following a dogfight with Lothar von Richthofen, who also crashes but survives.
May 9 - French ace René Fonck shoots down six German aircraft in a day.
May 20 - German submarine U-36 is sunk by an RNAS flying boat
May 25 - a mass air-raid by 21 Gotha G.V bombers attacks Kent.

June

June 13 - 14 Gotha bombers make the most destructive air-raid on London of the war. Attacking in daylight, 162 people are killed and 432 wounded.

August

August 2 - A Sopwith Pup flown by Sqn Cdr Edwin Dunning becomes the first aircraft to land aboard a moving ship, HMS Furious.
August 7 - Dunning is killed on his third landing when the Pup falls over the side of the ship.

September

September 3 - The US 1st Aero Squadron arrives in France
September 11 - French ace Capitaine Georges Guynemer goes missing in action. Kurt Wisserman of Jasta 3 is cred with shooting him down, but his body is never found.
September 26 - for the second time, French ace René Fonck shoots down six German aircraft in a day.

November

November 20 - the Battle of Cambrai begins
November 21a href="November_24.html" title="November 24">24 - the Zeppelin LZ59 makes a 6,757 km journey through Africa in 96 hours (average speed 71 km/h).