1950 in aviation

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

Events

March

March 20 – Royal Air Force Avro Lincoln bombers are sent to Singapore to be used against the Communist guerillas of Malaya in the Malayan Emergency.

June

June 1 – BEA commences the first regular passenger service to be flown by helicopter, 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