1942 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1942:
Years in aviationCenturies19th century20th century21st centuryDecadesaviationUnited States Coast Guardnational insigniaUnited States ArmyUnited States NavyUnited States Marine CorpsJoint Chiefs of StaffChina-Burma-India TheaterIvan ChisovSoviet Air ForceIlyushin Il-4Soviet UnionparachutesSoviet ArmyLuftwaffeVelikiye Lukitransport aircraftJunkers Ju 52sDornier Do 217Imperial Japanese NavyAustralianRabaulMenadoCelebesaeronautical engineerVladimir PetlyakovPetlyakov Pe-2ArzamasHeinkelejection seatHe 280pulsejetsFieseler Fi 103cruise missileErprobungstelle RechlinMesserschmitt Bf 110Transcontinental & Western Air Flight 3Potosi MountainNevadaCarole LombardHiryūSōryūUnited States Army Air ForcesEighth Air ForceEnglandEuropeLockheed PBO-1 HudsonNorth AtlanticAviation Machinist's MateMitsubishi A6M ZeroAllied reporting nameshoot downQantasShort Empireflying boatWest TimorNetherlands East IndiesCanadian Pacific Air LinesArrow AirwaysCanadian AirwaysFar EastPanama Canal ZoneSeventhTerritory of HawaiiEleventhTerritory of AlaskaGeneralHenry H. ArnoldPresidentFranklin D. RooseveltRangoonJapaneseDouglas DC-3sflaresFliegerkorps IIU.S. NavyUSS Enterprise (CV-6)USS Yorktown (CV-5)Marshall IslandsWorld War IIFritz TodtReich MinisterJunkers Ju 52RastenburgEast PrussiaMesserschmitt Bf 109Focke-Wulf Fw 190Operation ThunderboltbattlecruisersScharnhorstGneisenauheavy cruiserPrinz EugenChannel DashFranceWilhelmshavenBrunsbüttelEnglish ChannelStrait of DoverFleet Air ArmFairey SwordfishLieutenant CommanderEugene EsmondeVictoria CrossCoastal CommandBristol BeaufortsTenth Air Forcedive bombersHMS MaoriPalembangSumatraDarwinAustraliaMitsubishi A6MAichi D3A1Nakajima B5N2torpedo bombersaircraft carriersMitsubishi G3MMitsubishi G4MAlliedUSS Peary (DD-226)hospital shippost officecargo shipCurtiss P-40E WarhawkLieutenantUSS Lexington (CV-2)Solomon IslandsEdward H. "Butch" O'HarebombersAir MarshalArthur T. HarrisRAF Bomber CommandBoeing 307 StratolinersbattlecruiserUSS Langley (CV-1)Indian OceanCurtiss P-40EnsignCape RaceNewfoundlandDouglas DC-3tail numberBroomebelly landingstrafeKawanishi H6KdiamondsRenaultBoulogne-BillancourtMarcus IslandKawanishi H8Kflying boatsFrench Frigate ShoalsHawaiian IslandsHonoluluCivil Air PatrolUnited States East CoastSupermarine SpitfiresHMS ArgusHMS EagleAvro LancastersFairey AlbacoreHMS VictoriousbattleshipTirpitzNorwayUnited States Army Air CorpsNaval Air Transport ServiceNorfolkVirginiaNew GuineaOwen Stanley MountainsSalamauaVickers Wellingtonantiaircraft artillerydockyardsSecond Battle of SirteRoyal NavySavoia-Marchetti SM.79HMS P39LübeckRyūjōShōkakuZuikakuBritishlight cruiserHMS PenelopeArmy Group Center4,000-lb (1,814-kg) high-capacity "Cookie" bombRostockFliegerkorps XNinth Air ForceFisher Body DivisionGeneral MotorsFisher P-75 EaglesubmarineHMS PandoraHMS P36HMS UnbeatenPolishColomboCeylonheavy cruisersHMS CornwallHMS DorsetshireTrincomaleeHMS HermesBatticaloadestroyersmerchant shipsbomb bayShort StirlingHandley Page HalifaxAvro LancasterMalta DockyardNo. 44 (Rhodesia) SquadronNo. 97 Squadrondiesel engineAugsburgSouth African Air ForceSquadron LeaderJohn Dering NettletonNorth SeaLieutenant ColonelJames DoolittleNorth American B-25 MitchellsUSS HornetDoolittle RaidmanagementBrewster Aeronautical CorporationBureau of AeronauticsGeorge Conrad Westerveltboard of directorsOperation CalendarUSS Wasp (CV-7)helicopterUnited StatesMedal of HonorArmstrong Whitworth WhitleyOstendBelgiumBéarnMartiniqueseaplane carrierMizuhoUSS Drum (SS-228)OmaezakiArctic convoyHeinkel He 111sGruppeKampfgeschwader 26torpedo bomberTulagiminesweeperBristol BlenheimsNo. 15 Squadronbecome lostLibyan Desertfuel exhaustionPort MoresbyOperation IroncladBritish invasionVichy FrenchMadagascarHMS IndomitableDiego SuarezRoyal Air ForceNorth American Mustang Mark.INo. 26 SquadronBoeing B-17 Flying FortressesShōhōBougainvilleBattle of the Coral Seadestroyerdive bomberHMS Illustriouscoastal artilleryarmed merchant cruisersubmarinesamphibious invasionBattle of MidwaySupermarine SpitfireChief of Staff of the United States ArmyGeorge C. MarshallU.S. Army Air ForcesArmy Air Forces Antisubmarine CommandLuftflotte 2Field MarshalAlbert KesselringBerlinAmerika BomberHermann GöringGraf ZeppelinAlamedaCaliforniaImperial Japanese Army Air ForceTateo Katōkilled in actionBristol Blenheim Mark IVNo. 60 SquadronNakajima Ki-43peregrine falconBay of BengalConvoy PQ 16Arctic OceanPearl HarborPearl Harbor Navy YardOperation MillenniumCologneOperational Training UnitsJapanese markingsOberhausenDuisburgMidway AtollDutch HarborAleutian IslandsConsolidated PBY CatalinaConsolidated PBY CatalinasGrumman TBF AvengerUSS Hornet (CV-8)Douglas TBD DevastatorDouglas SBD DauntlessMikumaConsolidated B-24 LiberatorMajor GeneralClarence L. TinkerWake IslandblimpsConsolidated LB-30 LiberatorAdmiralChester W. NimitzBoeing B-17 Flying FortressOperation HarpoonGibraltarHMS FuriousOperation VigorousAlexandriamerchantcargo shipstankerlight cruisersHMS BirminghamHMS LiverpoolBristol BeaufortLittorioTrentoNorth AfricaBattle of GazalaTobrukantiaircraft gunsAnchoragefighter aircraftmistakenly landsRAF PembreyBremennight fightersNachtjagdgeschwader 2Avro ManchesterUnited States West CoastAir Corps Tactical SchoolSicilyAir Transport CommandUnited States Department of WarGuadalcanalChina Air Task ForceCommander-in-Chief, United States NavyErnest J. Kingsea frontiercommercial aviatorsairlinestransatlanticRepublic of China Air ForceAmerican Volunteer Group23rd Fighter GroupFritz WendelJunkers Jumo 210Lockheed P-38F Lightning14th Fighter GroupPresque IsleUnited KingdomIcelandHamburgsearchlightUSS Cleveland (CL-55)anti-aircraftproximity fusedrone aircraftChesapeake BayyanagiJapanese submarine I-30Nazi GermanyLorient U-boat baseLockheed P-38 Lightning343rd Fighter GroupLieutenantsKawanishi H6K4Operation WatchtowerGavutuTanambogoUSS Saratoga (CV-3)transportsU.S. MarinesHenderson FieldGuadalcanal campaignOperation PedestalSardiniatorpedoesMediterranean SeaAlgiersSea HurricaneBristol BeaufighterPBY-5A CatalinaCactus Air ForcemotobombatorpedoRe.2001flight decksguided missilefloatplaneAlgeria27th Fighter SquadronFocke-Wulf Fw 200antisubmarine warfareDaly CityPathfinder ForceFlensburgSønderborgAabenraaDenmarkSinyavino OffensiveSiege of Leningrad14th Air ArmyTwelfth Air ForceGrumman F4F WildcatDeutsche Luft HansaSiebel Si 204MühlbergFlying OfficerJunkers Ju 86PJunkers Ju 86RCamberleySouthamptonSpitfiresquadronBattle of the Eastern SolomonsFrankfurt-am-MainDunbeath air crashNo. 228 SquadronShort SunderlandDunbeathScotlandPrince George, Duke of KentAdolf HitlerSeydlitzKasselBristolNurembergtarget indicatorPilot Officerditchespassenger linerMS AugustusfalconSparvieroSparrowPan American World AirwaysMartin M-130Boeing 314SaarbrückenSaarlouisJagdgeschwader 54Jagdgeschwader 77Josef Stalincourt-martialSovietAntonov A-40winged tankaerodynamic dragTupolev TB-3T-60 tankincendiary bombsMediterraneanNorth AfricanNaval Station ArgentiaDominion of NewfoundlandRio de JaneiroBrazilSan FranciscoBrisbaneYokosuka E14YOregonphosphorus bombsforest firesLookout Air Raidscontinental United Statesescort aircraft carrierHMS AvengerConvoy PQ 18Loch EweArchangelWomen's Auxiliary Ferrying SquadronDüsseldorfJumo 207diesel-poweredBlohm und Voss BV 138Hawker Sea HurricaneHeinkel He 111Junkers Ju 88sHawker Sea HurricanesconvoyChief of Naval OperationsConsolidated B-24 LiberatorsLockheed P-38 LightningsBell P-39 Airacobrasmidget submarinesHans-Joachim MarseilleCurtiss KittyhawkWomen's Flying Training Detachmentamphibious landingBritish occupationnight fighterHauptmannReinhold KnackeArctic convoysNakajima A6M2-NPacific Theaterstrategic bombing campaignEuropean TheaterPeenemündeArmy Air Forces School of Applied TacticsFloridabattleshipsKongōHarunaNo. 311 Squadroncrashes on approachRAF NortholtHawaiiCanton IslandBoeing B-17D Flying FortressWorld War IEddie Rickenbackerlife raftsLockheed B-34 LexingtonairlinerAmerican Airlines Flight 28Chino CanyonRalph RaingerBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsZuihōfleet carrierOperation TorchFrench North AfricaHMS FormidableHMS BiterHMS DasherUSS Ranger (CV-4)USS Sangamon (ACV-26)USS Suwannee (ACV-27)USS Chenango (ACV-28)USS Santee (ACV-29)Grumman F4F WildcatsDewoitine D.520Curtiss Hawk 75ANaval Battle of CasablancaPrimauguetdestroyer leadertransportUSS Leedstown (AP-73)floatplanesUSS Savannah (CL-42)depth chargesCurtiss P-40 WarhawkPort LyauteyFrench MoroccoJean BartCasablancaVought OS2U Kingfisherlife raftNaval Battle of GuadalcanalIronbottom SoundConsolidated B-24D Liberator1st Antisubmarine SquadronSt. EvalU.S. Army Air Forces Antisubmarine CommandAlaska ("Alcan") HighwayNorthwest Staging RouteLend-LeaseGreat FallsMontanaFairbanksSiberiaGuido Masierotest pilotFrancesco AgelloMacchi C.202Royal Australian Air ForceFlight SergeantRon MiddletonMammut radarsjammersBoulton Paul DefiantsNo. 515 SquadronNetherlandsTinselGermanyVichy French Air ForcefrequencyLichtensteinjammerJapanese airfieldMunda PointNew GeorgiaWestern AirlinesFairfieldSalt Lake City Municipal AirportSalt Lake CityLos AngelesAmchitkade Havilland MosquitoLutteradeMitsubishi A6M ZeroeslandingbargesSimpson HarborNew BritainTachikazeEleventh Air ForceAleutian Islands campaignparachuteFocke-Wulf Fw 191Supermarine SeafireSikorsky XR-4Bell P-76Bell P-63 KingcobraMiles M.30 X-MinorDouglas C-54 SkymasterDouglas DC-4Polikarpov ITPBlackburn FirebrandFocke-Achgelis Fa 330Mitsubishi J2M RaidenMiles M.25 MartinetXB-28 DragonAichi B7A RyuseiAichi E16A ZuiunMiles M.35 LibellulaKawanishi N1K1 KyofuNorthrop XP-61 Black WidowGrumman XF6F-1 HellcatMartin XPB2M-1 MarsAvro YorkDouglas A-26 InvaderJunkers Ju 290Messerschmitt Me 262Junkers Ju 252Martin-Baker MB 3Hawker TempestConsolidated B-32 DominatorMiles M.38 MessengerBoeing XB-29 SuperfortressNorth American A-36 ApacheBell XP-59A AiracometKyushu K11W ShiragikuWestland WelkinLatécoère 631Eastern Aircraft FM-2 WildcatLockheed XP-49Heinkel He 219Tachikawa Ki-77Vought V-173P-51 MustangPackard MerlinMesserschmitt Me 264Bell XP-63 KingcobraPiaggio P.119Kawasaki Ki-78Kawanishi N1K1-J ShidenMitsubishi Ki-67 HiryuAichi H9ABeriev Be-4Soviet Naval AviationBlack Sea FleetCessna UC-77 and UC-77ANakajima J1N GekkoTorpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8)No. 44 SquadronNorth American Mustang Mark ISaab 17FlygvapnetDouglas P-70Henschel Hs 129Nakajima Ki-44 ShokiYokosuka D4Y Suiseiaircraft carrierAuster INo. 654 SquadronVought F4U CorsairMarine Fighter Squadron 124Beriev Be-2Blohm & Voss BV 142Saunders-Roe A.36 LerwickRoyal Canadian Air ForceNo. 422No. 423Avro 652Timelines in aviationJet powerMilitary aviationHellenic Air ForceRocket and missile technologyPre-18th century18th centuryTimeline of spaceflight