1952 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1952:

Table of contents

1 Events 2 First flights 3 Entered service

Events

• The British state airline BOAC introduced into service the first jet airliner the De Havilland Comet.
• The first non-stop, unrefuellled flight from England to Australia was completed by an English Electric Canberra bomber in under 24 hours.

Entered service

• in August, the de Havilland DH112 Venom FB Mk 1 fighter bomber entered service with the RAF