1922 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1922:

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The Persian Army forms an air department.

The Argentine Navy opens a naval aviation school.

Brazil studies the possibility of converting two merchant ships into aircraft carriers. Although nothing comes of the idea, it is the first time a Latin American country considers the acquisition of an aircraft carrier.

The first commercial night flight between London and Paris takes place.

The Imperial Japanese Navy attaches rigid airships to the Combined Fleet, and they begin to participate in the fleet's exercises.

During an exercise in Tokyo Bay, Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft drop torpedoes for the first time.

The Spanish Navy commissions Dédalo, its only aviation ship until after the end of World War II and the only ship in history equipped to operate airships, balloons, and seaplanes. She and USS Patoka (AO-9) are the only ships ever fitted with an airship mooring mast.

No. 60 Squadron RAF sees active service against rebel tribesmen in the Northwest Frontier Province of India.

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