1948 Event 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier 1947 Event 1st (U.S. Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island 1945 Event "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle) 1943 Event 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission, over Italy 1941 Event War Department forms 1st Army Air Corps squadron for black cadets 1851 Event Yacht "America" wins 1st Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup) 1807 Event British squadron under Admiral Duckworth forces passage of Dardanelle 1702 Event Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch and English fleet destroy and occupy Spanish silver fleet and French squadron
