- 1 ) ▁and ▁Air bor ne ▁Early ▁Warning ▁Squadron ▁ 2 ▁( VA W - 2 ). ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁A ▁Br istol ▁Type ▁ 1 7 0 ▁Fre ighter ▁makes ▁the ▁first ▁flight ▁of ▁Silver ▁City ▁Air ways ▁air ▁car - fer ry ▁service ▁between ▁L ym p ne , ▁England , ▁and ▁Le ▁T ou quet , ▁France . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁De ▁Hav ill and ▁V amp ire ▁F 3 s ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁No . ▁ 5 4 ▁Squadron ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁jet ▁aircraft ▁to ▁fly ▁across ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁six ▁aircraft , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Wing ▁Commander ▁D . ▁S . ▁Wilson - Mac Donald , ▁D SO , ▁D FC , ▁go ▁via ▁St orn ow ay , ▁I cel and , ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁to ▁Montreal ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁of ▁a ▁good will ▁tour ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁they ▁give ▁several ▁formation ▁aer ob atic ▁displays . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 7 ▁ ▁– ▁ ▁The ▁P BY ▁Catal ina ▁flying ▁boat ▁Miss ▁Mac ao ▁( V R - H DT ), ▁operated ▁by ▁a ▁C ath ay ▁Pacific ▁subs idi ary , ▁flying ▁from ▁Mac au ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁with ▁ 2 3 ▁passengers ▁and ▁three ▁crew ▁on ▁board , ▁is ▁hij ack ed ▁mid way ▁over ▁China ′ s ▁Pear l ▁River ▁D elta ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁four ▁hij ack ers ▁attempting ▁to ▁rob ▁the