▁into ▁Israel ▁by ▁flying ▁it ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁creates ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Air ▁Command ▁and ▁sub ordinates ▁the ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Command ▁and ▁the ▁T act ical ▁Air ▁Command ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁The ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁comm issions ▁its ▁first ▁aircraft ▁car rier , ▁. ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁The ▁original ▁Wright ▁Fly er ▁goes ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 4 ▁Aer op ut , ▁Y ug oslav ia ' s ▁first ▁civil ian ▁air line ▁and ▁the ▁flag ▁car rier ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁knock ed ▁it ▁out ▁of ▁business ▁and ▁destroyed ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁property , ▁is ▁liquid ated ▁after ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁b ans ▁private ▁joint - stock ▁companies ▁like ▁Aer op ut . ▁Aer op ut ▁had ▁never ▁res umed ▁operations , ▁and ▁J AT ▁Jug oslov ens ki ▁Aer otr ans port ▁had ▁replaced ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁flag ▁car rier ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁public ▁relations ▁move , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁issues ▁a ▁commun ique ▁claim ing ▁that ▁an ▁“ ear ly ▁warning ▁rad ar