  this is a list of aviation-related events from 1923: == events == * the gallaudet aircraft corporation is absorbed by the consolidated aircraft corporation.angelucci, enzo, the american fighter: the definitive guide to american fighter aircraft from 1917 to the present, new york: orion books, 1987, p. 202. * during 1923, french breguet 14t bis sanitaire air ambulances evacuate 870 wounded french personnel from the levant and french morocco.donald, david, ed., the complete encyclopedia of world aircraft, new york: barnes & noble books, 1997, isbn 0-7607-0592-5, p. 186. ===january=== * air union is created by the merger of compagnie des messageries aÃ©riennes (cma) with grands express aÃ©riens (cgea). * january 1 &ndash; the french aviator joseph sadi-lecointe sets a new air speed record, averaging 335&nbsp;km/hr (208&nbsp;mph) at istres, france.daniel, clifton, chronicle of the 20th century, mount kisco, new york: chronicle publications, 1987, isbn 0-942191-01-3, p. 298. * january 9 or 17 &ndash; the cierva c.4, designed by juan de la cierva y cordoniu and piloted by alejandro gomez spencer, makes its first flight, covering a distance of about 180 meters (590&nbsp;feet) at cuatro vientos airfield in spain. it is the first flight by an autogyro, and the first stable flight by any form of rotary-wing aircraft. * january 20 &ndash; after suffering an engine failure in flight, the cierva c.4 autogyro uses autorotation to land without damage. * january 31 &ndash; the cierva c.4 autogyro flies a 4-kilometer (2.5-statute mile) circuit at cuatro vientos airfield in spain. ===february=== * the royal air force conducts operations in southern iraq against uprisings led by sheik mahmud barzenci. * a british pilot, william jordan, lands a mitsubishi 1mf fighter on the imperial japanese navys new aircraft carrier hÅshÅ, then takes off from hÅshÅ. it is the first landing on and first take off from a japanese aircraft carrier.layman, r.d., before the aircraft carrier: the development of aviation vessels 1849-1922, annapolis, maryland: naval institute press, 1989, isbn 0-87021-210-9, p. 85. * february 1 &ndash; the danish army flying corps is established. * february 15 &ndash; the french aviator joseph sadi-lecointe sets a new world air speed record, averaging 377&nbsp;km/hr (234&nbsp;mph) at paris, 
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