1925 in aviation

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This is a list ofaviation-related events from 1925.

Events

In theUnited Kingdom,the firstRoyal Auxiliary Air Force squadronsare formed.^[1]
TheEberhart Steel Products CompanyofBuffalo,New York,forms an aircraft design and manufacturing subsidiary, theEberhart Aeroplane and Motor Company.^[2]^: 191
Summer 1925 – TwoBreguet 19 G.R.aircraft owned by the JapaneseAsahi Shimbunnewspaper group fly fromTokyo,Japan,toParis,France.^[3]^: 187

January

January 1 – TheFrench airline CIDNAis formed.

February

February 3–4 – In aBreguet 19 G.R.,the French aviatorsHenri LemaîtreandLudovic Arrachartset a world distance record, flying 3,166 km (1,967 mi) fromÉtampes,Paris,France,toVilla Cisneros,Spanish Sahara.^[3]^: 187
February 12 –Sabenaestablishes the first airline connection betweenBelgiumand theBelgian Congo,pioneering a long-haul route toLéopoldville.^[4]

March

March 1 –Ryan Airline Companybegins regular services.
March 2 –Huff Daland Dustersis established as the world's first aerialcrop dustingcompany. Founded inMacon, Georgia,in theUnited States.It formed the roots ofDelta Air Service(1928), then Delta Air Corporation (1930, renamedDelta Air Linesin 1945).^[5]

April

April
- The firstin-flight movieis shown on a scheduled flight:First National'sThe Lost WorldonImperial Airwaysservice from London to the Continent.^[6]
- ThePrix Solex,a competition inFranceoffering a prize of 55,000FFrequiring a flight of about 120 kilometers (75 miles) fromParistoRouenusing less than 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) ofgasolineand oil, takes place. Maurice Drouhin wins in aSalmson 3 Ad-poweredFarman Aviette.
April 13 - The first scheduled air freight service begins in the United States.
April 15 -Ukvozdukhput/Ukrainian Airways begins services inUkraine.^[7]
April 21 – Italian aviatorFrancesco de Pinedoand his mechanic Ernesto Campanelli departRomeon a 201-day flight in theSIAI S.16ter flying boatGennariellothat will take them toAustraliaandJapanbefore they return to Rome inNovember.^[8]^[9]

May

May 1 - TheImperial Japanese Army Air Corpsis established under the command ofLieutenant General Kinichi Yasumitsu.It has 3,700 personnel and about 500 aircraft.^[10]
May 4 – Italian legislation sets the peacetime strength of theRegia Aeronautica(Italian Royal Air Force) at 182squadrons,with 78 of them assigned directly to the air force, 69 to theItalian Royal Army,and 35 to theRegia Marina(Italian Royal Navy). The army and navy are given temporary command of the squadrons assigned to them for the length of time it takes to train them for wartime operations.^[11]

June

June 10 – Italian aviatorFrancesco de Pinedoand his mechanic, Ernesto Campanelli, arrive atMelbourne,Australia,after a 50-day flight fromRomein theSIAI S.16ter flying boatGennarielloduring which they have made 27 intermediate stops without serious mishaps. They will remain in Melbourne for 36 days before continuing their journey through Australia and toJapan.^[8]
June 20 - OffNew England,aUnited States Coast Guard Vought UO-1becomes the first aircraft to pursue arum-runner.^[12]
June 24 - Off New England, a U.S. Coast Guard Vought UO-1 becomes the first aircraft to assist in the capture of a rum-runner.^[12]

July

July 1 – TheUnited States Post Office Departmentinaugurates 24-hour transcontinentalair mailservice. Previously, mailplanes had not flown at night and trains had carried the mail during the hours of darkness, but the completion of a coast-to-coast system of lighted beacons has allowed night flying to become practical along the entire route. The day-and-night flying allows the transcontinental air mail service to deliver mail notably faster than train-only service for the first time.^[13]
July 13 -Western Air Express,the futureWestern Airlines,is founded. It will begin flight operations inApril 1926.
July 16 – Italian aviatorFrancesco de Pinedoand his mechanic Ernesto Campanelli resume their flight fromItalytoEast Asiaand theWestern Pacific,flying fromMelbournetoSydney,Australia,in theSIAI S.16ter flying boatGennarielloafter a 36-day stay in Melbourne. They had leftRome86 days earlier and made 28 intermediate stops before arriving in Sydney. They will remain in Sydney for 21 days before continuing their journey through Australia and toJapan.^[8]

August

TheItalian government'sCommission for Aeronautics is replaced by a new Ministry of Aeronautics. TheRegia Aeronautica(Royal Air Force), formerly subordinate to the commission, is subordinated to the new ministry.^[14]
August 6 – Italian aviatorFrancesco de Pinedoand his mechanic Ernesto Campanelli resume their flight fromItalytoEast Asiaand theWestern Pacific,departingSydney,Australia,in theSIAI S.16ter flying boatGennarielloon their way toTokyo.^[8]
August 7–9 – Flying inFranceon the routeChartres–Étampes–Toussus-le-Noble–Chartres, the French aviators Jules Landry and Maurice Drouhin set a closed-circuit distance record of 4,400 kilometers (2,700 miles) in 45 hours 11 minutes 59 seconds in aFarman F.62.
August 31 – U.S. NavyCommander John Rodgersand his crew take off fromSan Francisco,Californiain aPN-9 flying boatin an attempt to make the first transpacific flight fromNorth Americato theHawaiian Islands.They are forced down in thePacific Oceanon September 1 after flying 1,841.12statute miles(2,964.77 km) nonstop. The four then sail the aircraft as a boat 450 nautical miles (830 kilometres) farther towardHawaiibefore being picked up by the U.S. Navy submarineUSSR-4(SS-81)10 nautical miles (19 kilometres) north ofKauaion September 10. Although unsuccessful, their flight sets a world nonstop distance record for Class Cseaplaneswhich will stand until 1930.^[15]

September

TheCzechoslovakian Avia BH-21Rracer wins the Czechoslovakian national air races, covering the 200 km (120 mi) course at an average speed of 300.59 km/h (186.78 mph).^[3]^: 72
September 1 – After modifications, theaircraft carrier HMSFuriousreturns to service with theRoyal Navyas the first ship ever to be equipped with around-down^[16]^: 215Located at the after end of herflight deck,the round-down, which improves air flow and gives pilots landing aboardFuriousgreater confidence, will become standard on aircraft carriers.^[16]^: 12
September 2 – The U.S. Navydirigible USSShenandoah(ZR-1)breaks up in a storm and crashes nearCaldwell,Ohio,killing 14 of her crew. Twenty-nine crew members survive.
September 3 – TheSpanish Navyaviation shipDédalo,the only ship ever built capable of operatingairships,balloons,andseaplanes,accompanies a Spanish fleet toMoroccoto participate in theRif War.Her aircraft and one of the airships she operates support the Spanish campaign to captureAjir,which falls on October 2. She is the onlyEuropeanaviation ship to see combat between the end of theRussian Civil Warand the beginning ofWorld War II.^[17]^{: 103, 105}
September 15 – The Bolivian airlineLloyd Aéreo Bolivianois founded.
September 23 – The Bolivian airline Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano begins flight operations, flying aJunkers F.13which takes off fromCochabamba,Bolivia.
September 26 – Italian aviatorFrancesco de Pinedoand his mechanic Ernesto Campanelli arrive inTokyoin theSIAI S.16ter flying boatGennarielloafter a 58-day flight fromSydney,Australia,during which they have made 19 intermediate stops. They had departedRome158 days earlier and made 48 intermediate stops, including lengthy stays inMelbourneand Sydney, Australia, on their way to Tokyo, all without an engine change or any serious mishaps.^[8]

October

October 3^[17]^: 66or 30^[18]– TheRoyal Navy cruiser Vindictivelaunches aFairey IIIDfloatplanebycatapult.It is the first catapult launch of a standard British naval aircraft from a ship at sea.^[17]^: 66^[18]
October 15 – The BritishairshipR.33successfully launches ade Havilland DH.53 Humming Birdpiloted byFlying Officer Campbell MacKenzie-Richardsand Flying Officer Riggs in flight.
October 16 – TheAir Union Farman F.60 GoliathF-HMFUÎle de Francecrashes atWadhurst,East Sussex,England,during a scheduled passenger flight from England toParis,France.Three of the six people aboard die and two suffer injuries.^[19]^[20]
October 17 – Italian aviatorFrancesco de Pinedoand his mechanic Ernesto Campanelli departTokyoin theSIAI S.16ter flying boatGennarielloafter a 21-day stay to begin the homeward leg of their flight fromRometoAustraliaand Tokyo and back again. The only engine change of what has so far been a 187-day, 49-stop flight has been made in Tokyo.^[9]
October 18
- Joseph Sadi-Lecointewins theBeumont Cup,with a speed of 194 mph (312 km/h).
- American professional baseball playerMarv Goodwinof theCincinnati Redsis seriously injured duringreserveduty with theUnited States Army Air Servicewhen the plane he is piloting during a training exercise goes into atailspinat an altitude of 200 feet (61 meters) and crash-lands atEllington FieldinHouston,Texas.He will die of his injuries on October 21, the first professional athlete killed as the result of a plane crash.^[21]
October 19 – Frank T. Courtney makes the first flight in theUnited Kingdomby arotary-wing aircraft,demonstrating theCierva C.4 autogirofor theRoyal Aircraft EstablishmentnearFarnborough Airfield.
October 26 – The 1925Schneider Trophyrace is flown atBaltimore,Maryland,in theUnited States.Jimmy Doolittleof theUnited States Army Air Servicewins in aCurtiss R3C-2at an average spee dof 374.2 km/h (232.5 mph).

November

In mid-month,Farman Aviation Works test pilotLouis Bossoutrot sets several load-related world aviation records in the prototype of theFarman F.140 Super Goliath,reaching an altitude of 4,990 meters (16,370 feet) with a useful load of 2,000 kilograms (4,400 pounds), an altitude of 3,586 meters (11,765 feet) with a useful load of 5,000 kilograms (11,000 pounds) and a flight duration of 1 hour 12 minutes 21 seconds, and an altitude of 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) with a greatest useful load of 6,000 kilograms (13,000 pounds).
November 7 – Italian aviatorFrancesco de Pinedoand his mechanic Ernesto Campanelli return toRome,completing a 201-day flight covering around 35,000 miles (56,000 kilometers) in theSIAI S.16ter flying boatGennariello.Departing Rome onApril 21,their outbound route had taken to them toBrindisiinItaly;LerosinGreece;BaghdadinIraq;BushehrandChabarinPersia;Karachi,Bombay,Cocanada,andCalcuttainBritish India;Akyab,Rangoon,Tavoy,andMerguiinBurma;PhuketinSiam;PenanginBritish Malaya;Singapore;Batavia,Surabaya,Sumbawa,andKupangin theNetherlands East Indies,andBroome,Carnarvon,Perth,Bunbury,Albany,Israelite Bay,Adelaide,andMelbourne,Australia,where they had arrived on June 10 and spent just over five weeks before proceeding toSydney,where they had arrived on July 16 and spent another three weeks. Resuming their flight on August 6, they had visitedBrisbane,Rockhampton,Townsville,Innisfail,andCooktown,andThursday Island,Australia;Merauke,Dobo,Amboina,andMenadoin the Netherlands East Indies;Cebu,Atimonan,Manila,andAparriin thePhilippines;TamsuionFormosa;ShanghaiinChina;MokpoinKorea;andYamakawaandKagoshima,Japan,before arriving inTokyoon September 26. After a three-week stay there, they had begun their return journey on October 17, a 15,000-mile (24,155-kilometer) trip that they make in only 22 days, with stops at Kagoshima; Shanghai;Hong Kong;HaiphongandSaigoninFrench Indochina;Bangkokin Siam; Rangoon; Calcutta,Benares,Delhi,and Karachi in British India;Bandar Abbasin Persia; Baghdad;AlexandrettainTurkey;andTarantoin Italy before arriving in Rome. The entire journey, made without special preparations for support at any of the stops and involving two long flights – of 600 and 1,200 miles (970 and 1,930 km) – across the dry land of theIndian Subcontinentin a non-amphibiousflying boat, proceeds without major incident and requires only one engine change, carried out at Tokyo.Flightdescribes the journey as "the most extensive aerial tour on record."^[8]^[9]
November 20 –Germanyholds astate funeralinBerlinfor fighter pilotManfred von Richthofen,the top-scoringaceofWorld War Iwith 80 aerial victories. He had been shot down and killed on 21 April 1918.^[22]

First flights

January

Avia BH-21^[3]^: 72
January 3 -Fairey Fox
January 5 -Short Singapore

February

August

August 24 –Supermarine S.4
August 29 –Gloster III

September

September 11 –Curtiss R3C-1^[2]^: 124

November

November 9 -Fairey Firefly (biplane)
November 26 -Tupolev TB-1

December

Curtiss P-2 Hawk^[2]^: 131
Curtiss XP-2, a modified Curtiss P-2 Hawk^[2]^: 131

Entered service

January

Kawanishi K-7 Transport SeaplanewithJapan Aviation Company Ltd

May

May 15 –Junkers G.23withSwedish Air Lines

August

Curtiss F6Cwith theUnited States Navy
August 17 –Curtiss P-1 Hawkwith1st Pursuit Group,United States Army Air Service

December

Handley Page Hyderabadwith theRoyal Air Force'sNo. 9 (Bomber) Squadron,last RAF heavy bomber of wooden construction to enter squadron service^[24]

Retirements

May –Westland Weaselby theRoyal Air Force
Late 1925 –Westland Walrusby the Royal Air Force

Births

March 20 –David Warren,Australian aviation scientist, inventor of thecockpit voice recorder(d.2010)

References

^"Auxiliary Air Force".Flight.XVII(876): 663–664. 8 October 1925.Retrieved24 April2015.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^eAngelucci, Enzo (1987).The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present.New York: Orion Books.ISBN 978-0-517-56588-9.
^^a ^b ^c ^dDonald, David, ed. (1997).The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft.New York: Barnes & Noble Books.ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.
^Daniel, Clifton, ed. (1987).Chronicle of the 20th Century.Mount Kisco: Chronicle Publications. p. 322.ISBN 0-942191-01-3.
^"Founding".deltamuseum.org.Retrieved2019-10-02.
^Robertson, Patrick (2001).Film Facts.London: Aurum.ISBN 978-1-85410-654-4.
^"Aeroflot | Airline Safety, Fleet Size & Destinations | Britannica".britannica.2023-10-05.Retrieved2023-11-13.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f"Italian Flight to Tokyo Accomplished".Flight:644. 1 October 1925.
^^a ^b ^c"Rome-Tokyo-Rome: Marquis de Pinedo's Grand Air Tour Successfully Concluded".Flight:756. 12 November 1925.
^Francillon, René J. (1979).Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War.Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 30.ISBN 978-0-87021-313-7.
^Gooch, John,Mussolini and His Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922-1940,Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press, 2007,ISBN 978-0-521-85602-7,p. 58.
^^a ^b"A Chronological History of Coast Guard Aviation: The Early Years, 1915-1938"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-10-12.
^Jensen, Richard, "The Suicide Club,"Aviation History,May 2017, pp. 63, 64, 65.
^Gardiner, Robert, ed.,Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1906-1921,Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985,ISBN 0-87021-907-3,p. 252.
^"Aviation Hawaii: 1920-1929 Chronology of Aviation in Hawaii".
^^a ^bSturtivant, Ray (1990).British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990.Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.ISBN 0-87021-026-2.
^^a ^b ^cLayman, R. D. (1989).Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849-1922.Annapolis.ISBN 978-0-87021-210-9.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^^a ^bThetford, Owen (1991).British Naval Aircraft Since 1912(Sixth ed.). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 123.ISBN 1-55750-076-2.
^"Air Accidents in the Fog".The Times.No. 44095. London. 17 October 1925. col D, p. 12.
^"Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description".
^"Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1920s".planecrashinfo.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-12-11.Retrieved2015-12-22.
^Kilduff, Peter (1994).The Red Baron: Beyond the Legend.London: Cassell. p. 161.ISBN 0-304-35207-1.
^Mondey, David, ed. (1978).The Complete Illustrated History of the World's Aircraft.Secaucus: Chartwell Books, Inc. p.30.ISBN 0-89009-771-2.
^"Handley Page Hyderabad and Hinaidi".rafmuseum.org.uk.

[Flight1925-1] "Auxiliary Air Force".Flight.XVII(876): 663–664. 8 October 1925.Retrieved24 April2015.

[angelucci-2] Angelucci, Enzo (1987).The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present.New York: Orion Books.ISBN 978-0-517-56588-9.

[donald-3] Donald, David, ed. (1997).The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft.New York: Barnes & Noble Books.ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.

[4] Daniel, Clifton, ed. (1987).Chronicle of the 20th Century.Mount Kisco: Chronicle Publications. p. 322.ISBN 0-942191-01-3.

[5] "Founding".deltamuseum.org.Retrieved2019-10-02.

[6] Robertson, Patrick (2001).Film Facts.London: Aurum.ISBN 978-1-85410-654-4.

[7] "Aeroflot | Airline Safety, Fleet Size & Destinations | Britannica".britannica.2023-10-05.Retrieved2023-11-13.

[flight19251001-8] "Italian Flight to Tokyo Accomplished".Flight:644. 1 October 1925.

[flight19251112-9] "Rome-Tokyo-Rome: Marquis de Pinedo's Grand Air Tour Successfully Concluded".Flight:756. 12 November 1925.

[10] Francillon, René J. (1979).Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War.Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 30.ISBN 978-0-87021-313-7.

[11] Gooch, John,Mussolini and His Generals: The Armed Forces and Fascist Foreign Policy, 1922-1940,Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press, 2007,ISBN 978-0-521-85602-7,p. 58.

[uscg1915-12] "A Chronological History of Coast Guard Aviation: The Early Years, 1915-1938"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-10-12.

[13] Jensen, Richard, "The Suicide Club,"Aviation History,May 2017, pp. 63, 64, 65.

[14] Gardiner, Robert, ed.,Conway′s All the World′s Fighting Ships 1906-1921,Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985,ISBN 0-87021-907-3,p. 252.

[15] "Aviation Hawaii: 1920-1929 Chronology of Aviation in Hawaii".

[sturtivant-16] Sturtivant, Ray (1990).British Naval Aviation: The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990.Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.ISBN 0-87021-026-2.

[layman-17] Layman, R. D. (1989).Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849-1922.Annapolis.ISBN 978-0-87021-210-9.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Thetford,_Owen_1991,_p._123-18] Thetford, Owen (1991).British Naval Aircraft Since 1912(Sixth ed.). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 123.ISBN 1-55750-076-2.

[Times171025-19] "Air Accidents in the Fog".The Times.No. 44095. London. 17 October 1925. col D, p. 12.

[20] "Aviation Safety Network: Accident Description".

[21] "Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1920s".planecrashinfo.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-12-11.Retrieved2015-12-22.

[22] Kilduff, Peter (1994).The Red Baron: Beyond the Legend.London: Cassell. p. 161.ISBN 0-304-35207-1.

[23] Mondey, David, ed. (1978).The Complete Illustrated History of the World's Aircraft.Secaucus: Chartwell Books, Inc. p.30.ISBN 0-89009-771-2.

[24] "Handley Page Hyderabad and Hinaidi".rafmuseum.org.uk.

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Years in aviation:	1922 1923 192419251926 1927 1928
Centuries:	19th century·20th century·21st century
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s1920s1930s 1940s 1950s
Years:	1922 1923 192419251926 1927 1928