World
Aviation in 1925
3-4 February
A distance record of 3,166 kilometre (1,967 miles) in a
straight line, is established by a Breguet 19 flown by
Captain Ludovic Arrachart and Captain Henri Lemaître.
12 March
The
first Fokker FVIIa makes its maiden flight.
13 April
Henry Ford establishes the first regular American freight
service. The first flight is from Detroit to Michigan to
Chicago.
1 May
The Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps is formed.
3 September
United
States Navy (USN) airship Shenandoah breaks in two while
flying over Caldwell in Ohio. The weather was squally at the
time and fourteen men were killed in the wreck.
Also this year...
The Belgian Aéronautique Militaire air service is formed.
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