1924

Master Index

1926

1925 Chronology of Aviation History
Major Aviation Events

1925 Aviation Records

• Speed: (France), 278.47-mph, Florentin Bonnet, Bernard Ferbois V2, 11 December 1924.

• Distance: (USA), 3,293-miles, Smith and Richter, de Havilland DH.4B, 28 August 1923.

• Altitude: (France), 36,565-feet, Joseph Sadi-Lecointe, Nieuport-Delage, 30 October 1923.

• Weight:(Italy), 57,319-lbs, SAI Caproni, Caproni Ca.60.

• Engine Power:(UK), 1,000-hp, Napier, Cub.

1925

• 1925 — In Germany, in-flight (silent) movies shown in commercial airliners for the first time.

January 1925

• January &mdassh; First flight of the Aero A.11.

• January — First flight of the Potez 25.

• January 1 — French airline CIDNA is formed.

• January 3 — First flight of the Fairey Fox.

• January 5 — First flight of the Short Singapore.

February 1925

• February — First flight of the Gloster Gamecock.

• February 22 — First flight of the de Havilland Moth.

March 1925

• March 1 — Ryan Airlines begins regular services.

• March 10 — First flight of the Supermarine Southampton.

April 1925

• April 13 — First scheduled airfreight service begins in the US.

• April 15 — Ukvozdukhput begins services in the Ukraine.

May 1925

• May 1 — the Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps is established.

• May 2 — First flight of the Douglas C-1.

• May 10 — First flight of the Armstrong Whitworth Atlas.

• May 15 — The Junkers G.23 entered service with Swedish Air Lines.

June 1925

• No data

July 1925

• July 6 — First flight of the Douglas DAM.

• July 7 — First flight of the Boeing Model 40.

• July 13 — Western Air Express is founded.

• July 29 — First flight of the Blériot 155.

August 1925

• August 5 — Lloyd Aero Boliviano commences operations.

• August 24 — First flight of the Supermarine S.4.

• August 29 — First flight of the Gloster III.

September 1925

• September 2 — Zeppelin USS Shenandoah breaks up in a storm and crashes, killing fourteen.

October 1925

• October 15 — a de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird is successfully launched from the British airship R.33.

• October 18 — Sadi Lecointe wins the Beumont Cup, with a speed of 194 mph (312 km/h).

• October 26 — Schneider Trophy race flown at Baltimore, US. Won by Jimmy Doolittle (USA) in a Curtiss R3C at 374.2 km/h (232.6 mph).

November 1925

• November 9 — First flight of the Fairey Firefly (biplane).

• November 26 — First flight of the Tupolev TB-1.

December 1925

• No data.

Works Cited

1. Gunston, Bill, et al. Chronicle of Aviation. Liberty, Missouri: JL Publishing Inc., 1992. 14-17
2. Parrish, Wayne W. (Publisher). "United States Chronology". 1962 Aerospace Yearbook, Forty-Third Annual Edition. Washington, DC: American Aviation Publications, Inc., 1962, 446-469.
3. Wikipedia, 1925 in aviation
4. Shupek, John (photos and card images), The Skytamer Archive. Skytamer.com, Whittier, CA