1935 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1935:
Events
Employing aerial refueling, a sustained flight record of 653 hours 33 minutes (27 days, 5 hours, 33 minutes) is set. It remains unbroken.
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation moves from Buffalo, New York, to San Diego, California.
Imperial Japanese Navy dive bombers practice against a full-size mock-up of the United States Navy aircraft carrier Saratoga (CV-3) at the Kashima bombing range.
Pan American World Airways builds a seaplane base for its transpacific China Clipper flying boats on Sand Island at Midway Atoll.
The Soviet Union has the largest bomber force in the world.
Kalinin K-7 programme is ended before two further K-7s can be completed, only one K-7 is built, the one which was lost in 1933
January
Helen Richey begins flying as a first officer for Pennsylvania Central Airlines. Operating a Ford Tri-Motor between Washington, D.C. and Detroit, Michigan, via Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio, she is the first female pilot for a regularly scheduled commercial airline.
