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Feb, 14Nichols, Ruth
New world altitude record (19,928 ft) for diesel powered aircraft, in a Lockheed Vega 7 'Miss Teanek' (NR7426).
May, 21Earhart, Amelia
First woman to fly solo across the atlantic. Flew Lockheed Vega 5B (c/n 22 NC7952) taking 15 hours 18 minutes.
May, 21Earhart, Amelia
Record for longest non-stop flight by a woman (2,026 miles).
Aug, 25Earhart, Amelia
First woman to fly non-stop across USA.
Aug, 25Earhart, Amelia
Record distance for a woman (2,478 miles).
Aug, 25Earhart, Amelia
Flew coast to coast (Los Angeles to Newark) in 19 hours 5 minutes in a Lockheed Vega 5B (c/n 22, NC7952), breaking previous speed record.
Sep, 03Doolittle, James Harold
Wins Thompson Trophy race in Cleveland, Ohio, and sets world speed record for landplanes. He flew a Granville Gee Bee R-1 and averaged 294mph over the 3km (1.86mi) course.