  this is a list of aviation-related events from 1934: ==events== * sir alan cobhams flight refuelling ltd. develops the looped-hose aerial refueling system, a weighted cable let out of a tanker aircraft and grabbed by a grapnel fired from the receiving aircraft. it is the first practical aerial refueling system, and will not be replaced until the probe-and-drogue system is perfected in 1945.crosby, francis, the complete guide to fighters & bombers of the world: an illustrated history of the worlds greatest military aircraft, from the pioneering days of air fighting in world war i through the jet fighters and stealth bombers of the present day, london: hermes house, 2006, isbn 9781846810008, p. 46. * at yokosuka, japan, the imperial japanese army and imperial japanese navy hold the first of three annual interservice competitions in air combat techniques.peattie, mark r., sunburst: the rise of japanese naval air power 1909â1941, annapolis, maryland: naval institute press, 2001, isbn 1-55750-432-6, p. 44. * the mitsubishi aircraft company ltd. is merged back into its parent company, mitsubishi heavy industries.francillon, renÃ© j., japanese aircraft of the pacific war, annapolis, maryland: naval institute press, 1979, isbn 0-87021-313-x, p. 23. ===january=== *january 10â11 &ndash; a flight of six united states navy consolidated p2y flying boats sets a new distance record for formation flying of  between san francisco, california, and pearl harbor, territory of hawaii. they also set a new speed record for this crossing of 24 hours 35 minutes. *january 30 &ndash; soviet pilots pavel fedosenko, andrey vasenko, and ilya usyskin take the hydrogen-filled high-altitude balloon osoaviakhim-1 on its maiden flight to a record-setting altitude of , where it remains for twelve minutes. the 7-hour 14-minute flightâduring which the balloon travels  from its launch siteâends in tragedy when the crew loses control of the balloon during its descent and the gondola disintegrates and crashes near the village of potizh-ostrog in insarsky district of mordovian autonomous oblast in the soviet union, killing the crew.account at www.astronautix.com ===february=== * february 3 &ndash; deutsche luft hansa begins the first regular airmail service across the atlantic ocean, between berlin and rio de janeiro. * february 7 ** the first airmail flight between australia and new zealand i
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