July 4 - the Japanese aviator Masashi
Goto crashes and is killed in Utah's Uinta Mountains in the
beginning stages of an attempted flight around the world by
crossing the continents of North America, Europe and Asia.
July 7 - Transcontinental Air
Transport commences a regular service transporting passengers
right across the United
States in 48 hours, using a combination of trains and
aircraft for different legs of the journey.