Aviation aux Etats-Unis : divers pilotes, 1930-1940. - 38 photos - Photo n° 229744
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WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE – PHOTO FROM WIDE WORLD. NY-10816-MYSTERY PLANE LOWERS TRANSCONTINENTAL RECORD.- NEW YORK---Completing a non-stop flight from Los Angeles, Calif., to Floyd Bennett Airport in New York in 11 hours, 5 minutes, a giant T A “Mystery” plane created a new coast –to-coast transport flight record by shaving the old mark by 29 minutes.-D.W. Tomlinson, assistant to the president of transcontinental and Western Air, was in charge of the flight. During the greater part of the record flight, the plane was guided by gyroscopic piloting apparatus and radio compass. - Photo Shows D.W. Tomlinson leaving the plane after arrival at Floyd Bennett Field. - 4/30/35. [Actualit] [11 Mai 1935]
