Men surrounding Southern Cross airplane, first trans-Pacific flight

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Description

View of men surrounding the Southern Cross airplane in Hawaii, during the first trans-Pacific flight. Typed on back: "Aircraft, Southern Cross, 1928. First Transpacific flight from Oakland, Calif. to Australia. 31 May 9 June, 1928." Handwritten on back: "Southern Cross, United States to Australia. First stop after leaveing [sic] U.S. Wheeler Field, Hawaii, arrived 9:35 a.m. 31 May - 9 June, 1928. Time from U.S. to Hawaii, 27 hrs., 5 mins. Type of plane, Fokker monoplane. This picture was taken soon as plane landed. Plane carried four persons. Pilot, observer and two passengers."

Details

Resource ID:: na041413
Subject:: Southern Cross (Airplane); Fokker airplanes; Transpacific flights; Photographic prints
Date:: 1928
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: Aircraft
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.