Detroit News--Airplane--Lockheed Orion--James V. Piersol, William A. Kuenzel and Early Bird--Item4
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The Detroit News bought a new Lockheed Orion in 1934 to assist in its news-gathering efforts. The monoplane was christened "Early Bird"--a reference to an organization made up of America's pioneer aviators. William E. Scripps, son of the founder of the Detroit News, was one of the first persons in Michigan to fly and an Early Bird member.
The Detroit News bought a new Lockheed Orion in 1934 to assist in its news-gathering efforts. The monoplane was christened "Early Bird"--a reference to an organization made up of America's pioneer aviators. William E. Scripps, son of the founder of the Detroit News, was one of the first persons in Michigan to fly and an Early Bird member.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
24 December 1934
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2014.68.X.8.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of The Detroit News.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.500 in
Width: 7.750 in
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