Ford Pilot Harry Brooks and Mechanic Harry Russell with Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, 1927

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Artifact Overview

Harry Brooks (left) and Harry Russell posed with a Ford Tri-Motor for this photo in 1927. Brooks was close to Henry Ford, who considered Brooks his favorite test pilot. Mr. Ford was deeply saddened when Brooks died in the crash of a prototype Ford airplane in 1928. Russell, in addition to his skills as a mechanic, was an accomplished pilot himself.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1971

Subject Date

1927

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.B.60258

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in