Detroit News--Airplane--Lockheed Orion--James V. Piersol, William A. Kuenzel and Early Bird--Item1
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Artifact Overview
The Detroit News bought a new Lockheed Orion in 1934 to assist in its news-gathering efforts. The monoplane, christened "Early Bird", contained space for a reporter or radio operator, a compact radio broadcasting station and three cameras--one of which was located in a streamlined nacelle on the left wing. A viewfinder in the cockpit interior helped the pilot line up the wing-mounted camera.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
10 June 1934
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2014.68.X.5.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of The Detroit News.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.750 in
Width: 8.000 in
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