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- Clifford Harmon, Louis Bleriot, Richard E. Byrd, and Sheldon Whitehouse in France Following Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, May 7, 1927 - Richard Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville made a nonstop flight from New York to France in 1927 with their Fokker Tri-Motor <em>America</em>. They intended to land in Paris, but instead landed off the Normandy coast. Byrd and his team were honored for their accomplishment. He and Noville -- both Navy officers -- received the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross.
- May 07, 1927
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Clifford Harmon, Louis Bleriot, Richard E. Byrd, and Sheldon Whitehouse in France Following Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, May 7, 1927
Richard Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville made a nonstop flight from New York to France in 1927 with their Fokker Tri-Motor America. They intended to land in Paris, but instead landed off the Normandy coast. Byrd and his team were honored for their accomplishment. He and Noville -- both Navy officers -- received the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross.
- The Story of Travel Air with Catalog of Standard Models of Biplanes and Monoplanes, 1925-1929 -
- 1925-1929
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The Story of Travel Air with Catalog of Standard Models of Biplanes and Monoplanes, 1925-1929
- As Safe as a Suspension Bridge, 1919-1920 - Glenn Curtiss, whose airplane business flourished during World War I, established a state-of-the-art research and experimentation facility on Long Island, New York, in 1917. At the Curtiss Engineering Corporation, a handpicked team built, tested, and refined propellers, engines, and airplanes. This brochure claimed a scientific approach made Curtiss airplanes as safe as the more established modes of transportation Americans already trusted.
- 1919-1920
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As Safe as a Suspension Bridge, 1919-1920
Glenn Curtiss, whose airplane business flourished during World War I, established a state-of-the-art research and experimentation facility on Long Island, New York, in 1917. At the Curtiss Engineering Corporation, a handpicked team built, tested, and refined propellers, engines, and airplanes. This brochure claimed a scientific approach made Curtiss airplanes as safe as the more established modes of transportation Americans already trusted.
- Crowds Watch the Schneider Trophy Race at Calshot, England, September 1929 - The Schneider Trophy Race, established by French aviation enthusiast Jacques Schneider, was held 12 times from 1913 to 1931. The competition was created specifically for seaplanes and flying boats. Each year's winning country was tasked with hosting the next year's event. Host countries included Monaco, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States.
- September 07, 1929
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Crowds Watch the Schneider Trophy Race at Calshot, England, September 1929
The Schneider Trophy Race, established by French aviation enthusiast Jacques Schneider, was held 12 times from 1913 to 1931. The competition was created specifically for seaplanes and flying boats. Each year's winning country was tasked with hosting the next year's event. Host countries included Monaco, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States.
- Crowds at the Sesqui-Centennial Air Races, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1926 - Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. From the 1920s through the 1940s, the annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States. The 1926 event took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- 04 September 1926-11 September 1926
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Crowds at the Sesqui-Centennial Air Races, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1926
Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. From the 1920s through the 1940s, the annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States. The 1926 event took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- Amelia Earhart at London's Hyde Park Hotel, June 1928 - After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.
- June 01, 1928
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Amelia Earhart at London's Hyde Park Hotel, June 1928
After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.
- Amelia Earhart with Adelaide Wellington Houghton, Wife of American Ambassador to Great Britain, June 1928 - After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.
- June 01, 1928
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Amelia Earhart with Adelaide Wellington Houghton, Wife of American Ambassador to Great Britain, June 1928
After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.
- Igor Sikorsky Piloting the VS-300 Helicopter, Hovering While a Wheel is Removed, circa 1942 - Igor Sikorsky built the VS-300, the first practical helicopter developed and flown in the United States, in 1939. Sikorsky demonstrated the aircraft's exceptional maneuverability by having an associate remove one of the helicopter's landing gear wheels while Sikorsky hovered the craft in place. Sikorsky donated the VS-300 to The Henry Ford in 1943.
- circa 1942
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Igor Sikorsky Piloting the VS-300 Helicopter, Hovering While a Wheel is Removed, circa 1942
Igor Sikorsky built the VS-300, the first practical helicopter developed and flown in the United States, in 1939. Sikorsky demonstrated the aircraft's exceptional maneuverability by having an associate remove one of the helicopter's landing gear wheels while Sikorsky hovered the craft in place. Sikorsky donated the VS-300 to The Henry Ford in 1943.
- Igor Sikorsky Piloting Vought-Sikorsky Helicopter, Hovering over a Field, circa 1942 - Russian-American inventor Igor Sikorsky first experimented with helicopters in 1909, but he soon realized that the technology of that time was insufficient. He moved to fixed-wing craft and built the first four-engine airplane in 1913. Sikorsky returned to helicopters in 1939 with the successful VS-300. After further refinements, Sikorsky donated the helicopter to The Henry Ford in 1943.
- circa 1942
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Igor Sikorsky Piloting Vought-Sikorsky Helicopter, Hovering over a Field, circa 1942
Russian-American inventor Igor Sikorsky first experimented with helicopters in 1909, but he soon realized that the technology of that time was insufficient. He moved to fixed-wing craft and built the first four-engine airplane in 1913. Sikorsky returned to helicopters in 1939 with the successful VS-300. After further refinements, Sikorsky donated the helicopter to The Henry Ford in 1943.
- Airship "Graf Zeppelin" Arriving at Lakehurst, New Jersey Naval Hangar, August 4, 1929 - Launched in 1928, Germany's <em>Graf Zeppelin</em> was the most successful of the passenger airships that provided intercontinental service during the 1930s. It made 590 flights and traveled more than a million miles in its nine-year career. Despite its exemplary safety record, <em>Graf Zeppelin</em> was retired following the loss of the airship <em>Hindenburg</em> in 1937.
- August 04, 1929
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Airship "Graf Zeppelin" Arriving at Lakehurst, New Jersey Naval Hangar, August 4, 1929
Launched in 1928, Germany's Graf Zeppelin was the most successful of the passenger airships that provided intercontinental service during the 1930s. It made 590 flights and traveled more than a million miles in its nine-year career. Despite its exemplary safety record, Graf Zeppelin was retired following the loss of the airship Hindenburg in 1937.