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- 1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane at the National Air Tour, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan - Dutch aircraft designer Anthony Fokker set himself apart at the Ford-sponsored 1925 National Air Tour. While other manufacturers participated with single-engine airplanes, Fokker entered a tri-motor craft in the competition. Fokker saw great publicity value in the tour and had the "FOKKER" name painted prominently on his airplane. With their increased range and dependability, Fokker Tri-Motors became popular with early airlines.
- October 04, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane at the National Air Tour, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan
Dutch aircraft designer Anthony Fokker set himself apart at the Ford-sponsored 1925 National Air Tour. While other manufacturers participated with single-engine airplanes, Fokker entered a tri-motor craft in the competition. Fokker saw great publicity value in the tour and had the "FOKKER" name painted prominently on his airplane. With their increased range and dependability, Fokker Tri-Motors became popular with early airlines.
- Edsel Ford and Anthony Fokker, circa 1925 - Dutch aircraft designer Anthony Fokker established his reputation building fighter planes for Germany in World War I. Later, he built civilian aircraft at factories in the Netherlands and the United States. Fokker made headlines when his unconventional three-engine airplane performed well in the 1925 Ford Reliability Tour. With their increased range and dependability, Fokker Tri-Motors became popular with early airlines.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford and Anthony Fokker, circa 1925
Dutch aircraft designer Anthony Fokker established his reputation building fighter planes for Germany in World War I. Later, he built civilian aircraft at factories in the Netherlands and the United States. Fokker made headlines when his unconventional three-engine airplane performed well in the 1925 Ford Reliability Tour. With their increased range and dependability, Fokker Tri-Motors became popular with early airlines.
- First Meeting of the "Early Birds" Group of Aviation Pioneers, December 17, 1928 - The "Early Birds," a group of pilots who started flying in the first ten years after the airplane's invention, met in 1928 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Wright brothers' historic 1903 flight. Marjorie Stinson represented pioneering female aviators. Stinson flew in early exhibitions and, at her family's flying school, trained pilots for the Allied Powers during World War I.
- December 17, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
First Meeting of the "Early Birds" Group of Aviation Pioneers, December 17, 1928
The "Early Birds," a group of pilots who started flying in the first ten years after the airplane's invention, met in 1928 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Wright brothers' historic 1903 flight. Marjorie Stinson represented pioneering female aviators. Stinson flew in early exhibitions and, at her family's flying school, trained pilots for the Allied Powers during World War I.