Plane - First One-Stop Flight Across the US - 1921 is a photograph by Mike Savad which was uploaded on April 2nd, 2015.
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Plane - First One-Stop Flight Across the US - 1921
Artist
Mike Savad
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Photograph - Colorized Black And White
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Colorized photo from 1921
Location: Rockwell Field, San Diego, California
Original Title - Lt. W.D Coney
Meet Second Lieutenant William D. Coney, he was the first person to travel 24 hours across the country with only one fuel stop. He used a specialty built D.H.-4 army airplane. He made this trip on Feb 22-24. While there was a delay trying to get the right gas, he finally landed in Pablo beach, Jacksonville, Florida, traveling for 22 hours 30 min. The only food he had on board was two bottles of hot coffee and 4 lb. of chocolate.
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April 2nd, 2015
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