The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 53National Geographic Society, 1928 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... flight across the Atlantic . Mak- ing this long journey with the same ship and engine that performed this great feat would emphasize the safety and durability of modern aircraft . TWO PLANES READY FOR THE LONG TOUR The Department of ...
... flight across the Atlantic . Mak- ing this long journey with the same ship and engine that performed this great feat would emphasize the safety and durability of modern aircraft . TWO PLANES READY FOR THE LONG TOUR The Department of ...
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... flight training had been in the Marine Corps , and I had been fortunate enough to be connected with the Byrd Polar Plane Tour spon- sored by the Guggenheim Fund in 1926 . The mechanic selected by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation was ...
... flight training had been in the Marine Corps , and I had been fortunate enough to be connected with the Byrd Polar Plane Tour spon- sored by the Guggenheim Fund in 1926 . The mechanic selected by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation was ...
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... flight . This had to be figured very carefully , as there were always requests from cities asking Colonel Lindbergh ... flights . Such air - markings are helpful to pilots who are not familiar with the country . Without them , a pilot ...
... flight . This had to be figured very carefully , as there were always requests from cities asking Colonel Lindbergh ... flights . Such air - markings are helpful to pilots who are not familiar with the country . Without them , a pilot ...
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... flight around the airport . He had hardly taken off when the fog descended completely to the ground , so that he could not see to land . We heard him circling overhead for 20 minutes and then the sound of his engine died away . Sorenson ...
... flight around the airport . He had hardly taken off when the fog descended completely to the ground , so that he could not see to land . We heard him circling overhead for 20 minutes and then the sound of his engine died away . Sorenson ...
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... flight . The next day we headed for Rochester , which was another touch stop . We had some extra time in going to Buffalo , so we flew over Niagara Falls . The wires near the brink kept us from getting a very close glimpse of the Falls ...
... flight . The next day we headed for Rochester , which was another touch stop . We had some extra time in going to Buffalo , so we flew over Niagara Falls . The wires near the brink kept us from getting a very close glimpse of the Falls ...
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