The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 53National Geographic Society, 1928 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... PLANES READY FOR THE LONG TOUR The Department of Commerce , through Assistant Secretary William P. Mac- Cracken , Jr. , of the Aëronautics Branch , had agreed to send along a plane that would precede the Spirit of St. Louis by a few ...
... PLANES READY FOR THE LONG TOUR The Department of Commerce , through Assistant Secretary William P. Mac- Cracken , Jr. , of the Aëronautics Branch , had agreed to send along a plane that would precede the Spirit of St. Louis by a few ...
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... Plane Tour spon- sored by the Guggenheim Fund in 1926 . The mechanic selected by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation was Theodore R. Sorenson . By July 20th everything was ready . Kusterer had been given his week's start and another ...
... Plane Tour spon- sored by the Guggenheim Fund in 1926 . The mechanic selected by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation was Theodore R. Sorenson . By July 20th everything was ready . Kusterer had been given his week's start and another ...
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... plane time to arrive ahead of the Spirit of St. Louis . Two hours covered the time for dressing , breakfast , packing , driving to the airport , and warming up the engines . Subtracting this total from 2 o'clock gave the hour of arising ...
... plane time to arrive ahead of the Spirit of St. Louis . Two hours covered the time for dressing , breakfast , packing , driving to the airport , and warming up the engines . Subtracting this total from 2 o'clock gave the hour of arising ...
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... PLANE 80 75 Drawn by A. H. Bumstead THE ENVIRONS OF ALBANY , NEW YORK Official Photograph ,. 45 40 30 A A Seattle ... planes fail to keep their schedule , which called for a landing at 2 o'clock every afternoon in 68 places . Love nodded ...
... PLANE 80 75 Drawn by A. H. Bumstead THE ENVIRONS OF ALBANY , NEW YORK Official Photograph ,. 45 40 30 A A Seattle ... planes fail to keep their schedule , which called for a landing at 2 o'clock every afternoon in 68 places . Love nodded ...
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... plane going straight to Concord , while Colonel Lindbergh flew over one or two cities to drop messages , which were inclosed in canvas bags , with orange streamers to attract attention . The mes- sages were as follows : ABOARD " SPIRIT ...
... plane going straight to Concord , while Colonel Lindbergh flew over one or two cities to drop messages , which were inclosed in canvas bags , with orange streamers to attract attention . The mes- sages were as follows : ABOARD " SPIRIT ...
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