Transatlantic rocket planes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1931



* Early rocket power

* Transatlantic airplane travel?



This 38 page newspaper has small one column heading on page 37:  "Predicts 3,000-Mile Speed", "Engineer Visualizes Rocket-Driven Transatlantic Planes" which tells of the possibility of rocket powered airplanes flying over the Atlantic Ocean.



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Early rockets... Dr. Darwin O. Lyon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1931



* Early rockets flight (space)

* Dr. Darwin O. Lyon

* Pierre Montagne



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "WINS PRIZE FOR STUDY OF ROCKET'S STRENGTH" and more. See photos for text here.



Also a small one column heading on page 27: "NEW ROCKET ATTEMPT" (see photos). Other news of the day throughout. Minor mar... See More  

1st around the World airplane flight begins...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, June 23, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty - 1st airplane flight around the World begins 

* Monoplane Winnie Mae ( early same day report)



This 22 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"WORLD FLIERS HOP OFF FOR BERLIN" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a... See More  

1st airplane flight around the World begins...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 23, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty (1st leg)

* 1st airplane flight around the World begins 

* Monoplane Winnie Mae 



The front page has a one column heading: "Gatty and Post On First Leg Of World Flight" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at t he margins, a few small binding holes along the spine/1st col... See More  

1st around the World airplane flight begins...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 26, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty

* 1st airplane flight around the World

* Monoplane Winnie Mae



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Airmen Near Half Way Mark In Speed Hop Around World".



Other news of the day including period advertising. This issue has light browning with little margi... See More  

1931 Betty Robinson airplane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1931



* Betty Robinson airplane crash - dead ?

* Winner of 1st Olympic 100-meter for Women

* Youngest athlete to win gold medal (16 yrs. old)



Page 3 has a one column heading: "Elizabeth Robinson Hurt In Air Crash" with subhead. (see) Robinson was thought to be dead and was put in the trunk of car and taken to the morgue where it was discovered she was ... See More  

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty... Around the World...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 30, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty 

* 1st flight around the World in airplane 

* During flight reporting 



This 22 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "World Fliers Reach Alaska After Perilous 2,300 Mile Flight Over Bering Sea" with subheads. (see)



Other news of the day. Lightly brownin... See More  

Flight around the World in 1931...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, July 2, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty...  1st flight around the World in airplane ends

* Hero's welcome in New York City



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:

"WILD OVATION GREETS FLIERS IN MANHATTAN" "New York Accords Heroes' Welcome to Post, Gatty After Record World Hop" with related pho... See More  

1st airplane flight around the World...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty prevail

* 1st airplane flight around the World

* Hero's welcome in New York City



The top of the front page has a nice five column headline: "POST AND GATTY END THEIR RECORD WORLD FLIGHT; CIRCLED GLOBE IN 8 DAYS, 15 HOURS, 51 MINUTES; 10,000 IN WILD DEMONSTRATION AT FIELD HERE" with many subheads and map. Much more... See More  

Stockbroker James Goodwin Hall Cuba flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1931



* James Goodwin Hall airplane flight

* American stockbroker, horse breeder & pilot

* Flying speed record from New York to Cuba



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Broker Flies to Cuba in 8 Hours, 235 Minutes, Clipping 46 Minutes From Hawks's Record" (see) First report coverage on American stockbroker, James Goodwin Hall&#... See More  

Charles Lindbergh's flight to the Orient...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 5, 1931



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow

* Airplane flight to the Orient  Northern route



The front page has a five column heading: "Lindberghs Hop for Rim of World" with subheads. (see) Related map on page 2. Related photo is on the back page.

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the ... See More  

Lindbergh's...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, August 15, 1931 The cover of this issue is of Col. and Mrs Charles Lindbergh packing their plane in Canada to preparation to fly to Tokyo. Some of the other photos within the issue are of Mrs. Lindbergh, Will Rogers, Babe Ruth and Clarke Gable. This issue contains many more photos of various persons of the time, sports and news.



This is complete in 32 pages and is ... See More  

1931 Jimmy Doolittle transcontinental flight record...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., September 5, 1931



* Jimmy Doolittle airplane flight record



Page 3 has a one column heading: "DOOLITTLE IS BEW HOLDER OF SPEED RECORD" (see)

Complete with all 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, should be handled with care.

Uncle John Wilder death... Charles Lindbergh in Nanking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 20, 1931



* Uncle John Wilder (fiddler) death

* President Calvin Coolidge's uncle

* Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont

* Charles Lindbergh flies to the Orient



Page 30 has a one column heading: "UNCLE JOHN WILDER, FIDDLER, DEAD AT 85" with subheads and photo. (see)

Page 12 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGHS ALIGHT ON LAKE AT NANKING" ... See More  

Robert H. Goddard rocket airplane...

SECTION 9 only of the New York Times, September 27, 1931



* Robert H. Goddard

* Rocket airplane invention

* w/ illustration



Page XX4 of this section has two column headlines announcing: "NEW ROCKET PLANE FOR STRATOSPHERE," "Turbine Design Employs Gas Expansion And Propellers to Attain Great Speed" with two detailed illustration of his new invention (see images). Lengthy ... See More  

Charles Lindbergh's Yangtze River crash ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, November 1, 1931



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh & Anne Morrow

* Airplane flight to the Orient

* Yangtze River China crash photos



This rotogravure section only has six front page photos regarding Charles Lindbergh's airplane crash on the Yangtze River in China.

Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with all 16 pages, l... See More  

Charles Lindbergh & the American Clipper flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 21, 1931



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Sikorsky S-40 flying boat



The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH DELAYED WITH CLIPPER IN CUBA" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



wikipedia notes: Pa... See More  

Lowell Bayles killed... air race pilot...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 6, 1931



* Lowell Bayles killed - airplane

* Air race pilot - Gee Bee Model Z

* Thompson Trophy winner



The front page has a one column heading: "CRASH KILLS BAYLES AT 300-MILE SPEED" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 27 with related photo. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 32 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine w... See More  

HMS M2 disaster... British submarine sinks...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 27, 1932



* HMS M2 disaster

* Royal Navy aircraft-carrying submarine



The front page has a two column, 2 line headline: "British Submarine Fails to Rise; Fifty-four Men on M-2 in Channel", with subhead: "Submersible Plane Carrier Is Believed Located on Sea Bottom of Midnight in Fog - Ships and Divers Hasten to Rescue, but Admiralty Fears a Catastro... See More  

Reinhold Tiling rocket test...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 3 only, February 28, 1932 



* Reinhold Tiling 

* German rockets pioneer 



Page 4 of this section has small one column headings: "German Plans Rocket Test" "Inventor of Mail Plane Will Try It This Spring" (see) Coverage on the upcoming test of the 1st rocket mail plane by Reinhold Tiling. See image for brief text here.

Complete se... See More  

Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping...

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, March 4, 1932



* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping

* Early reporting w/ photo

* "Crime of the Century"



The front page has a banner headline: "Lindbergh Refuses To Dispense With Police Aid; Receives Secolnd Ransom Note Demanding $50,000" with subheads and photo. (see) Address label affects appearance of the headline. (see)

Complete with all 12 pa... See More  

John Philip Sousa death... "The March King"....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1932



* John Philip Sousa death (1st report)

* American composer and conductor

* "The March King" - military marches

* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping



The front page has a one column heading: "Sousa Is Dead; Stricken After Talk at Dinner" First report coverage continues inside with photo. Nice to have in this World famous publicati... See More  

Charles Lindbergh's Baby Still Alive...

THE NEWS, March 9, 1932 Concerning Charles Lindbergh and Ann Morrow's baby:  "Baby Still Alive, State Police Say; Ransom Deal Seen".  "The issue also has a full front page banner headline reading "WILLOUGHBY BLOCK IN FLAMES", also including witness reports of the fire.  Additionally, the issue contains the following front page coverage:  "Witness Tells of Drums Sent to Fir... See More  

Early guided rockets possibility ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1932



* Guided rockets prediction

* Space travel - Moon

* Dr. H.H. Sheldon



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 15 that include:  "PREDICTS 'HITCHING' ROCKETS TO STARS", "Dr. Sheldon Says 'Electric Eye,' Focused on Them, Could Guide Pilotless Craft in Space" and more (see photos). Tells of Dr. H.H. She... See More  

1932 Lindbergh baby safe ?....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Extra, April 7, 1932



* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping case

* Bizarre headline suggests all is well



This was one of the most famous crime mysteries of the 20th century which ended with the execution of Bruno Hauptmann. Here is a very odd banner headline that suggests the Lindbergh baby might be returned safely: "RETURN OF LINDBERGH BABY EXPECTED SOON" an... See More