Yankee Doodle transcontienental flight record....
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 26, 1928
- Monoplane airplane "Yankee Doodle"
- Transcontinental non-stop flight record
- Captain Charles B.D. Collyer
The front page has a one column heading: "NEW TRANS-U.S. AIR RECORD SET" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the record breaking transcontinental flight of the "Yankee Doodle". This plane and captain would crash and be killed about a week later.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
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