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Item # 714738
September 30, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1929

* Fritz von Opel RAK.1 aircraft
* Early rocket airplane flight


The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "OPEL SAYS ROCKET IS BIG AVIATION AID" with subheads. (see images) Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: The Opel RAK.1 was the world's first purpose-built rocket-powered aircraft. It was designed and built by Julius Hatry under commission from Fritz von Opel, who flew it on September 30, 1929 in front of a large crowd at Rebstock airport near Frankfurt am Main. The RAK.1 plane was part of a series of rocket-powered vehicles that were developed and demonstrated within the Opel RAK program, the world's first large-scale rocket program.