Fritz von Opel... Rocket airplane trial...
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.
Other issues you may like
§ related
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1929
- Fritz von Opel
- Early rocket airplane flight
This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7 that include:
...
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1929
- Fritz von Opel
- Early rocket airplane flight
This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page31 that include: "OPEL
...
PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, October 2, 1929
- 1st ever rocket airplane flight
- Opel RAK.1
- Fritz von Opel
This 8 page newspaper has a one column
...
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 26, 1928
- Fritz von Opel - Fritz Stamer
- 1st rocket powered aircraft
- Lippisch Ente
This 36 page newspaper has one column
...