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Clarence Chamberlin in 1927...
Clarence Chamberlin in 1927...
Item # 561813
August 01, 1927
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 1, 1927
* Clarence Chamberlin - aviator
* 1st ship to shore flight (aviation history)
This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "CHAMBERLIN FLIES FROM LINER'S DECK TO SHORE" with subheads that include: "Shows Airplane-Steamship Mail Service Possibilities In Take-Off From Leviathan" and more.
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: In April 1927, Chamberlin set an endurance record by circling New York City for 51 hours and 11 minutes with Bert Acosta. Acosta would later be Richard Byrd's co-pilot in his transatlantic flight Chamberlin then made the first ship-to-shore flight, when he flew a mail plane to New York City from the deck of a ship 120 miles at sea.
Category: The 20th Century
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