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Richard Byrd Transatlantic flight in 1927....
Richard Byrd Transatlantic flight in 1927....
Item # 565179
June 29, 1927
TAUNTON EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 29, 1927
* Richard Evelyn Byrd takeoff
* Transatlantic flight attempt
This 14 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "BYRD IS AWAY AT DAWN ON FLIGHT TO FRANCE" with subheads and related photos. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with margin wear, mostly along the spine, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: Byrd was one of several aviators who attempted to win the Orteig Prize in 1927 for making the first nonstop flight between the United States and France. Once again Byrd named Floyd Bennett as his chief pilot, with support from Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville. During a practice takeoff with Bennett alone at the controls, the Fokker Trimotor airplane, America, crashed, severely injuring Bennett. As the plane was being repaired, Charles Lindbergh won the prize. But Byrd continued with his quest, naming Balchen to replace Bennett as chief pilot. Byrd, Balchen, Acosta, and Noville flew from Roosevelt Field East Garden City, New York on June 29, 1927. Arriving over France, cloud cover prevented a landing in Paris; they returned to the coast of Normandy, crash-landing without fatalities on July 1, 1927.
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