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Richard E. Byrd Transatlantic flight in 1927....
Richard E. Byrd Transatlantic flight in 1927....
Item # 715267
July 02, 1927
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1927
* Richard Evelyn Byrd crash landing
* Transatlantic flight - photos
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Noville Tells of Ghostly Flight Amid Perils' Last Drop of Gas Gone, Says Byrd of Crash" with many subheads and photos of the men involved. (see images) More on the following pages, loads of text.
Incomplete issue containing 16 of the 28 pages but all Byrd reporting is present, minor margin wear, generally in good condition. Nice for display.
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.
Category: The 20th Century
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