Historical

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And now for something completely different... ajw423uk says: This is quite a historic photo. It shows the first aircraft to make a West-East crossing of the pacific in 1934. The pilot was the Australian Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith who was also the first to cross the Pacific in the other direction in 1928. He was lost in this aircraft in 1935 during a flight from England to Australia. This site: www.adastron.com/lockheed/altair/altair3.htm gives details of the flight including repairs to the fuel and oil systems that were carried out at Wheeler. anyjazz65 says: Hey thanks for the information! The photograph was with a number of others in a box near the rear of an antique store in Oklahoma. I had a feeling there was something special about it. And I love seeing older aircraft. vh-usb says: This is a really nice photo. I have very similar photos that come out of any old Wheeler Field album. Please contact me as I am very interested in obtaining a good copy of this photo.

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