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Description
On October 10, 1927, female aviator Frances Wilson Grayson, along with her crew, landed her Sikorsky S-36 amphibian plane the "Dawn" on Old Orchard Beach. Her goal was to set up base in Old Orchard for her transatlantic flight to Copenhagen. Her crew consisted of Wilmer Stultz, pilot, and Brice Goldsboro who was in charge of navigation. Grayson would do some of the flying as well.
Miss Grayson landed in Maine to much fanfare and excitement. Poor weather hampered her attempts to make the flight from Maine; during the first attempt the plane turned around immediately due to high winds, and the second flight her pilot Wilmer Stultz made the decision to turn around after 500 miles due to dangerous weather.
About This Item
- Title: Frances Grayson and the crew of the "Dawn," Old Orchard Beach, 1927
- Creation Date: 1927-10-27
- Subject Date: 1927-10-27
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.16428
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Aeronautics--Old Orchard Beach (Me.)
- Airplanes--1920-1930
- Sikorsky Aviation Corporation.
- Transatlantic flights--History--20th century.
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Frances Grayson weighing in for her transatlantic flight, Old Orchard Beach, 1927
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