Contributed by Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
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Description
The airplane owned by Frances Wilson Grayson, called The Dawn, a Sikorski Amphibian, landing on the water coming toward the beach at Old Orchard.
The plane was in Old Orchard to begin preparations for an upcoming Atlantic hop. It arrived October 10, 1927. Bad weather and engine problems prevented the plane from making the attempt out of Old Orchard.
Instead, the plane took off on Christmas Eve from Curtiss Field in New York and was never seen again.
About This Item
- Title: 'The Dawn,' Old Orchard Beach, 1927
- Creator: International Newsreel
- Creation Date: 1927-10-10
- Subject Date: 1927-10-10
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 16 cm x 24 cm
- Local Code: HJScr3_p025_001
- Collection: Harry Jones Scrapbook Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Airplanes--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Sikorsky S-38 (Amphibian plane)
- Seaplanes
- Amphibian planes
- Grayson, Frances Wilson, c.1890-1927--Associated objects
- Dawn (Airplane)
- Beaches--Maine
- Transatlantic flights
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Old Orchard Beach Historical SocietyP.O. Box 464, Old Orchard, ME 04064
(207) 934-9319
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