Contributed by Paris Cape Historical Society
Description
The Southern Cross, a Fokker tri-motor during a trial run before the first ever flight across the Pacific. The plane took off from Oakland, California and flew to Australia, stopping in Hawaii and Fiji.
Harry Lyon of Paris Hill was the navigator on the flight.
About This Item
- Title: Southern Cross on runway, San Francisco, 1928
- Creation Date: circa 1928
- Subject Date: circa 1928
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Locations:
- San Francisco, CA
- Brisbane, Australia
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18.8 cm x 24 cm
- Collection: Lloyd Gates Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Firsts
- Southern Cross (Airplane)
- Air pilots
- Flight radio operators
- Flight navigators
- Transpacific flights
- Fokker airplanes
People
For more information about this item, contact:
Paris Cape Historical Society19 Park Street, South Paris, ME 04281
(207) 743-2462
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