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Original 1931 press photo of Pacific Ocean Fliers Hugh Herndon + Clyde Pangborn w/ President Hoover when they were the 1st to cross the Pacific from Japan to the United States. The were the first to fly nonstop across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the United States. They flew a red-orange Bellanca CH-400.
Photo meas. approx.: 6.5"x 8.5"
Period date on front of photo: October 27, 1931
Original period typing on back of photo: "ACME NEWSPICTURES WASH, D.C. OCT 21, 31. Pacific Ocean fliers are received by President Hoover at the White House. L. Tor. Clarence M. Young, Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Aviation, Mrs. Hugh Herndon, Hugh Herndon, President Hoover and Clyde Pangborn."
World’s First Trans-Pacific Flight, 1931
From https://www.missveedol.org/1931-flight: "Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., failing in an attempt to set a record for flying around the world, took on a new goal: to be the first to fly nonstop across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the United States. Their red-orange Bellanca CH-400 was outfitted with a “chin” fuel tank to supplement the fuel carried in the plane’s wings and cabin for long-distance flight. They further modified the plane so they could drop the landing gear once they were airborne, to reduce weight and drag. They decided to begin their flight from Misawa, near the northeastern point of Honshu Island...The pilots swapped naptimes on the big cabin fuel tank during the 41+ hours over the ocean. Their intended destination, Seattle, was under clouds (in those days pilots navigated without any of today’s instruments), so they headed east to the small airfield at Wenatchee. After dumping the last of the fuel over sagebrush-covered hills to prevent the plane from catching fire, Pangborn landed Miss Veedol on its belly. The propeller was bent, but the pilots were safe! A Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, awarded them $25,000 for the world’s first nonstop flight from Japan to the United States."
Photo is from a large lot of original period press photos! They are not from the Brown Bros. archive. Please see my other listings of original aviation press photos, including many Lindbergh photos. Always happy to combine shipping, just message me!
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