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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated January 4, 1961 partially reads, "A Van Nuys man's homemade plane has passed its airworthiness test with flying colors. The craft, put together over a 15-month period by Ralph Thenhaus, 49, in his back yard at 6536 Colbath Ave., was successfully flown for the first time over the long New Year weekend...with the help of his family, he folded up the wings of the finished plane, hauled it onto a trailer and took it to Oxnard Airport." Pictured is the Skyhopper during a test flight at the Oxnard Airport, piloted by Ray Schutte, a friend of Thenhaus'. The plane flew for an hour and a half and reached an altitude of 4,500 feet.; See images #00129225 through #00129226 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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