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Description
Plates in: California aeronautics photograph album : Dole Race and others, pg. 26. Shows the Oklahoma (a Travel Air monoplane) on airport field. Caption below the image gives information on plane: "Plane, Travel Air; Entered by, Phillips Petroleum Co.; Pilot, Bent. [Bennett] Griffin; Navigator, Al. Henley; Wing spread, 52 ft.; Gas capacity, 400." 2009-0673. James D. Dole put up prize money for first planes to cross from the mainland to Honolulu. On Aug. 26th, 1927, eight planes (Dolebirds) left Oakland for what became the Dole Air Race – Golden Eagle, Aloha, Woolaroc, Miss Doran, Oklahoma, Dallas Spirit, El Encanto, Pabco Flyer. Oklahoma piloted by Bennet Griffin and navigator Al Henley.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001413943CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Dole Air Race--Photographs Airplane racing--California--Oakland Airports--California--Oakland Monoplanes--California--Oakland Oakland (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
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