Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Similar photographs of the Wiley Post's airplane, Winnie Mae, in Muroc Dry Lake appear in the photo spread titled, "Wiley Post, Forced Down on Continental Stratosphere Flight, Escapes Unhurt," Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 1934: 14 Just off-center to the left, Wiley Post's airplane, the Winnie Mae, sits in profile at Muroc Dry Lake. It made an emergency landing on the lake bed during a transcontinental flight attempt. The Winnie Mae sits on its fuselage and faces towards the right. A mechanic crouches in front of the plane's nose and inspects the damaged propeller. Other spectators gather in the background. Likely related to the article, "POST PLANS NEW FLIGHT TO NEW YORK: Pilot Lands Ship in Arizona Intrepid Aviator Undaunted; Craft Reaches Altitude of 24,000 Feet Quickly POST WILL TRY FLIGHT AGAIN," Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 1935: 1 Text from negative sleeve: Post, Wiley [handwritten:] X
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7221 ark:/21198/zz002cxkm8
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Transcontinental flights Airplanes--Landing Mechanics (Persons)--California--Muroc Dry Lake Airplanes--American--California--Muroc Dry Lake Post, Wiley, 1898-1935 Winnie Mae (Airplane)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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