Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. In October 1928 Collyer and Harry Tucker completed the second East-West nonstop transcontinental flight in 24 hours and 58 minutes, which was one hour and 52 minutes under the record established by the first flight. On November 5th their bodies were discovered along the side of Crook Canyon in the Bradshaw Mountains in Prescott, Arizona, along with the remains of the monoplane Yankee Doodle. It is speculated by the Sheriff's search party that the craft struck the canyon and exploded upon impact while the two were flying from Los Angeles to New York City for a business engagement. Photograph also appears with the article, "Yankee Doodle Flyers Die In Arizona Crash," Los Angeles Times, 05 Nov 1928: 2. Photograph appears with the article, "Plane Breaks Flight Record," Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct 1928: A1. Collyer wears his pilot's uniform with his hands on his hips. Harry Tucker stands beside him wearing a suit and holding his hat. The Yankee Doodle can be seen behind them. This photograph appears in two different articles from October 1928 and November 1928. Text from negative sleeve: COLLYER, C.B.D. AVIATOR Text from newspaper caption from 26 Oct 1928 article: Third Nonstop Effort Results in Outstanding Success Three times in the history of aviation nonstop flights across the North American continent have been made, the latest being completed yesterday with the arrival here of Capt. C. B. D. Collyer and Harry Tucker in the monoplane Yankee Doodle, 24 hours and 52 minutes out of New York. The map above, drawn by Charles Hamilton Owens, Times staff artists, shows routes and times of three flights. Inset shows Yankee Doodle as it circled over Mines Field yesterday before "setting down." At left below are Capt. Collyer and Tucker as they appeared upon arrival here; at right, Capt. Collyer climbing out of cockpit at the field. Text from newspaper caption from 05 Nov 1928 article: Yankee Doodle After Take-off The picture shows the Yankee Doodle in the air as it headed toward the east on what was intended to be a record-breaking flight. Below are shown Harry Tucker left, and Capt. C. B. D. Collyer who were killed when plane crashed in mountains in Arizona.
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Image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1696 ark:/21198/zz002dc6m6
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No linguistic content
Subject
Monoplanes--American--California--Los Angeles Air pilots--American--California--Los Angeles Tucker, Harry, 1891-1928 Collyer, Charles Bascom Drury, 1898-1928
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