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Title: Endurance and refueling planes, Burbank
Alternative Title: Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued: 1930
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: A Stinson SM-1B plane known as "City of Chicago" and one of its refueling planes, "Big Ben" at United Airport (Bob Hope Airport) in Burbank. John and Kenneth Hunter, owners of the planes, flew in several endurance runs covering about 40,000 miles in so doing. The refueling plane was flown by their brothers, Albert and Walter. Photo dated: August 2, 1930.
Type: Image
Format: 1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00069686
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Transportation-Aviation-Airplanes.
CARL0000073532
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/110006
Subject: Bob Hope Airport (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Airplanes--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Airports--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Endurance flights--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County)
Hunter, Kenneth
Hunter, John
Hunter, Walter
Hunter, Albert
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Source: Smith, Robyn.

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