Christopher Strong
Movie (1933)
French title : La phalène d'argent
Starring:
Katharine Hepburn (Lady Cynthia Darrington)
Colin Clive (Sir Christopher Strong)
Billie Burke (Lady Strong - His Wife)
Helen Chandler (Monica - His Daughter)
Ralph Forbes (Harry Rawlinson)
Irene Browne (Carrie Valentine)
A famous female flier and a member of Parliament drift into a potentially disastrous affair.
Lockheed Vega 5
Fake registration.
Lockheed Vega 1
Registration NX913. Archive from Dole Race 1927 – Oakland-Ca/Honolulu. Flown by Jack Frost and navigated by Gordon Scott , the aircraft was lost at sea.
Buhl CA-5 Airsedan
Registration NX2915. Archive from Dole Race 1927 – Oakland-Ca/Honolulu. Flown by Auggy Pedlar, navigated by Vilas R. Knope, and carrying Mildred Doran, the aircraft was lost at sea.
Goddard Special
Registration NX5074. Archive from Dole Race 1927 – Oakland-Ca/Honolulu. Flown by Norman A. Goddard as pilot and builder, and Kenneth C. Hawkins as co-pilot/navigator. The aircraft crashed just after having taken off. It suffered serious damage to its left wing and undercarriage, though neither occupant seems to have been injured. The Goddard Special was out of the race.
Travel Air 5000
Registration NX869. Archive from Dole Race 1927 – Oakland-Ca/Honolulu. Flown by Arthur C. Goebel and navigated by William V. Davis Jr. They won the race with this plane named Woolaroc.
Picture missing.
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