Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.001.125 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Title |
Plane Shows Fast Time in Test Flight |
Collection |
Wiley Post Collection |
Scope & Content |
Newspaper article commenting on a new speed record set by the Winnie Mae plane during a test flight from the Oklahoma City municipal airport to one recently built in Blackwell, Oklahoma. |
Date |
Undated |
Transcription |
[Top] The Oklahoma City speed ship being groomed for a try at the transcontinental record was clocked over A 101-mile course Friday in 24 minutes during a combination test and pleasure flight. Despite the fast speed, Wiley Post, pilot, reported he did not have the Throttle wide open. The run was Made from the Oklahoma City municipal airport to the airport dedication at Blackwell. The ship carried seven persons whose weight exceeded the weight of gasoline the ship will carry in its cross country run. Those in the plane were: A. C. Martin, A. F. Warner, Walter M. Harrison, W. C. Dance, Leslie Fain, W. E. Fletcher, and Post. |
People |
Wiley Post F. C. Hall |
Search Terms |
Speed Test Flight Airport Built Blackwell Oklahoma Oklahoma City Winnie Mae |