Description:

Navigator & Co-pilot on the world's first non-stop trans-Pacific flight along with pilot Clyde Pangborn in October, 1931. The pair took off on October 4, 1931 from a beach near Tokyo, Japan in a Bellanca monoplane named "Miss Veedol". Carrying 915 gallons of gas, the plane weighed 9,000 pounds. Flying at 14,000 feet, the pair dropped their landing gear at sea. Pangborn and Herndon had no radio in the plane and no way of receiving information from any ground station. They navigated by dead reckoning and aeronautical charts. After a 41 hour and 13 minute flight they belly-landed in Wenatchee, Washington, 4,833 miles from their takeoff point on October 5. The flight contained the first letter to cross the pacific by airplane. The pair were given a ticker-tape parade in New York City after the flight. Both men were also awarded the White Medal of Merit by the Japanese Imperial Aeronautical Society. Capt. Herndon met Winston Churchill in the Bahamas during WWII. Churchill enlisted Herndon to join the Royal Canadian Air Force and he ferried bombers to England before the United States joined the war. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request

    Dimensions:
  • 3-5/8" x 6.5"
  • Condition:
  • Excellent Condition

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November 22, 2021 6:00 PM EST
Canandaigua, NY, US

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