Item title reads: “America’s aviation triumphs continue! The Pacific Ocean spanned by Lieuts. Maitland and Hegenberger in record-breaking 2,400 mile non-stop flight.“
Hawaii, United States of America (USA).
C/U of aviators (Lester J Maitland and Albert F Hegenberger) and the three radial engines. Onlookers view the top winged monoplane. Various shots of the Fokker C-2 aircraft. Side view of the propellers spinning, with the pilot in the cockpit. The plane taxis away and makes large clouds of dust before taking off and climbing into the distance.
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