Word: arctics
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Jubilantly Captain Sir George Hubert Wilkins, who last spring flew the Arctic and is now at Deception Island to fly to the South Pole, last week sent radiograms -to the Lockheed Aircraft Co.: "Both Lockheed [Vega] [mono] planes performed splendidly on first Antarctic flight"; to the Wright Aeronautical Corp.: "Whirlwinds [motors] performing perfectly on first Antarctic flight ever made;" to the Hearst papers, his backers: "Mild weather has melted snow on landing field, so tests were made with wheels...
Flying Developments. That first flight was over only 120 feet of ground and lasted only 12 seconds. During the 25 years since then various planes have crossed the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans. They have risen to 38,418 ft., stayed in the air 65 hrs. 25 min., traveled 4,466 miles without alighting, sped 319 m. p. h. They have crossed North America from the Pacific to the Atlantic in 18 hr. 58 min., from the Atlantic to the Pacific...
Stinson Aircraft Corp. Northville, Mich. / Stinson-Detroiter / Passenger & cargo / . . . . . . .$6,750-$12,500 / Two biplanes used by Wilkins for his Arctic Expedition, 1927. A Stinson monoplane The Pride of Detroit was used by Brock & Schlee for their Newfoundland-Japan flight...
Engaged. Ellen Borden of Chicago, daughter of John Borden, famed Arctic explorer, big game hunter and rancher; to Adlai Stevenson of Bloomington, Ill., grandson of Adlai E. Stevenson, U. S. Vice President during the Cleveland administration...
Engaged. Captain Sir George Hubert Wilkins, famed Arctic explorer; to Suzanne Bennett, Manhattan actress...