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Fokker T-2 Photograph

National Air and Space Museum

Fokker T-2 Photograph
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Finding aid
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Object Details

sova.nasm.1986.0123
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg25d962b25-0e71-49cd-aeaf-dc17d1de91aa
Names
Kelly, Oakley G.
Macready, John
Topic
Fokker T-2 (F.IV)
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics -- Records
Provenance
Mrs. Daryl Ferguson, gift, 1986, NASM.1986.0123
Summary
Photograph of the U. S. Army Air Service Fokker T-2 on the ground at Rockwell Field, North Island, San Diego, California, probably on (or not long after) May 3, 1923, following the conclusion of the first non-stop transcontinental flight. Pilots Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly and Lieutenant John A. Macready had departed from Long Island, New York, the previous day. Collection also includes a letter dated May 31, 1945, from Captain A. B. Mason, San Diego County Sheriff's Office, San Diego, California, refering to the photograph.
Biographical / Historical
On May 2-3, 1923, two United States Army Air Service test pilots, Lieutenants Oakley G. Kelly and John A. Macready, flew the Fokker T-2 aircraft from Long Island, New York, to San Diego, California, in the country's first nonstop transcontinental flight.
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet (2 items (1 photograph, 1 letter))
Date
May 3, 1923
May 31, 1945
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Identifier
NASM.1986.0123
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Correspondence
Citation
Fokker T-2 Photograph, Acc. NASM.1986.0123, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Melissa A. N. Keiser, 2021.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Genre/Form
Photographs
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph of the Fokker T-2 taken at North Island Naval Air Station. Accompanying the photograph is a transmittal letter dated May 31, 1945, from Captain A. B. Mason of the San Diego County sheriff's office.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
NASM.1986.0123
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg25d962b25-0e71-49cd-aeaf-dc17d1de91aa
NASM.1986.0123
NASMAC
Record ID
ebl-1529511666532-1529511666534-0
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