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Description
Roger Q. Williams, Lewis A. Yancey, Mr. Boedecker and Mr. Zebora prepare the Green Flash for its attempt at a transatlantic flight on May 28, 1929.
The plane flipped on the sand at Old Orchard Beach before takeoff on June 13 and was unable to make the flight.
About This Item
- Title: Fueling 'Green Flash,' Old Orchard Beach, 1929
- Creator: International Newsreel
- Creation Date: 1929-05-28
- Subject Date: 1929-05-28
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 15.5 cm x 25 cm
- Local Code: HJScr3_p019_001
- Collection: Harry Jones Scrapbook Collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Hangars--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
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Old Orchard Beach Historical SocietyP.O. Box 464, Old Orchard, ME 04064
(207) 934-9319
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