Harry Lyon, Paris Hill, ca. 1927
Contributed by Paris Cape Historical Society
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Henry W. (Harry) Lyon Jr. in a car in front of his family's home at Paris Hill, about 1927.
In 1928, Lyon was the navigator aboard the Southern Cross, a Fokker tri-motor piloted by Australian Charles Kingsford Smith. It was the first flight across the Pacific.
Other Information
- Title: Harry Lyon, Paris Hill, ca. 1927
- Creation Date: circa 1927
- Subject Date: circa 1927
- Town: Paris
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 18.8 x 24
- Collection: Lloyd Gates Collection
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Paris Cape Historical Society
19 Park Street, South Paris, ME 04281
(207) 743-2462
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LC Subject Headings
Automobiles--1920-1930
Flight navigators
Firsts
Southern Cross (Airplane)
Transpacific flights
Fokker airplanes
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