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Woolaroc, One of two modified Travel Air 5000 aircraft, NX869, flown by Arthur C. Goebel

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From right to left, "Woolaroc" (NX869), "Miss Doran" (NC2915), given other photos in this collection - probably "Oklahoma" (NX911) and the "Pabco Pacific Flyer" (NX646) at Oakland, prior to the Dole Air Race.

The ill-fated Buhl CA-5 Airsedan (registration NX-2915; c/n 10) named "Miss Doran," lost with all three souls aboard - including her namesake, Miss Mildred Doran (1905-1927), during the 1927 Dole Air Race from Oakland to Honolulu. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dole_Air_Race en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Doran

The unshaven gentleman to the left side of the frame is Roland B. "Pete" Reinhart, the unshaven gentleman to the right side of the frame is Loren W. Mendell. Both would fly an endurance flight lasting over 246 hours, from July 2 to July 12, 1929 in the Buhl CA-5 Airsedan named "The Angeleno" (Reg. NC3763 / NR3763) . The aircraft was able to remain in the air for that time due to several aerial refuelings performed by a Curtiss Carrier Pigeon (reg. NR35), also captured among the photos in the SDASM Luqueer collection. See: www.dmairfield.com/airplanes/NC3763/index.html

Here is British Pathe newsreel footage of Mendell and Reinhart's marathon flight aboard "The Angeleno," including its in-flight refueling by the Curtiss Carrier Pigeon (NR35). Mendell, Reinhart, and Carrier Pigeon crew N. Paul Whittier and Slade Hulbert (each with flying goggles atop their heads) can be seen at the conclusion of the newsreel: YouTube- British Pathé: "Aloft 10 Days Aka A Loft 10 Days (1929)"