erikhenningnelson

Not really the fighter in spite of the photo caption, but the civil version "100".

Possibly c/n 1145 NC874H?

Peter J. Brady, well-known banker, union leader, and aviation enthusiast, is on the right side of the frame in light slacks and a hat. He would perish in the September 21, 1931 crash of James Goodwin Hall's Lockheed Altair, "The Crusader", NR15W (NC15W) , c/n 145, on Staten Island, NY. Hall would survive the crash. Here is a photo of Hall and the aircraft: See also: parksfield.org/people/hall_jg/index.php parksfield.org/airplanes/NR15W/index.php

This is a photo of the would-be US Army Air Service Round The World Flight aviators. First row, sitting, from left to right, Erik H. Nelson, Frederick Martin, and Lowell H. Smith. Second row, standing, from left to right, Laclair D. Schulze, Leigh Wade, Leslie Arnold, and Jack Harding. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_aerial_circumnavigation Schulze (1891-1927) was an alternate for the flight. His name is frequently misspelled as "Le Clair D. Schulze." On August 2, 1927, he'd perish flight testing a new Curtiss engine. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. See: www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ldschulze.htm Frederick Martin (1882-1954) was the commander for the expedition, but his aircraft would crash onto the side of a mountain in the Aleutians. Both he and co-pilot/mechanic Alva Harvey would survive the crash, and hike down to a cannery after a 10-day ordeal. Martin would go on to have a military career of note. In fact, he would be the commander of US Army Air Forces in Hawaii during the Imperial Japanese Navy's (IJN) sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Martin_(general)