fokkeramerica

68 photos and 1 illustration tagged fokkeramerica, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1915

2014

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TVL1970 said:
Distinguished aviator (then-) Lieutenant Albert F. Hegenberger (US Army Air Corps) aboard the aircraft "Bird of Paradise," an Army Air Corps Atlantic-Fokker C-2 (itself derived from the Fokker F.VIIa/3m tri-motor airliner) (AAC Ser. No. A.C. 26-202) modified for long distance flight. The instrument just next to Hegenberger's left knee is an aperiodic compass (a.k.a. "deadbeat compass"), a compass which did not oscillate as an aircraft changed headings or was affected by turbulence.

Hegenberger and Lt. Lester J. Maitland (US Army Air Corps) would complete the first non-stop flight from the mainland United States (Oakland, CA) to Hawaii (Wheeler Field, Oahu) aboard "Bird of Paradise," from June 28–29, 1927.

A bit odd to come across this photo (and the photo below) in this most recent posted collection of circa-1921 Bain photos, though Hegenberger was involved with developing navigation instruments and techniques for the Air Service at that time. The "Bird of Paradise" wouldn't be procured until the 1926 Fiscal Year.

See also:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Francis_Hegenberger
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_Paradise_(aircraft)
Here's a photo from the San Diego Air Space Museum's (SDASM) collection on the Flickr Commons of Hegenberger (L) and Maitland (R) next to the aircraft:

Phil Osborne said:
Indiana Jones and Short Round are in the cock pit.
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Maitland_(RAF_officer) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_F.VII
TVL1970 said:
US Army Air Corps Atlantic-Fokker C-2 (AC 26-202 / McCook Field Project No. P.463) named "Bird of Paradise." The aircraft that was the first to successfully fly non-stop from Oakland, California to Oahu, Hawaii (Wheeler Field), piloted by Army Air Corps aviators Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger in June 1927. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_Paradise_(aircraft) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_J._Maitland en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Francis_Hegenberger See also: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/32402473612/
Melissa (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks, TVL1970 and Richard Norton ! These details are great, and we'll add some to the online record.