jimhester

Just out of curiosity how do you get the name Borde Lonâs? Do you have anything further than what is written on the photo itself? I would say the text says Bordon, or possibly Borden, Bordan, Mono Plane. Stig

Stig Jarlevik Yep, you are correct it was a typo! Bordon Monoplane is the only thing on the image.

Excellent :-) Now we only have to find out who this Bordon was.... Stig

That is aviator Frank Tomick, not Swede Meyerhoffer, on the right side of the frame. Perhaps his nickname was also "Swede"? See: Page 77 of the October 9, 1921 edition of The Pittsburgh Press newspaper In a tragic turn of events, Clarke would perish 27 years later while attempting to "bomb" Tomick's cabin with a bag of manure. From Wikipedia: On June 13, 1948, Clarke was flying his Vultee BT-13 Valiant to Kernville, California, with a pilot friend, Mark Owens. They were on their way to visit a retired fellow-Hollywood flying buddy, Frank Tomick. Clarke decided it would be amusing to drop a bag of manure on Tomick's cabin. "Clarke pushed the throttle forward in what was to have been a dive-bombing run. Tomick watched in horror as the plane plunged straight down into the ground and exploded. The sack of fertilizer had jammed behind the control stick, locking it."

This is Charles H. Babb with Jim Hester.