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The New-York tribune., July 13, 1919, Page 4, published a cropped version of this photo with the caption: "The rear aluminum gondola car of the R-34, which houses two of the five 250 h. p. motors. The rear propeller is a 19-foot pusher. Access to the other three cars is by means of a passageway along the keel within the envelope." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-07-13/ed-...

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See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herbert_Scott and www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/550283-major-g-...

Thanks Art Siegel and swanq. We'll update this catalog record.

The New-York tribune., July 13, 1919, Page 4, published a cropped version of this photo with the caption: "Lt. Com. Zachary Lansdowne, of Grand Rapids, Wis, who, through the courtesy of the British Air Ministry, was American naval observer aboard the R-34 on the first east to west transatlantic flight." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-07-13/ed-...

"Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, USN (December 1, 1888 – September 3, 1925) was a United States Navy officer and early Naval aviator who contributed to the development of the Navy's first lighter-than-air craft. He earned the Navy Cross for his participation in the first transoceanic airship flight while assigned to the British R34 in 1919." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Lansdowne

Thanks, B-59, we can add info to the record.