Delta 1D-5 NX14267 on the ice on its ski landing gear is pushed back ready for starting the 735 hp Wright SR-1820-F2 9-cyl Cyclone radial prior to its expedition flight on 14.1.39.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Delta - СШАUSA - 1933

Pilot J H Lymburner and explorer Lincoln Ellsworth in front of the Delta NX14267.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Delta - СШАUSA - 1933

Base ship "Wyatt Earp" with the Delta on the crane midships and the Aeronca K floatplane on the stern. Both were later sold in Australia.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Aeronca K Scout / KM Chief - СШАUSA - 1937Northrop Delta - СШАUSA - 1933

Laura Ingalls awaits replacement of the cowlings after a check of the 550 hp P&W Wasp S1D1 9-cyl radial engine on her Lockheed Orion 9D Special c/n 211 NR14222 'Auto da Fe". In it she came 2nd in the 1936 Bendix Race. Instead of the normal 6 passenger seats the cabin contained extra fuel tanks, bringing the total capacity to 650 gal. With the Orion she broke the women's US non-stop coast to coast East to West record with a time of 18 hr 19 min in July 1935 and in September she broke the record in the opposite direction.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Orion 9 - СШАUSA - 1931

Mitsubishi Karigane J-BAAI named "Kamikaze" seen here outside Rollason's hangar at Croydon following its record flight from Tokio in April 1937.
Het Vliegveld: 09.04.37: The Japanese airmen Ihinuma and Tshukagoshi, who left Tokyo on 4th April in their aircraft "Heavenly Wind", reach Croydon 94 hours after departure.
Het Vliegveld: 09.04.37: The Asahi Shimbun newspaper obtained permission to purchase the second prototype Mitsubishi Ki-15 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft from the Japanese Army. It its civil guise it was known as the Mitsubishi Karigane (= Wild Goose) and this example was registered J-BAAI and named "Kamikaze" (= "Heavenly Wind"). On the occasion of the Coronation of King George VI it was flown by Masuaki Iinuma with navigator/mechanic Kenji Tshukagoshi from Tachikawa to Croydon in 94 hours 17 minutes 56 seconds (actual flying time 51 hours 17 minutes 23 seconds) arriving on 09.04.37.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Mitsubishi Ki.15/C5M/Karigane - ЯпонияJapan - 1936

The 1937 equivalent to today's executive aeroplane, Lord Beaverbrook's Dragonfly G-AEHC is seen at Croydon in 1936. It was a standard Dragonfly 5-seater with two 130 hp Gipsy Major engines which gave a single engine ceiling on full load of 2,100 ft, electric starters with wind-driven generator under port upper mainplane, Bendix brakes and hinged nose with landing light. None of its excellent features could help when it flew into high ground in southwest Scotland on 2.2.37.
Het Vliegveld: 04.02.37: A missing Dragonfly aircraft of the Daily Express is found destroyed near Newton Stewart in Wigtownshire. The four occupants are dead.
Het Vliegveld: 04.02.37: A missing Dragonfly G-AEHC c/n 7514 of the Daily Express, registered to London Express Newspapers, was destroyed on impact on Cairn Darnaw, East of Newton Stewart in Wigtownshire (GR 516766) on 02.02.37. It was found on 04.02.37 with all four occupants killed. There is a memorial on the site which lies about 1 mile west of Clatteringshaws Loch and some remains still exist. The Dragonfly was flying from Renfrew to Speke and the pilot may have opted to avoid the direct track 20 miles to the east over high ground in poor weather. However he was not following the safer low ground route along the Cree Valley either, as the crash occured in the higher Dee valley. This may have been deliberate as the Times reported that the aircraft was surveying proposed routes for Personal Airways Ltd at the time. The pilot was Leslie T Jackson of Personal Airways, wireless operator T E Philpott, passengers Harold Pemberton (the Daily Express motoring and air correspondent) and photographer R C Wesley.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragonfly / D.H.90 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Northrop Gamma NR12269 as first flown as a landplane. The 'park bench' ailerons originally fitted to allow flaps to be full span can be seen over the wingtips.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Gamma / A-13 / A-16 - СШАUSA - 1932

The Gamma now named "Polar Star" as tested on floats. Orthodox ailerons have replaced the park bench type.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Gamma / A-13 / A-16 - СШАUSA - 1932

NR12269 after Ellsworth and pilot Herbert Hollick-Kenyon had made their first landing on the snow-covered plateau at 6,400 ft

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Northrop Gamma / A-13 / A-16 - СШАUSA - 1932

The pilot of the Ca 161 Lt Col Mario Pezzi after his record flight and still wearing his pressure suit, the helmet of which has been removed. At over 50,000 ft he would need to increase air pressure, an oxygen supply and some form of heating.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Caproni Ca.161 - ИталияItaly - 1936

Laura Ingalls astride her Lockheed Air Express Special NR974Y c/n 130 with 450 hp P&W Wasp 9-cyl radial engine and fuel tanks in the cabin for an extra 550 gal. total 650 gal. This was intended for an Atlantic flight, cancelled after it was achieved by Amelia Earhart. Instead in 1933 Ingalls flew a 16,897 mile tour of South America for which she was awarded the Harmon Trophy.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Air Express 3 - СШАUSA - 1928

Laura Ingalls with her Gipsy Moth NC9720 c/n 885. She became known after flying 980 continuous loops in it over Muskogee, OK and 714 continuous barrel rolls over St Louis. She was only 5 ft tall and less than 100 lb in weight.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

Gipsy Moth NC9720 was modified to single seater with stub exhausts, racing windscreen and head fairing behind the cockpit.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928