Folder 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVA Photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2023-10-17
Contents of the Collection
The Tacoma to Tokyo Fokker C.IVA Photographs contains two black-and-white photographs depicting a 1923 Fokker C.IVA airplane used by Robert "Bob" Wark and Eddie Brown in an attempt to fly from Tacoma, Washington to Tokyo, Japan for a contest sponsored by the Seattle Star. It is likely these photographs were taken in Tacoma, Washington. The men modified the aircraft for long-distance travel, including removing the passenger seats and adding a larger...
Dates:
1930
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives