| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NX941 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Swallow Monoplane |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Swallow Monoplane |
| Aircraft Version: | Swallow Monoplane |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Aircraft Name: | Dallas Spirit |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOAK IATA: OAK Local: OAK Other: - |
| Event: | Dole Air Race 1927 |
| Photo Date: | 11 August 1927 to 16 August 1927 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 365651 |
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Apparently inspired by Lindbergh's Spirit of St Louis in name and design, the Dallas Spirit built by the Swallow company of Wichita was to compete in the Dole Air Race to Hawaii and then to continue to win a $25,000 prize for a Dallas - Hong Kong flight, as mentioned on the nose. After take-off from Oakland the crew, Erwin and Eichwaldt, returned with a technical issue. They took off again on 18 August, promising to look for the missing aircraft Golden Eagle and Miss Doran en route to Hong Kong. However, they crashed into the ocean themselves and perished. The second aircraft is the NAS Air King NX3070. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 30 May 2021, and has since been viewed 463 times. |