| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NR13770 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vultee V-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vultee V-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Vultee V-1A |
| C/n (msn): | 8 |
| Aircraft Name: | Lady Peace |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGGC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 September 1936 to 11 September 1936 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 485055 |
| Photo Comment |
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The transatlantic plane famously stuffed with ping pong balls to make it float. After an emergency landing in Wales, Dick Merrill and entertainer Harry Richman arrived at Croydon on 4 September 1936. They returned to Croydon after a visit to Paris. They flew to Liverpool - Speke on the 10th or 11th and then on the 14th they took off for their return flight from Ainsdale Beach near Southport. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 7 August 2022, and has since been viewed 299 times. |