Aircraft Photo of 26-431 | Loening OA-1A | USA - Army | AirHistory.net #55853
Location
City / Airport:Washington - Dulles InternationalMap
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KIAD   IATA: IAD   Local: IAD   Other: -
Collection:National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center
 
Photo Date:7 April 2015
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 55853
Photo Comment

The historic Pan-American Goodwill Flight of 1926 and 1927 through Mexico and Central/South America covered 35,200 km (22,000 mi) and took 59 flying days The flight was made in five Loening OA-1A amphibian aircraft and to stimulate public interest, each aircraft was named after a major US city; 'New York', 'San Antonio', 'San Francisco', 'Detroit' and 'St. Louis'. 'San Francisco' is now on display in the Udvar-Hazy Center.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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